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The Ten Commandments of Social Network Security (For IT Managers)
Don Reisinger advocates maintaining your perspective and an open mind to employee use of Web 2.0 with his ten top tips
Google: The Limits Of Security
Don't ask to run Google Apps on your own server. If you want that, you're wrong, says Google's Eran Feigenbaum. But does Google use two-factor authentication or not?
Brown Demands Global Institutions For The Internet Age
Online communications could unleash co-operation and solve the big problems, if world institutions can be set up, Gordon Brown tells event
Citrix XenServer 5.5 Review
Server virtualisation with a crisis-proof price and performance which rivals VMware
Yahoo Launches Homepage Beta Overhaul
Yahoo has let users opt in to try a beta of its new home page, which integrates Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and over 60 other Web services and content sites
Microsoft Releases Linux Device Driver Code
Microsoft releases 20,000 lines of device driver code to the Linux community under the popular GPLv2 license
Microsoft And Apple Sued Over Touch-Screen Technology
Microsoft and Apple, along with a handful of other tech companies, find themselves strange bedfellows after being sued by a small company over a touch-screen patent
McAfee Discusses Saas Security Strategy
McAfee lays out its plans to expand its software-as-a-service business with an eye toward gaining traction among enterprises
Would You Cough Up For Google Web Services?
Has Google gone as far as it can go with its free software model? The release of its Chrome OS has provoked a lot of discussion summarised here by Clint Boulton
Microsoft Makes It Easier To Avoid Internet Explorer
IE8 browser won't try to take over as default when you install it, promises Microsoft
Twitter’s Google Docs Hack – A Warning For Cloud App Users
Twitter lost its data through a hack on Google Docs. Learn from this to be very careful how much trust you place on cloud apps and Web 2.0, says Eric Lundquist
GlassHouse Takes Aim At Data Centre Energy Impact
New service is aimed at helping enterprises tame power-hungry data centres, harness cost savings and gain environmental benefits
CloudClimate Cloud Comparison Service Launched
The goal is to give customers a way to compare services and to help service providers find problems in their environments
Cisco Partners With UnitedHealth Group To Boost Virtual Treatment
The goal is to use the technology along with such platforms as electronic medical records to make the care given in virtual doctor visits as good as that from in-person visits
UK Councils Use Content Management To Boost Efficiency
Two major councils in England are using content and document management technology to play a central transformational role in process efficiency
Google: Cloud Apps Are MORE Secure, Not Less
When Twitter lost data from Google Docs, the idea of cloud apps took a knock. Google's Eran Feigenbaum says we're missing the point - the cloud is more secure than the data centre
Can Schmidt Make Money from Google Chrome OS?
It doesn't exist yet, but already analysts are pressing Google's CEO Eric Schmidt to tell us how Google will make money from the Chrome OS
Office 2010 Tech Preview – All Round Improvements
Microsoft's Office 2010 shows plenty of updates to core Office abilities - but also takes Office out to the web, where it performs within Explorer Firefox and Safari browsers
UK Sustainability Priorities Dominated By ‘Quick Wins’ Mindset
Companies are grasping easy options for greening up, because of poor quality data, according to an Oracle performance management study
Reports: Amazon Plans Kindle In UK
Amazon's popular electronic book reader will need a make-over to run on British mobile networks
Research Finds SaaS The Greenest Option
NetSuite drives another nail into the coffin of the traditional cost of ownership of on-premise business software
ICANN’s New Internet Domains Hit Trademark Issues
Trademark-owners and Internet users are scared, but ICANN wants to press ahead with a move to allow an unlimited number of Internet domains
Government Continues Online Public Services Drive
The UK can learn from innovative online services from around the world says government
How Secure Is VMware’s Virtualisation Lead?
There's plenty of competition for VMware in making virtualised data centres, despite its strong lead. Is now the time to switch to Hyper-V or XenServer, asks Cameron Sturdevant?
New Service Offers Tweet Back-up For Free
Newcomer BackupMy.net, a year-old Austin-based startup, began offering free backup of Twitter messages on its affiliate, BackupMyTweets.com back in February 2009
Microsoft’s Ballmer Dismisses Google Chrome OS
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has dismissed Google's "netbook"-centric operating system as unable to fully accomplish users' needs
EC To Invest € 3.2 billion in Green Tech
Public-private partnerships will make use of IT to create sustainable projects in areas such as the automotive industry and energy efficient buildings
Developers Give Their Take on Google Chrome OS
Google announced its Chrome operating system on 7 July and developers have been weighing in on what it means for the developer ranks ever since the company said it was building an OS based on its Chrome browser
Will Microsoft Shoot Itself In the Foot With Office 2010?
A free online version of Office is a good weapon against Google Docs and other free office tools - but won't it dent the sales of the full Office 2010 package?