Year after year, breathless pundits announce that the open source OS is on the verge of a tipping point, a …

Spammers find new ways to flood corporate networks
Unsolicited e-mail accounted for 90.4% of all messages received on corporate networks during April, an increase of 5.1% from a …

VMware to buy $20 million stake in Terremark
VMware is buying a 5 percent stake in Terremark, a close partner that provides collocation and managed infrastructure services using …

90 percent of e-mail is spam, Symantec says
Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported that unsolicited e-mail made …

Vista launch best argument for Linux says IBM exec
It's the law of unintended consequences. Microsoft's launch Vista was the best recruiter for Linux on the desktop according to …

Twitter hit with phishing attacks
Twitter users who thought friends were directing them to a “funny blog” Thursday ended up experiencing something completely different: a …

VMware updates vSphere
After eight months of hype VMware has finally delivered the update to its core virtualization platform, announcing Thursday that vSphere …

Microsoft IT goes live with its Geneva identity platform
Two days after shipping the second beta of its newest identity platform, Microsoft's internal IT department is rolling out the …

Ballmer sees IT opportunities in economic recovery
Growth will have to come from higher productivity and innovation when the economy begins to recover, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer …

Android someday will outdistance the iPhone
The number of mobile phones using the Android operating system will eventually be huge, even if the number of Android …

Game plan for Unified Communications
For example, customers are demanding simpler user experiences and faster service delivery and response times. Employees, especially new-generation workers, have …

Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind
Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight, with more operators getting onboard. Cheaper international data roaming, better indoor coverage and …

15 great uses for GPS on the iPhone
Travelers used to need a guidebook, map, local newspaper, and much more just to cover the basics of getting around …

Google adds app link to BlackBerry
Looking to increase corporate use of its hosted Google Apps offerings, Google Inc. last week unveiled a tool that's designed …

Adobe promises patch for zero-day PDF bug by next Tuesday
Adobe has promised to patch the newest zero-day vulnerability in its popular Adobe Reader software no later than next Tuesday, …

HP allies with RIM for mobile business on Blackberry
Hewlett-Packard Co. and Research In Motion Ltd. plan to design and sell business software together for RIM's popular BlackBerry smartphones. …

Heartland earns back spot on PCI-approved list
The processing firm Heartland Payment Systems has been reinstated to Visa Inc.'s list of service providers deemed compliant with the …

IBM eyes the future of virtualization
The future of technology always has roots in the past. And the past is indeed long in the case of …

Desktop Linux: Why it may have lost its chance
It's time we faced it: The Year of the Linux Desktop, long foretold, isn't coming. Year after year, breathless pundits …

Microsoft targets Windows, Linux management
Microsoft opened its annual management confab saying it would ship the next version of Operations Manager by the end of …


