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This client uses the StrikeIron E-mail Verification Web Service to construct multiple variations of a first name and last name so an e-mail address can be "guessed" for a given domain if a person's name is known. Variations will be tried and reported back as valid, invalid, or undetermined. The...

Tags: StrikeIron, E-mail Verification Web Service, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2006-04-23

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Back to school special: Big thanks to our green tech kids

I have no children so I really can't appreciate the end of August, when the parents I know count down the hours until their offspring heads back to the classroom. But I do remember mourning the bittersweet end of summer in the northeast, when crickets chirp of a summer evening...

Tags: Green Technology, Canon Inc., Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Zoho Share(point?)

If there's one thing I really like it is what I term 'self evident' applications. These are apps that have a clear purpose and which are blindingly simple to use. Zoho Share falls squarely in that category. The company prefers to think of...

Tags: People Area, Bookmarks, RSS, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Internet, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Typosquatting the U.S presidential election - a security risk?

Cybercriminals know how to take advantage of anticipated traffic by abusing the momentum of a particular event, like the U.S presidential election in this case. Everyone, from scammers coming up with legitimately looking donation sites that they will later on spam, to the a bit more complex blackhat search engine...

Tags: Campaign, Domain, Internet, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Comcast undecided on network management scheme

Despite the fact that it's testing a system to cut back bandwidth for heavy (P2P) users during peak traffic time, Comcast says it hasn't decided on any network management techniques as yet, IDG reports. The FCC issued an order this week requiring Comcast to stop network management that discriminates against...

Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, FreePress, Networking, Network Administration, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Websense reports China Netcom DNS cache poisoning

The DNS server of one of China's largest ISPs has been poisoned to redirect typos to a malicious site rigged with drive-by exploits. According to a warning from Websense Security Labs, the DNS poisoning attacks are affecting customers of China Netcom CNC and are using a malicious...

Tags: China Netcom, DNS, DNS Server, Internet Service Provider, Websense Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Domain Names, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Top five issues your IT staff wants to address but is afraid to tell you

If you’re an IT manager or CIO, you may want to gather the troops before you begin the Web 2.0 modernization process as even the best laid plans can go awry says Nexaweb Technologies Jeremy Chone. Commentary--The proliferation of enterprise Web 2.0 has created new...

Tags: Web, Information Technology, Web 2.0, Strategy, Internet, Management, CIO, IT management, code, Jeremy Chone, Nexaweb Technologies

News items 2008-08-21

Exploit code published for Apache Tomcat flaw

The United States Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has raised an alarm for a serious vulnerability in Apache Tomcat, warning that a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available. The code, posted to Milw0rm.com, exploits a directory traversal vulnerability vulnerability in the way Apache Tomcat handles malformed requests. ...

Tags: HTTP, XSS, Apache Software Foundation, Exploit Code, Apache Tomcat, Flaw, Open Source, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-21

iTunes Unlimited: music subscription rumor returns

We've heard the rumors of an iTunes subscription service before, but they've never materialized. It doesn't hurt that Steve Jobs has long been a vociferous opponent of rental music paying one monthly fee for unlimited music downloads. When asked about it he recites his familiar mantra that "people want to...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Music, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21

US Internet usage in July 2008

Sessions/Visits per Person 59 Domains Visited per Person 108 Web Pages per Person 2,431 Duration of a Web Page Viewed 0:00:53 PC Time per Person 67:54:51 Active Digital Media Universe 164,890,048 Current Digital Media Universe Estimate 223,642,961 ...

Tags: Internet Usage, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Fastest-growing Web categories in France in May 2008

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Tags: Category, Government, Internet, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, NB

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Traffic to Olympics-related Web sites, August 8-11, 2008

Name August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 Yahoo Olympics 1,477 3,324 2,839 5,253 NBC Olympics 2,664 4,008 3,264 4,560 AOL Olympics 395 1,010 1,205 1,192 Beijing2008.cn 429 780 581 607 New York Times Olympics 341 466 301 482...

Tags: Web, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Class action suit filed over Apple's 3G speed claims

A class action suit has been filed by a Birmingham Alabama woman that accuses Apple of deceptive advertising in their claim that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast" as the previous model. AppleInsider has more details. Always referring to the device as the "Defective iPhone 3G," Smith...

Tags: Class Action Suit, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Class Action, AppleInsider, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Dell bets on Salesforce.com's platform as a service

Amid a quarter that Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff called "spectacular," but spooked analysts worried about future growth was an interesting nugget: Dell has jumped on the platform as a service bandwagon. On Salesforce.com's second quarter conference call (earnings recap, InStranet acquisition) Benioff revealed that Dell signed a...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Marc Benioff, Billing, PaaS, Summer Sales Cycle, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Amazon: Persistent storage open for EC2

Amazon said Thursday that its Elastic Block Store feature is now available to all of its EC2 Web service customers. The move gives Amazon Web Services a full storage suite delivered as a service. EC2 is Amazon's storage service and the Elastic Block Store gives customers a...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Elastic Block Store, EC2 Web Service, Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Hyperic CloudStatus adds Google App Engine monitoring

There are many factors that could be seen as impediments to the adoption of "cloud computing" architectures. One of them is the assumption by some suppliers that organizations are going to leap with both feet into running important applications offsite somewhere in the cloud. These folks haven't learned from what...

Tags: Google Inc., Performance, Monitoring, CloudStatus, Hyperic Inc., Google App Engine, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-21

News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-21

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?

  This week, Microsoft renewed their union with Novell, to the tune of an additional 100 million dollars in commitment to buy more SUSE Linux support certificates that it can sell to its customers. Dang, Ballmer, for that kind of cash, you can get your vows renewed...

Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, OpenOffice, UNIX, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Office Suites, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Traffic to top Web sites in July 2008

Brand Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 123,161 1:18:24 2. Yahoo! 116,178 3:33:00 3. MSN/Windows Live 99,512 2:12:36 4. Microsoft 92,318 0:38:01 5. AOL Media Network 91,776 3:40:40 6. YouTube 74,809 1:02:57 7. Fox Interactive...

Tags: Web, Web Site, Wiki, Web Site Development, Branding, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid

In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...

Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-20