Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on March 9, 2010 10:11 PM in Security, Software

Last August we reported on an NSS Labs study that lauded Internet Explorer 8 for being the champ at blocking malware. Seven months later, the song remains the same: An updated NSS Labs study has once again shown that IE8...
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Posted by Brian Prince on March 9, 2010 6:00 PM in Rogue AV, SEO, Social engineering

More than 284 top search terms were attacked over the past week with 6,600 malicious URLs, according to SonicWall.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on March 9, 2010 3:25 PM in Administration, DB2, Database, Hardware, IBM, ROI, Software

There's a lot of action happening with database expansions and refreshes, with about 20 percent of enterprises aiming to switch out old vendor technology for new. But that doesn't happen with IBM systems, according to a new survey.
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on March 9, 2010 2:29 PM in General

Thanks largely to perennially hot-selling items such as iPhones, iPods and iTouches -- and soon, the iPad -- the flash market is really heating up. When you see dramas unfolding like the one going on between semiconductor maker Microchip Technology...
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Posted by Clint Boulton on March 9, 2010 10:56 AM in Google Broadband, Google Creep, Google and Net Neutrality

Google is soliciting help from U.S. communities to build ultrahigh-speed broadband networks that zip 1G bit of data per second to users' computers. Cisco Systems' new CRS-3 router sounds like it could provide the backbone for such a service.
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Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on March 8, 2010 6:32 PM in Software, Windows 7

Virtualization tool App-V's been in the news quite a bit lately, in no small part because of the recent release of version 4.6. At the recent Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) Global Summit, the Windows for Your Business blog team...
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Posted by Nicholas Kolakowski on March 8, 2010 5:11 PM in Corporate, Desktop & Mobile, Digital Lifestyle

More video and photos have leaked of what's purportedly Microsoft's Courier tablet PC, a dual-screen device that not only allows Web surfing and e-reading, but also functions like a traditional paper notebook. However, given Microsoft's oft-stated desire to play in high-volume market arenas, the eventual release of a Courier device will likely be determined by whether tablet PCs succeed as a segment, something that may be determined by the upcoming Apple iPad and its competitors.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on March 8, 2010 3:40 PM in Administration, Business Intelligence , DB2, Database, Hardware, IBM, Oracle, Software

It can be hard sometimes to separate fact from fiction, especially when Oracle's beating its drums, but as one IBM leader points out, customers just need to get the facts to get the answers they need.
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Posted by Carolyn April on March 8, 2010 3:24 PM in

When Allison Watson, vice president of Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, conducts a live Webcast for partners this week, the partners will be looking for one thing: Clarity.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on March 8, 2010 2:07 PM in AdWords and AdSense, Google Advertising, Google Location, Google Mobile

Steve Lee, the product manager for Google Latitude and Google Maps for Mobile, said Google is experimenting with new location-based ad formats. This includes a banner ad format that surfaces all of the local Taco Bell restaurants when users search for tacos.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on March 8, 2010 10:32 AM in Managed Security Services

While the world wants to talk about the security issues in cloud computing, StillSecure is focusing its new managed services channel effort on securing the existing data center infrastructure.
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Posted by Ed Cone on March 8, 2010 10:07 AM in Culture, IT Management

by Tim Moran In 1977, when I first began working as an editor in the business-technology publishing industry, getting the written word to the printed page had nothing to do with digital technology. The process was simple, if not necessarily...
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Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on March 5, 2010 8:35 PM in Windows 7

The Windows for Your Business blog continues to spotlight companies that have seen real-world benefits from deploying Windows 7. This time out, the focus is on four healthcare companies that have adopted the new OS. Sinofi-avantis, for example, is a...
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on March 5, 2010 8:18 PM in General

We think a trend in specialized enterprise cloud storage is well under way. Companies are already buying into it. Several providers [CommVault, EMC Atmos, i365, Iron Mountain Digital, and a number of others] offer customized cloud storage for financial services...
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Posted by Ed Cone on March 5, 2010 3:10 PM in CIO, Infrastructure, Security, The Industry

IT and security leaders should heed warnings from top federal officials about cyber crime and work with government to fight threats. By Tony Kontzer
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Posted by Larry Walsh on March 5, 2010 9:57 AM in Security Business

McAfee is the latest security vendor to extend credit through solution providers to end users for the purchase of software and hardware. But can credit and financing break the budget logjam preventing the acquisition of advance security technologies?
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Posted by Clint Boulton on March 5, 2010 7:44 AM in Google Wave

Google March 4 added the ability for users to receive e-mail notifications about new and updated waves in Wave users' inboxes, offering users more control for the real-time collaboration platform.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on March 5, 2010 4:44 AM in Database, Hardware, IBM, Linux, Software

IBM's generous HPC system donation may very well lead to medical discoveries that could help in the detection and treatment of cancer and AIDS.
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on March 4, 2010 9:26 PM in General

SteelEye, a provider of disaster recovery solutions, and its parent company, SIOS Technology, introduced their new "holistic" CloudStation workload managment platform March 4 at the CeBIT 2010 conference in Hannover, Germany. CloudStation provides application workload management functionality for internal and...
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Posted by Ed Cone on March 4, 2010 5:53 PM in Security, Strategy, The Industry

A new era is upon us in which IT security just might shed that lunatic fringe label. By Tony Kontzer
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Posted by Nicholas Kolakowski on March 4, 2010 3:48 PM in Desktop & Mobile, Digital Lifestyle, Windows 7

Opera Software announced the launch of the Opera Mini 5 beta for Windows Mobile 5.x and 6.x smartphones on March 4, suggesting that this particular version of the mobile browser would run particularly fast on those operating systems. With Windows Phone 7 Series approaching by the end of the year, will third-party developers continue to build products for Windows Mobile?
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Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on March 4, 2010 3:11 PM in Software, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

For some time now we've been fans of 4sysops blogger Michael Pietroforte, a system administrator who heads the IT department at a Munich university library. The 4sysops blog is a treasure trove of useful information and insightful commentary. So we...
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Posted by Eileen Feretic on March 4, 2010 11:18 AM in Careers, Culture, The Industry

BY EILEEN FERETIC It's human nature to stay with things we feel comfortable with: people, places, jobs, even old clothes. But that puts us in a box of our own making. When we cling to the comfortable, we don't open...
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Posted by Ed Cone on March 4, 2010 10:48 AM in Culture, IT Management

by Sam Greengard We hear the word "strategic" early and often in business conversations. Every. Single. Day. Of course, it's one thing to think about being strategic and do a few strategic things; it's another thing to really become strategic...
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Posted by Clint Boulton on March 4, 2010 7:32 AM in Failure to Launch, Google Search

Google March 3 said it is replacing its little-used SearchWiki feature with stars, little star-shaped buttons next to search results that users can click to mark favorite Web pages. SearchWiki, which while great in intent, was poorly executed, as the lack of widespread adoption indicated.
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Posted by Nicholas Kolakowski on March 3, 2010 4:50 PM in Advertising & Search, Corporate, Desktop & Mobile

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer seemed noncommittal at the Search Marketing Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., over whether his company would consider purchasing microblogging service Twitter, with which it has an agreement to incorporate results onto Bing. But as Microsoft's recent dealings with Yahoo have shown, sometimes a simple partnership with a company can extend at least some of the benefits of an acquisition without the drain on cash and energy.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on March 3, 2010 3:38 PM in Business Analytics, Cognos, Database, IBM, ROI, Software

An Army business intelligence effort is an extraordinary example of how business and IT can work together to save money and time relying on IBM's technology.
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Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on March 3, 2010 3:00 PM in Windows 7

You know the old saying: People don't plan to fail; they fail to plan. A recent eWeek story reports that Intel has encountered various "compatibility issues" during its months-long migration to Windows 7. Know what we're thinking? Failure to plan....
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Posted by Chris Preimesberger on March 3, 2010 2:46 PM in General, thought leaders

Disk-based data protection provider SEPATON, a company that likes to raise its voice in type by spelling its name in all capital letters [we at eWEEK also follow that convention], recently asked about 400 IT managers what their top priorities...
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Posted by Jeff Cogswell on March 3, 2010 12:33 PM in Windows Mobile

Geekware abounds at Microsoft Research's TechFest 2010. One of the more intriguing technologies this year is Microsoft's Mobile Surface that turns mobile computing limitations on its ear by providing areas to type and view data virtually on any surface.
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Posted by Jeff Cogswell on March 3, 2010 12:25 PM in Visual Studio 2008

Looking to make a splash when VS2010 releases in mid-April, Microsoft offers developers a break in price for upgrades. Visual Studio 2010 looks very appealing, and at this price Microsoft should be able to stir up a lot of early-adopters.
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Posted by Jeff Cogswell on March 3, 2010 12:14 PM in General Development

On March 2, Microsoft posted a blog entry indicating that they were working towards higher compatibility. Currently, only 19% of websites are fully compatible with MSFT's IE8, a browser that was intended to make up for past compatibility issues across it's IE6 and IE7 series.
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Posted by Jeff Cogswell on March 3, 2010 11:57 AM in General Development

Releasing its fastest PHP Application server yet on Feb 24th, Zend Technologies introduces Code Tracing; a true efficiency this developer-centric release. Zend Server 5 also features greater performance, flexibility from an administrative point of view and a clearer view on performance metrics.
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Posted by Brian Prince on March 3, 2010 11:49 AM in Exploits and Attacks, Vulnerability Research

A group of researchers from the University of Michigan said they have uncovered a way to beat RSA authentication by varying the voltage supplied to machines.
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Posted by Jeff Cogswell on March 3, 2010 11:46 AM in Windows Mobile

The Atom N470, Intel's fastest mobile, lightweight processor yet was introduced in several devices at CeBIT 2010 in Germany. The chip sports a jump in processor power over the N450 "Pine Trail" chip, and promises to deliver faster and more efficient netbook computing.
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