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CA set to roll out data center automation package

CA organically develops data center automation software that appeals to customers with tight budgets and limited IT staff and that industry watchers say brings the software...

Microsoft lays out SQL Server road map

Microsoft Monday laid out its road map for SQL Server and a complement of business intelligence and data warehousing add-ons. 1

IPO dry spell could hurt tech start-ups

There were zero venture capital-backed IPOs in the second quarter of 2008 -- the first time that’s happened in 30 years.

IBM opens beta for Bluehouse online social networking and collaboration service

IBM is expanding the free beta trial for Bluehouse, a Web-hosted social networking and collaboration service based on Lotus software.

Clearwire CEO Wolff talks WiMAX strengths, killer enterprise apps

At the WiMAX World convention in Chicago this week, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff discussed his company’s plans to deploy WiMAX in the United States, what benefits WiMAX services...

Cisco unveils surveillance camera for SMBs

Cisco's Linksys unit this week unveiled a wireless Internet surveillance camera for small and midsize businesses.

Higher education goes back to school on communication technologies

Changes in communication technologies are forcing higher education to make big, expensive, and potentially risky decisions, according to two campus CIOs speaking at this... 1

Classic Closeouts retailer booted from TRUSTe program

Online retailer Classic Closeouts has been expelled from the TRUSTe consumer-protection program due to inappropriate handling of unauthorized credit-card charges.

Project releases version 2.0 of open source .Net

The Mono Project, which develops an open source implementation of the .Net Framework, released the long-awaited 2.0 version on Monday.

T-Mobile lost disk containing data on 17 million customers

Deutsche Telekom's German mobile phone subsidiary T-Mobile lost a disk containing personal information about 17 million of its customers in early 2006, the company said...

Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve

Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday. 1

HP puts more automation into SOA governance

HP updates SOA governance suite with new features that automate the service life cycle, create reusable business processes and control unauthorized services.

Microsoft denies hiring freeze

Microsoft denies that it has instituted a hiring freeze, despite an internal memo described by an employee indicating the move.

Credit-card security standard issued after much debate

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, the organization that sets technical requirements for processing credit- and debit-cards, today issued revised security... 3

Ballmer says Microsoft will soon release 'Windows Cloud' OS

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed a few details on Wednesday of a forthcoming operating system that will help developers write Internet-based applications. 4

Higher education goes back to school on communication technologies

Changes in communication technologies are forcing higher education to make big, expensive, and potentially risky decisions, according to two campus CIOs speaking at this... 1

Tandberg uncorks telepresence package

Tandberg is introducing a room-based telepresence package it says can integrate with existing videoconferencing gear so businesses can upgrade with out dumping the equipment... 1

Baidu puts $15M into video streaming company

China is investing $15 million in UiTV, which will then manage the search leader's video channel, the companies said Sunday.

Verizon lights up U.S.-China cable

Verizon Business' submarine cable connecting the United States to China is now fully operational and ready to deliver IP, data and voice services. 1

AT&T demos TV, videoconferencing, telemedicine technologies

Engineers at AT&T Labs demonstrated dozens of emerging communications technologies at an event in New York Monday. The company also defended its 3G network in light of...

Agito encrypts cellular/Wi-Fi voice

The ability to encrypt VoIP calls for mobile workers talking over Wi-Fi links is one of several new features in Agito Networks' cellular-WLAN convergence appliance.

Beware of UC security threats

Unified communications opens up your VoIP network new avenues of collaboration, including instant messaging, video, business applications and e-mail. And that opens up your... 2

Former VoIP exec sentenced on bribery charges

A former managing director of VoIP provider ITXC was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation, including three months of home confinement and three months in a community...

Unified communications takes center field at ballpark

The New York Mets will have new networking and unified communications systems in their new home, Citi Field, when they start playing baseball there next spring. 1

Microsoft invests in Move Networks

Microsoft made an undisclosed investment in Move Networks, a company that supplies streaming video technology, in an attempt to boost its online video presence.

Moves show telepresence's stellar progress

It's no great surprise that Tandberg is the subject of acquisition attempts. Any company that has made inroads in to the market for telepresence should be looked at by stock...

YouTube to carry Olympic videos in some countries

The International Olympic Committee is launching its own video channel for the games in cooperation with YouTube, to territories in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, the IOC...

AT&T launches voice for U-Verse

AT&T is testing out its new U-Verse voice services by making them available to all current U-Verse customers in the San Antonio area. 1

Unified comms boost for customer satisfaction

Early users of unified communications systems have found that improved customer satisfaction scores higher than cost savings when it comes to assessing the benefits. That's... 1

What are critical issues with VoIP service?

A look at the VoIP industry's most pressing issues, including SIP interoperability, TDM-to-SIP transition services and VoIP security issues. 1

Offshore outsourcing: what role will recession play?

The ongoing credit crisis is a concern for everyone in nearly every industry-fear of lost jobs, foreclosed homes and bankrupt businesses. But those lost jobs are likely to... 1

IPO dry spell could hurt tech start-ups

There were zero venture capital-backed IPOs in the second quarter of 2008 -- the first time that’s happened in 30 years.

What CEOs want from their next IT leaders

The question of what CEOs want from CIOs has been asked for as long as chief information officers have existed. On the face of it, the granting of a C-level role would appear...

IT workers: How that desk job wears your body down

Let's say you're a young IT manager, in your 20s, 30s or even early 40s. It's not unheard of for you to put in 10-hour workdays in front of your computer, or some other...

Can the Internet have a heart?

What if there were a way for you to directly help the neediest families in your community and the world -- or for help to find you, after a fire, flood or some personal...

Stock smackdown hits tech harder than most

Worries about consumer spending, advertising and the ability of IT companies to raise money appear to have hit many tech stocks harder even than the overall market on Monday,...

Investing to grow: Railroads move forward with IT

Railroads are romantic. My own brother took a perfectly good education from Northwestern University and parlayed it into a job as a brakeman on the Chicago North Western...

Technology contracts: Lawsuits waiting to happen

Got a technology contract to cover your latest deal, like an acquisition, merger or commercial transaction? It may not protect your interests the way you think it does....

Wall Street's collapse may be computer science's gain

The collapse of Wall Street may help make computer science and IT careers attractive to students who abandoned these fields in droves after the pop of the last big bubble,...

MGM Mirage seeks to expand IT project management office

Two years ago, Myrna Soto established an IT project management office at MGM Mirage, the $7.7 billion casino entertainment company. Now Soto, who is the chief information... 1

OpTier raises $63 million in funding

OpTier this week landed more than $63 million in new funds to augment development of its business transaction management software and promote company growth, potentially via... 1

Fannie Mae CIO among execs leaving firm after fed takeover

The federal takeover of Fannie Mae earlier this month has resulted in several upper management changes at the mortgage financing firm, including the exit of its CIO.

How do tech terms become legit?

Podcast is in. PL/1 is out. Mashup is on the short list. But pity the poor 8-track : It came and went without ever making it into The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary . 1

H-1B foes argue student-visa extension hurts U.S. tech workers

A federal lawsuit pitting H-1B opponents against the Bush administration is hinging on one question: Do tech workers have a right to challenge the federal government in court... 2

What $700 billion could buy your company

Late last week, the Bush administration unveiled a staggering plan to bail out the financial industry by having the federal government purchase $700 billion in unwanted...

Symantec updates DLP endpoint, antispam gateway

Symantec plans to release updated versions of its antispam gateway and data-loss-prevention agent. 1

Imperva tailors Web app firewall for midsize businesses

Imperva is introducing a scaled-down version of its Web application firewall designed for quick installation in midsize businesses.

Militants send terror messages in India by 'wardriving'

Citizens need to be vigilant and patch poorly secured wireless networks, the Indian police said Monday after announcing the arrest of technology-savvy members of a militant... 1

Classic Closeouts retailer booted from TRUSTe program

Online retailer Classic Closeouts has been expelled from the TRUSTe consumer-protection program due to inappropriate handling of unauthorized credit-card charges.

10 steps to loading dock security

It's the stuff of CSO nightmares. Early on the morning of Sept. 2, while most folks were home sleeping off the hot dogs, thieves used bolt cutters to break into an Alltel...

Shell blames IT contractor for benefits fraud

Shell Oil is warning employees that a contractor used their personal information to run an unemployment-insurance-claim scam in Texas.

Acceptable risk in changing economic times

You know the game "chicken"? That describes what it feels like as companies push for more growth and innovation in a time of increasing economic uncertainty. Today's business...

Cisco unveils surveillance camera for SMBs

Cisco's Linksys unit this week unveiled a wireless Internet surveillance camera for small and midsize businesses.

Schwarzenegger again terminates California data breach bill

For the second time in 12 months, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed proposed legislation that would have required retailers and other businesses operating in... 1

Is it a virus?

I get a lot of e-mail from people who believe their computer is infected by a virus. In most cases, it's not infected at all - evil software designers are still outnumbered... 2

Laptop stolen from McCain campaign in Missouri

Republican campaigners in Missouri are beefing up security after a laptop containing "strategic information" was stolen from a campaign field office of presidential contender... 7

Encrypted image backups open to new attack

Bitmaps stored inside encrypted backup files could be vulnerable to a sophisticated 'comparison' attack, a German security researcher has discovered.

Symantec tests a 'Net watchdog for kids

Symantec has developed a new online service to protect children from Internet dangers.

Vendors fixing bug that could crash Internet systems

Internet infrastructure vendors are working on patches for a set of security flaws that could help hackers knock servers offline with very little effort. 2

Researcher finds evidence of massive site compromise

Several criminal gangs have acquired administrative log-in credentials for more than 200,000 Web sites -- including the one used by the U.S. Postal Service -- and have used...

Sharp slashes profit forecast on phones, LCD TVs

Sharp has revised sharply down its profit forecast after seeing poor sales of cell phones in Japan and lower profits in the flat-panel TV business during the last six months.

T-Mobile lost disk containing data on 17 million customers

Deutsche Telekom's German mobile phone subsidiary T-Mobile lost a disk containing personal information about 17 million of its customers in early 2006, the company said...

Technology companies honored as Kenya’s top 100 SMEs

Technology companies won accolades at the inaugural awards for Kenya's top 100 small and medium enterprises (SMEs), showing a shift in emphasis away from the country's...

Gas station finders for the iPhone

Given the iPhone's ability to locate itself (precisely, for an iPhone 3G, and roughly, for a first-generation iPhone or iPod touch), it's not surprising that a number of...

Porn filters on in-flight Wi-Fi may be just the start

A reported decision by Delta Air Lines to block "inappropriate" Web sites from its planned in-flight Wi-Fi service could be just the tip of the iceberg for airlines' control...

T-Mobile says Android presales stronger than expected

T-Mobile on Monday said preorders for the first Android phone have been three times greater than it expected and that it won't promise to ship any more phones in time for the...

802.11n: How best to use it and when

If your company has traveling employees, bandwidth-hogging applications, a need for speed or just a desire to keep pace with technology, you're probably thinking about moving...

WiMAX' troubles with in-building wireless a boon to MobileAccess

Even as WiMax promises faster average network speeds than other wireless networks, one company is banking on making money off one of WiMax's downsides -- a difficulty in...

At ACU, students navigate college life via iPhone

A class of chatty college freshman sits in a large lecture hall at a small-town-Texas university, debating the merits of presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposed...

Clearwire CEO Wolff talks WiMAX strengths, killer enterprise apps

At the WiMAX World convention in Chicago this week, Clearwire CEO Ben Wolff discussed his company’s plans to deploy WiMAX in the United States, what benefits WiMAX services...

Save Benjis for iPhone

In any economy, comparison-shopping is merely prudent. In a tough economy, it's a must. In an era of US$4-a-gallon gas, driving from store-to-store is stupid. In an age of...

Engineer may have texted seconds before train crash

Federal investigators have found evidence that an engineer involved in a fatal Los Angeles-area commuter train crash was texting on his cell phone close to the time of the...

Rwanda set to grant third mobile operator license

The Rwandan government is set to grant a 15-year fixed and mobile service operator license to a third company in a bid to liberalize the country's telecom market, currently...

Two African mobile providers look to grow with mergers

Battle lines have been drawn in the fight to acquire African telecom service providers as mobile operators MTN and Zain seek to expand across the continent.

Orange to rate environmental impact of mobile phones