A sales rep finally convinces a key client over lunch to schedule a meeting to talk about new contracts. The …
The incredible shrinking operating system
From the software concept called JeOS (pronounced “juice”), the Just Enough OS, to hardware concepts like Celio RedFly, an 8-inch …
Mozilla to join EU suit against Microsoft
The European Commission has granted Mozilla, the open-source collaboration behind the Firefox Web browser, the right to join the antitrust …
Managing security in bad times
The global economic downturn is making everyone's jobs harder, and IT security executives are in the hot seat, too, struggling …
Reaching toward unity
Storage resource management (SRM) products provide the means for collecting information on the heterogeneous resources – operating systems, host computers, …
Four security updates due from Microsoft
Microsoft plans to patch critical flaws in its Internet Explorer and Microsoft Exchange Server software this week. In total, the …
Microsoft reveals ‘My Phone’ backup, sync service
Just hours after Microsoft Corp. accidently launched, then yanked, a Web site promoting its new “My Phone” backup and sync …
Microsoft enhances office communication with better voice
Nearly 16 months after launching its unified communications platform and taking aim at replacing the venerable PBX, Microsoft now has …
Critical Flaw in RealPlayer, Firefox Fixes
A serious flaw in the RealPlayer media player from RealNetworks could allow an attacker to take control of a victim …
Microsoft may go open source with Danger
Bloggers are abuzz about the possibility since one claims he received a query from a recruiter looking for a NetBSD …
Motorola to rely on Android to revive phone sales
Motorola said its mobile phone revenues fell by 51% in the fourth quarter of 2008, and said it plans to …
Turning smartphones into desktops on the go
The idea that a business traveler would someday carry his or her desktop and applications on a small device has …
Microsoft adds time-sensitivity in its support service
Microsoft for the first time has said it will pay a financial penalty if it doesn't reach its service-level goals …
VMware goes open source
VMware has released open source desktop virtualization software designed to let its business partners optimize thin clients for the delivery …
Wi-Fi hotspot horrors
Laptops are the main business tool for most mobile workers, and connecting those devices to the Internet via free public …
‘Gears of War’ bug not SafeDisc DRM’s first
The anti-piracy technology that locked out players of the popular Gears of War game was also implicated in a 2007 …
Google Launches M-Lab Measurement Tools
Google launched a new public service aimed at testing your ISP's practices and performance. The Internet community has been struggling …
Microsoft charges ex-employee with spying
Microsoft Corp. has filed a lawsuit against a former employee, charging him with taking a job at the software company …
SonicWall introduces management appliance
SonicWall is putting its Global Management System software onto an appliance to make the platform easier to deploy. Called EM …
Dell could join Acer in unveiling smart phone
When Dell Inc. stopped selling the Axim PDA in 2007, several industry observers predicted that the PC and server maker …