Saturday | 30 August, 2008
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Career Watch: Giving disabled vets a boost through IT 12/08/2008 09:00:39
Fresh Start for Disabled Veterans - +
Windows' Days May Be Numbered 12/08/2008 08:39:00
Could Microsoft be switching away from Windows? - +
Solid-state upgrades: Risky business 12/05/2008 11:27:41
Hardware upgrades can be a blast. Slide 2GB more RAM in your machine and everything just works faster and smoother. Updating a laptop or desktop with an SSD (solid-state drive), however, can be tricky and not so rewarding, as I am finding. - +
How to win with SOA ... first, understand the pain 06/05/2008 11:44:00
I've been getting a lot of e-mails about this...Those seeking general advice around SOA, and how to win. Here's my best shot at that. - +
Preview: VMware Workstation 6.5 beta surges ahead 11/04/2008 09:13:07
They say market leadership has its privileges. When you're way out in front and the competition is just a distant blip in your rearview horizon, you get to take a breather. Coast a bit. Maybe focus on the big picture for a while. Yes, it's good to be the leader. All of which begs the question: What the hell is wrong with VMware? - +
Emasculating Windows 10/03/2008 10:01:07
If you Google the phrase "Microsoft's worst nightmare," the range of hits you get is entertaining for its breadth. Various pundits have proclaimed that the software giant's very worst nightmare is everything from Linux, Google and Firefox to software as a service, Cisco's digital home business and the Sony PlayStation. - +
What gaming consoles can teach enterprises 16/04/2007 08:50:12
Depending on the altitude from which you view them, game consoles such as Sony's PlayStation 3, Microsoft's Xbox, and Nintendo's Wii can look like anything from brilliant works of high-integration engineering to metaphoric exemplars of efficient large-scale architecture. The rare but wise IT architect or development lead willing to take lessons from video games will find insights well worth appropriating. - +
What the enterprise can learn from consumer tech 10/04/2007 08:34:26
Today's corporate end-users are far more tech-savvy than their productivity with IT tools indicates. After all, screen-deep in IMs, widgets, and elaborate consumer Web apps, they're proving themselves well-versed in the production and distribution of content as facilitated by the consumer Web 2.0 craze. Yet to surface this hidden expertise in an enterprise setting requires a deeper understanding of what draws end-users to these technologies and how these consumer technologies are reshaping end-users' tech expectations in the workplace. - +
Security survival tips for the Web 2.0 world 14/03/2007 13:09:44
Corporate response to the influx of Web 2.0 technologies is as varied as companies themselves. Here are some tips for developing security policies and practices that best fit your company, from restrictions on social sites to rules on mini devices and instant messaging. Plus, we offer expert tips for communicating these new Web 2.0 policies to workers. - +
Standout skills 02/01/2007 08:00:58
Golf balls run amok and ping around a warehouse in an amusing new DHL commercial. A distraught warehouse manager phones the shipping giant to reroute correspondence and packages, while a booming voice pledges that DHL has adopted a renewed focus on customer service -- a promise that will extend clear down to IT personnel manning help desks and scrambling to provide technical support. - +
Driving Linux cluster performance 18/02/2005 10:23:35
To some extent, the whole point of using Linux clusters -- or any open-source platform -- for high-performance computing is to achieve consistently high compute speeds at modest price points. But when the speed falters, or the system's full performance potential isn't reached, the price point doesn't look like such a bargain.
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Wednesday 20th, August 2008
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
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.
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Nortel and LG Electronics are First in World to Demonstrate Mobile LTE Handover 2008-08-29 11:30:00+10
GlobalConnect Provides Treatment for Healthcare Provider’s Contact Support Requirements 2008-08-29 09:59:00+10
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