gleans + 1xaddenda at 6:40 PM MT, 07/16

 

Google’s Profit Surges in Quarter

 

I.B.M. Profits Beat Wall Street Forecasts

 

Bits: A Sharp Downturn for the Video Game Industry

 

Recipe Redux: Moroccan Tomato Soup, 1991

 

 

Frames That Play Hard to Get

By GUY TREBAY

A writer laments the recent discontinuation of his eyeglass frames by Oliver Peoples.

 

Times Topics: Eyeglasses

 

 

addenda (from Business Week)

 

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World
A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Best and Worst Places for Data Centers
Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Cloud Computing: Small Companies Take Flight
Small businesses are flocking to the new services, which provide secure IT infrastructure with little up-front investment and no heavy lifting

VIEWPOINT
Enter the Cloud with Caution
Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider

CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY
Podcast: The Risks and Benefits of Corporate Cloud Computing
Corporations are starting to look at the potential benefits of cloud computing—computing power obtained through the Internet. But large companies have particular security and reliability needs