Archive for October, 2005
Wednesday, October 5th, 2005
Google & Sun Microsystems Cross-Promotional Partnership
Fresh on the heels of news that Google has submittied a plan to provide free Wi-Fi to all of San Francisco (apparently viewed as a test-ground by Google), is the announcement that Google will promote Sun Microsystems’ OpenOffice and its Java software platform.
Google will start distributing Java with its search toolbar, enabling the use of OpenOffice, a free open-source multi-platform office tools suite that competes with Microsoft Office.
In return, Sun will include the Google toolbar as a download option with its Java software, with Google paying Sun for each download containing the toolbar.
Google will also help promote and improve both OpenOffice and Solaris, Sun’s open-source operating system — which according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Google engineers already contribute to.
That’s less surprising once you know the Google CEO previously worked at Sun helping to develop Java and Solaris, and Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim was an early investor in Google.
Obviously, it’s too early to draw conclusions, but with Google’s brand and massive user base — which Sun will probably add to — in time the partnership (which is set to run for several years) could have a significant impact on Microsoft.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Online Ad Revenues Increasing
From ClickZ:
Advertising revenues for the first half of 2005 are up 26 percent over the first half of last year. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers jointly released new second quarter figures and provided detailed information on how revenues were distributed.
Revenues grew 26 percent year-over-year for the second quarter, rising to $2.9 billion. That’s 26 percent higher than the same period in 2004 and a 6.6 percent increase over Q1 revenues. The total for the first half of the year was approximately $5.8 billion, which represents a 26 percent growth rate over the same year-ago period.
Also see
Online Ad Spend in the U.K. Exceeds Estimates
Online advertising revenues in the United Kingdom increased by 62.3 percent in the first half of 2005 over the same period last year, overtaking outdoor in market share a full year earlier than expected. The figures come from a report conducted by the U.K. Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers, which is expected to be released today.
