Parallels Operating System Virtualization for HP Integrity Line An announcement when out last week that Parallels and HP have chosen to collaborate and offer Parallels Virtuozzo Containers to HP Integrity server customers. The goal of this partnership is to help HP's customers make the most efficient use of the power of HP's Integrity line all the way up...
Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:00:13 -0700 Late breaking news: Microsoft investigates reports of Office Word 2002 SP 3 exploited in the wild From Bill Sisk, security response communications manager for Microsoft: Microsoft Security Advisory (953635) Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution Published: July 8, 2008 Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a possible vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3....
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:40:00 -0700 Study: Only one out of five SOA efforts bearing fruit 'Many SOA attempts amount only to a less efficient method of doing EAI' by Joe McKendrick
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:17:15 -0700 SaaS failures are 'betrayals of trust' [podcast] Software as a service SaaS deployments have become an increasingly significant part of the enterprise software environment. Given this growing importance, it's time to examine IT failure in the SaaS world. by Michael Krigsman
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:06:43 -0700 Microsoft addresses 9 security vulnerabilities with 4 "Important" bulletins Microsoft announced 4 "Important" security bulletins today that cover 9 separate vulnerabilities. Of note were vulnerabilities reported in Windows DNS server and client, and within SQL Server. Briefly, the vulnerabilities involve: Cache poisoning and insufficient socket entropy flaws in Microsoft DNS Server A remote...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:04:15 -0700 Microsoft delivers 'important' patches Microsoft on Tuesday delivered nine important patches to fix vulnerabilities in SQL Server, Exchange Server, Vista and Windows Server. Among the details, which were previewed last week. CVE-2008-0085: A vulnerability in the way SQL Server manages memory page reuse. An attacker with database operator...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:51:46 -0700 Software's drive to become like television Software business models are becoming more and more like that of television. That fact is the real driver behind Microsoft's desire to buy Yahoo, given the central importance software-oriented ad networks will have in the future. by John Carroll
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:45:27 -0700 One month later and the HTC Touch Diamond has lost some shine I just passed the one month mark with the HTC Touch Diamond and it has been a love/hate relationship that is now ending with me sending the device to a friend to check out. I was pretty blown away by the Teeter game, TouchFLO 3D, FM radio, and many other...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:00:28 -0700 Broadcast or communicate? When the Czarist autocracy was overthrown in the 1917 Russian revolution, fundamental changes in Russian society under the new political structure occurred. A fascinating example for me is that while most of the world was busy building out telephone communications infrastructure, the Soviets chose to focus on installing...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:48:03 -0700 Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Aviv Raff Apple's Safari for Windows is a nice browser. It really is. It has slick user interface, some pretty cool features, and benchmarks show that it is really fast. But, saying that...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:33:53 -0700 Are all-in-one desktops a decent deal? Averatec, the O.C.'s other computer maker after Gateway, has released a new all-in-one desktop. The design doesn't break any new ground in this category, but it is simple, compact and reasonably attractive. And with a 22-inch LCD, Nvidia GeForce 8400 graphics and an integrated TV tuner, at first glance it...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:01:09 -0700 Geek Sheet: Configuring Synergy2 to Share Keyboard, Video and Mouse It's time again for another Geek Sheet. This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video click for short demonstration between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2. Are you geeky enough that you...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:00:56 -0700 Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.' Microsoft wants its partners and customers to know that it's done letting letting its competitors and critics walk all over Windows Vista. by Mary Jo Foley
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:45:01 -0700 VMware: CEO Greene out; Revenue light VMware on Tuesday swapped CEOs and said that its revenue growth would fall short of expectations. In a statement, VMware said that CEO Diane Greene has departed. She will be replaced by Paul Maritz right effective immediately. Maritz will also be president and sit on VMware's board....
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:36:28 -0700 Microsoft to sell hosted service subscriptions for $3 a month For Microsoft resellers that had been fearing Microsoft would drop the bottom out of the hosted-services business with its Microsoft Online services offerings, their nightmares were realized on July 8. Microsoft is planning to sell Microsoft-hosted Exchange and SharePoint for $3 per user per month. by Mary Jo Foley
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:36:12 -0700 Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behavior TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is miffed. Microsoft crossed a line by ganging up on Yahoo with Carl Icahn. Arrington outlines his case, but the last sentence is what intrigued me: "I'm all for a merger. But I won't stand by quietly while Microsoft destroys what's left of...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:21:35 -0700 GNOME knows why there's no Sun up in the sky The adoption of desktop Linux is just beginning. Just look at things like mobile devices and laptops like the Eee PC, which are used by average consumers. by Dana Blankenhorn
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:04:31 -0700 Review: Samsung Blackjack II running Windows Mobile 6.1 I've had the opportunity to check out Windows Mobile 6.1 on a couple of Professional aka touch screen devices (the HTC Advantage X7510 and HTC Touch Diamond), but after seeing the Microsoft announcement at CTIA it seemed like the Standard (non-touch screen) devices had the biggest changes in the user...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:36:38 -0700 PlateSpin Launches PowerConvert 7.0 PlateSpin, a recent acquisition of Novell recently announced PowerConvert 7.0, The company was quick to point out that this is the first product launch since the acquistion. Why would they go to such great lengths to mention that? They want to convince the market that PlatSpin will continue to be...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:00:00 -0700 News to know: Linux; iPhone; Gmail; Insecure antivirus software; SAP Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com Dennis Howlett: Ticking bombs in enterprise land Garett Rogers: Your Gmail is now a lot more secure Dancho Danchev: Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products ...
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:04 -0700 AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...
Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:08:57 -0700 What do music buyers do after buying music online? Go to the artist’s or band’s website 39% Look online for live performances by that artist 28 Read websites or blogs about the music 26 Post the music to your page on MySpace, Facebook, or another website 8 Post your own reviews,...
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:47:20 -0700 Has Google demoted FeedBurner? FeedBurner blog site statistics have been down for over two days with no word from Google despite numerous complaints from users. Does Google's lack of response suggest something we don't know? by Michael Krigsman
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:25:51 -0700 "Family Guy" creator and Google team up It's unknown what kind of money was involved in the deal, but Google has teamed up with the creator of Family Guy to create two minute episodes of a new cartoon called "Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy". MacFarlane will take a percentage of the profit made by advertising...
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:27:13 -0700 How much extra audience does a Web site gain by having a mobile version? Category Lift, % Total 13 Weather 22 Entertainment 22 Games 15 Music 15 Email 11 Sports 10 Business/Finance 4 Social Networking 3 Search 2 Shopping/Auctions 1 ...
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:53:37 -0700 Mystery explained: Why you have to reboot Windows so often You know the drill: you've been using your Windows computer for a while when things start to go wrong. Your programs slow down, or you start getting inexplicable error messages. Your cursor lags, or when you move windows around they leave droppings on the screen. It's that time again. Time...
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:50:39 -0700 Top visited US TV websites in 2006-2008 TV seasons Rank Network Website 2007-08 Season 2006-07 Season Growth 1. ABC www.abc.com 27.14% 29.89% -9% 2. NBC www.nbc.com 27.01% 32.89% -18% 3. CBS www.cbs.com 21.51% 15.24% 41% 4. FOX Fox Aggregation 17.54% 16.55% 6% 5. The CW www.cwtv.com 6.61% 5.20% 27%...
Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:30:36 -0700 Top-visited US broadcast TV show websites in 2007 Rank Network Website Average Market Share 1 FOX American Idol 14.01% 2 NBC Deal or No Deal 13.33% 3 ABC Dancing with the Stars 7.33% 4 CBS Survivor: Micronesia 4.78% 5 FOX America’s Most Wanted 3.86% 6 NBC...
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:33:31 -0700 '.wow': ICANN to allow almost any domain suffix The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has accepted a proposal allowing companies, cities and others to use almost any suffix they want for a web address. At its meeting in Paris, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN, a not-for-profit organization that...
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:32:15 -0700 Nokia N78 North American version now available I have been checking out the European version of the Nokia N78 and am quite impressed with the device. I recieved a note that the North American 3G-enabled version of the N78 is now available at the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago or via other retailers shown...
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:29:37 -0700 Google releases Trends for Websites Google Trends was originally released as a tool that let you see visual comparisons between search volume of keywords. That hasn't changed, but Google now also gives us the keys to more data about actual popularity of websites based on daily unique visitors. ...
Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:49:18 -0700 China detains web site defacer spreading earthquake rumors The Xinhua news agency is reporting that the web site defacer which I mentioned in a previous post regarding the use of web site defacements as tools for psychological operations, has been located and detained in less than a week after he defaced the Seismic Emergency and Public Center of...
Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:35:42 -0700 Kapow takes a jab at challenge of creating mashups from JavaScript and AJAX sources The Portal Content Edition, which enables companies to refurbish existing portal assets, has several enhancements to the web clipping technology for development and deployment of JSR-168 standards based portlets. It now provides the ability to make on-the-fly changes to clipping portlets that enhance portal functionality, while adding a portlet deployment...
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:45:58 -0700 Flixwagon and Qik demo streaming video from an iPhone Flixwagon made an announcement about an upcoming iPhone client earlier today, followed shortly by an announcement from Qik that they too have an iPhone client going to alpha testers soon. The clients run on jailbroken iPhones, but should eventually be coming to the iPhone 3G and original iPhone when the...
Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:04:33 -0700 Top-10 Rankings music -bands and artists category in US in April, 2008 Rank Website Domain Share 1 Coldplay www.coldplay.com 2.53% 2 Def Leppard www.defleppard.com 1.91% 3 The Clayboard theclayboard.yuku.com 1.73% 4 Bill Gaither www.gaither.com 1.28% 5 Chris Brown www.chrisbrownworld.com 1.23% 6 Neil Diamond www.neildiamond.com 1.07% 7 Beyonce World...
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:21:47 -0700 Top-growing US web sites in US in March 2008 Mar-08 Apr-08 Growth, & Rank Total Internet 188,010 190,728 1 N/A PlayList.com 5,548 7,632 38 137 MLB.com 9,799 13,318 36 76 IRS.gov 17,311 23,354 35 34 TheStreet.com Sites 3,733 4,667 25 238 Chrysler LLC...
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:26:21 -0700 Silverlight e-learning videos worth watching I thought I'd write some more "senseless low-quality crap that regularly fills ZDNet and that's only designed to draw readers in". I thank "kouzen" for his insight, but you Sir, are an idiot. Moving along... Technology-oriented students have long used the power of the Internet to make...
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:06:05 -0700 News to know: Jobs speaks; Microsoft; Healthline; Enterprise 2.0; HTC Notable headlines: WWDC kick-off: Larry Dignan: Jobs' Apple as a platform mantra to accelerate PGP rolls out Whole Disk Encryption for Mac Matthew Miller: SlingPlayer Mobile on the iPhone will be demoed at Apple's WWDC this week News.com live...
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:10:00 -0700 How users learn about new cell phones Go to websites of cell phone manufacturers or phone companies 76% Use websites that compare cell phone features and prices 59 Read reviews of cell phones on websites or blogs 50 Post queries in chat rooms, listservs or other online forums...
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:54:07 -0700 Phoenix Mars Lander's mission site hacked With the world's eyes on the latest multimedia streaming straight from Mars, during the weekend the Phoenix Mars Mission's site got hit twice, first by an Ukrainian web site defacer who posted a message at the site's blog, and hours later, the Turkish "sql loverz crew 2008" redirected the official...
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