A glitch that apparently occurred in Google's “Stop Badware” program led to what Verizon's security blog called a “self-inflicted denial …
Automated healthcare can reduce medical complications
The level of technology deployed by hospitals to help doctors and nurses automate their work can mean the difference between …
Whirlpool chooses IBM for IT services
IBM announced that it has inked a deal to provide Whirlpool with an array of IT and process standardization services …
A versatile NAC
Few customers of network access control use it for what it was intended, preferring instead to deploy the security technology …
Microsoft extends Windows 7 beta download deadline
Microsoft Thursday extended the deadline for downloading the public beta of Windows 7 by more than two weeks, citing continued …
HP readies for Cisco’s data center assault
HP ProCurve this week will unveil its first switches built specifically for data center applications, as well as a server …
Mozilla wants to watch Firefox users
Mozilla Labs, the research arm of Mozilla Corp., wants 1% of Firefox users to allow it to watch how they …
NetApp CEO: Virtualization driving sluggish storage market
“The market is not robust, but it's not dead either,” he said in an interview. The economic downturn has changed …
Social networking sites a hotbed for cyber crime
The distribution of malware on social networking sites first occurred in small amounts towards the end of 2007, but that …
VeriSign buys Certicom after RIM withdraws bid
VeriSign said it plans to buy Certicom, just three days after Research In Motion's hostile bid for the security company …
Data center that bets on 100% uptime
A few miles from the glitzy casinos of the Las Vegas strip stands a highly secure, 407,000-square foot building which …
Downadup worm infects 1 in every 16 PCs, says Panda Security
The computer worm responsible for the biggest attack in years has infected at least one out of every 16 PCs …
Turning up the heat to save energy
The temperature's rising in online brokerage Scottrade Inc. 's data center — and that's a good thing. The move has …
Al Otaiba introduces world’s smallest wireless “N” routers
Al Otaiba Communications, exclusive distributor for Sitecom in the Middle East, has launched the Pure E-motion | X-Series adding another …
Web-centric IT start-ups in tough times
Venture capitalists flocked to Web-centric information services companies at a record pace in 2008, but the IT industry overall is …
Time to close digital divide: Barret
Craig Barrett spent decades using his business skills to make Intel Corp. the world's most powerful semiconductor company. He has …
Citrix, Novell make a valid run at VMware ESX virtualization crown
VMware and Microsoft should be taking the competition in the server virtualization market very seriously because open source Xen-based products …
Google unrolls go-to-market strategy
Google will launch on Wednesday a reseller program for the paid version of its Apps hosted collaboration and communication suite. …
Healthy dose of IT
Having recently added the Mouwasat Hospital in Riyadh to its existing chain of hospitals in Dammam, Jubail, Madinah and Qatif, …
Cloud Computing works in tough economy
Typically, during a recession, IT departments will assume a conservative spending approach and limit adoption of new technologies, but cloud …