Latest network applications news.
Yahoo remakes mapping site, 05/16/07: Yahoo has moved its online mapping service to a new platform that the company said makes the Web site faster and more accurate.
Time to pay the piper!: From John Obeto on Microsoft blog: Isn’t it funny? Everywhere, open source software has become a panacea for all that ails IT! Now Microsoft, thankfully, has disclosed what I have long suspected: that open source is infringing on patents owned by corporations everywhere. I mean, where do all these ideas come from?
Provilla upgrades data-leak prevention offering, 05/14/07: Start-up Provilla on Monday announced a new version of its data-leak protection agent software and appliance designed to make demonstrating compliance with corporate, federal, and industry regulations easier.
Microsoft shows off new unified communications phones, 05/14/07: Microsoft is launching a qualification program for phones that are compatible with its unified communications products.
Mac share of surfers doubles in 8 months, 05/08/07: The portion of people surfing the Web using a Mac has doubled in the past eight months, an Internet metrics analyst said Tuesday, and represents an audience that can’t be ignored by Web application developers.
Seven green products that can save you dough, 05/10/07: You don’t have to be a tree hugger to want to reduce your company’s energy consumption. High energy costs and increasing power requirements are driving enterprises to pay closer attention to energy usage.
Video: Giving NAC a whirl, 05/14/07: Whirlpool’s pilot of NAC raises hopes hopes for better security and increased use of Web services. Alex Petrov, global principal network architect at Whirlpool explains who the company tested and what those trials entailed on this edition of Voices from IT Roadmap.
SAPPHIRE – SAP admits problems but still on track with A1S, 05/14/07: Executives of German business software maker SAP AG remain committed to a first-quarter 2008 launch of the company’s hosted midmarket application despite acknowledging problems with product development.
Botnet management app exposed, 05/14/07: A new and unusually sophisticated application for controlling and monitoring botnet PCs has been discovered by security company Panda Software.
Five companies Microsoft should buy: If Microsoft is tired of its billions of dollars in loose change, there are a number of companies in the industry that Microsoft should consider buying – even if Yahoo is out of its reach.
Version control: should you enable it for document libraries?: From Author Expert: Essential SharePoint blog: Clients often ask me whether or not they should “turn on” version control on document libraries. One concern they have is that they could use up a lot of disk space if they store every version of every document.
