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Panacea: Some antidote or remedy that completely solves a problem. Most so-called panaceas in this industry, if they survive at all, wind up sitting alongside and working with the products...; Full Panacea Definition >>

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ISVs: XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer no panacea for IT managers: ISVs: XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer no panacea for IT managersDesktop Virtualizaton is SalvationIf you have lobied users for thin clint then you know that once a PC user has learned to creat a shortcut he/she will not be happy with it. Hence, I disagree with the author. Desktop Virtualization is...; Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, SolidICE, XenDesktop, VDI, desktop; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
Is virtual machine software a panacea?: Is virtual machine software a panacea?But why?I'm about to get started rolling out VMWare across some early production machines - it's been working well in my test environment. Why wouldn't I just use my management suite to manage these as well? Or - should I prepare for sleepless nights...; Tags: Storage management, Utility computing, virtual machine software, virtual machine, virtualization, panacea; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
YouTube: How to win with User Generated Ads: Is User Generated Content a panacea? Need one even ask?Nevertheless,Â Scott Karp headlines his reaction to a Â New York Times story on one particular company's foray into the User Generated AdÂ game with theÂ "news" that "User Generated Content is not a panacea."Of course not. THEREFORE, all the more opportunity for savvy companies...; Tags: Video, YouTube; Blog posts 2007-05-27
Massive IBM U.S. Global Services layoff on the horizon?: Massive IBM U.S. Global Services layoff on the horizon?Just like AOL .When AOL began outsourcing , I knew it was time to flip my middle finger at the company and move on . Today I am a Comcast Highspeed user . So I was right all along , Big Blue...; Tags: Outsourcing, IBM Corp., work offshore, Internet, panacea, offshore; Discussion threads 2007-05-05

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If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?: If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?OT but relevant: The heavy tread of IT.Quoting from the stern warnings about SharePoint from another Comment:“As many shops are discovering, SharePoint is also a development platform that people both inside and outside of IT use to create intranets,...; Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-21

New hybrid delivery security architecture: Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...; Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing; News items 2008-07-16
Gmail, PayPal and Ebay embrace DomainKeys to fight phishing emails: Brad Taylor, Google's Gmail Spam Czar, has just posted details on the ongoing cooperation with PayPal and Ebay, two of the most targeted brands in phishing emails, the effect of which is rejecting compared to flagging as spam each and every email pretending to be coming from paypal.com and ebay.com...; Tags: Google Gmail, DomainKeys, PayPal, eBay Inc., Authentication, E-mail, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-09
VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source Piper: VMWare: Time to Pay the Open Source PiperOn the other hand ...... if all the hypervisors and their attendant management suites become free ... then will I choose to serve:1. Basic software via increasingly powerful cloud computing or open source freebies (e.g. Firefox, Open Office)2. MyCompanysSoftware via *IX (I have...; Tags: Operating systems, value-add, VMware Inc., open source, Hyper-V; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
$1 Million prize offered for cracking an encryption algorithm: It's 2008, and companies perhaps rich on VC money to waste in a guerilla marketing tactic for generating viral buzz, still talk and act as the utopian "unbreakable encryption" algorithm is the panacea of security, or the "Hackers Hell: Privacy That Can't Be Compromised" as they pitch it. ...; Tags: Passphrase, Malware, Encryption Algorithm, Encryption, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-07
NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 Filters: NoScript plugin writer Giorgio Maone posted a commentary on IE 8's new filters, drawing comparisons to his own widely popular NoScriptÂ Firefox plugin.Â Maone writes: I'm happy to learn that IE8 is going to implement a less ambitious versionÂ of a feature which NoScript users have enjoyed for more than one...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, XSS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Attack, Maone, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders: Yahoo on Monday filed its shareholder pitch with the Securities and Exchange Commission as its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn gathers steam. Much of the presentation was designed to "correct the record" on everything from the company's compensation plan to how the Microsoft bid went down. But Yahoo...; Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Reorg, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-30
Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manage: Why Internet companies are attractive takeover targets: They can't manageThat's funny........and by that I mean amusing. Carl Ichan represents the most savage, barbaric and antiquated that old school management has to offer. This literally boils down to 21st Century tech business preparing to meet mid-20th Century business practices.Unless...; Tags: takeover target, Carl Ichan, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-06-10
It's really hot...buy some thin clients: Thin clients are not without their problems and, as I've said before, are hardly a panacea for every computing problem we face in Ed Tech. However, as I sit baking in my room and temperatures outside come way too close to 100 degrees for my delicate ex-Seattlite sensibilities, one...; Tags: Thin Client, Thin Clients, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-06-10
America Last: the official marketing policy of the auto industry?: We Americans are unfortunately known the world over for wanting bigger, faster, more luxurious, lots of oil or grease. That's especially true with hotel rooms, cars, houses and junk food. So now we're literally paying the price for it. It can be very hard to find a...; Tags: Car, Industry, Marketing Research, Marketing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-02
ActiveX vulnerability haunts Creative Labs AutoUpdate engine: ActiveX vulnerability haunts Creative Labs AutoUpdate enginePerhaps the practical solution......is to [i]not[/i] use ActiveX.No solution!? Stop using Active-X ntntthe title of this news is wrong because there's not a flaw in activexthe title of this news is wrong because there's not a flaw in activex technology, but in a particular...; Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, Does IE7, ActiveX, Active-X, Creative Labs Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?: Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?Threat assessmentYour point on the ever-shifting sands of Microsoft intentions simply underscores one of the basic rules of threat assessments: "assess enemy capabilities, not enemy intentions."In the present instance, that means that the only things that others should count on from Microsoft are the enforceable...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?: Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?VIA exposes open source limitsThis move exposes the logical limits of open source. You can't "open source" everything because it costs hundreds of millions to run a fabrication operation. The gesture of releasing the design either becomes:...; Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, CAD Design, open source, laptop computer, PCB, open sources laptop design, laptop design, chip company; Discussion threads 2008-05-27
News to know: Hactivists; XO-2 laptop; HP; Virtualization: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Pro-Serbian hacktivists attacking Albanian web sites Over 1.5 million pages affected by the recent SQL injection attacks DoS Attacks Using SQL Wildcards Revealed Ryan Naraine: Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw Are you wary of...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtualization, Network, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Sales Strategy, Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales Force Management, Sales, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-21
XenDesktop, VDI, SolidICE offer benefits but no panacea for IT managers: I am always skeptical about new technologies that "threaten" to transform the traditional PC desktop. In my 20 years following the PC industry, I've seen them all â€“ server-based models, thin clients, application streaming technologies, hosted ASP and newer software-as-a-service models, even Linux.Â I still use a...; Tags: Desktop Management, Benefit, Server, ScriptStart, Leostream, Desktops, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Developers snub Vista in favor of XP: Developers snub Vista in favor of XPSlight misinformationIts very standard to target previous versions of OSs. In fact, 2000 was the last time I saw the majority of programmers target a recent OS, and that was just because 2k was so good.Dumb!To believe that Vista won't be accepted by...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Corporate America, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, developer; Discussion threads 2008-05-19