August 7, 2008
Revised Yahoo vote reveals more disdain for the board
Wired
Michael Liedtke recaps results from a vote with the Yahoo board that had to later be recounted.
“Yahoo Inc. has revised the results of a closely watched shareholder vote…after discovering an error by a tabulation firm grossly exaggerated the number of ballots backing the directors…Nearly 34 per cent of Yahoo shareholders disapproved of (Jerry) Yang (Yahoo chief executive), according to the recount, up from 15 per cent in the original results.”
Analysts slam iPhone security and battery life
Register Hardware
Bill Ray includes the comments of one analyst’s thoughts on Apple’s new iPhone.
“Industry analysts have decreed that the new iPhone’s lack of security and poor battery life make it unsuitable for all but the lightest enterprise use. The conclusions come in a nine-page research note from Gartner…Entitled iPhone 2.0 Is Ready for the Enterprise, but Caveats Apply, it is based on analysis of the new iPhone version 2.0 software and 3G handset. According to Ken Dulaney, author of the report, the lack of battery life on the 3G iPhone makes it impossible to maintain synchronization with an Exchange server for a full day even if no calls are made. That’s a serious issue, but the lack of security is the biggest impediment to enterprise adoption.”
Cisco Telepresence: Pretty spooky…
Network World
Mark Lewis weighs in on Cisco’s Telepresence 3000 system.
“The high-end system that I used costs a mere $300,000 (Telepresence 3000). For certain companies and organizations this system will actually be a cost saver – both in terms of air fares saved, and probably more importantly due to the fact that major revenue generating employees can remain productive rather than being unproductive while transiting through airports, sitting in airplanes, and checking into hotels.”