10 enterprise software companies to watch
From business intelligence to CRM, from scheduling and e-procurement to database management and data governance, there is no shortage of enterprise applications available to help businesses make their processes more efficient. Choosing can be difficult, however: Do you go open source? Software-as-a-service, or in-house deployment? Every vendor has a sales pitch. Here are 10 worth watching.
Cycling champ turns to ‘Net to battle doping charges
Disputed Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is pioneering the use of social network tools to rally a collective consciousness in his fight against allegations that he used a banned substance to help him win the world’s greatest cycling race.
Microsoft contests reports of new Office flaws
Microsoft is disputing reports of new three flaws in its Office software while also taking issue in how the alleged flaws were disclosed, the company said Wednesday.
Storage start-up purchases Brocade technology
A new storage company, IntelliPath, has evolved out of the detritus of products from Brocade’s $973 million buyout of rival storage switch maker McData.
Florida uses search technology to locate sex offenders
In the fall of 2006, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement tracked down a sex offender who was supposed to be dead. The man, who had been convicted of a lewd or lascivious offense against a child, was one of possibly 100,000 sexual predators nationwide who fail to comply with address registration laws and are therefore considered “missing.” This one was so missing police thought he had died.
A third of IT managers report data breaches: survey
In a recent survey of 83 corporate IT managers, 28 acknowledged having had to cope with a data breach, and half of those respondents reported significant related costs.
Vonage seeking stay of order that would halt customer sign-ups
Tuesday, April 24 will be a crucial day for Vonage. The U.S. Court of Appeals will either give the company a chance to survive with a stay that will let Vonage sign up new customers while it appeals its patent infringement case, or the court will deny its request and essentially pull the plug on the service provider’s life support.
Sophos: China fixing spam problem; U.S. is not
The amount of spam pumping out of China dropped precipitously in the first three months of 2007, security vendor Sophos reported Wednesday.
Video:
If Nuance’s vision of the future holds true, keyboards will be a thing of the past and data entry will be powered by voice. Keith gets a rundown from Nuance of its latest text-to-speech and speech-to-text technology.
Podcast:
Podcast: Will mobile Web apps help or hurt the enterprise?
Applications built for mobile users, both in the consumer and enterprise space, are growing by leaps and bounds. Keith Shaw discusses mobile Web trends with Louis Gump, vice president of mobile at The Weather Channel Interactive. Find out the future of mobile apps, including how the weather in your users’ location will affect whether they get an offer for suntan lotion or an umbrella. (15:27)
Blog:
Buzzblog: 1 billion: That’s a boatload of clicks
Especially when you’re looking to record them … one … at … a … time.
