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Two Predictions For DNS In 2010

Allen Stern — Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:57:11 EST

Earlier this week Google announced the launch of Google DNS. I'd like to share my two predictions for DNS in 2010.

Intel Larrabee Graphics Chip Cancelled

Alexander Wolfe — Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:14:00 EST

The plan to field a multicore graphics engine, which would have put Intel into direct competition against Nvidia, has been put on hold for now.

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Researcher: iPhone Data Easy To Cultivate

George Hulme — Sun, 6 Dec 2009 13:50:53 EST

While there hasn't been any attacks on iPhones that haven't been jailbroken, one researcher has shown that once a rogue application makes its way onto the device - there's not much it can't do with your data.

I Survived The Great Bing Outage

Dave Methvin — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST

In case you somehow haven't already heard, Microsoft's Bing search engine disappeared from the Internet for about a half-hour on Thursday. Just like any national tragedy, everyone will remember where they were when they heard the news. I sure will, man, because I was there.

The Causality Behind Apple's Success

Jonathan Salem Baskin — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 08:21:46 EST

Apple's new 21-inch iMac was October's best-selling desktop computer, according to retail analyst firm NPD. While sexy, the sales success was partially due to a slowdown in sales of competing PCs prior to the launch of Windows 7.

Google Chrome OS Previewed

Serdar Yegulalp — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

Google's Chrome operating system is about a year away, but a tour of Chromium OS -- Chrome's publicly available open source incarnation -- reveals a lot.

Can Electronic Medical Records Be Secured?

Mitch Wagner — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

Federal regulators are crafting rules that would unlock the benefits of electronic medical records while protecting Americans from privacy risks.

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Content Providor Or Distributor?

Jonathan Salem Baskin — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 05:29:12 EST

I am still dumbfounded by Comcast's decision to buy NBC, and I'm not sure it's because I know too much about the past...or have to little faith in the future. Or both.

The Point-Of-Sale Problem

Greg Shipley — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Retailers must take sensible steps to protect POS systems or face the consequences.

Polycom Gives You Videoconferencing On A Budget

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

We tested three video communications systems for small and midsize businesses.

Air Pressure: Why IT Must Sort Out App Mobilization Challenges

Peter Rysavy — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Equipping mobile employees with the feature-rich applications and highly functional devices they need to maximize productivity has never been easy. But if you wait for market forces to impose a clearer road map, you risk falling behind competitors.

Analytics Brief: 5 Key Steps To Cybersecurity

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

Technologies like DLP, crypto, and strong access controls help lock down data.

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CIO Profiles: Patti Reilly White, Senior VP And CIO Of Darden Restaurants

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

This CIO wishes she'd taken advantage of the opportunity to try on different roles within the company.

Practical Analysis: Pundits, Facts, And Competing Goals

Art Wittmann — Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:00 EST

There's no silver bullet when it comes to building a technically competent enterprise content management strategy.

Ready To Launch? Lack Of Scalability A Killer

Charles Babcock — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:39:23 EST

Yahoo Pipes is a way to mash up RSS feeds and Web pages into combined information, apply rules and filters, and publish it. When it launched Feb. 7, 2007, the Pipes API worked fine in principle. But as "Daniel" said from the audience at a San Francisco panel this week, Pipes wasn't ready to scale.

Oracle Denies Change In Stance On MySQL

Charles Babcock — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:05:00 EST

The database giant denies that it offered to create a separate entity for MySQL once the Sun acquisition is completed.

Verizon Calls iPhone A 'Digitally Clueless Beauty Queen'

Eric Zeman — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:45:08 EST

With the court case safely behind them, Verizon Wireless continues to pull no punches in its anti-iPhone marketing campaign. The latest assault takes on the masculinity of the iPhone, and essentially says that it has none. Them's fightin' words, Verizon!

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Google Buys AppJet To Power Wave

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:35:00 EST

The start-up's collaborative technology will be adapted to improve the way Google Wave handles group editing.

Bill Targets Mobile Phone Service Providers

W. David Gardner — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:23:00 EST

Legislation introduced by four U.S. senators seeks to limit early termination fees leveled by wireless carriers.

Nokia To Trim Smartphone Offerings

Marin Perez — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:35:00 EST

The company will pare down its smartphone portfolio in order to better compete against companies such as Apple, Research In Motion, and Palm.

VA Eyes Sweeping Tech Initiative

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 15:19:00 EST

Veterans Affairs is seeking input on a proposed IT contract that would cover the "entire spectrum" of systems and applications.

Cloud, Mobile To Drive IT Growth In 2010

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:51:00 EST

An analyst firm believes consumers and businesses will spend 3.2% more on telecom, hardware, software and services than in 2009.

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Big Mega Ultra Friday RIM Round-Up

Eric Zeman — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:57:00 EST

Lots going on in the world of Research In Motion today. Some of the items you'll find in this post include a nifty sale going on at AT&T stores today as well as an upgrade to BlackBerry Apps World. More inside!

CIGNA Launches Healthcare Podcasts

Mitch Wagner — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:33:00 EST

The audio podcasts, available on the iTunes store, are designed to help Americans take care of themselves while on business overseas.

Data Assessment Service Targets E-discovery, Compliance

Andrew Conry-Murray — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:32:15 EST

This week StoredIQ launched a new data assessment service, which is intended to help organizations get visibility into the unstructured information floating around the corporate network.

Google Updates Android SDK

Marin Perez — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:07:00 EST

The refreshed software developer's kit comes as the operating system is beginning to pick up steam with wireless carriers and handset makers.

Bing Back After Outage

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:01:00 EST

Microsoft is investigating what happened in an effort to prevent future downtime.

Cisco Snags Shares To Acquire Tandberg

W. David Gardner — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:59:00 EST

Now the U.S. Justice Department will step up its review of Cisco's pending acquisition of the Norwegian videoconferencing firm.

Online Gambling Under Renewed Scrutiny

W. David Gardner — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:26:00 EST

Technologies exist that can be used and improved to regulate Internet gambling, proponents tell a House Financial Services Committee.

Patch Tuesday: No Black Screen Fix

Paul McDougall — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:17:00 EST

Thousands of Windows users have download a tool in hopes of fixing critical bug, but Microsoft has yet to solve issue.

HTC Droid Eris To Get Android 2.0 Update

Eric Zeman — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:54:53 EST

Verizon Wireless has said that the HTC Droid Eris will receive a significant system update at some point in the fist quarter of 2010. The update will boost the Eris' version of Android to at least 2.0, and possibly even 2.1.

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U.S. Health IT Office Reorganizes

Mitch Wagner — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reorganized into groups including a Chief Privacy Officer.

Symplified Offers Federated ID For Cloud

Charles Babcock — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:40:00 EST

The SinglePoint system can be used to manage a user's identity across multiple cloud applications such as the Salesforce.com suite.

Intel Floats Cloud Computing On A Chip

Alexander Wolfe — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:32:25 EST

InformationWeek readers were the first to learn about Intel�s efforts to pack a data center onto a single chip, via my recent interview with Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner. (See Intel CTO Envisions On-Chip Data Centers.) Now, the chip behemoth has taken things one step further, formally announcing its single-chip cloud research project.

Will Sun Pull MySQL's Teeth?

Serdar Yegulalp — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:30:19 EST

That's the feeling former MySQL shareholder and strategy adviser (and NoSoftwarePatents.com prime mover) Florian Muller has about Oracle's new peace offering to the European Union over MySQL. It isn't about giving MySQL real autonomy, but putting it in a whole new cage.

Intel Demos 48-Core CPU

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:13:00 EST

The single-chip cloud computer aims to dramatically boost performance and power efficiency in laptops, desktops, and servers.

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Acer Ranked Second In Global PC Market

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

Acer bumps Dell from the number-two slot in units shipped, as Acer's shipments are increasing and Dell's falling, according to market researchers iSuppli.

Why Did Microsoft Give Up On WinMo 6.5?

Ed Hansberry — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:02:37 EST

Windows Mobile 6.1 had been getting a bit long in the tooth. Not much had changed from the user's view since 2005 when WinMo 5 launched. WinMo 7 is what people are waiting for, but in the mean time, Microsoft released an update to the platform that had the most radical changes since WinMo 5 was released without the desktop style menu system. Microsoft appeared to give up on 6.5 even before it launched.

Verizon Says Droid Fix Coming In A Few Weeks

Eric Zeman — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 21:30:01 EST

This evening I received an email from Verizon Wireless. It contained some welcome news for owners of the Motorola Droid. You see, Google has pushed out new SDKs for Android 2.0.1 and Android 1.6. This means the folks over at Motorola and Verizon can dig their hands into the code to fix the Droid's camera issue. Oh, and I have some info on the Droid BOGO event happening this weekend.

Comcast-NBC Deal Highlights Net Neutrality Issue

Fredric Paul — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:16:41 EST

What does it mean when the nation's largest Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, buys one of the biggest content creators in the world, like NBC? For one thing, it means the already contentious issue of Net Neutrality is about to get even more heated. Hopefully, it will galvanize the FCC to create and implement Net Neutrality rules that protect the interests of other companies doing business on the Internet.

IDC Predictions Fail To Surprise

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 19:38:07 EST

Business advisory service IDC issued a series of predictions for 2010 on Thursday and managed to say nothing at all that's surprising.

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BillShrink: Check TCO Before Buying Smartphones

Eric Zeman — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:59:02 EST

The average selling price of smartphones may be dropping these days, but that doesn't mean that contract plan prices have dropped, too. BillShrink put together a list of devices and what their total cost of ownership is. Check it out.

YouTube Becomes Light As A 'Feather'

Eric Zeman — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:05:13 EST

Not all Web connections are created equal. It's with that in mind that Google offered up YouTube Lite today, called "Feather." Its promise is to get those videos playing faster, even if you have a flaky Web connection.

The Case For Specialized Hardware

George Crump — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:59:52 EST

As we described in the last few entries, adding storage software to standard servers or even to virtual servers is making more sense for a variety of data centers because of the increased performance capabilities of the Intel processor family. Despite this there may still be times in certain environments where there is a need for specialized storage hardware.

New iPhone App For Car Care Underscores Mobile's Potential

Bob Evans — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 11:42:00 EST

Your business is kinda gritty so it's not really possible for you to offer a fancy-schmancy iPhone app, right? Wrong!! A new iPhone app from the AAMCO car-care chain "lets our customers take that peace of mind with them wherever they go by putting our expert technicians right on their phones."

iPhone Headed For T-Mobile?

Ed Hansberry — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:10:38 EST

For the US, it is generally assumed that the ultimate marriage between device and carrier would be the iPhone on Verizon. The iPhone is unquestionably the most popular single phone out there for consumers and Verizon is the largest network in the US with impressive coverage and a great 3G network. The iPhone though may be headed to T-Mobile first.

Windows Mobile Phones Get A Better Bing

Eric Zeman — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 22:25:43 EST

Using a Windows Mobile device? Like performing lots of searches when on the go? Need better performance all around? Get ready for a better Bing. It's free, and it's here today.

VDI & Netbooks: Questions & DR Testimonial

Jonathan Feldman — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 21:57:51 EST

My post discussing a VDI pilot project in conjunction with netbooks produced a variety of responses. These readers chose not to post their comments to the public site, so I thought it would be a good idea to highlight two of the most interesting ones.

Podcast: Panda Security CEO Juan Santana

Alexander Wolfe — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:22:20 EST

I sat down recently to chat with Juan Santana, chief executive of the largest security vendor you might not be familiar with. Yet Panda Security, founded in Spain in 1990, is huge in Europe and no slouch either in the United States, where it competes against the likes of Symantec, Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and McAfee. I talked with Santana amid the launch of Panda Cloud Protection Service, which moves threat analysis to the cloud and installs with a very small footprint on the client.

Accenture Stock Target Soars As CEO Sees IT Recovery

Bob Evans — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:22:00 EST

A Credit Suisse analyst has boosted his target price for Accenture shares from $42 to $55 on the expectation that enterprise IT spending is beginning to loosen up and that Accenture will be a prime beneficiary of CIOs' more-expansive spending habits and their increasing acceptance of outsourcing.