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Start-ups offer cool tools to ease IT’s pain

A peek at five tech start-ups shows the types of tools your IT department might be using soon. (Think 'cloud.')

Speed, handoffs to boost Wi-Fi’s mobile role

With faster gear and better management, hotspots may grow even as 4G arrives

McAfee, Intel subsidiary Wind River join forces to head off future Stuxnet-like attacks

RSA Conference news: McAfee technology being used to harden security of Wind River operating system software used in industrial systems

Cloud Meets CRM: How to Track Who’s Who

Wireless gateway marries Wi-Fi, cellular; eases authentication, billing

Ruckus gateway will let mobile users move more easily between cellular

Antitrust fight against Apple’s App Store rules faces ‘steep’ climb

Regulatory pressure is more likely, says antitrust attorney

Android smartphone makers seek unique positions

In a sea of Android-based smartphones, making a product stand out is getting more important

Microsoft IE9 not a ‘modern browser,’ Mozilla exec claims

Mozilla and Microsoft spar over HTML5 capabilities

Microsoft scales up CRM to thwart Salesforce.com, Oracle

But the release's usability, not scalability, may prove to be Microsoft's trump card

Google still answering antitrust questions from Texas AG

Inquiry focuses on changing AdWords prices and minimum bids and outcomes of AdWords auctions

Stolen HBGary e-mails indicate it was planning a “new breed of rootkit”

The company distributed the idea to a consultancy that caters to the U.S. government

DoD: Military must be capable within ‘cyber’ domain

Full-duplex radio breakthrough can double Wi-Fi capacity

New technology can make cellular networks more efficient, too.

IPWireless shows off next-generation mobile TV on iPad

Integrated Mobile Broadcast will allow operators to offload their networks

Atlassian eyes agile teams with Bamboo tool upgrade

RIM, Nokia, DoCoMo dodge Google’s ‘dumb pipe’ menace

Top mobile executives talked about staying relevant in a mobile world increasingly overshadowed by the search giant

Otellini: Nokia news made me swear like Yahoo’s CEO

Intel CEO Paul Otellini said he respects Nokia's decision as it follows industry trends

Attack mitigation tools fall short, security vendors say

When preparing a security plan, enterprises should assume they will be breached at some point

CA cloud service measures security risk, keeps out riff-raff

CA cloud determines level of authentication needed to access corporate apps

Carriers back LTE TDD for 4G through new initiative

China Mobile, Bharti Airtel, Softbank Mobile and other carriers support the initiative to promote LTE TDD technology

Qualcomm has high hopes for augmented reality gaming

The first version of its software development kit will arrive in the second quarter

Femtocells, Wi-Fi to play growing role in mobile networks

While some operators are still choosing one or the other, many experts say femtocells and Wi-Fi will both be used

Sony unveils 17-inch, 25-inch professional OLED monitors

The 25-inch model will go on sale in May and the 17-inch one will follow in July

Hacked and now vandalized, HBGary pulls out of RSA

The company's booth was vandalized and HBGary says it has received threats of violence.

Smartphone makers best equipped to make tablets: analyst

DigiTimes Research of Taiwan cites similar displays, comparable operating systems

Taiwan strategy seen making low-end phones even cheaper

Low-cost chips could bring down feature phone prices to as little as $40, a lift for users in China and India

Apple: Foxconn “saved lives” with suicide prevention efforts

Apple required screen maker Wintek to stop using n-hexane and improve ventilation after 137 employees were sickened last year

Logitech to stream video to iPads, iPhones

An update to its LifeSize Video Server will make one-way streams go to all iOS devices

Yahoo CTO on what it takes to compete

Raymie Stata says Yahoo's technology accomplishments sometimes get overlooked

IBM’s Watson’s ability to converse is a huge advance for AI research

Jeopardy-playing computer called by some the biggest computing advance in decades

E-discovery: How a Law Firm Slashes Time and Costs

IBM makes its zEnterprise 196 mainframe friendlier

The company continues to roll out new capabilities for its latest mainframe

Windows zero-day surfaces as researcher releases attack code

SMB bug could be exploited on Windows XP, Server 2003 to hijack machines, say experts

Dell results boosted by enterprise sales

Revenue, however, declined in Dell's Consumer division during Q4

Juniper up next with cloud switches

Stratus rollout follows Cisco, Brocade products for flattened switching fabrics

Four skills CISOs need now

Zynga’s secret to success: connecting casual friends

Zynga's chief game designer reveals that linking acquaintances makes the company successful

New Windows zero-day surfaces as researcher releases attack code

SMB bug could be exploited on Windows XP, Server 2003 to hijack machines, say experts

Intel looking at remote management features for tablets

Intel hopes to make it easy for IT administrators to rope in the manageability of mobile devices such as tablets

Finding the needles in a log file haystack

Microsoft has a change of heart on how to keep Internet safe

Microsoft's security chief used to think that ISPs could quarantine infected PCs. Now he's changed his mind

Comcast, Time Warner Cable latest to sign on for 24-hour IPv6 trial

The Internet Society’s World IPv6 Day gains attention of leading network vendors

‘As One’: New book explores models for collaboration

Co-author Mehrdad Baghai talks about the new research-based approach to creating shared identity in organizations

Wicked cool man vs. machine moments

As IBM’s Watson steps into the 'Jeopardy!' ring it takes a lot of history with it

IBM sweetens the pot for partners

At the kickoff of IBM's PartnerWorld conference, IBM announces new analytics and cloud incentives for partners

Clinton says Internet censorship harmful to governments

Censorship efforts in China, Iran and elsewhere will hurt the nations, the U.S. secretary of state says

Apple’s new App Store rules affect Amazon’s Kindle

Amazon must remove link to Web e-bookstore from app, offer in-app purchases so Apple can take its 30% cut

What to expect in cloud-based communications in 2020

Storing all your personal data in the cloud could get a little 'creepy,' says AT&T's CTO

Botnets boomed in 2010, says report

Damballa finds botnets are growing at new levels as DIY botnet kits become commercially available, easy to get

Virtualization can be key to cloud security, RSA chief says

It can enable the kind of dynamic security that's needed, Art Coviello says