Return on investment is a big but unfulfilled promise of unified communications. The well established potential for cost avoidances and …
Desktop virtualization start-up Wanova emerges from stealth mode
A desktop virtualization start-up called Wanova is emerging from stealth mode Wednesday having secured $13 million in funding to build …
Quick wins in identity management
In order to get projects approved during this economic downturn, many IT directors have to demonstrate an almost immediate return …
Microsoft to dump Mac Office's Entourage in 2010
Microsoft Corp. promised that it will replace the often-hated Entourage e-mail client in its Office for the Mac suite with …
Twitter attack relatively small potatoes
Although last week's distributed denial-of-service attack on garnered lots of headlines, analysts at Arbor Networks say that the attack was …
Twitter withstands second DDoS attack in a week
Less than a week after Twitter was shuttered by a highly publicized distributed denial-of-service attack, the microblogging site was hit …
The cloud, brought to you by flash storage
Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two of the fastest-growing technologies in IT, may drive each other forward as Internet-based service …
VC industry hasn't hit bottom yet, says longtime VC
It may seem like the worst of times for tech companies trying to secure investments from venture capital firms, but …
Novell, CA Push to Secure Identity, Security in Cloud
Two major identity management companies are forging ahead with products designed to satisfy what a cloud-computing consortium calls one of …
Windows 7 seen boosting DRAM sales in 2010
Microsoft's newest operating system for PCs will launch in late October, but it won't boost PC sales enough to help …
Apple patches 18 Mac vulnerabilities
Apple patched 18 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including half a dozen that could let hackers hijack machines by duping …
Cloud computing, Google Apps turn into an election issue
Washington State breaks ground this month on a new data center and office complex that two state lawmakers have called …
High-end clustering tool is reworked for the enterprise
A company that develops workload management tools for high-performance clusters is bringing its products to the commercial data center, where …
Testing Windows 7 in the cloud
For companies eager to upgrade to Windows 7, testing for application compatibility is crucial for a smooth deployment. But OS …
Advertising and the future of wireless
Let's say you're an enterprise that manages a large fleet of vehicles using location-based services to track cars in real …
Chrome threatens Safari's browser share spot, Firefox falters
Google's Chrome browser is closing in on Apple's Safari for the third spot in browser market share, Web metrics company …
With Microsoft deal, Yahoo tosses in the search towel
When Yahoo Inc. agreed to team up with Microsoft Corp. to better take on search giant Google Inc., some analysts …
Cloud computing confusion reigns in U.S. government
Federal officials predict that cloud computing will play a big role in future government IT initiatives, but are still confused …
IBM set to launch ‘Smart Analytics’ systems
IBM preparing a new series of BI (business intelligence) products dubbed Smart Analytics Systems, the company was expected to announce …
Sun’s JRuby team jumps ship to Engine Yard
Sun Microsystems' JRuby team is leaving the company to work for application hosting company Engine Yard, citing the uncertainty surrounding …