ChannelWeb News Quiz -- November 2008
Which vendor 'Stormed' into the market with their first touch-screen smartphone?
Research In MotionNokiaLG Motorola
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Which browser upgrade, now in its second beta version, was officially postponed until 2009?
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Opera 10 Safari 4 Internet Explorer 8 Chrome 2
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Which two vendors are fighting for leadership in the emerging personal health record business?
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IBM, PeopleSoftMicrosoft, GoogleCA, SAPNovell, Oracle
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Nehalem and Shanghai will dramatically alter the technology landscape in 2009. What are they?
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Smart phones Joint Ventures in Manufacturing Processor families Open-source Licenses
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Spam levels dropped sharply (and remain lower) since which ISP was shut down this month?
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Happening Novgorod America Online McColo
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CEOs of which two tech companies announced plans to step down this month?
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Tech Data and XeroxLenovo and MotorolaLexmark and Seagate Symantec and Yahoo
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Which major vendor opened up it's first electronic storefront this month?
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GoogleMicrosoftToshiba Cisco
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Which internet billionaire now faces charges from the SEC for alleged insider trading?
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Larry Ellison Marc Cuban Paul Allen Eric Schmidt
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Which tech retailer closed stores and announced they were filing for bankrupcy protection this month?
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Circuit CityBest BuyOffice Max Fry's
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Which leading SaaS vendor opened it's platform to third party developers in November, including social networking apps from Facebook?
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GoogleAmazonSalesforce.com SAP
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Won't Ship Until 2009
Microsoft, Google Joust--and Concur--On Personal Health Records
Intel, AMD Square Off With Nehalem And Shanghai
Web Provider Busted, Spam Drops
Symantec CEO Thompson To Step Down
Yang To Step Down As Yahoo CEO
Microsoft Launches First U.S. Store
SEC Slaps Billionaire Mark Cuban With Insider Trading Charges
Circuit City Files For Bankruptcy
Salesforce Opens Platform To Web, Social Networking
Or try our October 2008 News Quiz