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No Risks With Remote Access to Corporate Email

Alea is characterised by a high level of business travel between offices and to client sites. Remote access to corporate information, especially to email, has always been a priority and it had a number of access solutions running in parallel to ensure optimal employee productivity. As a financial institution with...

Tags: IBM Lotus Domino Server, IBM Lotus Domino, E-mail, Eurodata Systems, Alea, E-mail Servers, Remote Access, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications, Networking, Software

Case studies 2006-09-12

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Photos: Future Combat Systems, here and now

The U.S. Army has ambitious plans for a widespread high-tech refresh of its vehicles and other soldier gear. It's also finding a way to make some parts happen sooner rather than later. by CNET News.com

Tags: U.S. Army, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-09-05

Mainstream media writes Windows obit

Wow, a tough day for Windows. BusinessWeek reports that HP, the world's biggest PC company, is so troubled by Vista's 'tepid reception' and Apple's resurgence that it is developing its own operating system. Meanwhile a New York Times columnist writes on his blog that Windows is "already...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mainstream Media, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up

[ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser are beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...

Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, ModSecurity, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Microsoft exec rebuts hypervisor security claims

Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has answered claims that the company's hypervisor software could be maliciously replaced on PCs without administrators knowing. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA--Senior Microsoft security strategist Steve Riley has used the vendor's TechEd conference in Sydney to rebut claims by a Polish researcher that Microsoft's hypervisor software could...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Hardware, Liam Tung ZDNet Australia, rootkit, hypervisor, Joanna Rutkowska, security

News items 2008-09-05

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Supplier, Digital Equipment Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-05

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Google Chrome already beating Opera

Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi

Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade barely for WGAReal LifeUnless you realy have a bootleg or keygened cd ke. pretty mush any XP sticker from any manufacturer can be "recycled" into any other PC. Just tell the right thing to the automated phone system: Did you change your motherboard: YES...And...

Tags: deactivation option, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA

Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F on the year's report card. Things didn't get much better in 2007, either, as a server failure and other outages...

Tags: Report, Activation, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista, Product Key, Microsoft Corp., Forum, Product ID Number, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?

Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?How did we not see this?This is brilliant on Microsoft's behalf. They do get rid of the anti-trust sentiments at least the plausible ones and still have their share in the market.Now, don't misunderstand me. It's going to take a lot more...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, iTune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, diet, Microsoft Windows 7, antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

SocialCast: enterprise Twitter/FriendFeed mashup

SocialCast has revamped its group comms service, given it a facelift, aligned itself more closely to consumery apps like Twitter and FriendFeed and then given it an enterprise twist. As far as I am aware, this is the first enterprise facing application that has gotten close...

Tags: Enterprise, Mashup, SocialCast, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Branding, Wiki, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list

Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating.  A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...

Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-04

First 'Fiji' Media Center systems start rolling out

First 'Fiji' Media Center systems start rolling outYes, they mustIf they want all of their products to be able to interoperate in a way that makes the end user happy, they have to create a way such that media can be transferred between zune, xbox, and media center. Why zune...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Media Center PC, Fiji

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

How important is boot performance?

How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...

Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Operating systems, boot time, performance, computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

First 'Fiji' Media Center systems start rolling out

As Microsoft watchers may recall, Microsoft's gag order on "Fiji" Windows Media Center TV Pack was slated to officially end this week, concurrent with the CEDIA Expo show. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Media Center PC, Media, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Fiji, Media Center PCs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360

Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360Xbox 360 reduces cost by $50.Wow, and I've just spent 200 bucks on the console just last week. I doubt the reduction will stop Sony out-selling their consoles though.Awww...nobody wants your Xbox 360s??So sad. :( I thought they were already selling...

Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Red Hat acquires Qumranet

I just received a press release telling me that one of my clients, Qumranet, has been acquired by Red Hat.This was not entirely unexpected. Here's what the release said Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Qumranet Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-04

BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops

BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptopsAnd yet ANOTHER reason NOT ...to buy Sony ... I used to work in the audio video field, the standard rule of thumb was, if it has a moving part, and it has the Sony name it, it WILL break. They...

Tags: Notebooks, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-04