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Archive for October, 2008

Microsoft Stakes Its Place In The Cloud

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Microsoft lays out concrete plans for cloud computing, but this vision doesn't come with a delivery date.

Can Microsoft Keep SharePoint Rolling?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Its all-in-one approach to collaboration is winning over companies. But that can cause its own problems.

Will 7 Be Windows’ Lucky Number?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Microsoft previews the next major upgrade to its desktop operating system at its Professional Developers Conference and promises a beta version by early next year.

SharePoint’s Rivals Aren’t Giving Ground

Friday, October 31st, 2008

They're attacking this broad market with more focused products.

Security To Go: Is It Time To Shop MSSPs?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Technologists in the post-dot-com era have become adept at doing more with less. But the time has come to consider handing off more than just commodity infosec functions.

Plugged-In Volunteers Blaze New Campaign Trail

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Almost as soon as Sen. Barack Obama declared that he was running for president, Chrisi West signed up to volunteer. The Fairfax County resident was dissatisfied with the status quo on income inequality, domestic violence and the Iraq war. What she heard from Obama during his speech at the 2004...

Thumbs Up to Voting: Tech Tools Reach Youth

Friday, October 31st, 2008

NORFOLK -- Everywhere he turns, the digital campaign trails Josh Redmond.

Down To Business: Microsoft, Industry Still Hang In The Cloud Ether

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Many customers still don't understand what "the cloud" is. Vendors don't help when they use the term to describe just about any product--or planned product--delivered from or touching a data center.

Intel Chipset Promises Big Security Gains

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The vPro's on-chip safeguards take system management to a new level--but questions remain.

Sun’s T5440 Server Is Built To Multitask

Friday, October 31st, 2008

CMT technology ramps up CPU performance, but not speed.

Startup Of The Week: Arista Networks

Friday, October 31st, 2008

The company recently named Cisco veteran Jayshree Ullal as CEO, while co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim took on an expanded role as chairman and chief development officer.

CIO Values: Larry Stofko, Senior VP And CIO At St. Joseph Health System

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Stofko advises would-be CIOs to be a partner in the business, not a competitor for capital.

Japan’s Culture of Techno-Toilets

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Everyman's "throne" just got super high-tech.

Top 10 technology flaws in films

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Iain Thomson and Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Saturday 1 November 2008 at 01:56:00 Film errors that set your teeth on edge With the economy worsening and layoffs hitting more and more tech firms, IT news can be a bit depressing these days....

IBM sues Apple-bound exec

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, vnunet.com, Saturday 1 November 2008 at 01:34:00 Big Blue claims that chip guru knows too much IBM is suing to stop the flight of one of its top engineers to Apple. The company filed suit last week in a US district court to prevent former ...