In June, the world watched as tweets from the streets of Tehran flooded Twitter. Frequent Twitter users–and people who hadn't …
British hacker keeps fighting extradition to U.S.
A British hacker who has been fighting extradition to the United States for seven years made an eleventh-hour appeal to …
Michael Jackson mourners take to the Web, but don’t crush it
Yesterday's massive memorial service for Michael Jackson may have strained some social networking and news sites but it didn't cripple …
Should Facebook, Twitter block access to US 'enemies'?
Facebook and Twitter should join instant messaging (IM) services and block access to U.S.-sanctioned countries in order to avoid running …
Golden parachutes ready for top Sun execs
If Oracle Corp.'s acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. goes as planned, CEO Jonathan Schwartz will receive a severance package of …
Security is paramount
Paramount belongs to the rare breed of security VARs that were quite early to sight the potential that IT security domain …
Groups rip secrecy over IP protection talks
The secrecy surrounding an anticounterfeiting trade agreement that's being negotiated by several countries, including the U.S., is heightening concerns about …
‘Hacker’ threatens to expose health data, demands $10M
Days after a hacker claimed to have broken into a database and encrypted millions of prescription records at the Virginia …
Google to push Gmail to BlackBerrys
Google has unveiled a new service that will push Gmail and calendar items to the native client software on BlackBerry …
Seven burning security questions
There's no shortage of burning questions about IT security these days, some sparked by nasty threats, others by economic concerns …
Feds join Twitter revolution
Twitter is taking flight in unlikely skies: the U.S. federal government. From NASA to the General Services Administration, more federal …
Medical records on the iPhone debuts at health IT expo
Doctors with an iPhone or iPod Touch will be able to view patients' electronic health records using a new application …
IT security vendors worth following on Twitter
Enterprise IT companies are setting up Twitter accounts in droves, and security companies are among the most enthusiastic given that …
AT&T to resell Cisco telepresence gear to feds
AT&T and Cisco have inked an exclusive deal that allows the carrier's government marketing arm to sell fully managed room-based …
Building power-saving networks to get cheaper
The maker of components that link millions of sensors and control devices is launching a new generation of technology designed …
Google rolls out semantic search capabilities
Google has given its Web search engine an injection of semantic technology, as the search leader pushes into what many …
Researchers make wormy Twitter attack
Computer security researchers have devised a new Twitter attack that they say could spread virally, much like a worm on …
Users gain options for mobile voice encryption
U.S. President Barack Obama's dilemma over the security of his BlackBerry has given rise to an increased interested in systems …
Sybase unveils SMS services for mobile location and advertising
Sybase has announced two new mobile services based on SMS messaging, one for phone users to get turn-by-turn directions, another …
Power-saving building networks to get cheaper
The maker of components that link millions of sensors and control devices is launching a new generation of technology designed …