Monthly Archives: May 2007
Microsofts Forefront Only Partially Delivers the Goods
Forefront Client Security marks Microsofts initial foray into enterprise desktop security, and the product holds out the promise of anti-virus and anti-spyware detection and...
Dell Revamps Market Strategy with Project Hybrid
SAN FRANCISCO—Dell has been roundly rocked by serious problems of late: falling sales numbers, the move to replace an inefficient CEO, and major lawsuits...
How We Picked Our Top CIOs
"Influential" will never have the air of rigor, however phony, that ROI enjoys. There is no equivalent in the IT world to baseball statistician...
New Security Survival Guide: How to Layer a Solid Defense
A New Look at Layers
While emerging classes of tools may fend off attacks at multiple layers of a security strategy, there are pitfalls if...
Kaiser: We Really Did Screw Up
After the third time in a year he thought he was scheduled for surgery to replace his failing kidneys, only to see the date...
Windows Server 2008 Features Address Linux Challenge
LOS ANGELES—Some of the changes in the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 are a response to features and performance advantages that have made...
Google Cautious on Microsoft Patent Claims
Chris DiBona, open-source programs manager at Google, says the jury is still out on Microsofts recent claims that free and open-source software violates 235...
Google Keeps Close Eye on Open Source
Chris DiBona, open-source programs manager at Google, gave a talk called "A Year of Open Source at Google" for the Google New York speaker...
Critical Flaws Found in Java Development Kit
Two vulnerabilities open to remote exploitation by hackers have been found in Java Development Kit, one of which could be used to take over...
Microsoft Retrofits Security Alerts, IE Patch
Microsoft has retrofitted two things: its advanced notifications of security bulletins—formerly so devoid of detail that customers complained it was like knowing a hurricane...