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From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

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Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-08

Apple TV update looks good but doesn't offer much more

I second your thoughts, Sam.The updates were nice, but hardly worth it from the functional standpoint. Yes, Netflix would be nice, although iTunes provides most, if not all, of what Netflix would, doesn't it?One thing Tim Cook mentioned during the most recent earnings call was that Apple was going to...

Tags: INTERNET, Apple TV, Internet radio, Apple Inc., TV, NetFlix Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl

T-Mobile's Sidekick/Danger Inc. meltdown has far-reaching implications for wireless carrier data integrity responsibilities way beyond any immediate remediation the company may need to offer its customers. Yesterday, T-Mobile notified all of its Sidekick device customers that a failure which occurred on Microsoft's Danger,...

Tags: T-Mobile, Customer, Storage, Workforce Management, Disaster Recovery, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-12

The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream

If you're a T-Mobile Sidekick user who put data, contacts and other items in the cloud we have some bad news for you: Your data is gone...probably forever. With cloud computing increasingly reaching the masses the average consumer will soon be enmeshed in the world of poor IT management. Welcome...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, T-Mobile, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-11

U.S. still thumbing its nose at global warming agreements

I live in Japanand according to one discussion panel TV program here, the cost to the average household of Mr. Hatoyama's wonderful buttering-up of the alarmist regime will be around US$3,950 per household - seriously; for a theory being treated as fact I can see the real danger for my...

Tags: Taxes, global warming, tax

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Apple denies the denial of Google Voice app

follow the moneyIf it's in Apple's financial interest find a reason - any reason- to deny the app, I believe they will.If an altered user experience results in people being not will to pay a premium for the product, then I can see the concern.More of a concern though is...

Tags: Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Managing IT in desperate times

Managing IT in desperate timesSome good ideasBut your treatise on the economy is not. I have read much on the US economy, and the "experts" seem to agree that there is a danger of DEflation - as all those newly printed dollars tend not to circulate - banks don't lend...

Tags: Currency & Foreign exchange, Free trade, information technology, Murph, problem-I

Discussion threads 2009-07-18

Survey: Wall Street looks to cloud technology for its next bailout

Can new technology initiatives help pull Wall Street out of the danger zone? A new survey released by IBM and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association SIFMA finds that IT budgets are tight on Wall Street, but things are loosening up, and there's going to be plenty of demand for...

Tags: Wall Street, Survey, Bailout, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Should CEOs be active in social media?

Should CEOs be active in social media?CEO's blogging - I do.Despite the problem that CEO's probably seldom have anything which would be released on those channels anyway, perhaps the best reason not to is security.The channel is not secure, the messages are not authenticated and it could lead to...

Tags: Blogging, LinkedIn, social media, network

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

Nova Spivack interviews Wolfram Alpha's Russell Foltz-Smith

Radar Networks attracted a fair degree of attention with their roll-out of Twine, and the company's CEO has built a reputation as one of the more thoughtful thinkers in the space. Nova took to the stage at the Semantic Technology Conference today, not to talk about his own company or...

Tags: Knowledge, Wolfram Research, Ontology, Nova Spivack, Strategy, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Home Bookkeeping 4.5 (Windows)

You say you don't have the discipline to control your budgeting? With Home Bookkeeping, it's a snap! It's your chance to finally become a savvy spender and protect yourself from the danger of debt. Unlike the usual paper and electronic spreadsheets, Home Bookkeeping is your personal financial secretary and advisor....

Tags: Keepsoft, Productivity, Personal Finance, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services, Investment, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance

Software downloads 2009-05-13

Zut alors! the French are revolting

The French have a long tradition of using cartoons to make a point and this does the job perfectly. Referring to SAP's proposed price increase in software maintenance costs, LeMagIT is reporting that USF - the French equivalent of ASUG is applying pressure to see action...

Tags: SAP AG, USF, Public Relations, Wiki, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-02

Will Android and Windows Mobile get squeezed as smartphone market shakes out?

While the iPhone has shown that there is a large consumer market for smartphones, the primary market-driver for the smartphone is - and will remain - enterprises and small businesses. This dynamic is similar to the PC operating system market. Think about Windows Vista. It has largely...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Platform, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Business, Microsoft Windows, RIM BlackBerry, Symbian Inc., Informa, BlackBerry Let, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Top 5 Tips for Email and Web Security in 2009

The Internet and email bring many advantages, however the ever increasing number of Internet-based security threats such as viruses, spyware and spam pose significant danger to your organization. Failure to protect your business can result in costly downtime, lost productivity, financial losses and worse. Read this paper to learn...

Tags: Web, Financial, MessageLabs Ltd., Web Security, Internet, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Financial Accounting, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Finance

White papers 2009-02-01

Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility

Danger and opportunity aptly describe the current economic climate. Financial pressures are forcing companies to be extremely cautious. But if, in the midst of a crisis, executives fail to identify areas to improve business performance, lower their organization's cost structure and increase efficiencies, these leaders are likely to miss the...

Tags: Financial, M&A, Avanade, Financial Pressure, Mergers & Acquisitions, Server Virtualization, Financial Accounting, Data Centers, Investment, Finance, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization, Storage, Data Management

White papers 2009-01-22

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?

Microsoft on the other end of the EC antitrust stick?I would not say that "But the timing is amusing"but rather more towards "not unexpected", and actually quite logical.It is about time. If every other competitor of Microsoft is going to run crying "Anti-Trust" to the EU every other week their...

Tags: Network technology, IBM Corp., EC antitrust, T3, Neelie Kroes, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Extraordinary Collaboration Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Image: E.M. Ward, "The South Sea Bubble" (1846) Tate Gallery UK David Freeman, who has positive views about disordered individual work practices in his book 'A Perfect Mess', wrote an interesting piece I refer back to a lot in Inc magazine September '06 'What's Next:...

Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Ou: Google hypocritical on neutrality

Ou: Google hypocritical on neutralityLet's go back and look at the argument of Net Neutralityhttp://www.jedreport.com/2008/12/lessigs-defense.htmlThe whole argument that Net Neutrality proponents made is that they don't want premium content delivery using fast lanes. Caching is warp speed lane prioritization. Their whole argument is that it prevents the little...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Content Caching, Net Neutrality, Internet Service Provider, QoS, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

Khosla: Don't Save the Dinosaurs

Well-known greentech VC Vinod Khosla has an opinion piece in a national news mag today...and it calls for letting Detroit's auto dinosaurs wander around among the financial ferns until they die, or evolve into more agile creatures. Khosla's argument is cogent and backed by much of recent...

Tags: Car, Automobile Company, Detroit, Chrysler LLC, General Motors Corp., VC Vinod Khosla, Chevy Volt, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-05