Archive for August 17th, 2007
On Thursday, Sony followed in the footsteps of Dell in rolling out no-charge recycling services for its products. The Sony Take Back Recycling Program is designed to encourage consumers to recycle and dispose of electronic devices in an environmentally responsible way.Sony is partnering with 75 Waste Management Recycle America eCycling drop-off centers throughout the U.S. That makes it the first national recycling initiative stateside to see a major electronics manufacturer and a national waste management company work together.
“Providing the highest level of service and support doesn’t stop once a purchase is made,” Stan Glasgow, president and COO of Sony Electronics, said in a statement. “We believe it is Sony’s responsibility to provide customers with end-of-life solutions for all the products we manufacture.”
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August 17th, 2007
Industry rivals IBM and Sun Microsystems are burying the hatchet more deeply this week, with the companies announcing that Big Blue will distribute Sun’s Solaris operating system on IBM’s Intel-based servers and blades.IBM has offered some support for Solaris OS on select IBM BladeCenter servers in the past, but this new pact makes Sun an officially supported option for Big Blue customers. As part of the deal, IBM and Sun will support interoperability via open standards.
“IBM provides the broadest choice of server 
platforms and operating systems to customers with AIX, Linux for x86 and Power, Microsoft Windows Server, and now Solaris,” Bill Zeitler, senior vice president in IBM’s Systems and Technology Group, said in a statement.
“IBM is the first major x86 vendor to have such an agreement with Sun,” he added, “and the first big vendor apart from Sun to offer Solaris on blade servers.”
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August 17th, 2007
The digital music world is seeing major developments this week, as iTunes inks a deal to carry John Lennon’s solo works, LimeWire takes a shot at going legit, and a Moscow court dismisses a case against the former boss of a popular music download site.First up, LimeWire. The controversial file-sharing site is following the footsteps of Napster with plans to open a legitimate digital music store. Initially, the store will be a stand-alone Web site, the company said, but it will be accessible from links in the company’s file-sharing software. Subsequent releases will reportedly let users browse and purchase music directly from within LimeWire.
The first partners of LimeWire’s new digital channel are IRIS Distribution, a distributor for independent labels, and Canadian-based Nettwerk Productions, which represents Sarah McLachlan, Barenaked Ladies, Gob and others. The files will be in the universally compatible MP3 format, and customers will be able to buy songs and albums “a la carte” or as part of monthly subscription plans.
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August 17th, 2007
