Monthly Archives: August 2011
LibreOffice 3.4.2 Now Ready for Enterprises
Developers behind LibreOffice have declared the latest version of the open-source productivity software suite to be enterprise-ready.The latest release of LibreOffice, version 3.4.2, was...
Safari 5.1 a Vast Improvement
I want to spend some time today on the subject of Safari 5.1, which debuted on July 20 with Mac OS X Lion. Safari...
Citrix XenServer beta Manages VM Lifecycle
The Citrix XenServer 6 beta 2 Self Service Manager (SSM) is a virtual appliance that enables IT managers to provide a catalog of pre-defined...
CA Technologies and “cloud choice”
Last week CA announced ten new or updated products as part of a"cloud choice" product release. Over the coming weeks, I'll be taking a...
Anonymous, Congressional Cyber-Law Action Dominate Week’s Security News
Anonymous dominated headlines this past week, as law enforcement officials arrested suspected members and the collective continued its online mayhem.British authorities arrested an 18-year...
Researchers Hack Chrome OS, Cars, SCADA Systems, Printers for Black Hat
Security professionals descending on Las Vegas this week for the annual Black Hat conference will see lots of creative hacking.More than 50 presentations are...
AMD, HP, Others Aim to Use Wind, Solar Power for Data Centers
Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett-Packard are teaming with the state of New York and Clarkson University on a research project to figure how best...
Google’s Mobile Business Growth: 10 Issues It Must Resolve
Google's mobile business has been performing quite well for the company. The search giant's Android operating system is easily besting all other competitors around...
Google Buys The Dealmap, a Groupon Alternative
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), which missed out on a major opportunity when it failed to acquire Groupon last fall, has purchased local deals aggregator The Dealmap...
Apple iPhone 5 Could See October Release: Rumor
Apple's next iPhone could see its debut in September-or maybe October. It will likely come with Apple's proprietary A5 processor and an 8-megapixel camera,...