Microsoft touted the experience of enterprises that have already started to deploy its coming operating system, Windows 7. The software …
Inside dynamic workload management
Dynamic workflow management — the ability to sense changes in demand and automatically invoke requisite application and server resources to …
Researchers slam fickle iPhone anti-fraud feature
The iPhone's new defense — meant to prevent users from reaching phishing sites — is inconsistent at best, a security …
Forrester: Desktops rule, smartphones don't
A Forester Research Inc. report, intriguingly titled “A Day in the Life of a U.S. Information Worker,” produced some interesting …
Migrating to all-IP surveillance
All-IP video security leverages your investment in network infrastructure, and is simpler, more elegant and accessible to users across the …
Oops, there goes another data-loss prevention vendor
In the latest sign of data-loss prevention (DLP) market consolidation, Trustwave announced it has acquired Vericept for an undisclosed amount. …
New Twitter TOS opens door for Twitter Pro
Twitter founder Biz Stone discussed some of the key points of the new Twitter terms of service (TOS) on his …
Managing remote desktop management
There have been many great steps forward in the world of computing: The mouse, the desktop and folder metaphor, object-oriented …
Mobile banking report cards in, some failing
A new mobile banking report card that looked at the user friendliness of the mobile services offered by 29 of …
Novel way to cool data centers passes first test
A team of engineers led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully tested a novel system that they say could …
Microsoft forms, funds new open-source foundation
Microsoft has cofounded and is providing the funding for a new foundation aimed at bringing open-source and proprietary software companies …
Mozilla releases Flash-checking security update
Mozilla is pushing out a new release of its flagship Firefox browser that fixes critical security vulnerabilities in the software …
Microsoft confirms some critical unpatched bugs
Microsoft has confirmed that a bug in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and the release candidates of Windows 7 and …
Microsoft: Cyber-crooks exploiting unpatched IIS bug
Microsoft says that cyber-criminals are starting to exploit an unpatched bug in its IIS server software that was made public …
Researchers find a new way to attack the cloud
Amazon and Microsoft have been pushing cloud-computing services as a low-cost way to outsource raw computing power, but the products …
Supercomputer uses flash storage drives
The San Diego Supercomputer Center has built a high-performance computer with solid-state drives, which the center says could help solve …
VMware cloud initiative raises vendor lock-in concerns
VMware talks a good game about interoperability, but its cloud initiative threatens to introduce a type of vendor lock-in that …
Western Digital's 7200 rpm 2 TB Hard drives
Western Digital today announced that it is now shipping desktop 7200 RPM 2 TB and is qualifying with OEMs enterprise-class …
Fujitsu Technology Solutions appoints Farid Al Sabbagh as new MD
Fujitsu Technology Solutions today announced the appointment of Farid Al Sabbagh as Managing Director for the Middle East. Al Sabbagh …
Instant messaging speeds up data theft danger
One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even …