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The Best Web Year Ever
Anyone who watches the VH1 show "Best Week Ever" knows that it basically follows the format of VH1s "I Love the 70s/80s/90s." The latter...
Xerox Targets Hard-Copy Theft
Multifunction devices that combine printing, copying, faxing and other features are a major source of data leaks, but few enterprise IT managers recognize the...
China Rising Microsoft to Further Lock Down IE7
Microsoft has announced plans to make several key default changes to Internet Explorer 7s security zones to further harden the browser against attacks. The...
Comcast Forms New Web Business Unit
Cable giant Comcast said this month that it has formed a new online media division to oversee all the companys Web-based businesses, including its...
iPass to Acquire Rival Goremote
Remote Internet access service provider iPass last week announced plans to acquire its rival GoRemote Internet Communications for $76.5 million in cash.iPass officials said...
eBay Pulls Auction for Microsoft Vulnerability
eBay will not become a buzzing marketplace for malicious code, as it has for computers, antiques, iPods and geegaws of all sorts. After an...
A Year of Reflection and Hype in the Wireless World
From a technology perspective, 2005 was a relatively quiet year for enterprise WLANs. After five years of tremendous technological growth and innovation, 2005 instead...
Intellext Launches Free Watson Version
Search startup Intellext last week launched a free version of its Watson search tool.Intellext says its search sidebar tool is different from other tools,...
SANS to Offer Degree Program
The SANS institute has been granted approval by the state of Maryland to create a college and plans to begin accepting candidates for its...
Somewhere Across the Sea
Asian developers are looking at North American efforts and seeing a rapid increase in 64-bit development, along with a reversal in a three-year decline...