Monthly Archives: December 2009
Obama Names Former Microsoft Exec Cyber-Security Chief
The search for a U.S.cyber-security coordinator has officially ended.After months of searching, U.S. President Barack Obama selected Howard Schmidt to step into the role....
Google Chrome OS The Browser Only OS
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Facebook Memology Tracks Farmville, MJ, Twitter, New Moon
Less than a week after Twitter offered its hottest tweet trends for 2009, Facebook Dec. 21 released its own list of trends from data...
eWeek Newsbreak Dec 21 2009
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Rogue Antivirus Operations Thrive in 2009
There was no recession in the rogue antivirus industry in 2009.According to Microsoft, four of the top 11 threats cleaned by its Malicious Software...
Texting While Driving Increases Danger of Crashing, Study Finds
A report by University of Utah researchers found texting on a cell phone while driving is six times more dangerous than talking on a...
Certify Launches Certify Wallet Mobile Application
Certify, an online expense management company for the small to medium-size business (SMB) marketplace, announced Certify Wallet, a personal tool that helps reduce the...
Webroot Unveils Cloud-Based Web Security Services
Web security software-as-a-service vendor Webroot announced the availability of an e-mail archiving service to help small to medium size businesses meet industry and regulatory...
HP, Dell Look to Gain on IBM in IT Services Space
More than a month after closing the deal on a $3.9 billion acquisition of Perot Systems, executives from Dell went before analysts and reporters...
EFF Claims Google Book Search, Amazon Kindle Threaten Privacy
Consumers mulling whether or not to license book titles through Google Book Search or purchase an electronic reader such as the Amazon Kindle or...