CIOs continue to seek network, desktop and Windows skills and some might pay top dollar for specific high-tech talents, despite …
Koobface worm to users: Be my Facebook friend
A worm that hit Facebook last December has resurfaced, a security researcher said today, and is now hijacking user accounts …
Linux.com to get a makeover
The neglected Linux.com domain is about to get a facelift courtesy of the Linux Foundation, which said Tuesday it will …
Mozilla slates overdue Firefox 3.1 beta for March 10
After several delays, Mozilla is set a release schedule for Firefox 3.1 Beta 3, the next milestone on the road …
World PC sales set for massive decline
The world PC market is set for its sharpest unit decline in history this year, with the current financial uncertainty …
Microsoft converging programming languages
Microsoft will converge features of Visual Basic and C# languages with planned upgrades to the two platforms, a Microsoft official …
Microsoft sues Linux-based vendor over patents
Microsoft's lawsuit against Linux-based technology vendor TomTom over alleged patent violations could signal a more aggressive stance by the software …
Downadup worm may hammer Southwest Airlines URL March 13
Computers infected by the Downadup worm will “phone home” to several legitimate URLs this month, including one owned by Southwest …
Fujitsu Siemens debuts ‘zero-watt’ green PC
Fujitsu Siemens Computers plans to launch in the middle of this year an enterprise desktop computer that consumes no energy …
Storm clouds ahead
Cloud computing, which refers primarily to an on-demand service delivery model that may span both outsourced and premises-based platforms, is …
NAC: Now? Or Never?
Today's highly mobile workforce, along with a plethora of new tech gadgets and access to the Internet from anywhere, has …
Most Oracle database shops don’t mandate security patch use
In a pair of online surveys that were jointly conducted between May and August of last year by the International …
The network is indeed the computer!
This famous marketing quote from Sun Microsystems is perfectly apt when dealing with security issues like virus/worm outbreak, DOS/DDOS attacks …
New smartphone controls may appeal to IT managers
Research in Motion Ltd. is hoping that the latest version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server will help convince skeptical IT …
Netbooks: All About the New Ultraportables
The term netbook, coined by Intel, conveys little useful information about this category of machines. Sure, they all have wireless …
Siemon launches Z-MAX network cabling solution
Siemon introduce the new Z-MAX end-to-end network cabling solution, designed from the ground up at Siemon Labs to shatter the …
Dell sees opening for Atom-based PCs in small business
Could computers based on Intel's Atom processors, already popular among consumers, catch on for cash-strapped business? Dell seems to think …
Microsoft tests Intel Atom netbook processor for ‘green’ servers
Microsoft Corp. researchers are experimenting with low-powered servers using Intel Corp.'s inexpensive, efficient Atom processors designed for netbooks. Though slow …
Ways to save on IT
As belt-tightening becomes a way of life, cost reduction continues to be a primary concern for many IT leaders. Some …
Stimulus could revitalize muni Wi-Fi
Could $7.2 billion in federal funds committed to boost broadband in the U.S. transform small towns like Truckee, Calif., into …