Monthly Archives: February 2008
IT Security Skills Falling Short
As technology continuously shifts and innovates, IT professionals face a steady pressure to keep their skills up to date. Given the even more rapid...
Google (Finally) Tucks JotSpot into Apps
Google acquired wiki software maker JotSpot in October 2006 and the world has since been waiting for Google to rationalize JotSpot's assets and put...
Markey Floats Wireless Bill of Rights
Under a proposed bill by U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, wireless carriers would be required to disclose in clear, plain and conspicuous language the terms...
EU Approves Acer’s Acquisition of Packard Bell
The European Commission approved Acer's acquisition of Packard Bell, which now opens a new and substantial market for the up-and-coming Taiwanese company.In a statement...
Reconnex Appliance Helps IT Recognize Data Loss Risk
Reconnex has spun out some of its data loss prevention technology into a new product meant to help IT administrators analyze the flow of...
China Still Years From Competing Against U.S. IT
LAS VEGAS-China is closing the technology gap with the U.S. every year, but it will be many years before it challenges the U.S. for...
Microsoft to Pursue ‘Democratization’ of Server Virtualization
LOS ANGELES-While Microsoft is not the leader in virtualization, the company wants to drive the "democratization" of server virtualization so that its adoption will...
Code Execution Flaw Haunts Mozilla Thunderbird
A new version of the open-source Mozilla Thunderbird mail client has been released to fix at least six security vulnerabilities that could expose users...
Tom Brokaw Brings a Conscience to Microsoft Launch
LOS ANGELES-Microsoft trotted out NBC journalist and former anchor Tom Brokaw at its launch event for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual...
IBM Labs 3-D Doesn’t Look That Cool
My news colleague Clint Boulton got a look at IBM's three-dimensional data center modeling software tool.IBM's 3-D data center management system is actually quite...