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pcInternet Patrol 3.2.3.1 (Windows)

pcInternet Patrol pcIP Application Control Suite is a powerful security and personal privacy tool that detects and prevents malware like Trojans, spyware, adware, virus, injected code, and other hacker tools. It complements your standard Windows Firewall. Choose pcIP if: you are looking for a Personal Firewall, but do not have...

Tags: Malicious Program, Internet Security, Internet Security Alliance, pcIP, Firewalls, Security, Network Security, Internet, Hacking, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-04-19

pcAudit 6.3 (Windows)

PcAudit is a program developed to simulate an attack by a hacker. To determine the status of security on this computer, pcAudit will try to send data from this computer to Internet Security Alliance's server. If successful it means you either do not have a security program installed, or your...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Internet Security, Internet Security Alliance, PcAudit, Internet, Network Security, Security, Networking

Software downloads 2004-08-27

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Salesforce, Adobe bring Flash to Force.com

Businesses who have already taken the plunge into the Salesforce cloud will find something new this morning: Adobe Flash. The two companies today announced an alliance that brings the power of the Adobe Flash platform to the Salesforce's Force.com, where developers build - and many times share...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Jigsaw Pieces Can Be More Agile Than Platforms

Box.net, the little company that likes to tweak Goliath Microsoft's nose with digs at Sharepoint - the billboard above is near Microsoft's silicon valley digs -  announced an alignment with Salesforce.com CRM earlier today. Nothing earth shattering here at first glance: it makes perfect sense for...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Microsoft SharePoint, Compliance, Box, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-22

News to know: FTC, Psystar, Vonage, Apple-Palm, Oracle

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: FTC targets bloggers for disclosure about perks, freebies Richard Koman: FTC publishes final rules on blogger...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Vonage Holdings Corp., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Psystar, FTC, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Desktops, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity

Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...

Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-29

Microsoft: 'We touch every piece' of auto business

If you're a first responder, which would you prefer to use to get to the site of a car crash? Google Earth? MapQuest? If you work for OnStar, Microsoft's Virtual Earth is now the preferred choice. Last week, OnStar announced that it now uses...

Tags: Car, Vehicle, OnStar, Microsoft Corp., Service, Ford Works, Car2Go, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-21

New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aesthetics

New Microsoft TV commercial claims Macs are more about aestheticsThe Apple World is missing the point of the commercialsAll this nitpicking is just pathetic because people are INTENTIONALLY trying to miss the point of the commercials and instead are deflecting and saying things like "Why didn't she pay sales tax"...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Apple World, New Microsoft TV commercial, advertisement, Apple Inc., Macs ARE, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-04

Smart Grid vulnerable to cyberattack

OK, next multibillion dollar opportunity for security consultants coming right up! The Smart Grid, a sort of energy-carrying Internet that will feature automated meters, two-way communication and advanced sensors according to CNN, is ripe for the same kind of cyberattacks that Net users have become so...

Tags: U.S., Blackout, Grid, Cyberattack, Power Grid, Hacking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-22

Interview with 'Us Now' collaboration film director

I had the opportunity to attend a screening of the film 'Us Now', a documentary film project about the power of mass collaboration, government and the internet last week at the Barbican Arts...

Tags: Film, Ivo Gormley, Government, Collaboration, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-03-04

News to know: Stimilus bill, Twitter Twestival, Microsoft stores, Netflix, Facebook value

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 Andrew Nusca: Broadband tax credit cut from stimulus bill Sam Diaz: Tech will see direct, indirect benefits from...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Retail, Personal Finance, Microsoft Outlook, Taxes, E-mail, Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-13

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)

Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-12

How to make sweet lemonade out of sour Vista lemons

In a previous article I talked about some of the ways Microsoft might be able to learn from its mistakes with Windows Vista and deliver a winner with Windows 7. I also hit pretty close to home with a number of readers when I talked about the real world problems...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-07

Hacking SCADA for terrorism and destruction

SCADA scares me, and I've seen enough things on the Internet to be desensitized to many things, but attacks against SCADA threaten our national security in a very real and topical way by attacking power grids, water treatment plants, nuclear plants, etc.  Hacking networks that SCADA devices reside on and...

Tags: Device, Hacking, Internet, Network, SCADA, Terrorism, Attack, Enterprise Software, Software, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Microsoft: Half of Exchange inboxes to be Microsoft-hosted in five years

Microsoft: Half of Exchange inboxes to be Microsoft-hosted in five yearsWho knows better?[i]What's your take? Is Capossela's projection overly ambitious? Too conservative (in that it shouldn't take five years for this move to happen)? Or does it sound on the money, to you?[/i]Since Microsoft is in a position to enforce...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sam, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Will BlackBerry devices continue to reign in the enterprise market?

I read an article this morning that I found particularly interesting because I was thinking of posting my own article related to the topic of BlackBerry devices. Wayne Schulz titled his Gear Diary article, Five Reasons RIM Popularity Will Peak This Year". I will let you read the five reasons...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Data Plan, Handhelds, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-04-25

Actiontec's zControl will let you remotely control your networked appliances

For almost a decade now, engineers have batted around the idea of a RF-based protocol that would enable consumers to wirelessly control home appliances, something like an X10 network on steroids and without the wires. That concept might finally be realized if Actiontec’s zControl series of devices catches on. ...

Tags: Home Appliance, Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Actiontec, zControl, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-01-21

Trendnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router (draft n)

Last year, when we reviewed TrendNet's first Draft N router, the TEW-631BRP, we came away wishing it was based on a finalized Wi-Fi specification. Now our wish remains with TrendNet's latest, the Wireless N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, as the Draft 802.11N standard isn't expected to be finalized until late in...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, wireless router, Wireless-N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, router, TEW-631BRP, network, TRENDNet, Wi-Fi, Draft-N

Product reviews 2007-12-16

Safe'n'Sec Personal Pro + Rootkit Detector + Anti-Spyware 3.0 (Windows)

The threat of spyware attacks annually becomes more and more critical. As early as October 2004 the consequences of spyware attacks were detected in more than 80% of PCs worldwide, according to the research conducted at suggestion of America Online and National Cyber Security Alliance. And the statistics is even...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Anti-spyware, S.N.Safe&Software, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Rootkits, Security

Software downloads 2007-12-07