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Benefits, Limitations, and the Extent of Outsourcing IT Security
The debate over whether or not to outsource IT security or which extent to do so carries importance. The topic needs a holistic approach since the question to handover sensitive data to the outsiders is serious business. Despite much hype,...
Success Factors for a Disruptive Technology
What is a disruptive technology? What are the factors for its development and application? This article touches upon these questions and explores various examples of 'killer technologies' concerning past, present and future....
Network Identity Management and Its Challenges
Enterprise networking is a big revolution emanating from the Internet. Companies are increasingly employing network identity appliances and software to manage the growing demand for interacting with employees, customers, suppliers and partners in real-time....
Linux Taking Over the Government Market
The government is gradually embracing open source for high-end computing projects due to its improved reliability, scalability and security. The overall performance of Linux now needs to be evolved for the next stage, enterprise-level computing....
7 Factors: E-Business Success and Barriers to Success
Today’s organizations operating in e-business must possess specific characteristics leading to success in the net-enabled competition. This aricle provides a list of some essential elements....
Agile Modeling: Tips and Practices
The concept of agile modeling is based on sound principles that have evolved into best practices for software development. Here are some essential points for developers to practice and keep in mind....
Object Request Broker (ORB)
ORB is a programming function in the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). It acts like a broker in fulfilling client request for service from a distributed object or component....
Understanding Visual J#
Visual J# is a set of programming tools for writing applications in Java programming language, and intended to run on Microsoft .NET runtime platform....
Compelling Reasons for Upgrading to Outlook 2003
Microsoft Outlook 2003 incorporates major features such as Cached Exchange Mode, Information Rights Management and HTTP access to mailboxes, etc. to improve user experience, simplify administration, and secure data in an effective way. Here are some details on these and...
Case: How Web Services Saved Costs for Heidelberger
Check out how Heidelberg managed to save enormous costs by deploying Web services technology to integrate its vast pool of legacy systems....
The Return of the Mobile Enterprise
Is the age of true mobility forthcoming? Eric Knorr explores how faster wireless services combined with robust security and proficient hardware promise the ultimate comeback of the mobile era....
A Look Into Sun’s Java Studio Enterprise 6
Sun is emerging as a software-centric provider. Its latest offerings increasingly provide updated Java tool sets for developers along with support for open-source platform and component-oriented developers. This review on Java Studio Enterprise 6 is based upon existing analysis by...
IBM introduces WebSphere Business Integration Server Express
IBM’s new WebSphere-based server helps users better integrate business processes and people where everything is on one CD with a single install. Built on Big Blues’ core business process technology, the product is ideal for small and medium-sized businesses. It...
Claiming the Application Server Market
Both IBM WebSphere and BEA WebLogic are two leading players competing head-to-head in the J2EE application server arena. Despite BEA's latest strategy to converge development with integration in its flagship product, market share seems a serious issue for the company....
All Roads Lead to the Internet
Technologies of today are converging at a rate faster than ever before. Taking the example of key infrastructure areas, we see Internet as the primary hub of technology integration. This short piece takes a look at how this is happening....
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Four Security Bulletins From Microsoft
Microsoft released four new Security Bulletins for the month of May, bringing the total for 2008 to 29. Three of the four Security Bulletins are rated as Critical, and address...
Spam Blasts Social Networking
According to anti-spam firm Cloudmark, as much as 30% of new social networking accounts are actually fake 'zombie' accounts created to distribute spam. While users have been warned for years...
Asprox Botnet Compromises Web Sites
A botnet is being propagated in a worm-like fashion and infecting vulnerable web sites. Once a web site is compromised, it redirects users to download a malware package, which also...
Vendor Claims Vista Less Secure Than Windows 2000
The headline seems a little (a little?) sensationalist. In fact, it may be the very definition of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt). If I were a vendor of security software...
The Best Identity Theft Protection Money Can('t) Buy
Identity theft is a serious, and growing problem. While it is largely perceived as a computer security issue, identity theft pre-dates the home PC explosion, and even today most identity...
Beware Caller ID Spoofing
This is slightly outside of the scope of Internet / Network Security, but it is a threat resulting from technology and one which could impact readers of this site. According...
Hacker's Target Handicapped
Most malware and computer security attacks these days are motivated by money. The majority of botnets and phishing scams are designed to separate users from their cash in some way...
Microsoft Puts Vista SP1 and XP SP3 On Hold
Windows Vista SP1 has been available for a while, but they just recently began to push it out via Automatic Updates to systems that did not yet have it. Some...
Storm Botnet Tapers Off To A Drizzle
According to MessageLabs, there were approximately 2 million PC's compromised with the Storm Botnet at the end of March. In April, that number dropped to around 100,000. That is a...
Your Medical History on the Web
If you have ever switched doctors or dentists, you know what pain in the butt it can be to get your records transferred. If you have ever had to deal...
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OLPC'S XO laptops will run on Windows XP
Microsoft has joined forces with the makers of the "$100 laptop" and licensed its Windows operating system for use on the device.
BlackBerry mixes it with Apple
The all-conquering business mobile now has designs on the rest of your life. By Claudine Beaumont.
Top 10 street art links
Damian Noonan presents the best links for the kings of the concrete canvas.
Rick Maybury: Houston, we have a problem...
Technical troubles? Our digital doctor has the cure.
BookRabbit: Extend your shelf life
BookRabbit, a website launched today, aims to revolutionise the way we choose what to read, writes Matt Warman.
A remote for the home
High-tech gadget allows japanese drivers to turn lights on at home - from their car
'Modest' evidence that video games cause violent behaviour, says study
There is little proof that playing computer games causes violent or aggressive behaviour, says an academic.
ON TRIAL: THE HOTTEST GADGETS
How Flip is turning America into a nation of film-makers
It's just a basic camcorder, but the Flip has captured the imaginations of millions. Claudine Beaumont asks if it can do the same here.
Best buy: HP 2133
Best buy: HP 2133
Must-have: Sony Bravia E4000 Series
Must-have: Sony Bravia E4000 Series
Telegraph TV: The Gadget Inspectors
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Faqs! Facts! Fax! Faults with corrupted files
Rick Maybury deals with your techno traumas.
Bootcamp 524 - Windows Vista Voice Recognition, part 1
Keep abreast of the latest issues in computer technology with Rick Maybury.
Faqs! Facts! Fax! Problems with Audacity
Rick Maybury deals with your techno traumas.
Bootcamp 523 - Internet TV and the BBC iPlayer part 5
Keep abreast of the latest issues in computer technology with Rick Maybury.
DJ Yoda: The magical mixer's box of tricks
How does DJ Yoda scratch and sync to such perfection, asks Matt Munday.
Rick Maybury: Houston, we have a problem...
Technical troubles? Our digital doctor has the cure
Dancing to the digital tune
As the MP3 turns 10, Claudine Beaumont charts its rise from clunky brick to all-singing sensation.
Top 10 links for the Sony Radio Academy Awards
Use the internet to join the wireless revolution, writes Damian Noonan.
A wireless wonderland
Within two decades, our lives could be ruled by radio waves, says Claudine Beaumont.
Best buy: Sony NWE-013FB music player
Littlewoods has shaved almost £30 off the price of this 1GB MP3 player, making it a good buy for those who need a cheap, well-built music device for slogging it out at the gym.
Must-have: Apple iMac desktop computer
Apple's updated iMacs prove that big computers can still be beautiful. .
Video game review: Grand Theft Auto
Video game review: Grand Theft Auto
Video game review: GTA 2
(1999, PC, PlayStation, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast)
Video game review: Grand Theft Auto III
(2001, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox)
Video game review: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
(2002, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox)
Rick Maybury: Houston, we have a problem...
Technical troubles? Our digital doctor has the cure
Hard drives are drifting into the cloud
Online computing will make installed software increasingly unnecessary.
Top 10 links for minority sports and the olympics
Damian Noonan compiles links to sports that are off the beaten track.
Where are Wii heading?
Activity-based computer games are the future, say Robert Colvile and Claudine Beaumont.
Mobile broadband: Go mobile to save money
Claudine Beaumont and Matt Warman on the benefits of mobile broadband
Bootcamp 522 - Internet TV and the BBC iPlayer part 4
Keep abreast of the latest issues in computer technology with Rick Maybury.
Best buy: Samsung GX20
Best buy: Samsung GX20
Must have: Onkyo HTX-22HD
Must have: Onkyo HTX-22HD
Gamers report Grand Theft Auto IV glitches
People who bought the game on its first day of release have posted messages on websites and blogs complaining that their new purchase is freezing up during introductory scenes on both the PlayStation 3 and XBox 360.
Faqs! Facts! Fax! Charges for Apple iTouch
Rick Maybury deals with your techno traumas.
Grand Theft Auto IV cheats, tips and secrets
Here we give our low-down of some of the top cheats for GTA IV. All the cheat codes given below work on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Grand Theft Auto IV earns rave reviews
Critics have praised video game Grand Theft Auto IV as a "modern day masterpiece".
Retailers gear up for Grand Theft Auto IV release
High-street stores are preparing themselves for the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV tomorrow.
Grand Theft Auto IV: the biggest and the best
The most eagerly awaited game of the year is finally here. Nick Cowen goes for a stroll through Liberty City.
Digital photography: You press the button, they do the rest
Amazing new technology lets cameras make good on an old promise, writes Lucy Davies.
Google Street View would face uk legal test
Google Street View will open a can of worms where privacy laws are concerned if it comes to the UK, says leading lawyer.
Grand Theft Auto IV to become biggest-selling video game ever
A violent video game in which players rob and murder their way through the criminal underworld is expected to become the biggest-selling entertainment title of all time when it goes on sale next week.
Video games: Lessons for a gaming generation
For today's children, a console can be a great way to learn, says Steve Boxer.
Rick Maybury: Houston, we have a problem...
Technical troubles? Our digital doctor, Rick Maybury, has the cure.
ON TRIAL: FITNESS GADGETS
Must have: Sony Ericsson K660i
Must have: Sony Ericsson K660i
Best buy: Western Digital MyPassport (320GB)
Best buy: Western Digital MyPassport (320GB)
GTA IV available on torrent sites
Illegal copies of the new GTA IV game appear to be available for download from bit torrent file-sharing sites, six days before the game is officially released.
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Storefront Service IRUN Integrates with eBay
Merchants who want to run their own Web shop in addition to selling on eBay should take a look at IRUN, a full-featured hosted Web site builder.
eBay Watch: Feedback Updates, New Shipping Rules
EBay (again) clarifies changes to the feedback system, the auction giant
opens the doors to its Playground and new shipping requirements are announced.
Craigslist Files eBay Countersuit: Divest Now
Craigslist filed a countersuit alleging eBay used its minority stake in Craigslist to steal its corporate trade secrets.
Vendio Lifts the Veil on eBay Competitor Strategy
Vendio's Competitive Seller Research tool lets eBay vendors scope out top sellers' secrets to success.
USPS Rate-Change Tips for E-tailers
New shipping rates take hold today, but it's not all bad news, as volume and online postal discounts are available.
The Tangled Web of PCI Compliance, Are You Ready?
New e-commerce security requirements for payment processing are vague enough to leave everyone wondering what to do, as the June 30 deadline approaches. We offer compliance strategies for different budgets.
Where's the Money in User-Generated Content?
Are social networking sites ever going to reap big sales for e-tailers? Media executives discuss the topic as the phenom goes from fad to trend to mainstream.
MySpace Meets eBay, Yahoo
MySpace social network will let users share their public profile information, such as pictures, videos, and text, across the Web.
eBay Watch: Spring Discounts, Mobile Selling Tools
The auction giant offers seller savings with Spring promotions, drops eBay Live for 2009, tests buyer rewards. Plus, cell phone selling tools.
Amazon Takes Issue with NY Online Tax Law
The online retailer mounts a constitutional challenge to the controversial state law that aims to clamp down on collecting Internet sales taxes.
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HP Drags Down Dow
HP investors are worried about the company's plans to buy EDS — and with good reason.
Jeff Raikes to Head Gates' Huge Charity
Patty Stonesifer, current head of the Gates Foundation, will hand off the CEO role.
HP's Busy Week
With an acquisition of EDS in the works and quarterly earnings coming out, HP promises to be the biggest newsmaker in the tech sector this week.
Techs Dodge Financial Fallout
Another debacle in the financial sector had little effect on the tech sector Friday, as a number of strong earnings reports limited losses.
Microsoft: EC Fine Is Not Fine
The company will go to the mat over the European Commission's $1.35 billion fine.
Technical Analysis: Stocks at Support
The Dow and S&P could find support near here.
Investors Name Their Price on Priceline
Investors fed up with the daily flood of bad news from the financial sector might do well to look at Priceline.com.
Stocks Plunge on Financial, Inflation Worries
Rising oil prices and renewed banking fears outshone better than expected results from Cisco on Wednesday.
Technical Analysis: Correction Time
How deep will the pullback go? Hopefully not much further.
Cisco: U.S. Market Is Soft
Cisco is still growing its business overall and remains optimistic about future growth.
Cisco Comes Through
Cisco Systems atoned for a difficult quarter three months ago with better than expected results late Tuesday, while Yahoo gained on hopes that a deal with Microsoft can still be reached.
Is Microsoft Weaker After Failed Takeover Bid?
Microsoft is going home empty handed from its skirmish with Yahoo's Jerry Yang, but has the company been hurt or just biding its time?
Big Money and Open Source May Not Compute
UPDATED: Open source has the adherents and the contributors, but what about the income? Patience, say the developers.
Yahoo's Fall Upends Stocks
Yahoo shares plunged Monday on news that Microsoft is abandoning its takeover bid for the company — but the surprise is that it wasn't as bad as it could have been.
Yahoo's Next Moves
With the Microsoft deal apparently over and its stock taking a pounding, what's ahead for Yahoo?
Ballmer Throws In the Towel on Yahoo Bid
In a surprise move, Microsoft's CEO withdraws his offer for search provider Yahoo, citing economic differences.
Lawmakers Urge Conditions on XM-Sirius
Key congressmen call on FCC chairman to take a long look at consumer harm in review of the satellite radio merger.
Sun Sinks Tech Stocks
A steep plunge in shares of Sun Microsystems outweighed a better than expected jobs report on Friday.
Technical Analysis: Bulls Push On
The major indexes are making progress against some tough levels here.
Chips Sales Grew 3.8 Percent in Q1 2008
Some may think the world is getting 'flatter', but chip sales are not. International markets are more than offsetting the sputtering US economy.
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MySpace Wins Record $230M Suit Against Spammer
It's a landmark victory as a California court awards the social networking site staggering damages against a spammer.
FTC Tightens Up CAN-SPAM Rules
After three years of mulling public comments, the federal agency revises its antispam regulations.
Q&A: Jules Polonetsky, Chief Privacy Officer, AOL
AOL's top privacy watchdog talks about how online data collection really works, balancing data and consumer privacy, and the government's role.
PayPal Prepping Next-Gen Platform
Please don't think we compete with Visa. We're much different, the payment company says.
Will Mobile Ads Finally Get Their Due?
At an FTC town hall meeting, ad experts consider when sophisticated mobile applications will hit the mainstream in the United States.
Is Video Advertising Ready For The Web?
With uncertainty clouding rich-media ads on the Web, Interactive Advertising Bureau introduces guidelines for common formats for online video placements.
Is Microsoft Weaker After Failed Takeover Bid?
Microsoft is going home empty handed from its skirmish with Yahoo's Jerry Yang, but has the company been hurt or just biding its time?
Ballmer Throws In the Towel on Yahoo Bid
In a surprise move, Microsoft's CEO withdraws his offer for search provider Yahoo, citing economic differences.
The Tangled Web of PCI Compliance
New e-commerce security requirements are vague enough to leave everyone wondering what to do.
Amazon Sues New York Over Internet Tax
The online retailer mounts a constitutional challenge to the controversial state law that aims to clamp down on collecting Internet sales taxes.
All Eyes on Time Warner, AOL as Profits Fall
A sweeping overhaul at its AOL unit can't help offset sagging earnings at the media conglomerate, which plans to spin off its cable group.
Tellme to BlackBerry: Listen Up
The Microsoft subsidiary targets BlackBerry for 'on-the-go'
information services.
Cox Shells Out $300M to Cash In on Vertical Web Ads
The media kingpin grabs Adify in a shift into the potentially lucrative space of building vertical ad networks.
AOL to Open VoIP APIs
On the heels of Open AIM, AOL is now planning to open its pay-per-minute Call Out service to developers.
AOL Touts Turnaround Success After Record Traffic
With steady growth in visitors and page views to its redesigned properties, the Internet pioneer claims its transformation is paying off.
Google Display Ads in Your Pocket
Search giant joins the great migration as advertisers look to the mobile device.
Amazon Tops Expectations on Soaring Sales
Driven by strong growth in electronics and general merchandise, Amazon posts healthy first-quarter results.
Yahoo Hits Estimates, Gives No Ground on Microsoft
While the software giant's ultimatum looms, Yahoo executives said its transformation strategy is working following a solid quarter.
Six Apart Doubles Down on Monetizing Blogs
Blogging software provider expands into services business as it expands ad network.
Google Makes Good
Despite concerns over sagging click rates and economic worries, the Internet titan posts another bang-up quarter.
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