Opinion

Now Yahoo Declares Patent War On Open Source

Latest salvo in Facebook suit claims Memcached is Yahoo's

The exception is the norm in today’s IT environments

A few signs of the ongoing sea change in IT.

Skype May be Windows Phone’s Worst Enemy

Integrating a VoIP client into a mobile phone might not be the best way to win over the carriers.

Don’t flush privacy in the name of security

Verizon to begin offering “text to 911” service

In a few months, Verizon will begin rolling out a feature that will enable users to report emergencies by sending a text message to 911

Thwarting employers asking for Facebook access

Watch Steve Jobs play FDR in Apple film, circa ‘1984’

Five Internet TV cable cutting considerations

I cut the television cable once and for all six months ago. Here's what I've found that's important along the way.

iPhone 5 with larger screen and thinner form factor on the horizon

Apple's next generation iPhone will likely sport a larger 4-inch screen while being 20% thinner than the iPhone 4S

What is WAN Virtualization?

Not your father’s link aggregation, it delivers reliability plus Internet economics for the Enterprise WAN

A little tip from support: just breathe

Some advice when encountering every day IT problems.

Trends: The evolution of broadband

Yahoo’s resume-padding CEO mocked via resume padding

Blogger Michael Arrington updates his LinkedIn profile to claim Scott Thompson’s job

Is Yahoo! The Bad Luck Schleprock Of The Internet?

CEO degree controversy is latest black cloud over Internet pioneer

DARPA system to blend AI, machine learning to understand mountain of text

DARPA wants automated system that includes technology from artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, machine learning, natural-language fields

Intel Romley slowing sales of Cisco UCS?

Customers may be pausing to consider new server platform, Wall Street firm notes

iOS vs. Android in the enterprise

Manage software deployments across complex environments

Which Product When? The AirMagnet/Fluke Networks Videos

A series of videos, actually the first three produced under the Farpoint Focus brand, illustrates the core troubleshooting functions of key products from AirMagnet and Fluke Networks, clarifying both application and audience.

How Real Is The Malware Threat To Android?

We have heard of it, but do we really fear it?

Tizen Releases Version 1.0, Who Cares?

Do we need another open source mobile Linux-based OS?

Facebook to go public at $28-$35 a share

Facebook’s amendment to their S-1 filing is now public and there are a few interesting nuggets worth discussing.

Side Effect of Wireless Broadband Soft Caps: Death?

I’ve railed against these ridiculous caps on data volume in the past. Last night, however, I discovered another way that wireless might indeed be hazardous to your health.

Samsung Galaxy S III launch sets new standards for bombast and pomposity

Smartphone launches are getting comically pretentious

Was Jobs-as-FDR clip filmed in Bizarro-Land?

Some who’ve seen it say it weirded them out

CISOs morph into soothsayers, managers of double-digit security spending increases

IBM study looks at changing role of top security executives

Making Apache and Tomcat Work Together

Why carriers are willing to pay high iPhone subsidies

A few weeks ago, a research analyst claimed that Apple's iPhone sales were on a downward trajectory because carriers were growing weary of the high subsidies they pay Apple for the iPhone. The reality, though, is that carriers love the iPhone. What's

Arista sings ‘Hey, you, get onto this cloud…’ with it’s SDN solution

A peek at Arista Networks' upcoming SDN presentation at Interop.

Infoblox comes out of the ‘BLOX’ running

Smaller IT management vendors have been on fire lately, with Infoblox as the latest example.