* Google search tools will help its corporate influence * Execs tell regulators Sarbanes-Oxley costs exceed benefits * Department of Defense agency to use Microsoft Virtual Earth * Java takes center stage in Web-based infrastructure * The ups and downs of using biometrics, grid computing and VoIP * Buzzblog: More blogging off the cliff... lawyer-style * Today on Layer 8
Google search tools will help its corporate influence
Google has its eye on the enterprise – however, the company doesn’t plan to come busting through the front door but rather is banking on its search technology and end-user adoption of productivity tools to get onto corporate desktops. The company introduced a number of new tools with definite applicability for helping end users find, organize and share information, this week at its annual press day. Click here for more.
Execs tell regulators Sarbanes-Oxley costs exceed benefits
Two years of compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have shored up corporate accounting practices – but with lopsided costs compared to benefits gained. Click here for more.
Department of Defense agency to use Microsoft Virtual Earth
A U.S. Department of Defense agency and Microsoft will collaborate to improve Microsoft’s Virtual Earth mapping program for military and non-military purposes, the Redmond, Wash., company announced Thursday. Click here for more.
Java takes center stage in Web-based infrastructure
Sun’s JavaOne conference next week will highlight a growing embrace of open source and a move toward making Java-based applications link more tightly with legacy systems as the programming language plays a key role in the accelerating move toward Web services. Click here for more.
The ups and downs of using biometrics, grid computing and VoIP
Making the move to biometric readers can really simplify password management, though be aware that not all applications will support the technology without extra work. Click here for more.
Buzzblog: More blogging off the cliff… lawyer-style
Paul McNamara writes: Here’s the question before us today: Is calling a lawyer an extortionist redundant… or potentially libelous? (Hint: Only one of the choices is a joke.) A Marquette University Law School professor named Eric Goldman on his blog calls a highly publicized class-action lawsuit filed against Yahoo last week a “shakedown” and those who brought it “extortionists.” I have no idea whether the lawsuit will prevail, but I do know Goldman’s characterization of the filing and those responsible for it would never have made it past any editor I know, as the words practically scream libel. And the tale may prove to be a cautionary one as your company contemplates jumping on the blog bandwagon. Read McNamara’s full blog.
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