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Massachusetts Fights a Losing Battle

The decision by the Peoples Republic of Massachusetts to require an "open" format for the storage of state documents is a curious one. It...

Report: SLA Failures Boost Outsourcing

Both enterprises and service providers are expanding their use of service-level agreements but say they believe that the failure to meet the agreements could...

What Is Reverse Engineering?

Heres a little test. Go to Google and type the search phrase define: reverse engineering. Youll be given a list of definitions, some of...

ClearCube Beefs Up Switch Manager 4.5

ClearCube Technology Inc. is making it easier for IT administrators to manage and secure their PC blade environments.The Austin, Texas, company last week unveiled...

Crypto Cuts Both Ways

As I hiked into our final campsite, above Gem Lake in Californias Ansel Adams Wilderness, the three Boy Scouts whod gotten there ahead of...

Hurricane Disaster Highlights Techs Limitations

Last week, technology news took a far back seat to the forces of nature. As Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Southern United States, the tech...

Google vs. Microsoft

Over the past several months, its hard to say which weve seen more of—new Google service announcements or proclamations from Steve Ballmer regarding Microsofts...

Unions Step Up Organizing of IT Workers, Outsourcing Fight

Is the IT workforce ripe for union membership? Recent splits in several large labor organizations, growing IT pessimism and the increasing strength of offshore...

Emcor CIO Makes Business Case for IT

When Emcor Group CIO Joe Puglisi recently decided to upgrade his companys version of Lotus Notes, he quietly "pre-deployed" it with a cross-section of...

Desktop PCs: Can Less Be More in the Enterprise?

Despite rising sales of notebooks, the desktop PC, which is still the foundation of most companies day-to-day operations, isnt dead yet. But it is...