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Windows Vista more secure than XP, says security company 12/05/2008 08:49:17
But its edge is little more than half what Microsoft claims, says PC ToolsMicrosoft's Windows Vista is 37 per cent more secure than its Windows XP ancestor, a security vendor claimed Friday, a rate it hinted was disappointing. - +
Sun: Java ubiquity an advantage in RIA battle 12/05/2008 08:29:55
Sun Microsystems is counting on the ubiquitous nature of Java to help its JavaFX technology compete in the rich Internet application (RIA) space against rivals Adobe Systems and Microsoft. - +
FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit networking gear 12/05/2008 08:40:05
A leaked FBI document shows that the FBI is concerned about national security risks posed by counterfeit Cisco products.The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a leaked FBI presentation that underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain. - +
XP SP3 cripples some PCs with endless reboots 12/05/2008 08:16:06
Only AMD systems affected, says former Microsoft security managerInstalling Windows XP Service Pack 3 sends some PCs into an endless series of reboots, according to posts to a Microsoft support forum. - +
Nothing halts BI's progress 12/05/2008 09:33:49
Business intelligence technology rated highly be CIOsDespite major consolidation among business intelligence (BI) vendors in 2007 and growing fears of an upcoming economic slowdown, BI platforms are expected to continue to grow at a strong rate, according to Gartne - +
Strong growth for service-oriented architecture in Australia and NZ 12/05/2008 09:30:27
Robust services-led economies demand extreme agilityThe service-oriented architecture (SOA) market in Australia and New Zealand will grow from an estimated $A221.3 million in 2006 to reach $A748 million by 2010, representing a 36 per cent CAGR between 2006 and 2010, according to research from Springboard Research.
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Windows Vista more secure than XP, says security company 12/05/2008 08:49:17
But its edge is little more than half what Microsoft claims, says PC ToolsMicrosoft's Windows Vista is 37 per cent more secure than its Windows XP ancestor, a security vendor claimed Friday, a rate it hinted was disappointing. - +
FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit networking gear 12/05/2008 08:40:05
A leaked FBI document shows that the FBI is concerned about national security risks posed by counterfeit Cisco products.The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a leaked FBI presentation that underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain.
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A mixed quarter 12/05/2008 09:23:47
A session spent poring over the latest quarterly results gives some clues about diverse industry trendsOverall, IT business leaders are an optimistic bunch. Although the industry is maturing and changing dramatically, most feel they will emerge from this transition successfully. It is difficult, though, to read a newspaper or browse the Internet, or even turn on TV without finding commentary, opinion, gossip, or rumours about all kinds of issues. - +
Who owns 'public' content? 12/05/2008 09:10:25
RSS feed ownership brought into question.Every day people put virtual truckloads of information into the public domain. Books are published. Newspapers printed. A lot of that ends up on the Internet as well, along with the words of bloggers and other online denizens. All of these people make content public so that others can hopefully benefit from it.
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Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux 12/05/2008 08:34:45
In an interview, Ian Murdock, formerly with the Linux Foundation and now with Sun, discusses the company's open-source efforts and how to monetize themIan Murdock is vice president of developer and community marketing at Sun Microsystems. Prior to that, he was the founder of the Debian Linux distribution and CTO at the Linux Foundation. Paul Krill met with Murdock at the JavaOne conference in San Francisco last week to talk about open source and how Sun, with its OpenSolaris version of the Solaris Unix platform, will fare in the open-source arena versus Linux. - +
Wireless mesh standard gets boost from OLPC, open source 12/05/2008 08:20:14
Proposed IEEE 802.11s wireless LAN standard takes shapeThe proposed IEEE wireless LAN mesh specification is already getting some traction, though still over 18 months from final ratification, thanks to early experimentation by the One Laptop Per Child Foundation and a recently launched open source project.
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Windows Vista more secure than XP, says security company 12/05/2008 08:49:17
But its edge is little more than half what Microsoft claims, says PC ToolsMicrosoft's Windows Vista is 37 per cent more secure than its Windows XP ancestor, a security vendor claimed Friday, a rate it hinted was disappointing. - +
Swarming spy bots that share information being built for military 12/05/2008 08:11:34
Flying and crawling robot swarms would give surveillance information to soldiersA group of US Marines hunker down beside a building, enemy fire coming at them from somewhere up ahead. One soldier reaches into his pack and pulls out a few robots that look like large bugs. The bots fly down the street, sending back images that show where the enemy troops are hiding, how many there are and what weapons they're using.
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More skirmishing breaks out on the AutoCAD front 09/05/2008 12:04:55
This war, this damned endless war...Just when it seemed as if a truce might be feasible, fighting has flared up again in the battle between the WAN optimisation vendors over just who can - or can't - accelerate the latest AutoCAD format for drawing files. - +
How do you back up virtual environments? 09/05/2008 10:39:29
Increasingly, one method isn't enoughWhen it comes to backing up virtual servers, IT administrators have a lot of choices. But increasingly, they're finding one method of backup isn't enough to satisfy all the demands of a virtual environment.
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Sun: Java ubiquity an advantage in RIA battle 12/05/2008 08:29:55
Sun Microsystems is counting on the ubiquitous nature of Java to help its JavaFX technology compete in the rich Internet application (RIA) space against rivals Adobe Systems and Microsoft. - +
Developers vs. designers: Who wins? 09/05/2008 10:45:46
Your choice of collaborative platform may determine the outcomeIt remains one of the thorniest problems in app dev: How to get the folks in the blue shirts, khakis, and glasses to make nice with their black-shirted, skinny-jeaned, faux-hawked neighbors down the hall? Like as not, your own answer largely depends on which side of the building you sit.
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Why Microsoft's approach to data centers won't work 12/05/2008 08:23:18
Are you listening, Microsoft?Microsoft's plan to fill its mammoth Chicago data center with servers housed in 40-foot shipping containers has experts wondering whether the strategy will succeed. In Microsoft's plan, each container in the data center, still being built, will be filled with several thousand servers. - +
How do you back up virtual environments? 09/05/2008 10:39:29
Increasingly, one method isn't enoughWhen it comes to backing up virtual servers, IT administrators have a lot of choices. But increasingly, they're finding one method of backup isn't enough to satisfy all the demands of a virtual environment.
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Telcos spend up on outsourcing 12/05/2008 09:32:19
Cost-cutting pressures and the need to proviede innovative services quickly force the issueFacing pressure to develop new services quickly and to cut operational expenditures (opex) telecommunications, service providers are increasingly outsourcing their day-to-day network operations to professional service houses, according to a recently released report from analyst firm Infonetics Research. - +
Blog lifts mystery surrounding telecommunications projects 08/05/2008 08:45:08
120,000 blogs created dailyA corporate blog about the construction of a subsea fibre-optic cable has received 20,000 hits in less than four hours.
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Video teleconferencing: 'Meet me half a world away' 12/05/2008 09:46:46
Video conferencing today is as comfy as a corporate jet, and it is ready to take offTravel has become the bane of many companies' existence, thanks to escalating fuel and travel costs, unpredictable and increasingly frequent air travel delays and metropolitan gridlock. A face-to-face meeting can cost thousands of dollars and several hassle-filled days, yet small businesses often have customers at great distances. - +
Wireless mesh standard gets boost from OLPC, open source 12/05/2008 08:20:14
Proposed IEEE 802.11s wireless LAN standard takes shapeThe proposed IEEE wireless LAN mesh specification is already getting some traction, though still over 18 months from final ratification, thanks to early experimentation by the One Laptop Per Child Foundation and a recently launched open source project.
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft releases the successor to Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008.- +
Microsoft to patch four bugs on Tuesday 09/05/2008 08:14:09
Three "critical," fixes in Windows, Word, Publisher and all of the company's anti-malware applicationsMicrosoft said it plans to post four security updates next week, three of them "critical," to patch Windows, Word, Publisher and all of the company's anti-malware applications. - +
INTEROP - Microsoft: Hyper-V on fast track for mid year release 30/04/2008 08:34:52
Microsoft Tuesday confirmed that its Hyper-V server virtualization technology is likely to ship up to a couple months ahead of the previously projected date. - +
Is Vista to blame for Windows revenue drop? 28/04/2008 07:28:00
Microsoft said that Windows revenues during the first three months of 2008 were down nearly 24 percent from the same period last year.
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The rocky road of OOXML
The path to standardization for OOXML has been highly controversial and emotion
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All you need to know about Office Open XML 23/04/2008 12:08:05
Microsoft managed to win its battle to get the popular productivity software recognized as an individual standard, but the Open Document Format remains a viable alternativeNow that Microsoft has successfully lobbied to get its Office Open XML document format approved as an international standard by the ISO, it should put just as much effort into showing IT managers that it will offer value beyond attracting the interest of government customers. - +
OOXML approved, but some say standards process needs review 04/04/2008 07:13:21
Now that the ISO has standardized Office Open XML some are asking if the standards process itself is next in line for a thorough evaluation. - +
Microsoft's ISO win may worsen antitrust woes 04/04/2008 10:36:14
Microsoft has won a year-long quest to make its Office Open XML document format an ISO-recognised international standard.
Windows Vista
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Windows Vista more secure than XP, says security company 12/05/2008 08:49:17
But its edge is little more than half what Microsoft claims, says PC ToolsMicrosoft's Windows Vista is 37 per cent more secure than its Windows XP ancestor, a security vendor claimed Friday, a rate it hinted was disappointing. - +
Microsoft to patch four bugs on Tuesday 09/05/2008 08:14:09
Microsoft said it plans to post four security updates next week, three of them "critical," to patch Windows, Word, Publisher and all of the company's anti-malware applications. - +
XP SP3, Vista SP1 back online for automatic updates 07/05/2008 07:52:25
Microsoft Tuesday began offering Windows XP SP3 on its automatic download Web sites and resumed automatic downloads of Vista SP1 after compatibility issues arose last week.
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Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years. - +
IT Security Edition #9: Inside the bug trade. 16/04/2008 09:08:12
This week guidelines are released for the mandatory reporting of security breaches and we go inside the black market bug trade.
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