News

H1N1 drives demand for secure remote access

Companies want to provide secure access to employees working remotely

Smartphone sales up 13% in third quarter

Gartner projects sales of smartphones keep growing in the fourth quarter and beyond

Apple issues week’s second patch set, fixes 7 Safari flaws

Windows users get patch Leopard users received more than two months ago

Web-application errors pose danger to enterprises

Under pressure to generate revenue, companies often do not even fix all of the problems

Wall St.: HP-3Com union a real Cisco threat

Aggressive pricing, China expansion key to HP-3Com acquisition success, financial analysts say

Microsoft updates Marketplace anti-piracy technology

The software giant also launched a Web page for PC users to browse the store

Qualcomm shows Lenovo smartbook

The smartbook, to be sold by AT&T, will be formally launched at CES

Cisco pushes to open up telepresence

Cisco says open telepresence protocol; new products will bolster interoperability

Confessions of an Apple Manager-Turned-iPhone App Creator

SAS chief: Hot on fraud detection, cool on cloud computing

The CEO Interview Series: Dr. Jim Goodnight, CEO, SAS

Globalization: New Management Challenges Facing IT leaders

AMD settlement won’t blunt Intel R&D, exec says

Analysts say cash infusion will attract investors to AMD; get antitrust monkey off Intel's back

FTC files contempt complaint against computer financing firm

BlueHippo failed to deliver computers to everyone who made all the payments, the agency alleged

NASA to power Mars rover out of sand trap

NASA Mars rover Spirit stuck in Martian sand trap

Analysis: Intel, AMD end a bitter business and technical battle

Intel still faces legal issues, but AMD can now move ahead

Coping With Social Media Burnout

What Matters Most in Outsourcing: Outcomes vs. Tasks

How to DDOS a federal wiretap

Researchers say that wiretapping equipment standards aren't up to the task

Infosys acquires BPO company in the U.S.

The acquisition of McCamish Systems brings to Infosys key clients in insurance and financial services

HP-Cisco battle spreads to China with 3Com deal

HP's acquisition of the networking gear vendor will unlock a major new market

Fujitsu’s latest cell phone splits in two

Users who fancy a night out without the QWERTY keypad can leave it at home

Deathmatch: Motorola Droid versus iPhone

Microsoft rebukes exec for Mac inspiration comment

Calls company manager 'uninformed' after he says Windows 7 borrowed from Apple's OS

For the enterprise, Google Apps fights uphill battle with Microsoft

The devil you already know often gets the nod

Intel says shape-shifting robots closer to reality

Researchers use distributed computing and robots to create programmable matter

IA job prospects bright

But universities need help from industry

Deep dive: SAN and NAS virtualization

How virtualization lets you to keep up with increasing storage requirements and maintain high availability and service levels

Logitech’s LifeSize buy bewilders

Computer peripherals and telepresence are an unlikely pairing

Google goes forward with Go language

Intel to roll out new low-cost and high-end SSDs

New enterprise-class drives mark 40% price drop over current models

Clearwire claims 173,000 WiMax users

The wireless broadband company says it's set to reach 2010 deployment goals with newly announced funding

Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe?

With the move to targeted attacks, Microsoft users have security problems ahead

Cisco showcases big bets on collaboration

Pushing a big product rollout, CEO John Chambers said the company is turning aggressive as the economy recovers

China lauds iPhone app that spreads state views

A rising number of Chinese state news outlets are offering iPhone apps

Elpida signs on another Taiwan DRAM maker

Elpida signed Winbond Electronics to an outsourcing and technology deal, raising its Taiwan allies to four

Apple’s 12 biggest failures

Enterprises like, don’t love, Windows 7

CIOs say they are in no rush to upgrade from XP

Syncplicity unveils service to centralize data, collaboration, backup

Online service provides access via any device, integration with Web apps

Taiwan lawmakers reject funds for memory chip makers

A legislative committee rejected applications for money from TMC and Powerchip Semiconductor

Google Latitude updates track you, alert you to friends nearby

Location Alerts beta notifies you when your friends or colleagues are close at hand

Businessman sentenced for telecom contract bribery

The South Korean man offered bribes to maintain a telecom contract for military families, the DOJ says

Federal Data Security Law: ‘Careful What You Wish For’

iPhone worms, other smartphone malware in researchers’ sights

Georgia Tech researchers look to equip wireless carriers with ways to detect, clean up infected smartphones

Oracle/Sun: Why European Union jurisdiction matters

Oracle/Sun exceeds monetary thresholds, giving European Union power to object

Windows 7 tricks: 20 top tips and tweaks

An IT Governance Process That’s Weighted for Growth

Hackers will exploit Windows kernel bug, researchers say

Expect drive-by attacks against IE 'sooner rather than later,' experts say

Vista users are jumping fast to Windows 7, but XP users aren’t

Life after military service: Disabled vets win federal IT contracts

How start-ups run by disabled vets are winning millions in federal IT contracts

Does Microsoft Want You to Hate Netbooks?