The IT industry graveyard 2009
Time to pay respects to the technology products, companies, and conferences that didn't survive the year
By Bob Brown | Network World
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IT industry graveyard 2009
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Nortel (as we know it)
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Novell BrainShare 2009
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EDS brand
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SOA (service-oriented architecture)
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Sun's multicore Rock processors
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IBM-Sun buyout
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Circuit City
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Ruckus free music network
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ConSentry Networks
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Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Popfly, Encarta, and Soapbox
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HP Upline
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Domain tasting
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Palm OS
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Nokia WiMax Internet Tablet
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Verizon VoIP hub for home users
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SiCortex
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Qwest Wireless cell phone service
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Yahoo's GeoCities Web hosting service
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Charles Darwin: Resurrected!
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Check out another slideshow: The Hardware Hall of Fame
Yahoo's GeoCities Web hosting service
Yahoo on Oct. 26 killed off the GeoCities Web hosting service, once one of the most popular sites on the Web. Yahoo bought GeoCities in 1999 for more than $3 billion in stock, but the buyout turned into a bust, in part due to outdated technology, in part to mismanagement on Yahoo's part. Yahoo encouraged GeoCities users to switch to a paid service, or at least download data to their PCs, before the cutoff.
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