Twitter is taking flight in unlikely skies: the U.S. federal government. From NASA to the General Services Administration, more federal …
Palm Pre: First impressions
Ever since Apple changed the game for mobile devices with the iPhone back in 2007, every major device manufacturer has …
Advanced uses of unified communication apps shine
The Avaya Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. opening keynote addresses at VoiceCon Orlando focused on the potential of unified communications, …
Cloud computing vendors converge on standard definition, goals
When “cloud computing” became the buzz-phrase du jour in IT sometime in the past year or two, you could probably …
Slacker databases break all the old rules
So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour …
Google Apps missing enterprise social-networking revolution
By now, many collaboration software providers consider it a must to have an enterprise social-networking component in their suites. But …
Salesforce integrates Service Cloud with Twitter
Salesforce.com is working to integrate its Service Cloud customer-service platform with the popular messaging service Twitter, the company announced Monday. …
Microsoft: IE8 faster than Firefox, Chrome
In a report released Wednesday, Microsoft spelled out how it tests browsers in-house, and again stressed that it doesn't buy …
Mobile browsers bring new security headaches
The new generation of mobile Web browsers is going to introduce for enterprise IT departments a rash of security challenges. …
Use social media effectively
During this recession it's more important than ever to get whatever you can for free. Get Online Identities This may …
9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers’ Favorite Pick-Up Lines
What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is …
YouTube cookies promts privacy cncerns on Whitehouse.gov
Back when he was campaigning for president, Barack Obama's skillful use of Web 2.0 technologies such as Facebook and YouTube …
WhiteHouse.gov gets quick overhaul
While Barack Obama was being sworn in as president last week, his administration was unveiling a redesigned WhiteHouse.gov Web site …
Internet, wireless hold up despite deluge of inaugural video streaming
Streaming Internet video of the inauguration of President Barack Obama jammed Internet links and news Web sites today, and wireless …
IBM introduces LotusLive
IBM has introduced LotusLive, which it describes as a portfolio of integrated Internet-hosted services for social networking and collaboration in …
A Closer Look at the Palm Pre and webOS
The Palm Pre smart phone and the company's much-anticipated new operating system–called webOS–are among the most buzzed-about products to come …
Cisco down to business with gear for digital home
CEO John Chambers said at the Consumer Electronics Show that he wanted the public to understand Cisco's commitment to consumer …
Nine ‘must read’ websites for 2009
Here's a time-saver for IT executives swamped by last-minute budget cuts and end-of-the-year performance reviews: We've written your 2009 goals …
HP home servers automatically back up Macs
Bowing to burgeoning sales of Macintosh computers to North American consumers, Hewlett-Packard is adapting its latest MediaSmart Windows home servers …
Cisco to shift resources to consumer push
Speaking at the annual Cisco C-Scape industry analyst conference, Chambers laid out Cisco's plans to respond to changes in technology …