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Forrester: The X Internet is coming (for real this time)

Forrester Research is pitching an "IT everywhere" vision that's comprised of existing technologies as well as some emerging trends--including the X Internet where physical objects are networked to the Web. In a report, Forrester analyst Bobby Cameron concludes: Today's technology trends may appear like only incremental...

Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Extended Internet, Internet, RFID, Operational Planning, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-14

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Who gains from Microsoft's free Morro antivirus?

Microsoft is dropping its subscription-based antivirus software in favor of a free package, code-named 'Morro'. ScanSafe Internet-security expert Mary Landesman investigates Microsoft's motives. Commentary--Microsoft is to replace its paid-for antivirus product with a free one, citing an altruistic desire to spread protection around the world. But many are less...

Tags: Software, Brazil, China, India, Microsoft Corp., Infection Rate, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security, Morro, Microsoft, Mary Landesman, antivirus, free, OneCare, Mary Landesman, ScanSafe, Special from ZDNet UK

News items 2008-12-01

The world's most powerful virtual telescope

Astronomers have successfully combined three telescopes located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii to create the largest virtual telescope for short wavelengths. The Extended SubMillimeter Array eSMA connects the signals from the SubMillimeter Array SMA, consisting of eight dishes with 6-meter diameter, with those from the 15-meter James Clerk Maxwell Telescope...

Tags: Astronomer, Wavelength, Radio, Image, eSMA, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Microsoft's Live launches malware detection service for webmasters

Playing catch-up with Google's Safe Browsing diagnostic, Google's warnings for potentially hackable sites, and Yahoo's SearchScan introduced through their partnership with McAfee, Microsoft's Live Search has updated their Webmaster tools to offer detection for embedded malware. Moreover, as a late entrant they simply had to differentiate, and they did it...

Tags: Webmaster, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Is on-demand slowly killing traditional broadcasting?

I'm not a big TV watcher to be honest. In the UK, we have the "licence fee" which you need to pay the government before you even connect the telly to the wall. If you don't, you can bet your arse you'll have armed police storming the windows to your...

Tags: On-demand, Broadcasting, Cloud Computing, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps

Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Fastest-growing US sites in October 2008

  Sep-08 Oct-08 Growth, % Rank Total Internet 189,468 190,616 1 N/A TheStreet.com Sites 4,135 10,550 155 101 Spencer Gifts, LLC. 2,077 5,058 144 231 HULU.COM 2,850 5,342 87 214 Healthgrades 2,894 5,034 74 234 Everyday Health 14,930...

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

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Cassatt helps organizations implement in-house clouds

A crew of folks from Cassatt presented Active Profiling Service, a new service offering, and Active Response 5.2, a product update for the company's orchestration and automation product. I was very interested in learning more because Cassatt has long been helping organizations discover and then make best use of their...

Tags: Cassatt Corp., Data Center, Cassatt Active Profiling Service, Cassatt Active Response, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Twitter & Facebook: If not now, maybe later? [Video]

In this video, Sumi Das and I talk about the broken down talks between Facebook and Twitter and where a relationship between the two might be in the future. Both need to develop solid revenue models as they grow, which means this round may have simply been a victim of...

Tags: Facebook, Video, Twitter, Corporate Communications, Internet, Networking, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-25

No IE Mobile 6 for you; what can Microsoft do about Windows Mobile?

There has been a few rants posted over the last week or so about the statement that was made on a Microsoft Windows Mobile blog pertaining to the apparent lack of support for existing devices to support the upcoming Internet Explorer Mobile 6 web browser. What can Microsoft do with...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., James, Brett, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Cloud definitions and economics

Like Phil Wainewright, I attended the excellent CloudCamp in London several weeks back. Unlike Phil, I walked away with more questions than answers but with my enterprisey antenna on high alert. Two things struck me. Rhys Jones of Royal Bank of Scotland's assertion that while cloud computing...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., James, Cloud Computing, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Cyber Monday deal: Six months free service on the TeleNav Shotgun

I wrote up some first impressions and experiences of the TeleNav Shotgun internet-connected personal navigation device early last week and was just informed of a super Cyber Monday special they will have on 1 December. If you purchase the TeleNave Shotgun then you can get six months of free service...

Tags: TeleNav Shotgun, Internet, Games, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Management, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Cisco plans 4 day shutdown to save dough

Cisco is reportedly planning to shut down for 4 days at the end of the year for the first time in its history. According to UBS analyst Nikos Theodosopoulos Techmeme: Cisco plans a 4 day shutdown of facilities for the first time ever in the company's...

Tags: Shutdown, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

The uncertainties of social media for traditional brands

Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a vice president of Technology and New Media Markets for The Hartford, and author of the upcoming book, Unseen Liability. In today's 24/7 business world, companies and their customers are consuming, sharing and storing data at an unprecedented rate. This data has...

Tags: Web, Brand, Network, Social Media, Tiffany, Web 2.0, Intellectual Property, Internet, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-25

Internet ads to genmerate $25.7 bln in the US in 2009

eMarketer estimates US advertisers will spend $25.7 bln on the Internet in 2009 - about $2.7 bln, or 10% less, than a forecast a quarter ago. The more sobering projections extend through 2012 when eMarketer envisions $37 bln being spent on US online ads. That figure represents a drop of...

Tags: Internet Advertising, eMarketer, Sales Channel, Internet, Sales, AM

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Black Friday deals on wireless networking gear

Deals on routers aren't going to be drawing the early-morning crowds to stores on Black Friday, but that doesn't mean you can't find them. Now that everyone's ads have leaked to the Internet, here are some of the specials you can expect if you're looking to upgrade your network (or...

Tags: Router, Network, IEEE 802.11g, Draft-N, Wireless Networking, NetGear, Routers & Switches, Home Networking, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Text analytics helps find what you're searching for

As search becomes more and more of a commodity, many people are beginning to ask “what’s next” for the enterprise search industry. The answer may lie with the fast-evolving area of text analytics, says Lexalytics' Jeff Catlin. Commentary--Enterprise search is still growing, evolving and improving....

Tags: Enterprise Search, Financial Planning, Cloud Computing, Finance, search, analytics, Jeff Catlin, Lexalytics, Special to ZDNet, Jeff Catlin, Lexalytics, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-11-24

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Mid-range Apples that won't break the bank

If you've got a couple extra bucks in your budget this year there are a couple of middle priced (US$100-300) gifts that up that I want to recommend. If this isn't quite your price range, feel free to check out my list of Mac-related gift ideas under $100...

Tags: Bank, Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Chumby, Novatel USB727, FastMac U-Charge Battery Charger, 3G, Engineering, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-24

The ultimate student handheld: something for Christmas?

I've taken many months looking for the ultimate student device; something fairly cheap and not too expensive especially in this current credit climate, something that'll last for a while, something which which can be multi-purpose; none of this "buy a camera, a phone and a sat-nav" when you can have...

Tags: Phone, Handheld, Video Call, Video, Camera, E61, E71, Multimedia Having Fun, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Web 2.0 security? What a mash

* Ryan Naraine is away on vacation. Guest editorial by Guillaume Lovet Ah, Web 2.0. Its endless composition of heterogeneous sources (aka "mash-up") possibilities, its social networking-oriented nature, its user-provided content... A Web adapted to today's powerful machines, linking people together in world...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Facebook, Codec, YouTube Inc., Video, Web 2.0, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Security, Internet, Marketing, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-24