Early security issues tarnish Google's Chrome
Security researchers have reported finding vulnerabilities in Google's new Web browser a day after it was released in beta.
Google Chrome: the first true Web 2.0 browser
Google's just-released Chrome takes the same approach to browser design that Google takes to its home page -- stripped-down, fast and functional, with very few bells and whistles.
Obama alma mater gets an education in 'net security
Punahou School in Honolulu has moved into the networking vanguard since presidential candidate Barack Obama graduated from the K-12 school in 1979. The private school’s 45 buildings are now connected via a fiber backbone and point-to-point laser system for short-range wireless communications, with Cisco switches and a voice-over-IP system for 500 phones.
Google amends Chrome license agreement after objections
Google will dump a section of the licensing agreement for its new Chrome browser after some Internet users objected to its copyright implications.
Judge raps Ellison over missing e-mails
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison failed to preserve e-mails as well as interview materials related to a book called "Softwar" that should have been supplied in connection with a shareholder lawsuit filed in March 2001 against the company, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
EMC, Lenovo offer unlimited SMB backup service
Lenovo and EMC on Wednesday announced an effort to free small businesses from the hassles of data backup by offering an unlimited Mozy storage service for Lenovo's SL series laptops.
How to partner with the business
While some CEOs recognize the expanding role that the IT organization must play as a partner in creating new value, there are still too many companies where IT is perceived as a nonstrategic service provider or cost center. So how can CIOs change this perception and break down the internal boundary separating IT from the rest of the business?
Internet traffic growth slowing, research firm shows
Despite prognostications that the Internet is about to collapse from the weight of traffic growth -- especially video -- international Internet traffic grew 53% between mid-2007 and mid-2008, down from 61% the preceding year, according to a market research firm.
Microsoft adds management features, licensing options to desktop virtualization
Microsoft Wednesday moved to shore up its virtualized desktop story, adding new IT features to its application virtualization platform and introducing new licensing terms around various methods of desktop deployment.
Is it time for employee-provisioned hardware?
A few years back, when Leslie Fiering began talking to IT executives about the potential benefits of employee-owned notebooks in the enterprise, the idea caused "fear, loathing and extreme distress in the hearts of CIOs," she recalls.
NetBarrier X5
Intego's NetBarrier X5 security suite offers several tools to protect your Mac from vandals and criminals. Its centerpiece is the NetBarrier firewall, but the package can also block cookies while your surf the Web, scrub personal data afterwards, and block Trojan horses. While NetBarrier X5's features are generally good, the $50 program has enough peculiarities that some users will be better off with the firewall tools that come with OS X for free.
IBM aims to boost BPM skills pipeline
IBM's Academic Initiative, which provides training materials for university professors, is honing in on BPM (business process management) as the new semester begins.
VMware's ESX certified for Microsoft support, deployment
VMware, whose virtualization software helps IT departments maximize use of their server hardware, said Wednesday that its product will run reliably with software from Microsoft.
Gateway to invest some of Vodacom’s cash in its TV arm
A portion of the US$700 million that Gateway Telecommunications has received for the sale of its subsidiaries to Vodacom will be invested in GTV, Gateway's satellite pay-TV arm.
Postilion wins Uganda switching deal
One of the world's leading providers of self-service banking and payment software, Postilion, has won a bid to install its software on Bankom, Uganda's inter-bank switch.