Cloud security has dominated discussions and drove the entire action at RSA Conference 2009. Throughout the event, attendees — who …
Windows 7 gets virtual ‘XP mode’
Microsoft Corp. will unveil an add-on to Windows 7 that lets users run applications designed for Windows XP in a …
Windows bugs never really die
Hackers can successfully attack Windows PCs months — even years — after Microsoft Corp. fixes a flaw, a security expert …
EMC, Symantec kick-off security barrage
With the RSA Conference cranking up, EMC’s security division RSA and Symantec rolled out security product releases. Symantec also said …
‘Pay-as-you-go services could cut software piracy’
Craig Mundie, who heads Microsoft Corp.'s research efforts, said in China that the company may be able to reduce its …
VMware vows to overhaul data center with “cloud operating system”
VMware has unveiled vSphere, the long awaited overhaul of its core virtualization platform which is designed to aggregate the virtual …
Oracle, entering hardware arena, agrees to buy Sun for $7.4B
Oracle has signed a deal to purchase Sun for $7.4 billion, plunging the enterprise software vendor into the hardware market …
BladeSystem Matrix takes aim at Cisco
HP has rolled out BladeSystem Matrix, a converged software, server, storage and network platform designed to compete against Cisco's Unified …
Rising data-loading speeds may be leaving most BI users behind
One of the more prosaic parts of data warehousing is getting information into a warehouse in the first place. Vendors …
XP shifts to reduced support
As expected, Microsoft Corp. last week moved Windows XP out of its mainstream support program and into a more limited …
PBX killer, Voice CAL coming to OCS in 2010
Microsoft will ship a new version of its Office Communications Server (OCS) in 2010 and another in the following year …
New Sidekick will get Exchange support
Despite its heritage as a phone aimed at the youth market, the latest version of the Sidekick mobile device will …
Palm’s webOS lives up to hype, developers say
Underneath the sleek exterior, the multi-touch display and the sliding keyboard of the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone is the real …
Google’s CEO predicts strong year for Android
Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted good times ahead for Android, the company's mobile phone OS and software. “Overall, it looks …
Mobile devices tax unprepared IT groups
Companies expect to support a growing range of smartphones and mobile employees — but their mobile infrastructure lacks key elements …
VMware bug allows Windows hack to attack Macs
A bug in VMware's Fusion virtualization software could be used to run malicious code on a Mac by exploiting Windows …
Mozilla ponders dropping Firefox support for Win2k, early XP
Mozilla Corp. is considering dropping support for Windows 2000 and the earliest versions of XP when it ships the follow-up …
Virtualization management: Cross-platform tools fall short
With the abundance of formidable virtualization platforms on the market today, there ought to be a better way to manage …
IT trembles over mobile management
There is a widespread lack of confidence among IT professionals in their ability to deliver consistent mobile service levels. Yet …
Desktop virtualization and licensing: IT wary of gotchas
CIO Roxanne Reynolds-Lair of The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising wanted to bring both Macs and Windows to her …