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How Open Is Microsoft?
Our survey shows that business technology pros aren't convinced that Microsoft is doing enough to shed its old proprietary habits.
Can Storage Resource Management Save Us From Ourselves? We Quiz 9 SRM Vendors To Find Out.
Companies have an expensive storage hangover. Blame the way storage gear is sold, its proprietary nature, or IT's lackadaisical attitudes. Time to fix the problem--or go broke.
SaaS To The Rescue
On-demand software changed the Humane Society's IT strategy for the better. Can it do the same for your organization?
SaaS CIO Checklist
Some things to consider when choosing between an on-demand software-as-a-service application and conventional software.
SaaS Market Heats Up
Large companies move beyond the early-adopter stage, signing licenses for tens of thousands of employees.
With EDS, HP Buys Its Way Into Outsourcing Big Leagues
The $13.9 billion deal creates the second-largest IT and business services company.
Down To Business: HP-EDS A Strong Move, Even If It's Uninspiring
Is the merger another Compaq economies-of-scale play? HP should be so lucky.
CIOs Uncesnored: Homeland Security's First CIO Reflects On The Challenges
Steve Cooper was also the CIO of the American Red Cross, which he says was actually more stressful.
Rolling Review: Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Networking Gateway
The first entry in our all-in-one SOA appliance review shows that increased competition means lines between product categories are blurring -- and IT is benefiting.
Startup Of The Week: FastSoft Accelerates Video Streaming
Its appliances employ a souped-up version of TCP that was developed in Cal Tech's networking lab.
Key Functions That Define SRM
Vendors have their own ideas about what storage resource management is.
CIO Values: Steven McIntosh, Senior VP And CIO, Jackson Family Enterprises
"You have to understand how to apply technology to business problems and apply solutions."
Tips For Making The Most Of SaaS
Online services require up-front planning and a close relationship with your service providers.
Cable Sees Opportunities In Digital Television
The government-mandated transition next February offers a chance to win new first-time or lapsed pay-TV subscribers.
Charter's Web Tracking Plan Scrutinized
Lawmakers express privacy concerns over a June pilot program that reportedly tracks some subscribers' Internet visits.
Windows XP SP3 Causes 'Blue Screen Of Death' On AMD-Based PCs
HP says the problem could occur because XP SP3 tries to place on computers a power management driver that's only supposed to run on PCs that use Intel chips.
Apple Signs More Nonexclusive iPhone Deals
Apple has signed iPhone deals that show it is willing to deviate from its insistence on having only one service provider sell its cell phone in each country.
Microsoft Open Source, Standards Chiefs Tout 'Openness'
Interviews with Sam Ramji and Tom Robertson reveal Microsoft is strong on building open source business models and community as well as interoperability and industry standards.
Virtualization's Promise And Problems
The virtual desktop and data center are here, but for this technology to continue taking over the enterprise, I/O and security issues need to be addressed.
With Data Deduplication, Less Is More
Deduplication technology is moving beyond backup and into other applications.
Pool Your Resources With File Virtualization
Here's a look at the drawbacks and benefits of this compelling technology, which makes disparate storage resources look like a single system.
Virtualization Has A Security Blind Spot
Along with the flexibility and agility gained through virtualization comes a loss of visibility into network traffic.
LAN And SAN Unite
Running SAN traffic over the LAN is a realistic proposition, but will this converged network be based on Ethernet, InfiniBand, or Fibre Channel?
Data Domain Reclaims Title For Fastest In-Line Dedupe
The DD690 device boosts the vendor's claimed data ingestion and deduplication rate to 170 Mbps for a single backup stream and to 388 Mbps aggregate for multiple streams
Data Deduplication: More Than Just A Feature
The major storage manufacturers have struggled to put together viable strategies for data reduction.
Barracuda Practices What It Preaches
Barracuda Networks learns the hard way about the importance of e-mail archiving.
Frustrated With Your Content Management Software Vendor? You're Not Alone
A developer from an Australian university shares his top five reasons a certain content management company will go out of business.
Virtualization Changes Everything
The move to a virtual environment means IT architects can spend less time managing hardware and more time managing data.
Virtualization's Uneasy Alliance
Proprietary VMware maintains good relations with open source developers, while XenSource partners with Microsoft.
The Right Security Tools
To bring VM sprawl under control, virtual deployments need the same controls as physical deployments.
Where To Begin With Information Life-Cycle Management
E-mail archiving and file virtualization are two good places to start.
Deduplication Checklist
Here are five key questions to ask before committing to a data deduplication system.
Enterprise Network Neutrality
Organizations that run private intranets will soon need to answer the same questions that face the public Internet.
Multichannel Video Services To Grow Slowly Over Next Five Years
Multichannel video subscribers should account for almost 89% of TV households in five years, according to a report from SNL Kagan.
Excessive Secrecy Harms National Cyber Defenses, Report Says
The Senate Armed Services Committee believes the government's new National Cyber Security Initiative is too secret to have much value as deterrence.
More Businesses Think 'Green' When Buying Technology
Half of 738 companies responding to a Forrester Research survey said they consider green criteria during their IT procurement process, and four out of five have recycling programs.
Most Business-Launched Virtual Worlds Fail, Gartner Says
Many projects are abandoned because of a lack of clear objectives and a limited understanding of the demographics, attitudes, and expectations.
Apple Sues Maker Of iPod Accessories
Apple accuses Atico International USA of patent infringement, trademark infringement, and unfair competition by selling unauthorized iPod accessories.
OLPC Adds Windows XP To XO Laptop
Microsoft will charge OLPC a highly reduced Windows XP licensing fee of $3 per unit under a program it calls Unlimited Potential.
Shareholders File New Legal Claims In Yahoo Case
Investors suing Yahoo over its rebuff of Microsoft's $47.5 billion buyout bid have filed a new case that adds company co-founder David Filo as a defendant.
Yahoo Partners With Ad-Holding Company WPP
The deal is the latest between a major Internet portal and a holding company looking to extend its influence in the online ad world.
Calif. Legislator Seeks Study Of Internet Violence, Access Limits
A state assemblyman asked California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to create a task force on violent and inappropriate Internet content.
IBM's Worldwide Community Grid To Work On Global Hunger Crisis
The grid will put 167 teraflops of power behind the study of rice proteins and accomplish in 2 years what would normally take 200 years.
Sprint Says Mobile WiMax Passes Tests, Will Launch This Year
WiMax has passed key speed and mobility hurdles and is on track to be launched later this year.
Yahoo Chairman Tells Icahn To Back Off
Yahoo's chairman Roy Bostock said corporate raider Carl Icahn misunderstands why Yahoo's merger talks with Microsoft collapsed.
U.S. Companies Shrug Off Shareholder E-forum Idea
Companies have largely ignored the SEC's call to create electronic shareholder forums, saying such Web sites are more trouble than they are worth.
Facebook Disconnects Google Friend Connect
Facebook says it denied Google Friend Connect access to Facebook user data for failing to respect its privacy requirements.
Online Advertising Revenues Rising
Consumer advertisers were the biggest spenders online, accounting for 55% and 52% of the total spent in 2007 and 2006, respectively, IAB said.
Yahoo, Google Talks Reportedly Still On
The two Internet companies began discussing an advertising partnership after Microsoft made its unsolicited offer for Yahoo.
Via Launches Low-Power x86 Board For Industrial Devices
The component measures nearly 4 inches by 3 inches, and is designed for heat-sensitive devices with limited space.
Crazy Rasberry Ants Menace Electronics In Houston
Local exterminators say the insects get into electrical outlets and boxes and are known to short out computer systems.
Missouri Mom Indicted In MySpace Cyber-Bullying, Suicide Case
The social networking site cooperated with authorities and is named as a victim in the case.
AT&T Reverses Course On iPhone Sales Limit
Questions about a one-per-customer policy may suggest Apple is reducing inventories to make way for a new version of a 3G iPhone.
RIAA Setback: Making Music Available May Not Be Copyright Infringement
A district judge may order a new trial in a music file-sharing suit that won record companies $222,000 for copyright infringement.
Comcast Restricted Bandwidth To BitTorrent Users 24/7, Study Charges
The Max Planck Institute released a study showing that Comcast has engaged in routine blocking or throttling of BitTorrent files at all hours of the day.
AT&T Reportedly Limits iPhone Sales To One Per Customer
Many believe Apple is reducing inventories before releasing a new version of the smartphone next month.
Bill Gates Demonstrates 'TouchWall' Multi-Touch Screen
Microsoft's "intelligent whiteboard" could potentially show up in corporate meeting rooms, board rooms or classrooms if and when it ever gets productized.
Comcast Goes Social With Plaxo Acquisition
The social network has been developing a universal address book for Comcast's SmartZone communications center, which should launch later this year.
Google Adds Demographic Features To YouTube Analytics Tool
The addition of visitor age and gender information to YouTube Insight is part of Google's overall mission to make the video sharing site profitable.
Zero-Day Internet Explorer Vulnerability Published
The potential exploit relates to the Microsoft Web browser's "Print Table of Links" feature.
Icahn Amasses Yahoo Shares To Push Microsoft Merger
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he's been recruited to lead the proxy fight by Yahoo investors unhappy with the company's refusal to accept Microsoft's bid.
IT Spending May Not Be So Recession-Proof, After All
In contrast to its prior survey, Astaro found that the bleak economic outlook is likely to decrease spending on IT security.
IBM, RIM Drive Deeper Into Web 2.0
New WebSphere and Lotus Connections software for the smartphone allow users to build Web sites as well as messaging and calendaring applications.
Amazon Launches Music Widget For Bloggers, Web Sites
The MP3 Clips Widget lets users pick the song and albums they want to display or select the latest bestsellers or new releases within a specific genre.
eBay Seller Faces 20-Year Sentence For Software Piracy
Investigators believe he created more than 40 fake seller IDs and PayPal accounts after capturing people's bank account information through a keystroke logger.
Adobe Unveils Flash Player 10, 3-D Features
The new Flash Player has several new features Adobe hopes will help maintain the plug-in's dominance in the face of growing competition.
Verizon Business, AT&T Win Homeland Security Network Contracts
Verizon's 10-year, $678.5 million contract calls for merging various Department of Homeland Security units onto a single common and secure IP network.
Ask.com Buys Dictionary.com Parent Lexico
Search site Ask.com will announce Thursday a deal to buy Lexico, home to popular reference Web sites Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, a move that will expand its audience by 11 percent.
Google's Search Share Rises To 67.9% In April
The market share numbers are important because search engines continue to be the primary way Internet users navigate to key commercial segments.
Car Talk: Ford Sync Gives Drivers Voice Command Option
Ford Sync, developed in partnership with Microsoft, is a voice-activated, in-car communications and entertainment system. Despite a solid initial implementation, Sync's feature set and user interface still have a few miles to go.
Apple's Largest U.S. Store Highlights Growth Strategy
Sandwiched between aging brick buildings, the minimalist 20,000-square-foot store stands out on Boston's historic Boylston Street.
SEC Charges Broadcom Founder, Gen Counsel, Ex-Execs
The charges follow Broadcom's agreement, announced April 22, to pay $12 million to settle SEC charges that it fraudulently backdated stock options.
'Grand Theft Auto' Helps U.S. Xbox Sales Top 10 Million
GTA IV also helped boost the subscriber base to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service to more than 12 million this month.
New York Stock Exchange Runs Trades On Red Hat Linux
The conversion to Linux followed the acquisition of the Euronext exchange in 2007, and the open source operating system is now powering the NYSE's mission-critical trading systems.
Consumers Cold To Blu-Ray Players
Only 9% of non-Blu-ray player owners say they are likely to buy a Blu-ray disc player within the next year, according to a Harris Interactive survey.
Zoho Ties Login To Google, Yahoo
The feature makes it possible for someone to log in to Zoho using Google or Yahoo credentials in order to view and collaborate on documents created by a Zoho user.
Software Piracy On The Rise, Study Finds
Rates of pirated software ranged from a high of 93% in Armenia to a low of 20% in the United States, according to the 2007 BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy study.
Hospitals Will Use IT To Reduce Birth Injuries And Deaths
Premier's Perinatal Safety Initiative will use technology to measure the infant health and cost-saving outcomes of boosting compliance with evidence-based clinical guidelines.
SEC Requires XBRL Financial Reporting By Large Public Firms
The mandate is expected to be phased in for additional publicly held companies once XBRL has become a standard way of making SEC reports.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee To Track Origins Of Digital Content
The Web inventor's share of the $5.5 million Knight News Challenge award will tackle what his backers believe is one of the most pressing challenges.
Verizon Wireless, Mozilla Join LiMo Foundation
The decision to snub Google's Android and its friends intensifies the debate over exactly which firm will have the more "open" cell phone service.
Online Ad Network Prices Dropped In April
The AdPrice Index showed an average 23% decline from March to April in monetization from online ads.
HP Outsources Outsourcing To EDS
HP has been trying to grow its IT services business for years, without a lot of success. Will the acquisition of EDS let it better compete with IBM for big contracts?
Dell Vows To Boost Energy Efficiency In Products
The computer maker expects to reduce energy consumption of its notebooks and desktops by up to 25% in two years.
Scarlett Johansson Debuts Album On Free Music Streaming Site
The third-largest social network in the United States also boasts recent launches of music from The Rolling Stones, Avril Lavigne, and Ray.
Oracle To Buy Insurance Software Maker
Oracle plans to make AdminServer's software a core component of its existing insurance-related products, such as Oracle Billing, Siebel Claims, and Siebel Customer Relationship Management for Insurance.
IT Helps Small Businesses Survive Economic Challenges
CDW's survey found companies that employ 50 to 100 people face a critical development phase, or a management inflection point.
EarthLink To Pull Philly's Muni Wi-Fi, Anaheim's Days Numbered
The ISP plans to shut down its massive Philadelphia network deployment on June 12, but it's still negotiating its exit with So. Calif. city officials.
Sony Posts 4Q Loss, Sees Growth In TVs, Games
Sony posted a surprise quarterly loss on Wednesday after a weak stock market ate into the value of securities held by its financial arm, but forecast a bigger-than-expected profit this year.
TomTom Wins EU Permission To Buy Tele Atlas
TomTom, the world's biggest maker of car navigation devices, won unconditional permission from the European Commission on Wednesday to buy its main map supplier, Tele Atlas, for $4.5 billion.
Workday Lands Software Industry's Biggest SaaS Deal
The deal, for 200,000 users, marks a tipping point for interest in and use of on-demand software among large companies.
After Failed Microsoft Deal, Yahoo May Face Proxy Campaign
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly considering asking for an election of new board members at Yahoo, since Microsoft's last $47.5 billion bid fizzled.
Red Hat's Fedora 9 Loads Portable Desktop On USBs
The feature allows anyone with a low-cost, 1-GB or 2-GB memory stick to carry a desktop around for use on any common x86 instruction set hardware.
Craigslist Countersues eBay For Deception And Phishing
CEO Jim Buckmaster claims eBay placed on Google ads that purported to direct users to Craigslist but instead sent them to Kijiji, a competitor owned by eBay.
16% Of Workers 'Hyper-Connected' To Technology, IDC Finds
People in this category also use at least nine applications, such as instant messaging, text messaging, Web conferencing, and social networks, analysts found.
Brute-Force SSH Server Attacks Surge
If such an attack succeeds, the attacker may be able to view, copy, or delete important files on the accessed server or execute malicious code.
Nimbuzz Offers All-In-One VoIP, IM, Text, And Chat
The application developers say the mobile VoIP service enables users to communicate with each other around the world, often free of charge.
IBM Unveils Blade Server For High-Performance Computing
IBM's BladeCenter QS22 is powered by PowerXCell 8i processors and aimed at the financial services, digital media creation, and medical imaging markets.
Dell Tries For A Piece Of Your Tax Rebate
The PC maker is offering a $300 desktop Inspiron and a sub-$600 Inspiron notebook for the next two weeks.
HP Says Sales, Profits Increased in Second Quarter
HP said revenue grew 11% year over year to $28.3 billion, while earnings per share rose 23% to 80 cents.
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