Amid the worst job market in 25 years, IT is holding steady. Most CIOs are maintaining their current staffing levels; …
Inside HP Labs: 8 cool projects
Innovation is both an exciting, revolutionary event and a mundane step-by-step process. For every remarkable, headline-making discovery — flash memory! …
HP sees early signs of stronger demand for consumer PCs
Hewlett-Packard Co. rolled out its Pavilion dv2 laptop in Singapore, with company executives noting signs that some consumers are ready …
Security analyst spots three flaws in Google Docs
A security analyst says he's found three glitches in Google Docs that could expose private data, but Google said the …
Salesforce and Twitter could power dirty tricks
The first thing I thought when I read about Salesforce.com's plan to integrate Twitter into its Service Cloud customer service …
Sun chief forges ahead as IBM rumors swirl
In a speech on Wednesday, the CEO of Sun Microsystems Inc. ignored the rumors that the company may be sold …
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 …
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
Microsoft plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of …
Microsoft won’t let companies run Azure on their own systems
Microsoft Corp. said this week that it has no plans — at least for now — to let businesses run …
Managing Macs
Macs as desktops and servers are increasing their penetration in business, even in enterprises. Power users like Mac OS X's …
Force10 fortifies data centers with new switch
Force10 Networks this week unveiled a new line of switch/routers designed to improve the performance, management and cost effectiveness of …
New blade server is key to Cisco data center plan
Cisco Systems Inc. has unveiled its first blade server, which will serve as the centerpiece of a system the company …
What Cisco’s UCS means to management vendors?
Cisco's Unified Computing System (UCS) launch earlier this week impacted several vendors across the management software market. Not only did …
Could IBM be Sun’s savior?
The high-tech rumor mill churned at high speed Wednesday as industry watchers debated the good, the bad and the ugly …
Microsoft to highlight Silverlight 3 technology
Microsoft will tout at the Mix09 conference in Las Vegas this week its planned Silverlight 3 rich Internet application technology …
Windows Azure goes down for early adopters
Users of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Azure cloud-computing network suffered an overnight outage over the weekend during which their applications being …
Cisco competitors downplay new blade server
Cisco introduced a blade server that is based on future Intel Nehalem processors and includes memory improvements to support applications …
Cisco enters server market with Unified Computing System
It's not a blade server – it's an architecture. Cisco stressed the holistic approach of its Unified Computing System during …
HP, Microsoft deals aimed at stretching IT Dollars
Looking to make its outsourcing and IT services more affordable in a down economy, Hewlett-Packard Co. last week said it …
Best security questions to ask about SaaS
Security issues have to be clearly examined before diving into software as a service (SaaS), warns Burton Group analyst Eric …