Monthly Archives: April 2007
Suits Are Music to Katts Ears
"Give me just a little more time," sang Spence, giving the old Chairmen of the Board song all he had. El Gato was inspired...
Sun Acquires Java-Based Mobile Phone OS
Sun Microsystems announced that it is acquiring the assets of SavaJe Technologies and will reveal further details at its JavaOne conference next month. SavaJes...
Consumers Care About Security a Lot Less Than They Say They Do
With all the investigations surrounding the massive TJX Companies data breach—including class action lawsuits, dozens of state attorney general probes, congressional inquiries and a...
E-Commerce Credit Card Alternatives Take Off
Some of the largest e-commerce chains have suddenly started to embrace nontraditional payment methods, with one analyst group finding a 267 percent increase in...
The Forensic Felons: The Next Generation of Cyber Thieves
For years, retailers have been told that if they merely abide by common sense security procedures—dont permit obvious passwords, check audit logs regularly and...
Google Woos Enterprise Developers
Just noticed a little note on the Google Enterprise blog urging enterprise developers to attend Google Developer Day on May 31.Why?
"Well we continue to...
Tax Tips for Techies
Havent done your taxes yet? Youre not alone. The IRS estimates that over 20 percent of taxpayers file their returns during the final two...
Apples Delay of Leopard Isnt the End of the World
Over the past month or so, the rumor that Apple would delay Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) surfaced and then submerged and finally surfaced...
If By Crazy You Mean Calculated, Sure
Google's acquisition chief says the best acquisitions are crazy acquisitions."The crazy ones mean they ignore the usual restraints of investment levels required or design...
Report: CIOs, Stop Squandering Your Time
To add more value to their work, CIOs should stop defining services in technical rather than business terms and should spend less time policing...