One of the early promises of software-as-a-service and cloud computing was that it would allow start-ups to directly market their …
Trojan attacks up, phishing attacks down this year, IBM finds
Spam-based phishing attacks declined noticeably during the first half of the year, but cyber-criminals may simply be shifting to other …
Personal spy gear: Is it legal?
These days, if you want to watch over your house, your kids or your significant other, there's a whole world …
Centralised network management is key to better business efficiency
Faced with pressure to increase network capacity and performance while saving money, IT managers have often been quite content to …
The new face of virtualization
From its genesis in x86-based servers, virtualization technology has spread rapidly into storage and the network. Today, it's at your …
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The cloud could be a boon for flash storage
Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two fast-emerging IT technologies, are driving each other forward as users of Internet-based services like …
ROI doesn't always pan out with unified communications
Return on investment is a big but unfulfilled promise of unified communications. The well established potential for cost avoidances and …
Desktop virtualization start-up Wanova emerges from stealth mode
A desktop virtualization start-up called Wanova is emerging from stealth mode Wednesday having secured $13 million in funding to build …
Quick wins in identity management
In order to get projects approved during this economic downturn, many IT directors have to demonstrate an almost immediate return …
Microsoft to dump Mac Office's Entourage in 2010
Microsoft Corp. promised that it will replace the often-hated Entourage e-mail client in its Office for the Mac suite with …
Twitter attack relatively small potatoes
Although last week's distributed denial-of-service attack on garnered lots of headlines, analysts at Arbor Networks say that the attack was …
Twitter withstands second DDoS attack in a week
Less than a week after Twitter was shuttered by a highly publicized distributed denial-of-service attack, the microblogging site was hit …
The cloud, brought to you by flash storage
Cloud computing and flash-based storage, two of the fastest-growing technologies in IT, may drive each other forward as Internet-based service …
VC industry hasn't hit bottom yet, says longtime VC
It may seem like the worst of times for tech companies trying to secure investments from venture capital firms, but …
Novell, CA Push to Secure Identity, Security in Cloud
Two major identity management companies are forging ahead with products designed to satisfy what a cloud-computing consortium calls one of …
Windows 7 seen boosting DRAM sales in 2010
Microsoft's newest operating system for PCs will launch in late October, but it won't boost PC sales enough to help …
Apple patches 18 Mac vulnerabilities
Apple patched 18 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, including half a dozen that could let hackers hijack machines by duping …
Cloud computing, Google Apps turn into an election issue
Washington State breaks ground this month on a new data center and office complex that two state lawmakers have called …
High-end clustering tool is reworked for the enterprise
A company that develops workload management tools for high-performance clusters is bringing its products to the commercial data center, where …
Testing Windows 7 in the cloud
For companies eager to upgrade to Windows 7, testing for application compatibility is crucial for a smooth deployment. But OS …