bMighty News Flash: Monday June 1, 2009

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

• Windows 7 Starter Edition: Unlimited Apps On Tap -- Policy change means Microsoft's netbook OS won't max out at three applications
• Microsoft Bing Goes Live -- Software maker's revamped Live Search program is now online
• Adobe Releases Flash Platform Betas -- The company is positioning Adobe Flash Builder 4, Adobe Flash Catalyst, and the open source Flex 4 framework as its answer to Microsoft's Silverlight software
• SMB Notebooks Owners Shun Brand, Channel Loyalty -- IDC survey finds SMB preferences for different brands shift as vendors update and refine notebook PC products and promotion
• NetEx Offers Free Trial Download Of HyperIP -- Qualified Resellers, Users can download HypperIP WAN optimization software for customer supplied VMware ESX platforms and infrastructures
• Qualcomm Pushes Snapdragon Smartbooks -- ASUS, Compal, Foxconn, HTC, Inventec, Toshiba, and Wistron among manufacturers developing products with Snapdragon microprocessor

MOBILE

• Google Android Gets A Boost Beyond Cell Phones -- Chipmaker MIPS Technologies will make its source code publically available within 60 days for small device applications

NETWORKING & COMMUNICATIONS

• HDMI Audio-Video Connector Gets Ethernet Support -- Besides high-speed bidirectional communication, the connector will allow an Internet-enabled HDMI device to share its Internet connection with other HDMI devices without a separate cable
• 30% SMBs Depend Upon IT, Communications Technologies -- AMI Partners study finds almost a third of SMBs can be classified as "high-value customers," defined as "those with a deep reliance on IT and communications technologies"
• Alteva Expands Fixed-Mobile Convergence -- Alteva Anywhere unifies personal settings across all of a user's fixed and mobile devices without any third-party components

SECURITY

• Mobile Phones Face Hacking Threat, Experts Say -- A flaw -- which enables criminals to access a cell phone data connection, steal data or install or remove programs -- gained wider attention at the BlackHat Europe security conference

SERVICES

• Confidela Introduces WatchDox Public Beta -- SaaS provider Confidela's new solution enables confidential sharing of important or sensitive documents
• Tungle Introduces Click-To-Meet Technoloy -- Tungle.me enables anyone to easily schedule meetings without downloads or registration from any Web page, blog, Facebook profile, or e-mail