Monthly Archives: February 2007
Demand for IT Temp Workers Expected to Outpace Permanent
With computer, management and legal positions in highest demand, temporary employment is expected to grow three times as fast as total employment over the...
Foresight Is a Linux Distro to Watch
It seems as if a new Linux-based operating system is born every day, with each facing the challenge of justifying its existence in a...
Vista Integration May Spur Tablet PC Growth
Microsofts Windows Vista OS introduces a number of new capabilities that Tablet PC users have waiting for. These include better handwriting recognition, pen-flick capabilities...
Windows and Office: The Past, Present and Future
Windows Vista and Office 2007 finally saw the light of day on Jan. 30. Chris Capossela, who manages the Microsoft Office System family of...
Future of TPM Technology Discussed at RSA Conference
Members of Trusted Computing Group, a 170-member organization dedicated to developing trusted computing standards, touted Trusted Platform Modules, to an attentive, if sometimes skeptical,...
Mobile Operators Plan Google rival?
Telegraph UK speculates that several European mobile carriers -- including Vodaphone, France Telecom, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia and one American network,...
CA Tool Fights Zero-Day Exploits
SAN FRANCISCO—IT management software giant CA will announce the newest addition to its security product lineup here at the RSA Conference Feb. 6, launching...
McAfee Dives into Data Loss Prevention
SAN FRANCISCO—McAfee announced its initial foray into the emerging data loss prevention software market here at the RSA Conference Feb. 5, launching a set...
Google to Launch PowerPoint Clone
Google is working on a Web-based PowerPoint clone to complement its Docs & Spreadsheets application, according to files accidentally discovered by Alex at the...
Akamai Acquires App-Acceleration Service Provider Netli
Akamai Technologies on Feb. 5 announced its plans to acquire former rival Netli for 3.2 million shares of its stock.
Akamai, which signed a definitive...