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  • Ruby shining on Java, Windows, and Mac OS

    Paul Krill
    20 Nov 2009 | 5:11 pm
    Ruby, the popular open source dynamic language, is making headway not only on Java but also on the Windows and Mac platforms. Appearing at the RubyConf event in Burlingame, Calif., on Friday afternoon, Engine Yard officials offered insights on JRuby, which puts Ruby on the JVM (Java Virtual Machine).  JRuby also functions with Windows. Apple personnel at the conference detailed MacRuby, which puts Ruby on Mac OS.

  • Qualcomm's updated 3G chipset coming to ThinkPads

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:59 pm
    Lenovo will offer Qualcomm's latest Gobi multimode 3G (third-generation) mobile data chipset on ThinkPad laptops, allowing users to connect to the world's two major types of 3G networks and use assisted GPS for location-based services.

  • Microsoft previews Rx for asynchronous programming

    Paul Krill
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:36 am
    Microsoft is previewing extensions for .Net catering to asynchronous and event-based programming.

  • iPhone owners demand to see Apple source code

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:40 am
    iPhone owners charging Apple and AT&T with breaking antitrust laws asked a federal judge this week to force Apple to hand over the iPhone source code, court documents show. The lawsuit, which was filed in October 2007, accuses Apple and AT&T of violating antitrust laws, including the Sherman Act, by agreeing to a multi-year deal that locks U.S. iPhone owners into using the mobile carrier.

  • Corporate IT turns to open-source virtualization

    admin
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    Virtualization is unarguably one of the biggest trends of the past few years, and open-source software has been on the IT radar for a while now. So does that make open-source virtualization twice as much of a good thing?
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  • I was wireless long before it was in vogue

    Douglas Schweitzer
    8 Nov 2009 | 4:16 pm
    I was perusing the CW website and came across this article "Want to bone up on wireless tech? Try ham radio" by John Edwards.  It got me thinking about my own fascination with wireless communications and how it helped me dramatically when I dove into IT. read more

  • Fake and bake!

    Douglas Schweitzer
    20 Oct 2009 | 4:14 am
    I've seen this dozens of times: "scamware" that tricks unsuspecting users into installing a bogus security product.  Some of the best ones look like they’re alerts from your operating system and appear as a tray icon with a balloon warning that your machine is infected and that you need to download "this product" in order to eliminate the threat. Sadly, when you see that bogus alert it means you've already been infected. read more

  • Thanks for protecting my data!

    Douglas Schweitzer
    9 Oct 2009 | 4:47 am
    Recently my wife used a credit card (which she hadn’t used for many months prior) to make a small (less than $20) purchase via her cell phone - not at a retail store or via the internet. Just a few days later she received a telephone call at home from the credit card issuer seeking clarification about what they considered unusual activity. When she called them back, using what she knew to be a veritable phone number for the company, they told her that they’d flagged the card because they’d detected an unusual charge attempt. read more

  • Now here’s an ant farm

    Douglas Schweitzer
    28 Sep 2009 | 3:31 pm
    I stumbled upon an interesting piece at the Wake Forest University site.  In Eric Frazier’s piece, Ants vs. worms (you can read it here) he describes how new security programs are being designed to thwart computer security threats by taking a page out of mother nature’s book. These “digital ants” are made to seek out threats in computer networks and pretty soon after a threat is detected, the “ants” gather conspicuously enough to get the attention of their human supervisors. read more

  • Shoestring security for those on a budget

    Douglas Schweitzer
    21 Sep 2009 | 3:35 am
    Two weeks ago I wrote a blog about a friend’s computer that was running bare because she didn’t want to spend the money for steep renewal fees. While the economy is improving, it will be some time before it's back in full swing again. Many people are holding on to their computers longer and are using them to help their job searches, too. If you’re in a situation where you can't or don't want to spend the money to renew your security software there are free alternatives - but there is a minor catch. read more
 
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  • Global warming research exposed after hack

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:27 pm
    An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem.

  • LG NAS Adds Blu-ray Drive

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    LG's N4B1 NAS box is neither a comprehensive media server nor a particularly fast performer, but as a network-attached storage device, it's quick enough for home/small-business file serving. The unit--available at this writing for around $700--is also the sturdiest and quite possibly the best-looking such box I've had my hands on. You also can't beat it's HTML configuration interface for looks or ease of learning and use. But none of that compares to the N4B1's most outstanding feature: an integrated Blu-ray burner, unique among NAS products in the SMB/SOHO market.

  • Control iTunes from the Windows 7 Taskbar

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:29 pm
    One of my favorite Windows 7 amenities is thumbnail previews, which appear when you mouse over any running program in the taskbar.

  • Elgan: Four things you need to know about Apple

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:15 pm
    Here are four things that Apple believes that explain the unexplainable.

  • Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention.
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  • Does smoking void your Mac's warranty?

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:59 pm
    A leading consumer blog has reported two instances in which Apple technicians refused to work on Macs that had been used in houses where people smoked. In both cases, Apple...

  • Can't get no Nook (til next year)

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:33 pm
    Barnes Noble's announced that its new Nook e-reader is out of stock until 2010. The next projected shipping date is early next January.

  • U.S. data protection company shoots up server

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:03 pm
    To illustrate the risk of crashed systems, business continuity provider keepgoing.biz blasted a server with nine different heavy guns. And put it on tape.

  • Laptop FAIL: 31% in 3 years, anyway

    20 Nov 2009 | 5:42 pm
    A study by third-party warranty provider SquareTrade has found that nearly one out of three laptops fail in the first three years, though a third of that total is due...

  • Burned skin healed with human embryonic stem cells

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 am
    A French study has shown that human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be potentially used to produce skin grafts for people with large, serious burns.
 
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  • I’m a PC – Live Messenger Theme Pack

    IT News Blog
    13 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am
    Microsoft have released a free Windows Live Messenger Theme pack called ‘ I’m a PC ‘ – It contains several Display Pictures to show your love for PC. It includes the popular I’m A PC stickers Display Pictures in all four colors. This theme pack is designed by Microsoft itself and it can be downloaded from Windows Live’s Freebies Website. If you are using Internet Explorer you can just click here.

  • Windows 7 – Live Messenger Polygamy

    IT News Blog
    26 Oct 2009 | 8:07 am
    Following my previous article on Windows Live Messenger polygamy (aka. MSN Messenger). I’ve tested out the same method to run two (or more) Live messengers at once on Windows 7, and the trick works great! – so head over to http://www.itnewsblog.com/2009/03/28/open-2-windows-live-messengers-at-once-msn-polygamy/ and follow the steps in the blog post. Be careful when editing the registry since you could screw up your software installations. Always make sure to run a system backup before making any changes.

  • What is Google Wave?

    IT News Blog
    25 Oct 2009 | 7:51 am
    I bet by now you must have heard all the fuss and invite begging madness about the Google Wave. Most of you would also know by now, that this is being considered as – email, if it was invented today… (Not 40 years ago, which is the year when the email we still use today was actually invented) I have recently found out the video below that explains very well what this “Wave” is. The video is quite clear and it explains the use of Google Wave in a before (current email accounts) and after (Wave) situation. Enjoy! As for the begging part… please please please…

  • Incredible offer on Nintendo Wii + Motion Plus!

    IT News Blog
    12 Oct 2009 | 7:10 am
    Deal of the week – not to be missed! When you buy a Nintendo Wii Console with Wii Sports + Wii Sports Resort and the incredible Motion Plus Controller at only £179.99 You can get two selected games for free! This is a great deal for a great christmas gift! (christmas is just 2 months away!) Click here to go to amazon.com and snatch this incredible offer!

  • Geek Style – Computer Pranks

    IT News Blog
    1 Oct 2009 | 12:38 pm
    April Fools is nowhere close, but it doesn’t hurt to be prepared right? Here’s a collection of really great pranks that you can use on your family, friends and office colleagues!
 
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  • The Three Database Clustering Users

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:22 pm
    The PostgreSQL community and the database industry have a bewildering profusion of clustering product and projects, utilizing a plethora of technologies and optimized for a diversity of different requirements. Clusters are single-master, multi-master, middleware, database engine, application-based, statement-based, group communication, distributed table, partitioned database, federated, shared disk,

  • Managing Internet Computing Projects

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:35 pm
    Ensure delivery of a quality project in a cost and time effective manner. Specific objectives are to: · plan the project in detail and mobilize the project team, · manage the delivery of a quality project, · ensure satisfactory completion o...

  • Checklist for Managing Internet Computing Projects

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:27 am
    CHECKLIST FOR MANAGE INTERNET COMPUTING PROJECT   Yes No N/A Remarks ...

  • Developing a Launch Plan

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:11 am
    Develop the plan to guide the introduction of the internet computing initiative. Gather Information Determine the roll-out timing requirements and constraints. Identify the timing for the pilot deployment so that the launch plan timing can be synch...

  • Checklist for Developing a Launch Plan

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:40 am
    CHECKLIST FOR DEVELOP LAUNCH PLAN   Yes No N/A Remarks ...
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  • Security in Windows 7

    Neil Rubenking
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:00 pm
    Vista is inherently more secure than Windows XP, but it got that way because Microsoft made significant changes to the platform: changes that affected user habits and also required some fancy rewriting of drivers and such. Security improvements from Vista to Windows 7 aren't nearly as jarring. In security as in other areas, Windows 7 is "Vista, but better." Microsoft's developers caught on to the fact that users don't like a barrage of popup warnings and queries. They eliminated any popups that don't require some action by the user; they even named the Security Center's replacement "Action…

  • 2,100 ATMs Worldwide Hit at Once

    Larry Seltzer
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:34 am
    A world-wide gang of criminals stole money from over 2,100 ATMs one year ago according to information released by the FBI. The machines were in at least 280 cities in the US, Canada, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere.. The attack was coordinated by "...three 20-something Eastern Europeans and an unnamed person called simply 'Hacker 3'." These individuals were charged earlier this month following an investigation involving the FBI, other federal agencies and agencies abroad. One of the masterminds, a 28 year-old Moldovan uncovered a vulnerability in the networks…

  • SSL/TLS Protocol Flaw Subject to Redirect Attack

    Larry Seltzer
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:07 am
    A recently-revealed weakness in the SSL3 and TLS protocols for secure networking could allow an attacker, positioned as a "man in the middle," to redirect a client from an https site to other sites, according to research reported in Computerworld. I'm on record downplaying the severity of this problem and I still look on it as an attack that doesn't scale, but it's disturbing to see the implications of the vulnerability escalate. I was not all that impressed with the first proof of concept, exploiting a separate vulnerability in Twitter, but successful exploitation of this version of the…

  • The (Spyware) Doctor Is In

    Neil Rubenking
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:37 am
    Spyware Doctor is a household name, and Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 2010 is our current editor's choice for standalone antivirus/antispyware. But did you know that for $10 more you can super-size your protection? Spyware Doctor is the core of PC Tools Internet Security 2010, a lightweight security suite that adds a firewall, spam filter, phishing protection and a site-rating browser toolbar.In testing, the firewall did its job, putting all ports in stealth mode and preventing unauthorized programs from accessing the Internet. Well, it did after I tweaked its settings. The firewall blocks…

  • Scareware Downloads Porn On Your System

    Larry Seltzer
    18 Nov 2009 | 3:03 pm
    In a YouTube video, AVG's Roger Thompson shows a new kind of scareware attack with a really scary twist. Most of the attack is mundane stuff by now: A legitimate web site is hacked to include links to load a fake malware scan. This scan, however, includes pornographic pictures which it claims were found on your computer. Of course they were not found on your computer, they were downloaded to your computer by the fake scan in order to create a sense of panic and press you to buy the fake removal software. Not much more to say about this, other than to recognize these things when you see them…
 
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  • PDC09 Wrapup: How Software Platforms Are Changing

    Michael J. Miller
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:42 am
    As I head home from Microsoft's Professional Developer Conference (PDC), I'm struck by the rapid evolution of current software platforms, from Microsoft as well as from other players. In just about every segment of the market, the way software is written and deployed is shifting. This is bound to have an impact on developers, and ultimately on all of us who use software.Of course, when you talk software platforms and Microsoft, the first thing people think about is the Windows desktop. Because Windows 7 was so recently released, Microsoft really didn't have much to say about the client OS at…

  • PDC 09: Office and SharePoint 2010 Betas Available

    Michael J. Miller
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:46 am
    Kurt DelBene, Senior VP announced at the Professional Developers Conference this morning that Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 betas are available now at www.microsoft.com/2010, along with Project 2010 and Visio 2010. He also said that the Windows mobile clients were also available in beta today on the Windows marketplace. The products are due to ship next year. DelBene talked about Microsoft's plans for a "unified business platform" connecting productivity experiences on multiple devices and either on-premises or as online services. He said the company already had1 million paying users of its…

  • PDC 09: Microsoft Tips Silverlight 4

    Michael J. Miller
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:16 am
     At today's Professional Developer Conference, Scott Guthrie, corporate VP of Microsoft's Developer Division, announced Silverlight 4.  With this version, Guthrie said, the company is focusing on media, business applications, and working "behind the browser," with features such as access to webcams and microphones on the system; multicast streaming, output protection and offline DRM support (which is what the premium content makers want.) He said Silverlight 4 would be almost twice as fast at processor-intensive tasks and would provide 30% faster startup. Guthrie also said it would…

  • PDC 09: Sinofsky Talks About Creating Windows 7

    Michael J. Miller
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:27 am
    At the Microsoft Professional Developer Conference today, Stephen Sinofsky, president of the newly renamed Windows and Windows Live Division, spoke about the process for developing Windows, and pressed developers to use the new features in Windows 7. Perhaps the biggest cheer came when Sinofsky talked about how Microsoft learned about what it takes to make a PC, and said the company created its own BIOS and software load, and thus created a Windows 7 PDC laptop, which will be handed out to paid attendees of the conference later in the day. During the keynote, he showed demos of how computer…

  • PDC 09: Microsoft Tips Internet Explorer 9

    Michael J. Miller
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am
    PDC09: Microsoft Tips Internet Explorer 9 At today's Professional Developer Conference, Stephen Sinofsky, president of the newly renamed Windows and Windows Live division showed off early work on Internet Explorer 9,  focusing both on Javascript performance and new features. He talked about improving performance, noting how far behind IE is on the current ACID test;  and said the company was looking at new standards like HTML 5. Sinofsky said the company was only three weeks into working on IE9, so it iss a ways out.  He said that the new browser has already moved from 20 to 32…
 
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  • Senate Uncovers Online Credit Card Tricks

    A report issued by a U.S. Senate committee only uses the word "scam" when quoting different consumers; the report's title employs the phrase "aggressive sales tactics," instead. Still, it looks like a number of big online companies have been caught profiting off people's confusion.Senate Uncovers Online Credit Card Tricks An investigation ordered by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV discovered that Affinion, Vertrue, and Webloyalty "gain access to online consumers by entering into financial agreements with reputable online websites and retailers," according to the…

  • McAfee: Cyberwarfare A Big Threat

    It might not be long before we return to the days of schoolchildren diving under their desks in warfare preparedness drills. Only now, instead of hiding from nukes, the kiddos may be unplugging their computers, since McAfee has indicated that a cyberarms race is taking place.McAfee: Cyberwarfare A Big Threat Dave DeWalt, the president and CEO of McAfee, said in a statement, "[S]everal nations around the world are actively engaged in cyberwar-like preparations and attacks." These include China, France, Israel, Russia, and the U.S., and it's no secret that the members of this group aren't all…

  • ICSA Labs Finds Flaws In New Security Products

    It's sometimes fun to be an early adopter, as the long lines and waitlists for things like iPhones and the new Camaro have proven. But where security products are concerned, do yourself a favor and let other folks go first, since a fresh report indicates that it can take more than a single try to get things right.ICSA Labs Finds Flaws In New Security Products ICSA Labs, which is based in Pennsylvania and has been around for 20 years, tests and sometimes certifies products. Emphasis on "sometimes." An ICSA Labs Product Assurance Report indicated that just 4 percent of security products attain…

  • Nigeria Announces Early Results Of Anti-Scammer Initiative

    No one's sure how many there are to go, but according to a Nigerian official, there are about 800 scam email addresses and 18 criminals that can be considered "down." Mrs. Farida Waziri, the chairperson of a government agency, announced that some shutdowns and arrests occurred thanks to an initiative called Project Eagle Claw.Nigeria Announces Early Results Of Anti-Scammer Initiative Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is the force behind Project Eagle Claw, and with Microsoft's help, has just started ramping it up. Waziri explained in a statement, "We expect that Eagle Claw as…

  • MessageLabs Names Most- (And Least-) Spammed States

    When considering where to live, it's wise to look up stats about an area's climate, the cost of living, and its proximity to other important stuff in your life. Symantec's MessageLabs recently supplied some information about your odds of getting spammed, too.MessageLabs Names Most- (And Least-) Spammed States Somewhat surprisingly, the states you might imagine as being the "most wired" - California, New York, Washington - weren't at the top of the list. Instead, the state in which spam represents the highest percentage of all emails received is Idaho, with 93.8 percent. In an email to…
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  • How to prepare for a secure network hardware upgrade

    10 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    Thanks to the spread of 64-bit technologies and the growing interest in IPv6 -- not to mention the possibility of a merger or acquisition -- a major network hardware upgrade is a definite possibility for many organizations. Michael Cobb shows you how to prepare for the transition.

  • Preventing SQL injection attacks: A network admin's perspective

    3 Nov 2009 | 5:32 am
    Your database administrators and application developers should certainly be following best practices to avoid SQL injections, but Michael Cobb explains how network admins can do their part to fight those security exploits.

  • Screencast: How to launch an OpenVAS scan

    27 Oct 2009 | 7:26 am
    In this screencast, Peter Giannoulis demonstrates the OpenVAS Linux/Unix-based assessment and penetration testing tool.

  • Endpoint protection best practices manual: Combating issues, problems

    20 Oct 2009 | 5:32 am
    In this endpoint protection best practices manual, you will learn how to employ effective endpoint security controls, technologies and policies, and well as defining methods and techniques for developing a multilayered defense system. This guide also highlights best practices for installing endpoint protection systems and information on endpoint protection product costs and pricing information.

  • Wireless network guidelines for PCI DSS compliance

    18 Oct 2009 | 9:00 pm
    The PCI Security Standards Council recently released additional guidance for WLANs, but do they make the compliance process easier? Contributor Ben Rothke examines the key points of the new guidelines and offers additional advice for organizations with existing Wi-Fi networks.
 
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  • Chrome shines, Gore opines, staffs decline

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:19 pm
    Google's Chrome OS captured a lot of headlines and hype this week after the company invited the media in to have a look-see, setting off a whole lot of opinions about whether it will be any good. Microsoft, predictably, doesn't think so. Otherwise, Al Gore offered his opinion on the role supercomputers can play to quell climate change, and for the first time we can recollect there were not one, but two, cat-related IT stories that caught our attention.

  • Nokia cuts research staff by up to 330 people

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:31 am
    Mobile phone maker Nokia said it will cut up to 330 people from its research and development staff.

  • Dell's Q3 profit slides 54%

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:23 am
    Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54% from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter.

  • Windows 7 sparked surge in business demand for PCs

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:26 am
    A senior Dell executive is bullish about a recovery in PC demand from businesses, saying the Oct. 22 release of Windows 7 sparked a surge in PC sales for the company.

  • Dell's Q3 profit slides 54%

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:50 pm
    Dell reported third-quarter profits on Thursday that were down 54% from this time last year, though the company said it was encouraged by a slight uptick in sales from the prior quarter.
 
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  • COMMENTARY: Obama failing to lead on immigration reform - The Morning Sun

    21 Nov 2009 | 3:28 am
    Washington TimesCOMMENTARY: Obama failing to lead on immigration reformThe Morning SunIn light of last week's remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, President Barack Obama's designated point person on immigration reform, Three Goals For Immigration ReformThe LedgerHatch: Legalizing immigrants not a 'boon' to economySalt Lake TribuneUS senators decry illegal immigrants' citizenship 'pathway'Gainesville TimesMontgomery County Courier -Deseret News -Trinidad & Tobago Expressall 185 news articles »

  • Israel arrests Palestinian security forces, angers PNA - Xinhua

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:58 am
    Ha'aretzIsrael arrests Palestinian security forces, angers PNAXinhua21 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians in the West Bank early Saturday, including three security forces, security sources said. Israel arrests West Bank security agents: PalestiniansAFPIsrael security fence is saving many livesAlbany Times UnionIsraeli Army arrests five PA security officersArab NewsMa'an News Agency -International Middle East Media Centerall 565 news articles »

  • Minister, US counterpart talk Afghan troop figures - Canada.com

    21 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am
    National PostMinister, US counterpart talk Afghan troop figuresCanada.comBoth will speak in Halifax Friday at an international security conference that will discuss the war in Afghanistan, among other issues. U.S. Afghanistan debate curbs Gates on Canada visitLos Angeles TimesGates: US to do its part to slow Afghan corruptionThe Associated PressHuman rights key focus of forumTheChronicleHerald.caNew York Times -Reuters -Globe and Mailall 632 news articles »

  • Employment Security Commission: Employee Safety First - WOLO

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:33 pm
    The Money TimesEmployment Security Commission: Employee Safety FirstWOLOTo deal with the staggering statistics, the Employment Security Commission's Interim Executive Director, Samuel Foster, says employee safety is a top State's jobless rate increases in OctoberSpartanburg Herald JournalNC jobless rate bumps up to 11 percent in OctoberThe Associated PressState jobless rate inches upNews & ObserverThe State -Winston-Salem Journal -Bizjournals.comall 236 news articles »

  • Cisco launches free security application for iPhone - Xinhua

    20 Nov 2009 | 4:12 pm
    PhysOrg.comCisco launches free security application for iPhoneXinhuaCalled SIO To Go, the application is powered by Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO), a system which gathers security information from various Cisco's free iphone app grabs security feedsSan Francisco ChronicleCisco launches iphone security appCNET NewsGlobal Security Information Now On-the-Go With Cisco iphone ApplicationCNNMoney.com (press release)Examiner.com -AFP -Visage Mobile (blog)all 50 news articles »
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  • Moving of internal blog entries here

    Jeremy Oosthuizen
    20 Nov 2009 | 10:12 pm
    I have been writing a blog about OUBI for the better part of 2 years. That has only been available internally to Oracle personnel, but we have decided to create this blog for the reading pleasure (or so we hope) of customers and partners. Contributors will be members of the OUBI Product Development and Product Management teams, and we welcome your comments as well. Pushpa has already written a few entries, and we will be adding to those as our respective muses attack us. I will also be copying some of my ramblings from my internal blog here. I haven't yet decided whether I'll be keeping that…

  • 週末はちょっとおしゃれな外苑前でスキルアップ 2/2 - ストレージ管理&チューニング -

    takashi.hitomi
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:26 pm
    あ週末はちょっとおしゃれな外苑前でスキルアップ 1/2 - アプリ・テスト -でも書きましたが、勉強熱心なエンジニアは週末を有効活用しています。 オラクル・データベースのストレージ管理・チューニングのセミナーは、12：30－18：00（ディスカッション＋懇親会付き（自由参加））という長時間にも関わらず、100名ほどの方が三されています。 【Storage Weekend】Oracle Database ストレージ管理・チューニング 講師は3名、「Oracle…

  • 週末はちょっとおしゃれな外苑前でスキルアップ 1/2 - アプリ・テスト -

    takashi.hitomi
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:42 pm
    2つの集中セミナーが開催されています。 【DBA2.0 Weekend】Oracle Application Testing Suiteハンズ・オン・セミナー Application Testing Suite担当の中島さんは、10月末に刊行となった「Oracle アプリケーション品質管理技法 Webアプリケーション/ Oracle…

  • Parallel Processing in ODI

    Christophe Dupupet
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:11 pm
    This post assumes that you have some level of familiarity with ODI. The concepts of Packages, Interfaces, Procedures and Scenarios are used here assuming that you understand them in the context of ODI. If you need more details on these elements, please refer to the ODI Tutorial for a quick introduction, or to the complete ODI documentation for detailed information. ODI: Parallel Processing A common question in ODI is how to run processes in parallel. When you look at a typical ODI package, all steps are described in a serial fashion and will be executed in sequence. However, this same package…

  • A Time/Hour Selector in ADF Faces - Did you know?

    shay.shmeltzer
    20 Nov 2009 | 4:04 pm
    I must admit that I wasn't aware of this and I'm guessing that if this is news for me it might be news for other people so I wanted to blog about it. Turns out that the af:inputDate components in ADF Faces can actually allow your customers to select a time(hour/minutes/seconds) as well as a date. All you have to do to see it in action is give your ADF BC EO date field the type of Timestemp instead of Date, and possibly add a nice format mask under the UI hints like: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss and you should get a calendar popup that looks like this: While we are on the subject of date and time, I'll…
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    An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology

  • PayPhrase Attacks Paypal! News at 11.

    3 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    If you sign up, the system will generate a phrase for you. I didn't like mine as there is no way I would ever remember it. They also list some suggestions but I didn't like those. Almost every suggestion included the word "bread". They trying to tell me something? I swear I've cut back on the carbs!

  • Column-oriented MySQL for VLDB

    2 Nov 2009 | 4:00 am
    There are plenty of things to like about InfiniDB - Multi-threaded and designed for multi-cpu/cores, ACID compliant, recoverable, supports SQL standards and online DDL, MVCC, dynamic data compression, and FREE! What attracted me first though was the open source implementation of the columnar storage.

  • On Quitting a job - Nostalgia is not what it used to be.

    30 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, write a sonnet, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, solve equations, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Robert Heinlein

  • What is a SCALAR Sub-Query?

    29 Oct 2009 | 4:00 am
    From An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology I got a question the other day about whether to use a scalar sub-query or a join. I think we all know what a join is (if not, I have posted on it before), but what exactly is a scalar sub-query. Well, what does scalar mean? I looked up the definition of scalar and get: Noun 1. scalar - a variable quantity

  • Amazon EC2 Price DEcrease and bigger boxes!

    28 Oct 2009 | 5:00 am
    How often does a vendor REDUCE their prices, and thereby lowering your bill, without some nasty contract renegotiation? In my experience, never. One more reason to really like Amazon's web services.
 
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  • Paul McCullagh answers your questions about PBXT

    Morgan Tocker
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:29 am
    Following on from our earlier announcement, Paul McCullagh has responded with the answers to your questions – as well as a few I gathered from other Percona folks, and attendees of OpenSQL Camp. Thank you Paul! What’s the “ideal” use case for the PBXT engine, and how does it compare in performance?  When would I use PBXT instead of a storage engine like MyISAM, InnoDB or XtraDB? Unfortunately it is not possible to point to a specific category of applications and say, “PBXT will be better here, so try it”.  PBXT is a general purpose transactional storage…

  • Rare evil MySQL Bug

    peter
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:21 pm
    There is the rare bug which I ran into every so often. Last time I’ve seen it about 3 years ago on MySQL 4.1 and I hoped it is long fixed since… but it looks like it is not. I now get to see MySQL 5.4.2 in the funny state. When you see bug happening you would see MySQL log flooded with error messages like this: 091119 23:03:34 [ERROR] Error in accept: Resource temporarily unavailable 091119 23:03:34 [ERROR] Error in accept: Resource temporarily unavailable 091119 23:03:34 [ERROR] Error in accept: Resource temporarily unavailable 091119 23:03:34 [ERROR] Error in accept: Resource…

  • How innodb_open_files affects performance

    peter
    18 Nov 2009 | 6:58 pm
    Recently I looked at table_cache sizing which showed larger table cache does not always provides the best performance. So I decided to look at yet another similar variable – innodb_open_files which defines how many files Innodb will keep open while working in innodb_file_per_table mode. Unlike MyISAM Innodb does not have to keep open file descriptor when table is open – open table is purely logical state and appropriate .ibd file may be open or closed. Furthermore besides MySQL table_cache Innodb maintains its own (called data dictionary) which keeps all tables ever accessed since…

  • 5.0.87-build20 Percona binaries

    Aleksandr Kuzminsky
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:04 am
    Dear Community, We are pleased to present the 20th build of MySQL server with Percona patches. Comparing to the previous release it has following new features: The build is based on MySQL-5.0.87 innodb_rw_lock.patch is ported from InnoDB Plugin 1.0.3 To be compatible with RedHat RPM repository, the naming scheme has changed to <rpm name>-<mysql version>-<percona build version>.<buildnumber>.<redhat version>.<architecture>.rpm Example: MySQL-server-percona-5.0.87-b20.29.rhel5.x86_64.rpm See release notes for earlier changes. Since the build 20 MySQL server…

  • table_cache negative scalability

    peter
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:18 pm
    Couple of months ago there was a post by FreshBooks on getting great performance improvements by lowering table_cache variable. So I decided to investigate what is really happening here. The "common sense" approach to tuning caches is to get them as large as you can if you have enough resources (such as memory). With MySQL common sense however does not always works - we've seen performance issues with large query_cache_size also sort_buffer_size and read_buffer_size may not give you better performance if you increase them. I found this also applies to some other buffers. Even though having…
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  • Checkmate

    Susan Scrupski
    5 Nov 2009 | 7:59 am
    Enterprise 2.0 is a Crock!!! says Dennis (the 2.0 Menace). Here’s who says it isn’t: Accenture+ Adidas Group+ Alcatel-Lucent+ Alcoa+ Allstate+ Alstom Power+ AMD+ AT&T+ Bell Canada+ Booz Allen Hamilton+ British Petroleum+ CapitalOne+ Cardiff University (UK)+ Chubb+ Cisco+ Compagnie de Saint Gobain+ Compuware+ Corning+ Covidien+ CSC+ Deloitte+ Deutsche Bank+ The Disney Corporation+ DuPont+ Electronic Arts+ Eli Lilly+ EMC Corp+ European Central Bank+ FDA+ Ford Motor Company+ GDF Suez+ General Mills+ General Motors+ GlaxoSmithKline + Goldman Sachs+ Hatch Associates+…

  • E20/SF: Bigger and Better than ever

    Susan Scrupski
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
    flickr by Alex Dunne Bigger, busier and more “social” than ever, the Enterprise 2.0 Conference San Francisco is abuzz with conversation on how to participate in the market’s riches. Lots of new products/services have been announced here, and the sessions have been packed– some standing room only or attendees taking seats on the floor. Andrew McAfee, the father of e20, launched his book here.  You can see him in this photo (bottom left) signing books issued by the publisher. We have approximately a dozen members here from The 2.0 Adoption Council. As always, it’s…

  • Are you an E20 expert? Prove it!

    Susan Scrupski
    30 Oct 2009 | 7:58 am
    The 2.0 Adoption Council has begun work on a new initiative – an Adoption Index that will measure the adoption of 2.0 technologies within large enterprises. We’ll be announcing the results of our member survey at the Enterprise 2.0 conference next week, and we want to get all the friends and fans (and Twitter lists) involved.  The bigger the crowd– the smarter we all are.  We’d like to engage the entire community in predicting E2.0 adoption trends  We’re partnering with Crowdcast to launch a prediction market that will tie in to our next survey, which will be…

  • Jive: Keepin’ it Real

    Susan Scrupski
    27 Oct 2009 | 9:42 pm
    Flickr by chrissuderman You know that feeling when you have to take a random trip to the mall and when you get there, the entire mall and every retail establishment has been magically transformed for the holiday shopping season?  Wow.  It’s not even close to Thanksgiving, you think… But sure enough, you find yourself a little excited, a little sentimental, a little anxious about the fact that the holidays are upon us.  It’s an emotional, a psychological reaction that launches a number of triggers that will ultimately lead to the consumer behavior the retailers are banking on.

  • Join me for a conversation on 2.0 adoption

    Susan Scrupski
    6 Oct 2009 | 4:09 pm
    Bjoern Negelmann has been conducting a series of TinyChats with leading voices on Enterprise 2.0 in preparation for the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 Summit in Frankfurt, Nov. 10 – 12. I hope you’ll join me this Friday: 9:30am ET for a conversation on trends in 2.0 adoption. I think the process is fairly simple.  At 9:30am ET, just go here.
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  • News Story Inventing A New Linux User Interface

    khess
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:19 pm
    If you weren't already familiar with the likes of GNOME, KDE, XFCE, LXDE, Enlightenment and others, what would you like to see in a Linux User Interface? Whether you call it a desktop manager, a window manager, an XGUI or user interface; what do you think it needs to be successfully adopted for regular users instead of Mac OS or Windows? Before you answer, assume that the end user is a non-technical person who just wants to turn on the computer and become productive right away. Think in terms of applications, installing new applications, help files, updating, patching, malware prevention and…

  • News Story Woman Loses Insurance for Posting Happy Vacation Photos on Facebook

    slfisher
    20 Nov 2009 | 1:04 pm
    We're already heard about people being fired for calling in sick and then posting on Facebook. Now a woman has lost her insurance. According to CBCNews, Nathalie Blanchard, 29, has been on leave from her job at IBM for the past year and a half after she was diagnosed with major depression. She was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from Manulife, her insurance company. When the payments stopped, she called the insurance company and was told she was "available to work, because of Facebook." The insurance agent reportedly described several pictures Blanchard had posted, including…

  • News Story Does Linus Torvalds Hate Freedom?

    khess
    20 Nov 2009 | 12:28 pm
    According to an ongoing debate over the GPL version 3, he does. How can this be, since Linus Torvalds, creator and chief architect of the Linux kernel, knows about software freedom and free software? He doesn't have a problem with what Richard Stallman refers to as "tivoization," which is the practice of using software available under the terms of a copyleft license but prevents the user/owner from modifying that code through the use of protections. Stallman believes that this is a blatant violation of your freedom. Linus disagrees. Stallman's argument: Quote: One major danger that…

  • News Story Apple tablet - delayed or fictionware?

    GuyClapperton
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:38 am
    Apple may have delayed the release of the tablet computer, according to a number of sources, because of component selection. Inevitably this has led to a number of reports that it's not going to happen after all; one website in particular believes the whole thing was a result of our overwrought imagination in Apple user-land. I'm not so sure, but I do believe in the delays (if you can 'delay' a product to which you haven't attached a date). Apple made an astonishing amount of noise with the iPod when there were already music players out there, and it still owns most of the market. It did the…

  • News Story Droid Could Bring Motorola Back From Dead

    Techwriter10
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:33 am
    Until Motorola came out with the Droid, they were the forgotten cell phone company, but it wasn't that long ago that everyone wanted one of their phones: the Razr. This was in 2004, in the days before the iPhone when smart phones were found only in the pockets of executives and sales people. The Razr was thin and sleek and it flipped open in a very cool way. But after that, Motorola all but disappeared -- until now. It's clear that Motorola recognized this was an opportunity and they have seized it, building a great feature-filled phone running Google's Android phone OS, but will it be enough…
 
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  • SaaS Business Profile: Cast Iron Systems

    Kevin Dobbs
    12 Nov 2009 | 5:40 am
    Company:         Cast Iron Systems Started:             2001 Located:            Mountain View, California Geography:       Global Market:              SaaS and Cloud Integration Products:           Cast Iron Integration Solutions Key CustomersAllianzBritish American Tobacco (BAT)Amerisource BergenEmersonIBA MolecularKrueger InternationalPeet’s Coffee & TeaPGP Corporation, and salesforce.com Website:            Cast Iron Systems Twitter:             @Castironsystems Recent News: Cast Iron Systems Reports 12th Consecutive Quarter of…

  • SaaS Business Profile: i365

    Kevin Dobbs
    3 Nov 2009 | 6:10 am
    Company:                i365 – A Seagate Company Started:                    1997 (EVault) Located:                   Santa Clara, California Geography:              Global Market:                    Cloud-based Storage Products:                 Data backup, eDiscovery, and Data Recovery Key Customers:      ArtsMemphis, Meritan, CBRE and People’s First Community Bank Website:                  i365 Recent News: i365®, A Seagate Company, Launches EVault® Offsite Replication Storage Service for Cloud-Based Protection Medical…

  • Reflections From OracleWorld: Does Oracle Finally Get SaaS … Sort of, kind of, almost

    Kevin Dobbs
    26 Oct 2009 | 9:11 am
    When I was learning to drive many, many years ago, I remember my dad telling me to pay attention to not only where the other driver’s eyes were looking but also to where their wheels were pointed. So it was with my search for SaaS at the recent Oracle OpenWorld event in San Francisco.Amid the hundreds of exhibitors and sessions, Cloud Computing in the form of SaaS based applications was being called out, acknowledged and exhibited.There were “campgrounds” of SaaS based applications exhibiting and the normal spread of CRM On Demand sessions.Clearly, Oracle senses the need to position…

  • SaaS Business Profile: Responsys

    Kevin Dobbs
    22 Oct 2009 | 7:24 am
    Company:         Responsys Started:             1998 Located:            San Bruno, California Geography:       Global Market:             Business to Consumer Marketing Automation Products:          Responsys Interact Key Customers:   Continental Airlines, Corel, Carlson Hotels, E-Loan, RSA and Salesforce.com Website:            Responsys Recent News: Responsys Wins Prestigious OMMA Award for Creative Excellence Responsys Expands Email Marketing Program for Continental Airlines Responsys Continues Strong Growth in First Half of 2009 Responsys…

  • Oracle Fusion Apps Announcement - Rope-a-Dope?

    Kevin Dobbs
    15 Oct 2009 | 3:41 pm
    Wednesday October 14th During Larry Ellison’s keynote yesterday afternoon, his last topic was probably the most anticipated of the Oracle Open World conference - availability of the new Oracle Fusion Applications. The day before, Thomas Kurian who is responsible of all of Oracle’s product development, spent his nearly 2 hours of keynote time discussing all the capablities of the Fusion middleware platform, but not a word about applications.  The new Oracle Fusion platform release, 11g, has incorporated many of the leading capabilities of BEA and other acquired assets to create a…
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  • Kynetx Impact and New Features

    19 Nov 2009 | 8:57 pm
    One of the great things about an event like the Kynetx Impact conference that we're holding this week is that they are great focusing tools for a company. This has been true of our thinking, but especially our technology. There were three big features we've been thinking about and working on for a while, but we wanted to have them done for Impact and that made them happen. The first, I've already mention on this blog: FLWR in KRL, the ability to create foreach loops within a rule. This is a pretty big feature for KRL. The second feature is creating browser extensions with the push of a…

  • Come to Kynetx Impact This Week

    16 Nov 2009 | 12:32 pm
    If you're a regular reader of my blog, then you know that we're having a developers conference for Kynetx on this week on November 18-19 in Provo called Kynetx Impact. There's an awesome agenda with some great speakers including Doc Searls, Kim Cameron, and Paul Trevethick. There will also be great food, great people, and a chance to see first hand what we're doing at Kynetx. You can sign up online. Over 110 people are signed up already and we're expecting a standing room only crowd. I'd like for you to come to Impact. Use Windley25 to get 25% discount on the admission fee. I'd love for you…

  • We Need More Than a Selector

    11 Nov 2009 | 8:36 am
    If you glance at Johannes Ernst's latest blog post, Why We Really Don't Need an "Identity Selector", you might think he's speaking out against identity clients, but in reality, he's speaking out against identity "selectors." That is, the idea that the most important, useful feature of such a client is "selecting" an identity. He says: The correct product is not a "selector". It also must be: An identity "de-selector", with which the user can become anonymous again (or perhaps even remove all the information from the site which was conveyed during the "identity selection" phase). The…

  • KNS Build 351: FLWR Comes to KRL

    9 Nov 2009 | 11:36 am
    One of the big features missing from KRL as a rule language is a foreach statement that allows looping. Build 351 of KNS (released today) fixes that problem. The thing that kept holding me back was confusion on my part about the best way to add it and how it should work. The problem was that I wanted, thought KRL needed, more than just looping. I wanted full-blown FLWOR statements (foreach, let, where, order by, result). I realized one day on a bike ride that the entire rule ought to be a FLWOR statement and that meant that the foreach needed to happen before the rule body executed. The rule…

  • Spamming Like a Pro: The Value of Social Data

    4 Nov 2009 | 2:27 pm
    Image via Wikipedia This article at TechCrunch: How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insider's Confession is written by Dennis Yu, a reformed ad spammer on Facebook. In it, he says: When the Facebook platform first launched, developers used Google AdSense, which was paying 10-15 cent eCPMs, meaning that developers were earning 10 to 15 cents for every 1,000 ads they shown. But soon, ad networks, such as the one I operated, stepped in to show that by using social data and some clever ad copy, we could raise this to well over $6--that's 60 times better than AdSense. AdSense was getting a 0.1%…
 
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  • Key Strategies for IT Success in Today's Distribution Environment

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    The technology world around us is changing rapidly. Keeping up has become tougher for managers and supervisors. Today's economy has focused limited information technology resources on immediate results, not research or long term strategy. In this environment, an understanding of how to apply new technology for up-and-coming management is very worthwhile. This white paper provides high level definitions, opportunity identification, and future potentials for: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Anytime, Anywhere Availability, Mobile Devices, Web 2.0, and…

  • Achieving Efficient Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) for Financial Services through Process and Automation

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Now more than ever, financial institutions are struggling to comply with regulations and manage the risks and penalties of failing to operate within the rules. Establishing, maintaining and proving compliance requires both money and time that executives would rather invest in top-line growth. The myriad of procedures, tasks, and behaviors that bear upon compliance can be overwhelming. Yet financial institutions that can master the management all of these activities—and demonstrate that they have done it—operate more efficiently, compete more effectively, and build their brands and good…

  • The Supply Chain Executive's Agenda 2009: Weathering the Recession

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    Create Accurate ForecastsIncrease Perfect Order DeliveryBoost Perfect Order ReceivedThe Supply Chain Organization needs to deliver cost reduction strategies and also not miss any business opportunities in today's economy. This report will examine strategies companies adopt to weather the recession while looking to better position themselves once the recession is over.Request Free!

  • Evaluating Logistics Outsourcing: Look Before You Leap!

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    Deliver More of ServicesImprove Visibility using EDIBoost On-Time ShipmentsThe need to contain supply chain costs is providing an opportunity to re-examine outsourcing supply chain functions. This report will look at companies that have enabled automated and collaborative transportation and warehouse processes to leverage logistics service providers.Request Free!

  • Optimizing the Performance of Web Applications: Directions for Improvement

    20 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    Boost Successful ConversionsGrow Revenue per MonthMonitor Performance in Real-TimeOrganizations are moving away from component level monitoring, and toward end-to-end application management. It is important to deliver solutions that ensure optimization of web application performance while utilizing tools that promote an integrated view of the web application.Request Free!
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    TradePub: IT Data Management

  • Exposing and Taming Costs of Office Document-Handling

    19 Nov 2009 | 5:20 pm
    How does inefficient document management hurt your business? Access this white paper to uncover the hidden costs of office document-handling, learn 5 proven steps to an effective document process optimization plan, and more. You'll get expert advice on how to streamline your document lifecycle and cut costs associated with your office print/copy fleet through an outsourced document management solution.Request Free!

  • Best of Both Worlds: Secure and Virtual

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Brian Stevens, CTO and Vice President of Engineering at Red Hat, discusses Red Hat's enterprise virtualization manager for desktops — the next step in virtualization for businesses. Learn what's to come and how to keep virtualized components secure.Request Free!

  • Are You Satisfied with Your Current Email Archiving System?

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Email archiving is rapidly becoming a critical best practice for organizations of all sizes and across all industries. Osterman Research conducted a primary survey specifically for this white paper, surveying organizations about a variety of email archiving systems to understand overall satisfaction of their current archiving solution. The goal is to report on a variety of metrics related to archiving systems and vendor performance, to help decision makers in their archiving evaluation process.Written by: Osterman Research, Sponsored by SunbeltRequest Free!

  • An Overview of Email Archiving and Most Effective Methods

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Email use is growing 20% per year, and e-discovery is driving the need to preserve communication. Unfortunately, preserving that communication is easier said than done. Learn about the most common issues reported by organizations like yours. You'll get an overview of the current state of message archiving, and get the most effective methods and recommendations for addressing archiving's biggest challenges.Request Free!

  • The New Approach to Protect Against Evolving Malware

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Managing and protecting against endpoint security threats continues to get more difficult for most organizations regardless of their size. Malware of all types are becoming more virulent, their authors are becoming better at getting around current defenses, and the profits generated by malware are funding new and more dangerous threats. Traditional approaches just don't work as well as they used to.This Osterman Research white paper examines why older, traditional antivirus approaches don't work and why a new approach to endpoint security is required to better protect your users, your data…
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    TradePub: IT Software & Development

  • A Guide to Selecting the Right ERP Partner

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Although a challenging economy has caused many organizations to reduce overall IT spending, several continue to invest in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Such systems enable organizations to reduce costs, improve customer response time, become easier for customers to do business with and manage growth expectations.As organizations determine their ERP strategy, they need to choose the right ERP vendor partner. This guide explores the "pros and cons" of the four types of ERP partners:Partner ecosystemsFrameworksBest-of-breed packagesEnd-to-end integrated solutionsRequest Free!

  • ERP in Manufacturing: Expanding Beyond Traditional Boundaries - Aberdeen Group

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    Pressures to reduce costs continue to outweigh all other business drivers impacting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in 2009. ERP has become more than a necessary infrastructure; it is also a strategic weapon in streamlining and accelerating business processes – while providing visibility to those processes throughout the enterprise. This year Aberdeen looks beyond their annual assessment of ERP usage by module and explore the preferences and decisions between point solutions and an end-to-end integrated suite and assess the overall business value ERP brings to manufacturing.Request Free!

  • Key Strategies for IT Success in Today's Distribution Environment

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:20 pm
    The technology world around us is changing rapidly. Keeping up has become tougher for managers and supervisors. Today's economy has focused limited information technology resources on immediate results, not research or long term strategy. In this environment, an understanding of how to apply new technology for up-and-coming management is very worthwhile. This white paper provides high level definitions, opportunity identification, and future potentials for: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Anytime, Anywhere Availability, Mobile Devices, Web 2.0, and…

  • InfoStor

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    InfoStor is the leading source for storage professionals, covering the latest thinking on how storage technology is changing and the companies that are taking it to the next level. Its editorial is 100% storage, featuring topics including NAS and File Virtualization, FCoE, Virtual Servers and Storage, Storage Optimization, SSD Drives, Data Deduplication, Green Storage, iSCSI-based IP SANs, Cloud Storage, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Email Archiving and e-Discovery.Request Free!

  • In the Clouds with CaaS

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    Patrick Verhoeven, Sr. Manager, Product Management IT Solutions at Verizon and Jonathan Humphrey, Director, IT, Codemasters Software Co. Ltd., define Computing as a Service (CaaS), its benefits and why it makes good business sense.Request Free!
 
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  • InfoStor

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:20 pm
    InfoStor is the leading source for storage professionals, covering the latest thinking on how storage technology is changing and the companies that are taking it to the next level. Its editorial is 100% storage, featuring topics including NAS and File Virtualization, FCoE, Virtual Servers and Storage, Storage Optimization, SSD Drives, Data Deduplication, Green Storage, iSCSI-based IP SANs, Cloud Storage, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, Email Archiving and e-Discovery.Request Free!

  • An Overview of Email Archiving and Most Effective Methods

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    Email use is growing 20% per year, and e-discovery is driving the need to preserve communication. Unfortunately, preserving that communication is easier said than done. Learn about the most common issues reported by organizations like yours. You'll get an overview of the current state of message archiving, and get the most effective methods and recommendations for addressing archiving's biggest challenges.Request Free!

  • Key factors to consider when selecting an Email Archiving System

    17 Nov 2009 | 5:50 pm
    An email archiving system can provide a number of very important benefits for organizations of all sizes, including support for its legal and regulatory compliance obligations; its growing storage requirements; its knowledge management obligations and other obligations. This Osterman Research white paper discusses the several reasons to implement a messaging archiving system and provides an overview of Sunbelt Software's offering focused squarely on the archiving space.Written By: Osterman Research, Sponsored by SunbeltRequest Free!

  • Evaluating Scalable Storage Solutions: Top Considerations

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    This informative report offers useful, insight from their highly-experienced analysts on the latest IT storage solutions. The free brief, IT Management—Evaluating Scalable Storage Solutions: Top Considerations will help you to understand what you should best do to help to ensure that your business-critical information and content are always available, accessible and secure to maximize IT ROI and minimize TCO in your company.Download the free report and learn:Introduction to what you need to know about Network Storage solutionsAnalyzing your business needsInformation availability, quality…

  • Intelligent Tiered Storage: BlueArc's Implementation

    17 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pm
    A new emphasis on achieving intelligent tiering is definitely underway; driven not only by the ever increasing quantity and complexity of data under management (especially files), but also by the necessity to keep costs under control by increasing the utilization of less expensive storage where possible and the utilization of all storage resources, period. BlueArc is at the forefront in driving this new efficiency by now enabling a flexible and efficient route to deliver intelligent tiered storage on its Titan platform.Request Free!
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  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-21

    Steve
    20 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm
    RT @Scobleizer Why Google's Chrome OS has already won: http://bit.ly/4AlulW/. {SL: Scoble sees lots of $100 info appliances} # Lawyers or doctors? "Autonomous craft workers have always resented systematic approaches to getting work done." http://ow.ly/E4Ma # Cal regent on 32% tuition hike "Biggest fear is exodus of faculty." I thought college was for students. http://bit.ly/6hErQ5 # Powered by Twitter Tools

  • Hey, Software Companies: Hands Off My Computer!

    Steve
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:45 am
    Stop rebooting my computer. For years, Windows was criticized as not being stable enough to run for weeks at a time without downtime. Certainly, with XP and Vista and probably now Windows 7, that’s no longer the case. My wife and I have multiple computers — laptops and desktops — that run without problems for unlimited periods without needing to be rebooted… except for one issue: Software that in the name of protecting my system insists on rebooting it! The worst offenders are Windows itself and McAfee antivirus, but Adobe and Sun/Java updates have pulled this trick…

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-20

    Steve
    19 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm
    Can't believe my 14-yr-old daughter talked me into taking her to the midnight show of New Moon. In the driving rain. And cold. # Anyone else having problems with Hootlet? Timing itself out, reasking for login every few hours? # #VirtualLT Virtual LegalTech is an engaging experiment. It mostly works, + $0 travel cost, not 8 degrees out like NYC in Jan # RT @jeffrey_brandt: Brilliant! FMC lumps expenses&fees into 1 bucket, exposes firm decisions to fly 1st class or FedEx everything #VirtualLT # Powered by Twitter Tools

  • Madness and Method

    Steve
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:49 am
    On another thread, someone mentioned project management as bringing “method to the madness.” I think that’s right — most of the time. However, I can think of some places where the reverse is worth trying, bringing some madness to the method. For many project managers, that’s what agile methods are — madness. Where’s the control? Where’s the lockdown, the rigor? Perhaps we should ask, where are the results? Where’s the value? By results, I mean only one thing — where is the solution that has a significant positive impact on the…

  • Twitter Updates for 2009-11-19

    Steve
    18 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm
    RT @ronfriedmann/@AmLawDaily Welcome to the Future: Rating the Ratings http://bit.ly/3qssCc Great commentary by @PaulLippe of Legal OnRamp # RT @ronfriedmann: Allen & Overy 1st magic circle firm to outsource legal work. http://bit.ly/raWcs # Powered by Twitter Tools
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  • Industry Leaders Form The Data Center Alliance

    mini_sid
    19 Nov 2009 | 5:11 am
    The Data Center Alliance was formed with Minicom, Wright Line, ServerTechnology, Uptime Devices, and Digi International to fill the information gap in the marketplace by providing a centralized, comprehensive source for building successful IT infrastructures. The mission of the DCA is to serve as a central repository of data center/server room products and services and to provide IT decision makers with a clear understanding of the different solutions available for their IT infrastructures. Because each organization has unique IT challenges, whether they are with physical space, power…

  • Green Data Centers: Good for Pocketbook, Good for Planet, or Both?

    Minicom Thoughts
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:42 pm
    Green IT has taken off, with many products and services dedicated to saving energy in data centers.Some green initiatives are strictly ideological, with an eye towards doing what is best for the environment without addressing the financial cost.In Europe, a group of global IT firms are pooling their knowledge to create a green guide to all aspects of the data center (full article here). No mention is made in the article about where these environmentally-friendly practices fall on the spectrum in terms of price tag (more than standard, less than standard, same as standard).Some green…

  • Remote Access as Part of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan

    Minicom Thoughts
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm
    This article on SearchCIO-Midmarket.com, 9 steps to business continuity strategy: Remote access solutions, more, looks at remote access readiness for companies as part of a business continuity strategy. Through a series of questions, companies can determine where they fall on the spectrum in terms of remote access readiness.One key question:“How well can you manage your data centers remotely?A properly designed and executed data center can be 99% lights out, Berger said. However, few organizations make full use of remote management, often because of the culture or the pace of change.

  • Swine Flu = Increased Demand for Secure Remote Access

    Minicom Thoughts
    16 Nov 2009 | 9:33 pm
    The H1N1 pandemic is having a direct effect on IT infrastructure decisions.According to InfoWorld:“The H1N1 pandemic is pushing companies to upgrade their secure remote access capabilities in order to enable more employees to work out of their homes and other remote locations in an emergency.Vendors of remote access technologies are reporting an unexpected increase in demand for their products over the past several months as a result of H1N1-related concerns.”It makes sense, as offices may close if the number of sick employees is too high, or if healthy parents of sick children want to…

  • Quick Tips and Checklists for Common IT Tasks

    Minicom Thoughts
    15 Nov 2009 | 9:47 pm
    TechRepublic was kind enough to consolidate their quick tips and checklists for common admin tasks.Some topics include:10-point cleaning checklist for keeping equipment healthOffice relocation check listWindows laptop specifications check listThe TechRepublic Spyware Removal Checklist potential for security breaches10 cool things you can do with a USB flash driveAre these checklists useful for you?What other kind of checklist would you like to see?
 
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  • New Normal: Bold IT-Based Business Agility

    David Deans - BTR moderator
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:32 am
    European business leaders believe their companies are more vulnerable to IT-enabled market disruptions than companies in other parts of the world, according to a new market study by McKinsey & Company.McKinsey found that 74 percent of European business leaders believed their company was 'very' or 'extremely' exposed to IT-based market disruption. Regardless, only 18 percent of European IT executives believed their companies were 'very effective' at introducing business technology faster and better than their competitors.According to the McKinsey assessment, European companies need to…

  • A Managed Service Antidote to Organic IT

    David Deans - BTR moderator
    13 Nov 2009 | 1:55 pm
    The accelerating Organic IT phenomenon is being driven by executive frustration that today's business technology demands are not being fully met by their internal support organization. Some IT teams, however, have taken decisive action to free-up time to become more responsive to their savvy user's requests for new capabilities.Perhaps that's a key leading indicator why remote managed services have emerged as a rare growth area within this tough economic environment. Clearly, proactively increasing business process agility and cutting operational costs has never been more popular.As a result,…

  • The Virtual Computing Environment Coalition

    David Deans - BTR moderator
    4 Nov 2009 | 8:56 am
    Worldwide spending on data center technology infrastructure and services exceeds $350 billion annually, according to McKinsey and Company estimates, with half of that spent on capital expenses and half on operating expenses.Further, an estimated 70 percent or more of those costs are expended to maintain existing infrastructures, leaving 30 percent or less for new technology initiatives and applications that can provide breakthrough differentiation for businesses.It is also estimated that approximately $85 billion, or 20 percent of this total market, can be addressed with data center…

  • IT Managers Share Their Cloud Experiences

    David Deans - BTR moderator
    28 Oct 2009 | 4:34 pm
    The common best-practices associated with managed cloud service utilization are hard to find, since the early-adopters rarely share their insights. Of course, for all the other people that are still assessing the potential benefits, that guidance is truly invaluable.Therefore, it's very helpful that Forrester Research was able to interview more than 60 organizations that are currently leveraging Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud-based solutions within their business environment.Forrester defines public IaaS cloud computing as the delivery of compute (virtualized servers, storage, and…

  • Culture is Key to Advanced Collaboration

    David Deans - BTR moderator
    14 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am
    Organizations that deploy the most advanced Internet protocol-based collaboration technologies achieve more than twice the return on their collaboration investment and perform better than their less collaborative peers, according to a thought-provoking Frost & Sullivan market study."Meetings Around the World II: Charting the Course of Advanced Collaboration," sponsored by Verizon and Cisco, examines how busy professionals in businesses and government agencies use advanced collaboration tools such as voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), instant messaging or meeting via high definition…
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  • How Protected is Your Network Against Employee Theft?

    Tara Hayes
    18 Nov 2009 | 7:12 am
    Insider theft is on the rise. Displaced workers are abusing their corporate data access to steal, exploit and damage information networks. In a survey of 800 worldwide CIOs, more than 40% agreed that displaced employees were the biggest threat to vital information. International companies are estimated to have lost more than $1 trillion in intellectual property last year. What steps are taking to ensure your most precious asset – your data – is protected? “This is a wake-up call because the current economic crisis is poised to create a global meltdown in vital information. Increased…

  • The Hardest Thing We Do in Business

    George Black
    13 Nov 2009 | 9:07 am
    What is the hardest thing we do in business…want to hazard a guess? Hiring someone to do a critical task for us is one of the hardest things we do, yet we face this challenge over and over again. We all hate it. It always happens at the worst time. Whether it’s because business is growing or because we lost an employee, we find ourselves faced with the daunting task of kissing a lot of frogs to find a charming prince. Why is it the hardest thing we do? Why do we hate it? What is the risk to each of us? A hire reflects on us directly. It says so much about us. It effects our every…

  • Project Management 101 – Back to Basics

    Kim Payne
    10 Nov 2009 | 11:31 am
    The Standish group reported in 2009 that only 32% of IT projects were considered successful, leaving 24% to be cancelled before completion and 44% considered challenged. For many troubled projects, the source of the problems can be directly linked to a failure in implementing basic project management processes. Let’s get back to the basics. Here are the five basic processes for project management. Based on the PMI standards, as defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), these five high-level processes are a framework for managing projects and are scalable to any type or…

  • What You Ought To Know About IT Spending Recovery in 2010

    Stephen Sweeney
    6 Nov 2009 | 9:12 am
    While we’ve seen recent indications of economic recovery, some are skeptical that IT spending will follow the trend. For the past year, CIOs have been strapped with tighter-than-ever IT budgets.  This week, Microsoft’s CEO offered his thoughts on why we will see growth in IT spending, but we will not see recovery. Here’s what you ought to know. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO,  stated that IT spending will not fully recover to levels seen in recent years in the short term.  Cited reasons: Capital less available Drop in server and PC purchases Tighter IT budgets Well,…

  • Serenity Now! Restore Peace of Mind in IT

    Holly Gunn
    4 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am
    A reactive approach to IT support can be costly and time-consuming. This is especially true for SMBs, which don’t usually have the resources to employ a full-time IT resource or spend a lot of money outsourcing IT. When there is a problem, the costs associated with solving IT issues can spiral out of control. So…what are the actual costs of managing and maintaining your IT? Think about… • The salary of a full-time IT professional • Capital investment in network monitoring tools • Valuable time wasted when hassling with IT issues • Paying overpriced break-fix support costs…
 
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  • A Power Point Guide to Winning Support and Getting Respect

    Sam Perry
    17 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Your Power Point presentation (or that of the person next to you) sucks. Sorry, it had to be said… …have you (or “a friend” or “a colleague”) ever: Crammed orange Times font in with purple Courier on a turquoise background? Spent hours creating slides full of text and then subjected your colleagues to an hour (or more) of you reading word-for-word off those slides? Built-in amazing embedded video, only to get a blank screen on the setup you actually deliver your presentation on? Seriously, maybe you’ve started to hone your presentation-building, public speaking, and…

  • Sending Your Resume Into the Black Hole

    Anya Jennings
    9 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    If you’re like most job seekers, you’ve already blanketed half the country with paper. Not just any paper, but paper you carefully crafted, pouring your history and your heart into concise, professional prose designed to show prospective employers how valuable you are; paper that’s been agonized over, updated, rewritten and formatted more carefully than a congressional bill. So why aren’t you getting more of a response? Is anybody out there? Be patient. For every advertised job opening, companies are being deluged with hundreds, in some cases thousands, of applicants. Sheer volume…

  • How to Make the Most of Temporary Staff

    Anya Jennings
    2 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    In today’s unstable economy, profitability often hinges on payroll expense, so keeping costs low is often the make-or-break factor. If you have a big job coming up and need bodies to handle the work overload, finding a way to get the job done without breaking the bank is critical, and hiring short-term contractors is often the best solution. To maximize the productivity of a temporary staff and get the most bang for your buck, preparation is the key. Figure out what you really need. Providing a clear picture of job expectations helps the recruiter find people with qualifications and…

  • Security Leaks. Inevitable?

    Anya Jennings
    29 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am
    Seems like everyone today is terrified of identity theft. TV and movies teach us that computer hackers are a sophisticated network of highly skilled evil-doers lurking in the cyber world, waiting for the opportunity to grab our banking information out of thin air so they can buy a Lexus or finance a terrorist organization in the Middle East. We demand increasingly high security software to protect us against these faceless criminals…but the truth about identity theft is far more boring than mysterious uber-hackers. Most security leaks are unbelievably ridiculous mistakes made by unthinking…

  • Beating the Unemployment Blues

    Anya Jennings
    26 Oct 2009 | 6:00 am
    If you’ve been unemployed for a while, you’re probably feeling pretty dull. I don’t mean dumb, I mean worn down until all your corners are rounded. You obsessively search the web until the days blur into each other and everything turns gray. Sure, you’ve got Twitter and you’ve become a grand master on some video game you’d be ashamed to tell your friends about if you ever saw them, but that’s hardly a substitute for a social life. It happens to the best of us. We sink into such a deep rut that sooner or later we come to the conclusion that…
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