Latest network applications news.
Cool file transfer service, 06/18/07: There’s no such thing as too many ways to get IT stuff done. If you only have one way, then you are at the mercy of that method becoming obsolete or not being interoperable with the latest standards. One the other hand, too many choices and you have the problem of finding an optimal solution and the risk of making the wrong choices. Nobody said IT was going to be easy …
Summer gadget guide: Cool Tools to entertain or keep you connected. Check out the slideshow.
Open source software service touts simplified data integration, 06/18/07: Open source data integration vendor Talend is now delivering its product in a software-as-a-service model, the company said Monday.
Podcast: Big Brother as a Protector?, 06/15/07: Employee content monitoring used to be about watching where employees went to protect from objectionable content, but increasing security threats from malware and viruses has turned Big Brother software into more of a Big Protector. Keith Shaw talks with St. Bernard Software CEO Vince Rossi (pictured) about the latest trends in content monitoring and protection, and whether the summer season means that companies can relax their content monitoring policies (11:57)
HP aims to snatch up SPI Dynamics, 06/19/07: HP on Tuesday announced its intentions to acquire SPI Dynamics, a maker of Web application security assessment software and services, for an undisclosed amount.
If you haven’t been following this soap opera story, between Microsoft and Immersion (makers of joystick technology), you might enjoy the plot. The case illustrates how clever Microsoft’s legal team can be.
No Ubunto/Microsoft deal: Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth says he won’t bend to patent scares, but he also hasn’t ruled out future “collaboration” with Microsoft.
