The Microsoft executive in charge of Windows urged some companies this week to dump Vista deployment plans and shift to …
Game plan for Unified Communications
For example, customers are demanding simpler user experiences and faster service delivery and response times. Employees, especially new-generation workers, have …
Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind
Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight, with more operators getting onboard. Cheaper international data roaming, better indoor coverage and …
Virtual XP Mode could cause support woes
A new Microsoft add-on for Windows 7 that will let some users run Windows XP applications in a virtual machine …
Wireless IT in healhcare
After years of talk about wireless technologies' potential for widespread use in medical applications, they appear to be ready for …
Sun reports its sales took a big hit in last quarter
Sun Microsystems Inc. last week reported another sharp drop in revenue for its fiscal third quarter, during which the company …
Mobile-phone vendors focus on software as sales drop
Mobile-phone sales continue to be hurt by the faltering economy, so vendors are increasingly looking to software and services to …
Is it time to cut the Ethernet access cable?
A range of companies with wireless LANs are discovering that 50% to 90% or more of Ethernet ports now go …
Microsoft doctors AutoRun in Windows 7 to stymie Conficker
Prompted by the spread of the Conficker worm through infected USB drives, Microsoft Corp. will unveil changes in next week's …
Acer beat Asus in netbooks in ’08, to ship up to 12M in ’09
Acer edged out rival Asustek Computer to lead the world in netbook shipments last year. The world's third-largest computer vendor …
Sun’s revenue drops 20% ahead of Oracle buy
Sun Microsystems Inc. reported a sharp drop in revenue for its third fiscal quarter, as it battled uncertainty about its …
How Bluetooth got as fast as Wi-Fi
Bluetooth last week stopped being chained to the low-power, low-throughput radio that has been both its strength and its weakness. …
Is mobile computing the Achilles’ heel in your organization?
Mobile computing, from laptops to the myriad handheld devices such as smartphones, BlackBerries, iPhones, USB tokens and PDAs, can certainly …
How much is Atom hurting Intel’s bottom line?
With netbooks' surprise success, Intel Corp.'s Atom processor has become an unexpected money-maker during a down period, bringing in a …
Android faces fight for smartphone users, despite Google’s update plan
An Android update that Google Inc. plans to release soon will include new features sought by users and developers since …
The Android 1.5 challenge: Beat iPhone 3.0 and Palm Pre
Version 1.5 of the Android platform will have new features sought by users and developers since the mobile operating system's …
Paramount join hands with VirtualizeIT
Paramount is all set to provide cost effective, carbon efficient and agile IT infrastructure solutions to companies in the region …
HP unwraps Cloud Assure
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday detailed new services and software that it claims can help businesses turn to the cloud, namely by …
5 best router and switch features you never use
It's been said that Microsoft Word users only exploit 10% of the software's capabilities. The same might be true of …
Intel, Microsoft look away as beefed-up netbooks blur lines
Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp.'s attempts to confine netbooks to the low end of the market to protect mainstream notebook …