Netbooks have had no shortage of naysayers since they first appeared two fall seasons ago. Critics said they were too …
Microsoft’s 2010 task: Make the cloud clear
For Microsoft, 2010 is a platform building and marketing year with no less than the future success of its cloud …
Red Hat to drop Itanium support in Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat is dropping support for Intel's Itanium processor in Enterprise Linux 6, the next major release of its operating …
Africa adopts international practice on interconnect rates
The decision by Zambia and Uganda to regulate interconnection fees shows that Africa is adopting an international practice of fixed …
LG Display develops thinnest-yet LCD TV panel
LG Display has developed a prototype LCD panel for television sets that's less than a quarter the thickness of the …
Business process modeling specification set for 2010 adoption
The OMG (Object Management Group) expects to have a final version of the BPMN (Business Process Modeling Notation) 2.0 specification, …
Drone incident serves up data encryption lesson
The disclosure that Iraqi insurgents were able to intercept live video feeds from U.S. drones has focused the spotlight on …
SIEM and log management
SIEM emerged as companies found themselves spending a lot of money on intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS). These systems were helpful …
Twitter’s own account caused blackout, says DNS provider
Hackers redirected Twitter.com's traffic to a rogue Web site for more than an hour early today by accessing its DNS …
Intel launches next-generation Atom netbook processor
Intel launched its next-generation Atom netbook processor, saying it will bring longer battery life and improved system performance to low-cost …
Facebook Target of FTC Privacy Complaint
Ten privacy groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over recent changes to Facebook's privacy policy. Led …
How to protect your cloud data
The Cloud Security Alliance has taken a second run at creating recommendations for businesses to follow in order to better …
Adobe explains PDF patch delay
Adobe chose to wait until mid-January to patch a critical PDF bug because issuing an emergency update would have disrupted …
McDonald’s free Wi-Fi part of growing trend
Everybody wants free Wi-Fi, and McDonald's Corp. is responding to that demand with Wednesday's announcement that more than 11,000 of …