There have been big computer worm outbreaks before, but nothing quite like Conficker . First spotted in November, the worm …
Loving the cloud
Back in 1991, before the Internet was a big deal, Ohio State University technologist Jerry Martin signalled the nascent Internet's …
EMC and Microsoft renew deal
Storage giant EMC and its similarly big partner, Microsoft renewed their deal last week to bolster product innovation and interoperability …
Sun premiering JavaFX Mobile component
Proceeding to a critical phase in the rollout of its JavaFX platform for rich media client applications, Sun will ship …
Lenovo Constant Connect serves as an e-mail go-between
Business travelers will be able to use their BlackBerry smartphones to automatically forward e-mail to their ThinkPad notebook PCs with …
Microsoft announces $250,000 Conficker worm bounty
The spreading Conficker/Downadup worm is now viewed as such a significant threat that it's inspired the formation of a posse …
Avaya goes green
Around the world, businesses and organizations are reducing carbon emissions and improving customer service, productivity and flexibility using communications technologies …
Contracting economy forces new cellular priorities
The only reason an enterprise IT professional would go to this year's Mobile World Congress is to track down a …
Symantec to deliver cloud-based backup service
The product is based on technology the company acquired with SwapDrive Inc. in June for US$124 million. A Symantec spokeswoman …
NAS devices offer big storage on small networks
We are collecting and keeping more information today than ever before. Whether it's video, pictures, music, or just plain old …
HP unveils blade PCs and Citrix virtualization bundle
HP is unveiling the fourth generation of its blade PC line and bundling the devices with Citrix XenDesktop 3 virtualization …
HP, IBM push new OASIS encryption key standard
A group of industry vendors, led by IBM, Hewlett-Packard and EMC, is proposing a new standard to make their encryption …
Cloud computing obstacles, opportunities
UC Berkeley researchers have outlined their view of cloud computing, which they say has great opportunity to exploit unprecedented IT …
Hacker challenge takes aim at browsers, smartphones
A hacking contest that has grabbed headlines two years running will take aim next month at browsers and smartphones, according …
BlackBerry bug threatens Windows users
Research In Motion Ltd., maker of the popular BlackBerry smartphone, yesterday warned users of a critical bug that can expose …
CA software update manages risk intelligently
Companies dealing with compliance, regulatory standards and business needs could consider taking on each project as they come, but Michael …
Google lets Gmail give away your location
Google Inc. certainly is focused on where you are and letting others in on that information. A week after unveiling …
BlackBerry enterprise server zooms in on IT management tools
Research In Motion Ltd. officials offered a broad-brush preview of Argon, the code name for RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server 5.0, …
What do standards mean?
We all know what a meter, hectare, litre, and second mean, but we may not be aware of the standards …
FVC adds Google Apps to partner agreement
The agreement will allow FVC to offer its enterprise customers across the Middle East & North Africa with the full …