IBM researchers said today they have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover …
Facebook attracting more users with gray hair, wrinkles
Facebook is growing in popularity and its users are growing long in the tooth, according to a study released this …
Google OS may force Microsoft to reinvent Windows
Google's Chrome OS won't be an immediate threat to Windows, but it may force Microsoft to reinvent its operating system …
Can you manage an iPhone like a BlackBerry?
Users love the iPhone, but IT does not. The biggest complaints: The iPhone can't be managed for security and access …
Next generation WLANs: beyond intelligent and thin
Wireless LAN (WLAN) has evolved from a niche technology to the primary mode of network access. Today’s enterprises deploy WLANs …
Cisco’s new-market ambitions extend into orbit
At its user conference in San Francisco last week, Cisco Systems boasted about the 30 new businesses it's developing. One …
Netscape founder seeks to fund upcoming leadership
An icon of the dot-com boom is seeking the next big thing in technology, along with the next great leader. …
Cisco’s new-market ambitions extend into orbit
At its user conference in San Francisco last week, Cisco Systems boasted about the 30 new businesses it's developing. One …
Cloud interoperability remains wispy, but progress being made
Cloud computing is supposed to make IT more flexible, efficient and easier to manage. But the cloud model threatens to …
F5, Blue Coat unveil WAN optimization upgrades
The last couple of weeks have seen a flurry of product announcements from WAN optimization and application acceleration vendors. Here …
Five slick search engines you should know about
With Microsoft's recent addition of Bing to the search landscape, the spotlight is again shining on who has the best …
Context-aware mobility, what is it?
By now, companies that have mobilized business applications for smartphones or other handheld devices know of the competitive advantages they …
Cisco won’t take on Amazon in cloud
Cisco Systems won't try to compete with pay-as-you-go cloud computing providers such as Amazon, and instead will sell its infrastructure …
First look: Microsoft Office 2010
Call it serendipity. As I was working through my review of OpenOffice.org 3.1 and SoftMaker Office 2008, an early version …
Beyond Firefox 3.5: sneak peek at Mozilla’s next browser
Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 is off to a running start. The new browser, boasting significant speed increases and a host of …
Google’s next target: Unified communications
Unified communications has been a technology specialty of networking vendors for years, but Google Inc.'s recent forays into voice communications …
Forrester: IT spending will rebound in time for Windows 7 launch
Microsoft may be timing its October release of Windows 7 just about perfectly, if Forrester Research 's mid-year IT forecast …
Security should be prime concern with cloud-based e-mail recovery
Cloud-based disaster recovery has become a viable option for safeguarding e-mail, but IT shops need to ask tough questions about …
Unisys targets secure cloud computing
Unisys is announcing a new set of services in the area of secure cloud computing aimed at addressing customers' security …
Westcon inks partnership with Proofpoint
Westcon ME, a leading value-added distributor of security, convergence, identification and infrastructure products and solutions, has signed an agreement with …