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Managing Virtual Resources: A Practical Guide
Amid economic pressures and technological advances, keeping up with the market becomes an issue. The answer is good management, says Cameron Sturdevant
Man Jailed For Selling Fake Cisco Kit
A joint investigation by US federal agencies leads to the conviction of several individuals trading in counterfeit Cisco network hardware
Nokia Adds iPad To Apple Legal Challenge
Nokia launched a new legal complaint against Apple on 7 May, alleging that the iPad and iPhone violate five of its patents
Media Groups Petition For iPhone 4G Search Warrant
Media organisations have petitioned a California court to unseal the iPhone prototype search warrant affidavit, that was behind the police raid on the home Gizmodo's editor
SMBs Struggle To Understand Social Media
Blogs, Facebook and Twitter are now used by most small to medium businesses in the US, although many remain unsure how to best use them
Tech Workers Believe Economy Is Improving
Over a third of technology workers believe the economy is improving, and confidence levels are starting to firm up
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
Apple Facing Anti-Trust Threat Over App Store
Apple could find itself the target of either a Department of Justice or Federal Trade Commission, according to an unnamed source
HP’s Palm Purchase Could Threaten Chinese Phone Market
HP’s purchase of Palm has been called a “preemptive strike” against Chinese vendors, but for the iPhone and BlackBerry there are no concerns
Increase In Chip Shipments Signals Market Recovery
Shipments grew in the first quarter over the same period last year, indicating that the PC processor market is moving beyond the recession, says IDC
Infosec 2010: Nations Must Coordinate On Cybercrime
The UK is doing better than some countries, but real international cooperation is non-existent, warns the head of the Ponemon Institute
New Management Working Out For SAP
SAP reported double digit sales and operating profit growth in the company’s 2010 first quarter
SMBs Aggressively Driving Technology Adoption
Small businesses are more aggressive in adopting new technologies, provided there is a demonstrable return on investment
Fusion Garage Linux Tablet Launches In The UK
For those users not wanting to buy into the Apple iPad, a new Linux-based tablet device, dubbed JooJoo, has been launched in the UK
Infosec 2010: Experts Overlook Motivation For Cyber-Attacks
Organisations focus more on preventing attacks and dealing with the aftermath than investigating their origins, say experts
eG VDI Monitor Ends Virtual Desktop Hell: Review
eG Innovations brings order to the chaos of virtual desktop infrastructure management and keeps administrators in “the know” with eG VDI Monitor
Caution Urged On AV Updates Following McAfee Bug
Organisations to consider a staged approach to updating computers in the wake of the McAfee update fiasco
Review: Proofpoint Makes Encryption Easier
Proofpoint's Protection Server operates either as a web service or as a hardware appliance that can be installed on the customer's premises
Is It Wise Or Fair To Break Up Google?
Consumer Watchdog wants to split Google into several companies to stem the search giant's monopoly, but such an action could be both untenable and unjust
Salesforce To Acquire Jigsaw Crowdsource Site
Salesforce.com announces that it has agreed to acquire Jigsaw, a site that uses crowdsourcing to build and maintain an online database of business contacts
Compuware Launches CloudSleuth Beta
Compuware has launched beta of a new technology known as CloudSleuth, which is a collaborative cloud computing community web portal.
Free Software Film Slams Absurdity Of Software Patents
Documentary being made freely available online while New Zealand mulls software patent ban
Web Software Boosts IBM Results
IBM reports that its profits rose 13 percent in the first quarter
Google, Intel, Cisco Hiring New Staff In 2010
Google, Intel, Twitter and LinkedIn have been increasing their workforces to meet business and growth demands
Google First Quarter Results Up 23 Percent
Despite challenges from governments and rivals Apple and Facebook, Google reports revenues of $6.77 billion for the first quarter
Businesses Continue To Fret Over Printing Costs
The most pressing printer worries have been identified in a new survey from Lexmark, most notable of which is the costs associated with the printer's paper usage
HP Faces Bribery Probe In Russia and Germany
Authorities in Germany and Russia are investigating Hewlett-Packard over bribery allegations and have raided the company's Moscow headquarters
Phone Maker Palm Seeks Buyers
The Palm Pre and Pixi are likable enough smartphones but it’s their platform, webOS, that’s Palm’s real carrot to dangle in getting buyers to bite
Review: Alfresco’s CMS Is Far From Stale
Alfresco Enterprise Edition runs on a range of software stacks and offers granular management and dashboard-like user interface, as well as being simple to install