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E-mail Security Buyer's Guide: Software, Appliance, Managed Service

Email security solutions fall into three basic categories: software-based, appliance-based and managed services (also known as SaaS - Software-as-a-Service). Key weaknesses of software-based and appliance-based solutions include: Difficulties in ensuring the solution stays up-to-date Major commitment of in-house IT resources Ongoing investment in additional...

Tags: Software, Managed Services, E-mail Security, MessageLabs Ltd., E-mail Security Buyer, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Software As A Service (SaaS), Online Communications, Security, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-10-01

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B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

New Apple ads target Windows viruses and headaches

Who caresIts just advertising. Its no better or worse than a laundry detergent add telling me that their soap will get my clothes cleaner than their competitor. Apple has its ax to grind just as Microsoft does and buying based on either one of their adds is pure...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Sure Windows, Apple Inc., virus, advertisement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

News to know: Office 2010; Dell; Moon tech; Apple; Software buyer's bill of rights

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Office 2010 makes splashy debut Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft to deliver tech preview build of Office 2010...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Digital Camera, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital Cameras, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14

News to know: Salesforce.com; Office; SOA; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud Ed Bott: Next Office version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit versions ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Browsers, Digital Music, Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Windows 7 Should be a Fixta Free For All

Windows 7 Should be a Fixta Free For AllI agreeJason,I totally agree. I am no vista fan. However if i am a dinosaur like you ( I am in my early 30's) well so be it. Vista is a complete J.O.K.E slow,UI is hard to use etc etc. These are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Fixta Free-For-All, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-06

HP's SaaS PPM solution

A Relevant and Robust Offering for today's IT organizations I had a chance to speak with Marc Olesen â€" VP SaaS for HP Software and Solutions recently. We discussed HP’s offerings in the Project Portfolio Management PPM and IT Management spaces. Background: HP’s software...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Solution, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Project Portfolio Management, Project Portfolio Management Buyer, Project Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, It Operations, It service Management, Emerging Technologies, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-01-05

The day Microsoft killed the "Vista" name - January 31, 2006

The day Microsoft killed the "Vista" name - January 31, 2006I see brand new system that run like crap withXP, 2000, or HP-UX on them. ok , the later are nor brand new system, but they were sold as new system, (add a zero to a decent confuiguration price to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), FUD, Microsoft Windows Vista, VISTA IS, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

CardCops: Stolen credit card details getting cheaper

The dynamics of the underground marketplace are pretty similar to that of the legitimate marketplace, with cybercriminals demanding and supplying, consolidating and start to work together, and coming up with new monetization approaches in order to continue enjoying the high profit margins of their goods and services. The once highly...

Tags: Credit Card, Price, Service, Credit Card Detail, Cloned/Expired Card, U, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-29

Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld

The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-24

First Data Could Allow User Generated Financial Credit Reports

First Data Could Allow User Generated Financial Credit ReportsConfidentiality?Aren't CC transactions confidential between the buyer & seller and card issuer? I like the idea of consumers controlling their own credit reports, but I don't like the idea of First Data saving and compiling records of transactions after they've cleared.RE: First...

Tags: Financial accounting, financial, First Data Corp., Financial Credit Reports, Allow User

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Major career web sites hit by spammers attack

What is the future of spamming next to managed spamming appliances, like the ones already offered for use on demand? It's targeted spamming going beyond the segmentation of the already harvested emails on per country basis, and including other variables such as city of residence, employment history, education, spoken languages,...

Tags: Job, CAPTCHA, Web, Career, Spammer, Malware, Web Site, Spamming, Tool, Attack, E-mail, Spam, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Say "No!" to bundled apps!

Say "No!" to bundled apps!Roxio Creator 9 has got to be ....... one of the worst. Not only does it push a laundry list of programs already checked. It installs several DivX programs that aren't even listed with a check box. You can uninstall them later but...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Roxio Creator 9, Linux, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2008-01-02

Will Windows Vista problems plus iPhone, iPod coolness spawn new Mac users?

Will Windows Vista problems plus iPhone, iPod coolness spawn new Mac users?No reason to ever switch to MacsWhy switch?A PC running Windows Vista or XP is significantly cheaper and a lot better than a Mac. PCs are everywhere not Macs, there is tons of sofwtare for Windows not Macs, there...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-09-16

Apple zaps 25 more Mac OS X bugs

Apple zaps 25 more Mac OS X bugsPlease inform the worldHow many Macs you have bought, in say the last 5 years.No ones forcing you to do anything but yourself,If I buy a Mac it better damn well come with the Mac OS, that's the icing on the cake.A response...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

RSA proves security isn't usable by example

RSA proves security isn't usable by exampleDifferent purposeWe're talking about securing the link between the client and the laptop which is the most critical since messages are transmitted in the air.Hot PocketsWireless Hot Spots. Oh so very convenient and oh so veheheheherrrry insecure.So much so, if you've got a...

Tags: Wi-Fi, security, SSH, wireless, RSA Security Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Report: Vista's business sales stronger than expected

Report: Vista's business sales stronger than expectedGee, so much for the MS bashers andtheir dooms day predictions...Coming soon: Vista Mobile?That could be an answer to the new OS X for the iPhone which is highly hyped, but nothing out of this world (OS X is a good OS on its...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-11

Engadget editorial on DRM completely misses the point

Stephen Speicher has posted an editorial on Engadget that makes it sound as if the reason there's so much opposition to DRM is that people want the freedom to pirate content. The title of the post is Digital Content: Why the sense of entitlement. Wrote Speicher:There is something that...

Tags: digital-rights management

Blog posts 2006-09-25

Packing and moving

Packing and movingXcuse me Murphy, but..."Specifically, the publisher I'm talking to is talking to Sun about co-sponsorship and I'd like them to get the message that this thing could sell at least a couple of hundred million copies. "It smells in here Murphy... Do you need a larger pair of...

Tags: Thin clients, Insurance, Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems Inc., thin client

Discussion threads 2006-07-24

Google Checkout checks in

Google Checkout checks inTough act to followGoogle is going to have an uphill battle with paypal. It's a solid svc, and has legions of users.http://opendomain.blogspot.com/single use cc numbersDon't know why anyone would use these services. When I buy online, I always, always use a single use credit card number. For...

Tags: Financial services, API, Google Inc., MSN Auctions, Google Checkout

Discussion threads 2006-06-29