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Microsoft To Patch 21 Bugs Tuesday
Microsoft previews fixes in apps including Internet Explorer and Windows. Meanwhile, Google patched 20 bugs in its Chrome browser.
Help Your Business Avoid Social TMI
TMI, or too much information, can sink ships--or careers. Businesses need to learn how to balance promotion, education, and safety when working...
Big Data Brings Customer Challenges, Opportunities To Banks
As banks amass exabytes of data on their customers, they are responsible for mining and responsibly using it.
Google Wallet PIN Cracked
Fix for mobile payment vulnerability could require banks to take over some security responsibility.
India's Outsourcing Economy Booms
Despite calls from Washington to keep jobs onshore, U.S. companies seem to be sending more tech work to the subcontinent, as offshoring sales...
Google Preps Dropbox Cloud Storage Rival
Google will soon release an update to its long-rumored "GDrive" and a home entertainment system, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Socialtext, NetDocuments Team Up On Social Collaboration
The nonprofit ClimateWorks Foundation integrates the social and content management tools to boost communication across its global network.
iPhones Retain Higher Resale Value Than Androids
Priceonomics argues that iPhones hold a higher value for longer than Android or BlackBerry smartphones on the used phone market. But is...
Health IT Factors Into Leapfrog's Hospitals Rankings
Leapfrog Group's 2011 list of 65 top hospitals in U.S. highlights facilities that use health IT to prevent deadly dosing mistakes.
The Public Sector CRM Opportunity
Disconnected governments and disempowered citizens are why we need a full-blown, nationwide public sector CRM program.
How To Get Color Right In Your Video
Getting colors in video to look right is tricky. You will do better if you white balance the shot before you begin.
Motorola Aims To Make Android Business Ready
Motorola's new mission: Make its products consumerization-of-IT friendly. Will it pay off?
SMTP.com Aims To Cut Spam Complaints
Email specialist will pool spam complaints to cleanse its customers' lists and keep aggressive marketers out of trouble with ISPs.
NASA Receives New Atmospheric Data From Suomi Satellite
Advanced instrument on polar-orbiting satellite is helping scientists better forecast weather and study the climate.
Steve Jobs: The FBI File
Jobs had Department of Defense Top Secret clearance, though it's not clear why.
Webcam Bug Enables Virtual Home Invasions
Trendnet releases firmware updates to prevent home security cameras from being accessed without a password.
DARPA Tackles Poor Cell Signals In War Zones
Through new Fixed Wireless at a Distance program, military hopes to make connections over both commercial and traditional military mobile devices...
Use Facebook Apps To Woo Customers: 6 Examples
Several savvy organizations use Facebook apps to increase brand awareness and engage new and existing customers. Consider these interesting examples.
Social Business: What's An Introvert To Do?
Extroverts and introverts both bring advantages to the loud cocktail party that is social networking.
Are Health CIOs Ready For Pay For Performance?
With Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements just around the corner, a CSC report says IT managers should prepare with a more robust system that...
Android Botnet Exploits Gingerbread Root Access
Malware grabs rootkit exploit code to obtain temporary access privileges, poses a "serious threat," says researcher.
Nokia And Windows Phone: No Fallback Plan
Nokia is all-in with Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, says one exec. If Plan A fails, there is no Plan B.
Oracle Counters SAP Cloud Plan With Taleo Bid
Responding to SAP's (delayed) SuccessFactors deal and Salesforce.com's rapid growth, Oracle makes a $1.9 billion deal in the cloud-computing arena.
Partnership Helps Rural Hospitals Move Fast On EHRs
Anthelio lends project management expertise to help Healthland EHR customers quickly gear up for federal Meaningful Use incentives.
Advanced Persistent Threats Get More Respect
When it comes to combating APTs, the odds are against your organization's security team, say security experts such as Bruce Schneier. This type of...
Windows 8 Preview Timing Suggests Late 2012 Launch
Microsoft's next operating system could be generally available in time for the 2012 holiday season if its development timetable follows that of...
'Factory Outlets' Sell Stolen Facebook, Twitter Credentials
Are cybercriminals' inventories overstocked? New bulk sales pitch could be an indication, researchers say.
TigerText Investment To Tighten Up Messaging Security
As text messaging among healthcare providers increases, TigerText secures $8.2 million to improve security.
iPad 3 Unveil Set For Early March
Apple has scheduled an event in San Francisco to reveal the next-generation iPad. Will LTE be on board?
Want IT Flexibility? Demand Jailbreaking Be Legal
Why should CIOs care about the DMCA's jailbreaking rules? Despite Pollyanna assurances that locking down a box will make everybody more secure,...
DDoS Tools Flourish, Give Attackers Many Options
More than 55 DDoS tools and services on the market offer hacktivists, increasingly driven by ideological or political goals, a wide range of...
Adobe Reborn
Scorned for its Flash platform, Adobe has bounced back to become a credible provider of digital media and marketing products and services.
Free Storage In Cloud's Secret: Leftovers
Startup Symform offers up to 200 GBs free using a network of participants' excess capacity.
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Date Confirmed
Microsoft is set to release a trial version of its touch-centric operating system to everyday computer users.
Is Server-Based Storage Tiering Right For You?
Maybe we're making the whole job of improving network performance more complicated than it has to be.
Shopper Market Research Firm Taps Social Community
Core4 brings customer research panels online while also putting a mobile app in the hands of secret shoppers.
Interior Department Tries Again With Cloud Email
After a failed attempt to award Microsoft the contract to move to hosted email and collaboration services, the department is shopping for a new...
VA Division Saves $742,000 With Telehealth
Northwestern Veterans Affairs network deploys videoconferencing, remote monitors to care for far-flung wounded warriors, extend reach of specialists.
GSA Details Federal Cloud Security Program
The General Services Administration on Tuesday released extensive new details on FedRAMP, a program the Obama administration hopes will accelerate...
iOS Social Apps Leak Contact Data
Some apps send iPhone address books in unencrypted format to software vendors' servers--a practice that may not be obvious to all users.
Major Telemedicine Roadblock Could Clear With Proposed Bill
New law would set up national credentials database so telehealth providers would no longer need multiple state licenses.
Jive Financials Show Social Software Momentum
Following IPO, Jive reports a bigger loss but also bigger deals--and a new user self-provisioning cloud option on the horizon.
Oracle Rejects $272 Million SAP Award, Demands Retrial
Five-year-old copyright infringement lawsuit will continue, as Oracle seeks to put SAP execs back on the witness stand.
Have Your Users' Passwords Already Been Hacked?
If employees use their same password at work and in their personal lives, another company's breach may weaken your security. Five steps to...
Phoenix Suns Pick Samsung Galaxy Tab Over iPad
The NBA's Phoenix Suns are adopting Samsung's 10.1-inch Android tablet with Verizon 4G for use by players, coaches, and staff.
Altaro Rolls Out Enhanced Backup For Hyper-V
New software allows backup of virtual machines in clusters, external drive support.
iPhone Subsidies Hurt Sprint's Bottom Line
Sprint broke its own records for new subscribers and revenue per user, but still lost $1.3 billion in the fourth quarter, thanks in part to iPhone...
Nokia To Cut 4,000 Manufacturing Jobs
Microsoft’s mobile partner says it will move smartphone assembly to Asia to better compete with rivals like Apple and Google.
Amazon Drops S3 Storage Pricing
Amazon Web Services' users will get up to 13.5% off their bill, depending on how much they store.
8 Features That Could Make Windows 8 Great
Microsoft's next OS is loaded with features like eight-second boot times and better file management that could make it the best version of Windows...
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