Monthly Archives: February 2007
Business Intelligence Power Play
Come forward, seeker of knowledge. You stand before BI, the great mystic oracle of information. Ask your questions and gain enlightenment.
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Trend Micro: The Only Anti-virus (and Vulnerability-Stricken!) Biggie on MS’ Certified for Vista List
Why is it the only one there? It sure isn't because of its track record of popping up in US-CERT for vulnerability warnings, at...
Apple, Cisco Reach Agreement on iPhone Name
NEW YORK—Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that allows both to use the...
The Admin Rights Hall of Shame
They dont moan about it in public much, but several Microsoft employees have complained to me that most of the bad experiences users have...
Business Intelligence: What Are You Thinking?
Most of the businesspeople I know use Google Trends—an online tool that allows ordinary people to compare the frequency of Google search terms— to...
High-Capacity External Hard Drives
Internal hard drives are getting larger, with capacities of 160-320GB standard even in PCs under $800. For "high-end" PCs or workstations, 400-500GB or even...
Zero Liability for Retailers?
As the TJX data scandal gets worse with each passing day, many in the industry are saying that no retail chain will be so...
Google vs. Microsoft: How many $50 Apps Premier licenses does it take to equal...
Start the Google vs. Microsoft organ grinder again, because the search giant is going after the software king's most lucrative market: The desktop.After years...
Privacy Advocates Resign from Federal Health IT Committee
Citing lack of progress, the deputy director of the nonprofit Health Privacy Project resigned as co-chair of a federal committee charged with advising the...
Google Faces Long Campaign to Win Enterprise Customers
Google is smart to play coy about whether its online business application bundle is aimed at cutting into Microsoft Offices dominance on the enterprise...