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Breaking News RSS FeedsDo you WANt to optimize? - The explosion of corporate data and rich media has strained LANs and WANs alike, but with the latter it can be particularly costly to accommodate the new demands. That fact has given rise to a host of new WAN optimization technologies....Feed Source: www.networkworld.com Was MythBuster's RFID tale only a myth? - It all started when Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame told a convention audience that legal bullies from the credit card industry had cowed Discovery Channel into scotching an episode of the show that was to have taken on RFID.... How to Ruin a Great Application - Xcelsius was a market-defining product, but sloppiness, neglect and ignoring its users could be its doom.
... What servers and your clothes dryer have in common - With prices for many everyday goods on the rise, small and medium-size businesses are always looking for ways to cut costs and increase their return on investment (ROI). Even if ?going green? hasn?t earned a spot on the IT staff?s priority list, there?s an easy solution to cutting power and cooling costs ? and it?s no further away than the electrical outlets in your server room.... Extremism in defense of security is no vice - During his acceptance speech for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination, Barry Goldwater proclaimed "?extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." As a supporter of a strong defense during a time when the Vietnam peace movement was gathering momentum, Goldwater was portrayed as an extremist by his political rivals. Even though this image of a hawkish warmonger would be used to the Democrat's advantage during the presidential campaign, Goldwater stood by his principles.... More power yet more green - Modern digital technology is catching up with the telephone system from the 1950s. How? Ma Bell used to send voltage down the phone wires to ring the bell on your phone. Today, PoE (Power over Ethernet) sends voltage down the network wires to power a variety of digital devices. That's helpful, but a coming upgrade may really make some powerful, or rather less power-hungry, news.... Two "iGadgets" enhance music experience - Griffin Technology's iTrip Universal portable music player FM transmitter is easy to set up and use. Aerielle's i2i Stream is a pair of tiny wireless streaming devices that lets two people share one MP3 player.... Chrome and Firefox and add-ons, oh my ? - The occasion of the launch of Google?s Chrome browser has Gibbs getting over-excited about browsers, add-on and standards.
... The innovation gap is real, all right - Recently Judy Estrin, former Cisco CTO and current Silicon Valley luminary, published a book called Closing the Innovation Gap. I haven?t read it (yet), but she reportedly argues that the United States has what she calls a ?national innovation deficit? ? specifically, a shortage of overall investment in science and engineering. According to a recent article, Google?s Vint Cerf, one of the primary inventors of the Internet, agrees.... Comcast: Unexplained bandwidth caps - Comcast is in the news again. Over the last few months it seems like a new Comcast-related story has broken every few weeks -- all of them quite bad news for the service provider. The PR people over there sure must be busy.... The challenge of securing virtualization operations - I have been very interested in virtualization security since early 2004 and it now seems like it has become a mainstream topic. Most of the focus however is on securing the technology of virtualization (the hypervisor) and providing virtualized security (usually as virtual appliances). My focus nowadays is more on the operational impact of virtualized infrastructure and by extension the impact on security operations. After all, security controls (technology) are essential but without operational controls (people) they are not sufficient. So what is the operational impact of virtualization?... Vista: IT loves it, hates it - Seems that Microsoft Vista is both loved and hated in the IT world ? which depends on who you?re listening to. Let?s find out what you really think.... Explaining Geeks to Humans and the Inverse - It's that time of year again: summer's cooling down, school's starting, and I've set my schedule of ITEC conference appearances for the fall. If you read this column and want to come say hello, I'd love to meet you.
... Reader feedback and Linux distros - Some great user feedback on the SliTaz Linux distro.... The many modes of communication - Your E911 strategy, remote access policies and more depend on examining what "communication" means... Netflix box rocks, but where's the content? - With Roku's Netflix Player you can watch Netflix movies and TV shows through the TV instead of having to wait for DVDs in the mail. ... The last pre-Internet Olympics? - Expect to see a whole lot more Internet-oriented coverage of the Olympics next time around by NBC and others.... Exam preparation can put your career at risk - Would you compromise your personal integrity for $80? How about risk your IT career for $200?
... Keeping smartphones from becoming a security threat - My company is considering purchasing new smartphones for all employees and I am concerned about the implications of what this means for tracking our sensitive data. What are the special challenges of protecting data in an increasingly mobile workforce, and how can I meet my data protection goals?... Seinfeld and Microsoft: more proof that IT is crazy - Gibbs discusses how crazy the IT world is and highlights Microsoft marketing and its use of Seinfeld as evidence that it is completely insane.... Outside help, inside connections - As companies grow, problems never disappear but they do change. Very small companies need help in many areas during a time they can least afford regular onsite help. Larger companies have onsite help, but also have users in multiple locations, adding a new class of problems. PlumChoice wants to help the first group, and WorldExtend wants to help the second group.... Jott outta beta, and SliTaz is the boss - The Jott service that Gibbs reviewed a few weeks ago has come out of beta, and a reader points out a really cool Linux distro.... Online profiling: DPI's bad, data mining's worse - Congress seems concerned about carrier deep packet inspection techniques, even though it essentially required them to adopt the technology back in the 1990s. Oh, and what about Google's e-mail search methods?
... Gadgets get Wi-Fi right (Part 2) - The Dash Express in-car GPS navigation device's Wi-Fi connection is easy to configure, and its Outlook and Web browser plug-in gives you two-way Internet connectivity. ... Georgia cyberwar overblown - Last week Russian tanks rolled into South Ossetia while Russian bombers were taking out critical communications infrastructure. But even before the first tank rolled across the disputed borders, another war was brewing in cyberspace. ... Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike - Hurricane Ike brings driving winds and rain to the Caribbean islands of Turks and Caicos, as the storm steams towards the Bahamas.... Kandahar rocked by suicide blasts - Two suicide bomb blasts kill at least six people in a police station in the Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. ... Shun meat, says UN climate chief - People should consider eating less meat as a way to tackle global warming, says the UN's top climate scientist.... Angolan MPLA set for big poll win - Angola's ruling MPLA party is heading for a landslide win in parliamentary polls, preliminary results show.... Venezuela plans Russia navy visit - Venezuela says it plans to hold joint naval exercises in its territorial waters with Russian forces in November. ... Church obsessed with gays says Tutu - Archbishop Desmond Tutu accuses Church of England of putting row about homosexuality before world poverty.... US lenders 'face state takeover' - US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, reports say.... Row over trial's 'Ramadan' delay - French anger at court's apparent decision to postpone a trial because it was to take place during Ramadan. ... Cairo rockslide search continues - Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 30 people.... Serb opposition leader resigns - The head of the main opposition party in Serbia resigns after colleagues refuse to back efforts to join the EU.... Wanted - plumber to protect Antarctic pipes - The British Antarctic Survey is advertising for a plumber to maintain one of the world's most remote research stations.... Polish dancers win Eurovision dance contest - Poland won the second Eurovision Dance Contest, which was held in Glasgow before a television audience of millions.... Cole double rescues nervy England - England labour to a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Andorra thanks to Joe Cole's second-half brace.... Murray leading when rain arrives - Britain's Andy Murray leads world number one Rafael Nadal by two sets to love when rain suspends their US Open semi-final.... Federer too strong for Djokovic - Defending champion Roger Federer beats third seed Novak Djokovic in four sets to reach his fifth successive US Open final.... Cosmic colossus - An introduction to the world's biggest physics experiment... Exclusive party - Swazi monarch celebrates as Aids orphans go hungry... In pictures - Opening ceremony of the Paralympics... A class apart - The educational crisis in East Jerusalem... Market forces - So how many economists to change a lightbulb?... Wine challenge - Spanish vineyards fear climate change threat... Sudan army 'attacks Darfur towns' - Sudanese troops launch air and ground attacks on two Darfur towns, several rebel group say.... US rivals to make 9/11 appearance - US presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain say they will appear together on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.... Hong Kong legislative polls open - Voters in Hong Kong choose between pro-government and more pro-democracy candidates in a hotly contested poll. ... Ukraine 'must live without fear' - The US vice-president reassures Ukraine that the US has a "deep and abiding interest" in the country's security. ... Rice in talks with Libya's Gaddafi - Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies.... Bhutto's widower wins presidency - Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.... Flood fears as river levels rise - Flooding may continue to affect parts of England and Wales for several days, the Environment Agency warns.... US Boeing workers strike over pay - Workers at the world's biggest aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, go on strike in the US.... Vein tubes 'fitted needlessly' - A third of patients have unnecessary tubes inserted into veins when they are in hospital, pharmacists have warned.... 'Jules Verne' begins final voyage - Europe's space freighter undocks from the International Space Station after completing its mission to the orbiting platform.... The Wrestler scoops Golden Lion - The winner of the coveted Golden Lion award is set to be announced at the Venice film festival later.... One Laptop signs up with Amazon - Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.... Your say - What do you want the world to talk about?... Copyright © 2008, Marketershandbook.com. All Rights Reserved. |