Monthly Archives: August 2012
OASIS Launches OData Standards Initiative
The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) has launched a new initiative that will standardize OData, a REST-based protocol that simplifies...
Windows 8 Installation Test Goes Smoothly With Few Surprises
For some companies, the coming of Windows 8 is a non-event. They're still running Windows XP, regardless of the lack of support, security issues...
The Windows 8 Tile Interface
The Windows 8 Tile Interface
This is the famous (or infamous) tile interface that you've heard about. It looks and works just like the user...
Fluke Networks Brings Back the OneTouch AT Technician Tool
Network managers who routinely send front-line technicians on desk-side calls to troubleshoot possible network connectivity issues should consider the just reintroduced Fluke Networks OneTouch...
OneTouch AT
OneTouch AT
The OneTouch AT has three buttons, only one of which a network technician needs to push to kick off a comprehensive set on...
AMD Using VMworld to Launch Renewed Server Chip Push
Advanced Micro Devices shook up the server chip space in 2003 when officials unveiled the first Opterons, x86-based processors that could run both 32-...
Dropbox Introduces Two-Step Security Authentication
The online storage and file-sharing site Dropbox is rolling out two-step security authentication in the wake of high-profile security breaches affecting Dropbox users and...
BlackBerry 10 to Feature More Than ‘Android Mojo’
Research In Motion CEO Thorsten Heins promises that BlackBerry 10 will offer mobile users something unlike anything they've seen before."Nothing from BlackBerry 7 is...
Amazon, Motorola, Nokia Rush to Make News Ahead of iPhone 5
Apple is expected to introduce the iPhone 5 Sept. 12-after which it's going to be no easy feat for its competitors to grab a...
Crisis Virus Poses Low Risk to Virtual Machines, Danger Seen in Future
The Crisis virus poses no real danger for virtual machines, but the malware does presage a likely move by criminals and attackers toward finding...