Monthly Archives: August 2009
NetChoice Updates Worst Internet Laws List
Both good news and bad news followed the June publication of NetChoice's 10 worst Internet laws. The good news: Three of the proposed laws...
NetGear Launches ProSafe Gigabit VPN Firewall
Networking solutions company NetGear announced the release of ProSafe 8-Port VPN Firewall (FVS318G) aimed at small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). The compact firewall, which...
Newspapers, Job Fairs Least Effective for Job Searching
In "Kramer Vs. Kramer," the Oscar-winning Best Movie in the late 1970s that highlighted divorce in America, we watch Dustin Hoffman's character desperately search...
Motorola Offers Remote Wireless Security Testing
Motorola said Aug. 18 it was introducing a new method of securing wireless networks with "active wireless security testing capable of evaluating every deployed...
Microsoft Releases SQL Azure Database CTP
Microsoft has released a community technology preview for its cloud-based SQL Azure Database, continuing a busy month for the company's database business. The SQL...
FCC Adds Broadband Blog, Gets Twittering
The Federal Communications Commission launched a blog Aug. 18 focusing on the development of the national broadband plan. As part of the American Recovery...
Microsoft Sued Again over Patents in Texas
Microsoft finds itself the target of two new patent-infringement lawsuits, both filed in East Texas courts.Filed by a small company named EMG Technology against...
Palm to Open Beta Program for Mobile App Catalog
Palm has announced that as of Aug. 18, "developers who wish to charge for their Palm WebOS applications can begin submitting them for consideration...
Sybase Releases Beta of PowerBuilder 12
Sybase released on Aug. 18 a beta version of its PowerBuilder 12 tool, an update of the company's tool for Microsoft .NET development. According...
Enterprise, SMB IT Spending Down, Forrester Says
Businesses big and small are paring their IT budgets in 2009 as they look to ride out the global recession, according to analyst company...