Monthly Archives: December 2007
New York City Launches Emergency E-Alert Pilot
NEW YORK—Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a pilot program to provide emergency information to citizens via e-mail, text messages and phone alerts today.The initiative, called...
Mashups, SAAS Present Security Risks
BOSTON—The rise of mashups and similar technologies has given developers a way to build simple applications, but they're also opening up a new world...
Windows Vista SP1 to Disable Activation Exploits
Microsoft will use the upcoming release of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 to disable the two most widely used exploits of the operating system's...
New XBRL Taxonomy a ‘Boon to Investors’
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is releasing a new taxonomy for Extensible Business Reporting Language on Dec. 4 in the hopes of improving...
Kicking XP SP3’s Tires
Microsoft released a release candidate of the long delayed Windows XP SP3 to Microsoft MSDN (Microsoft Software Development Network) and TechNet subscribers on Dec....
Apple Hit with iPhone Patent Lawsuit
Seeking damages and future royalties estimated at $360 million, Klausner Technologies is suing Apple and AT&T for patent infringement related to the iPhone.The lawsuit,...
A First Peek at Windows XP SP3
A First Peek at Windows XP SP3
After downloading SP 3 and expanding it into its temporary directory, you simply click on it and youre...
One Laptop Per Child Doesn’t Change the World
Hands Across America, Live AID, the Concert for Bangladesh, and so on. The American (and world) public has witnessed one feel-good event (and the...
10 Up-and-Coming Technologies That Will Change Printing
10 Up-and-Coming Technologies That Will Change Printing
The end of the year is traditionally a time for making predictions, so what better time to talk...
Staffing Firm Reports ‘Good’ 2008 Job Prospects
Despite ongoing worries that an economic slowdown is looming, a new report suggests that the IT professional job market will be immune-at least for...