How Neo4j beat Oracle Database

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Neo Technology execs: How Neo4j beat Oracle Database
Neo Technology, which was formed in 2007, offers Neo4J, a Java-based open source NoSQL graph database. With a graph database, which can search social network data, connections between data are explored. Neo4j can solve problems that require repeated network probing (the database is filled with nodes, which are then linked), and the company stresses Neo4j's high performance. InfoWorld Editor at Large Paul Krill recently talked with Neo CEO Emil Eifrem and Philip Rathle, Neo senior director of products, about the importance of graph database technology as well as Neoo4j's potential in the mobile space. Eifrem also stressed his confidence in Java, despite recent security issues affecting the platform. Read More


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FAQ: Microsoft rents out Office 365
Microsoft last week launched the first two of its new pay-as-you-go subscription plans for Office. The company's rarely-shy CEO Steve Ballmer called the sales approach "an entirely new way to think about the productivity experience," and predicted that the majority of the world's billion-and-counting Office users will eventually adopt software rental. Read More

HTC says phones with larger screens are on the way
Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC will release phones with screens larger than 5 inches, and develop more budget-friendly handsets for the Chinese market, its CFO said Monday. Demand for phones with 5-inch or larger screens will more than double this year, with shipments projected to reach 60 million units, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Read More

U.S. patent production at highest point since Industrial Revolution
U.S tech companies lead all other industries in patent production, and Silicon Valley has the highest patent-producing population, says a new study. Moreover, the rate of patenting by U.S. inventors "is at its highest point since the Industrial Revolution," says a report by the Brookings Institution, titled "Patenting Prosperity." Read More

HP ships Chromebook, looks beyond Windows laptops
Hewlett-Packard has announced the availability of its latest Pavilion laptop with Google's Chrome OS as the PC maker tries to improve laptop sales by offering an alternative to the Windows OS. The Pavilion 14 Chromebook has a 14-inch screen and runs on a dual-core Intel processor. The laptop is roughly 21 millimeters thick, and weighs 1.8 kilograms. It offers just over four hours of battery life, said David Conrad, director for product management at HP's consumer products group. Read More



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