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Internet Security Filter (zip)

Internet Security Filter is your personal Internet filtering utility. It controls all the data being transmitted and received through any internet application--such as Web browsers, chat programs, e-mail clients, and news readers in real-time. You can define three security levels: allow all, allow all except blacklist, and block all except...

Tags: Internet Security, Internet Security Filter, Internet

Software downloads 2007-11-28

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MS Patch Tuesday heads-up: 8 critical bulletins

The final Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2008 will be a big one: 8 bulletins covering serious code execution flaws in a wide range of ubiquitous software. According to the company's advance notice mechanism,  six of the eight bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The...

Tags: Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Harden Facebook? Sure, but where to start?

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Paul F. Roberts You may have heard the news that everybody's favorite social network, Facebook, won a big legal settlement on Monday against spammers who were using the 100 million strong network to distribute what the...

Tags: Facebook, Application, Network, Attack, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-05

Microsoft hires former Yahoo exec to run online services

Microsoft has hired former Yahoo executive Qi Lu to run its online services business. Lu will start on January 5 and report directly to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, according to a CNET report. The company also announced that Brian McAndrews, the former CEO of Aquantive and a...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., aQuantive Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

With 256-bit encryption, Acrobat 9 passwords still easy to crack

Following ElcomSoft's claim that despite the 256-bit encryption Acrobat 9 passwords are susceptible to more efficient brute forcing than Acrobat 8 passwords -- a claim that Adobe confirmed citing usability trade-offs and urged users to take advantage of its improved passphrase mechanisms -- ElcomSoft's Dmitry Sklyarov and Vladimir Katalov provide...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Password, Adobe Acrobat, Encryption, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-12-04

NYT takes new approach, taps blogs to keep readers informed

Have blogs become the new AP for news outlets? The New York Times has announced the launch of Times Extra, an online view of its front page that comes with links to content from other news outlets and blogs. For a long time, news outlets have been...

Tags: Blog, NYT, News Outlet, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Study: Google uses 21X more bandwidth than it pays for

Google is by far the largest user of Internet bandwidth, its share of bandwidth usage is rising rapidly, and its bandwidth use is orders of magnitude greater than its payment for its cost, according to a new study by NETCompetition.org, a site committed to Net Neutrality "pro-competition Internet forum funded...

Tags: Consumer, U.S., Google Inc., Bandwidth, Study, Broadband, Precursor LLC, Internet, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-04

WebAlive: A Virtual World that Means Business

The campus with its tapered lawns, water fountains, and post-modern styled buildings, were typical of any professional campus. Only this wasn't just any campus. It was Nortel's virtual online campus in WebAlive, its new virtual world service. I was just given...

Tags: Virtual World, Nortel Networks Corp., WebAlive, Altadyn, LDAP Integration, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Opera 10.0 alpha 1 is impressive, but does it stand a chance against Firefox?

I've just spent a few hours taking Opera 10.0 alpha 1 for a spin around the Interwebs, and I have to say that for an alpha build, it feels nice and solid. But does it stand a chance of making itself heard compared to the David verses Goliath match going...

Tags: Opera Software, Mozilla Firefox, Performance, Web Browsers, Performance Management, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Information Agenda: A strategy shift from applications to information

Stuck between business challenges on the one hand, and information management systems on the other hand which simply limit your ability to respond. IBM's Tom Inman wants an easy way to spread your information across the board. Commentary--As the CIO of a flourishing business, you are happy to report...

Tags: Information Management, Business, Information, Information Agenda, IL&P, Competency Center, Strategy, Management, customer relations, IBM, application agenda, IT, Tom Inman IBM, Special to ZDNet, Tom Inman IBM Information Management division, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-12-04

The emerging case for open business methods

The Internet has been the genesis of countless useful business innovations over the last several decades. These include a globally unified e-mail network, the advent of search engines, the rise of rich user experiences and SaaS, and most recently cloud computing to name but a few. But perhaps...

Tags: Network, Industry, Business, Business Strategy, Business Method, Reasons Organization, Dave Bort, Internet, Strategy, Open Source, Management, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Microsoft to tweak 'compatibility view' with next IE 8 test build

Microsoft is planning to make further tweaks to the "compatibility view" feature in Internet Explorer IE 8 when it releases the next public test build in early 2009. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Web, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Site, Site, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Can the Internet drive a health care consensus?

The Internet, specifically a Web site called change.gov, is the tool with which the Obama Administration hopes to drive the health care debate, from the bottom up. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Administration, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Metatomix seeks to bridge divide between structured and unstructured information

Recently I spoke with Howard Greenblatt, CTO of Semantic Technology company Metatomix. Headquartered in the north-eastern US State of Massachusetts, Metatomix provides a 'Semantic Platform' that; "intelligently connects all of your data in real-time and makes it available to any application, providing a 360° picture...

Tags: Metatomix Inc., Analysis, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-12-04

iPod touch gets VoIP, steals some iPhone thunder

The 'funnest' iPod ever has kicked it up a notch. Bam! Thanks to a microphone adapter and some free software called Truphone, the second-generation iPod touch is now capable of courting consumers as a VoIP mobile phone, in the most literal of senses (just...

Tags: Apple iPhone, VoIP, Apple iPod, Call, Apple iPod Touch, Truphone, Truphone Application, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX

In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...

Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

JavaFX Q&A

To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...

Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Secunia: Less than 2% of Windows PCs fully patched

It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic. Yet, the latest vulnerability patching statistics from Secunia's PSI Personal Software Inspector is a major eye-opener for everyone tracking the security of the Windows ecosystem.  According...

Tags: Program, PC, Malware, Windows PC, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Sun launches JavaFX 1.0

On Thursday Sun released the production version of JavaFX, a new platform for building rich internet applications. Version 1.0 targets web browsers and desktops, but subsequent releases will be available on mobile devices, TVs, and other consumer electronics devices. A mobile emulator is included for developers to preview building mobile...

Tags: Asset, Developer, Web, Mobile, Sun Microsystems Inc., Web Browser, Plug-in, Graphics, Mobile Emulator, JavaFX Development Environment, JavaFX Desktop, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-12-04

IPv6: What you need to know

Converting to IPv6 is a major undertaking -- which may be why there aren't more network administrators excited about it. But like it or not, it's headed your way. In this collection of articles, Michael Kassner addresses real-world issues like why IPv6 is needed, what improvements it offers, what security...

Tags: IPv6, Network Administrator, Michael Kassner, Networking, Telecommunications

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