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  • Commodore 64 to make a comeback?

    Commodore kept updating the original Commodore 64 design and became the first to sell more than a million PCs, but the company filed for bankruptcy in 1994 and liquidated its assets. The vintage Commodore 64 personal computer is getting a makeover…
  • Sex.com sale halted by bankruptcy

    Under Chapter 11 law, a judge will now have to decide the fate of the Escom's assets, including the sex.com domain.The domain had been due to be auctioned in New York today, 18 March, with bidders required to prove they had at least $1 million to…
  • OpenLogic sells open source audit service for M&As

    OpenLogic, which provides support and auditing services for open source software, announced a new offering on Monday aimed at customers in the process of buying other companies.When bidding for a company takeover, the bidding company requires a…
  • CA buys Nimsoft to expand cloud computing services

    Nimsoft had previously joined forces with competitor Indicative Software and acquired the assets of management software maker Cittio. CA inks a deal to acquire for $350 million Nimsoft, an IT service management player with customers in the managed…
  • Kaspersky invents security suite for 'expert' user

    Pure extends this to allow many of the settings - for backup and parental controls for instance - to be set up on several PC across the network by anyone with admin permissions.Now that it has become common for many users to store their digital…
  • Apple drops Mac Developer Program price

    While not a large factor by any case, I'm sure a renewed look at the Mac's gaming potential didn't hurt either.Current ADC members retain all their assets and features until the expiration of their membership.

Latest Features

  • Top five ways for VMware to beat Microsoft

    The expansive title appears in the first sentence of every press release VMware issues these days.VMware's marketing also focuses heavily on its "vCloud" program, which seeks to build a lineup of partners that offer cloud computing services based…
  • Security and the rise of corporate espionage

    Organizations operating outside their native countries need to redouble their efforts to adopt a holistic approach to security that safeguards employees and assets from attack and collection threats.OK, so what does it mean to you and yours?
  • Why I'm dropping Google

    The company has gotten too big, and has turned into just another corporation trying to maximize its assets, and those assets are you. For a company whose unofficial slogan is "Don't Be Evil," Google has been ignoring its so-called core value with…
  • Microsoft SharePoint addons reveal exciting features

    The key is being able to keep these environments separate but also being able to move assets between them.RepliWeb's focus is around environments with a large number of sites, collections and large amounts of content spread among development, test…
  • Does Sun have a future without Oracle?

    The economic implications for Sun, if the deal falls through, are not good," he said: A new buyer would not pay as much as Oracle did.But Sun's assets still have value even if no one ends up buying Sun as a company, O'Grady said.
  • Windows 7 will drive virtual desktops, virtual iPhones

    But questions about how to manage those assets, protect intellectual property, and even measure the amount of risk involved are holding many companies back.The fundamental problem is not getting access to the application from a phone," Mann says.
 

How-Tos

  • How to fix cloud security

    The life reinsurance company handles death records, which include personal information like social security numbers, as well as financial data and information about major assets that its large financial customers have on their books.Although Logiq…
  • How to manage smartphones on a business network

    Unlike laptops, they are often not corporate assets, but instead are owned by the user. It's not enough to determine whether a feature is present in a device, you have to take a close look at how well it's implemented.
  • How to cut costs through the supply chain

    Reducing costs and squeezing maximum utility out of fixed assets is nothing new to Black s Hardware and Home Improvement Group in California. Whether it's a truck, a tsunami or an economic downturn, the same general rule applies: You're better off…
  • How to assess laptop encryption products

    The largest single type of security breach is the stolen or lost laptop, according to the Open Security Foundation, yet these computers are among the least protected of all IT assets. The past year has seen a record number of companies losing…
  • Case Study: On the ball

    Should the Saints just lose just one email for instance, this can be restored individually without having to restore an entire server.Eran Farajun, Asigra's EVP, commented: Asigra Televaulting speeds backup and restore processes by only including…
  • Case Study: Fauchier Partners hedges its storage bets on EqualLogic

    According to Hoovers: "Fauchier Partners is one of the top fund of hedge funds in Europe, managing assets worth about $6 billion for clients that include charities, corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, universities, and others.

Reviews

  • Sun Fire X2270 server

    All load generation was driven from ab, the Apache benchmarking tool, running 100,000 requests per test pass, 20 concurrent connections.Slim and speedyThe X2270 is big on CPU and RAM but short on most other assets.
  • Adobe Flex 4 SDK beta review

    This is a great improvement for interacting with large data sets via a Flash GUI.Adobe has shrunk the distance between design and development with its latest batch of RIA tools: Adobe Flex 4 SDK, Adobe Flash Builder 4 (the Flex Builder IDE renamed…
  • Palm Pre smartphone

    Palm did say that the graphical assets were not final, so we could yet see some changes here.WebOS ImpressesThe new webOS is one of the silkiest and best-designed smartphone platforms we've seen in a while.
  • Nokia 5800 Tube review

    A pleasant surprise is the included stylus, housed at the bottom right corner of the handset's back.One of the Nokia 5800's most important assets is located at the back of the phone. The touchscreen 3G Nokia 5800 gives the mobile phone world a…
  • Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 review

    The revamped interface now shares the look and feel of Photoshop, Flash, and Illustrator.In addition, support for Photoshop Smart Objects streamlines the preparation and editing of graphic assets for your websites.Web professionals, who have often…
  • Google Video for Business review

    In addition, video can help a company share its creative assets with far-flung employees.To access Google Video for Business, users must first sign in. With Google Video for Business, video sharing becomes a serious business tool.

White Papers

  • Opportunities for the Cloud in the Enterprise

    This will convert your IT infrastructure from a "factory" into a "supply chain".There are a number of concerns with adopting this model, most notably around maturity levels, security and compliance, performance and reliability, relinquishing…
  • Enabling agile and intelligent businesses

    Attain improved efficiency in terms of utilisation of IT assets and human capital through business process automation and increased agility through agile, adaptable, rules-driven business processes. Changing markets, competitive pressures and…
  • Enterprise mashup services

    Typically, they combine data, functionality or processes from multiple existing internal or external IT assets to create innovative business value. Mashups are part of the Web 2.0 evolution of IT that can empower a business to enhance productivity…
  • KVM over IP and enterprise security

    KVM over IP switching systems uniquely enable security managers to control physical access to critical data centre resources – as well as power systems, environmental controls, security devices, branch office servers and other distributed IT assets.
  • Successful Enterprise Architecture

    With a strong, holistic EA function, you can model all of the assets in your organisation, understand the interdependencies, and map them to a business architecture that allows you to realise better resource optimisation through business process…
  • SSL VPN grows up: Time to demand more from your next SSL VPN

    Moreover, they must do so without exposing corporate assets to malware or breach, while maintaining the control and visibility mandated by industry regulations and privacy laws.Fortunately, SSL VPN gateways have also matured.
 
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