Posted by Migration Expert Zone Team on November 20, 2009 6:28 PM in Windows Server 2008

To deploy or not to deploy? That's the question faced by countless organizations looking at new products like Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Exchange Server 2010. Obviously there are numbers to be crunched and decisions to be made,...
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Posted by Stephen Wellman on November 20, 2009 6:21 PM in Mobile Applications, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Strategy, Mobile Web

Whenever anyone mentions robots, images of the Jetsons and other 1950s-era cliches leap to mind. While robots play a key role in many industries, they have, until now, lacked the kind of visibility many sci-fi authors and futurists of yesteryear...
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Posted by Nicholas Kolakowski on November 20, 2009 5:09 PM in Web Services & Browser, Desktop & Mobile, Windows 7

Microsoft released a host of betas during its Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles Nov. 17 to 19, including Office Mobile 2010. In addition to offering features such as the ability to cut and paste across applications, Microsoft's smartphone productivity suite offers integration with Windows Mobile 6.5's improved touch screen interface--but with Microsoft offering mobile productivity software on Nokia, and possibly other phones, the actual market-share benefit to Mobile 6.5 may be negated.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on November 20, 2009 1:59 PM in Google Book Search

New York District Court Judge Denny Chin granted preliminary approval to the new Google Book Search settlement. But if the DOJ requested more changes, they would likely be of the sort that would be unsatisfactory to Google, which has its own stubborn ideas of how to do things. Larry and Sergey are right; anyone who disagrees is wrong.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on November 20, 2009 1:12 PM in Administration, Database, Green, IBM, Oracle, ROI

IBM-Oracle have a solid solution for enterprises going green and wanting to save on operational costs to helping save the planet.
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Posted by Chris Gonsalves on November 20, 2009 12:40 PM in Critical Infrastructure, Data Centers, Energy Management, Monitoring

Expect Ethe infrastructure monitoring and management tool to get a whole new level of love as the vendor makes the case that monitoring, trending, alarming, and control are key to the convergence of IT and facilities.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on November 20, 2009 8:02 AM in Browsers, Exploits and Attacks, Java, Malware, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Social engineering, Trojan attacks, Virus and Spyware, multimedia

You likely could have predicted that when a sex tape of a former beauty queen surfaced, related cyber-attacks would not be far behind.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on November 20, 2009 7:47 AM in Email Security, Managed Security Services, Security Services, Web Security

Webroot, Cisco, Watchguard, McAfee and others are racing to acquire and develop greater capabilities to combat email and Web content threats. Finally, content security is maturing from a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” security technology.
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Posted by Brian Prince on November 20, 2009 2:48 AM in Identity Theft, Phishing and Fraud, Social engineering

RSA took a look inside the other end of a cyber-crime operation - the mules shipping merchandise overseas after attackers have purchased it with stolen credit card information.
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Posted by Brian Watson on November 19, 2009 7:47 PM in IT Careers, IT Strategy, Leadership Development

IT training appears to have taken a big hit in the downturn. Is it still important to most IT execs?
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Posted by Matthew Hines on November 19, 2009 5:10 PM in AV tools, Blended attack, Botnets, Exploits and Attacks, Malware, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Rogue AV, Rootkits, Social engineering, Social networking, Trojan attacks

Traditional defenses aren't adding up when it comes to stopping Web-based threats, but cloud-based services may help, researchers contend.
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Posted by Judy Mottl on November 19, 2009 3:04 PM in IBM, Oracle

Besides technical innovation, IBM and Oracle share another bond: a knack for longevity in an industry that sometimes isn't easy to navigate.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on November 19, 2009 2:15 PM in Google Chrome OS, Google vs. Microsoft

Google Nov. 19 made developers happy by releasing Chrome Operating System to open source. Chrome OS is a Web operating system intended as an alternative to Microsoft Windows, allowing users to run Web apps much more quickly.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on November 19, 2009 1:19 PM in Windows Server 2008

This may be the weirdest and most unlikely contest in recent memory, but that's not going to stop us from entering: Microsoft will award a complete home-entertainment system to whoever writes the best haiku...on the subject of Windows Server 2008...
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Posted by Chris Gonsalves on November 19, 2009 12:21 PM in Data Centers, Energy Management

The big brains at Emerson Network Power show us major trends driving data center design and management, and how to use them to drive down costs and improve efficiency.
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Posted by Brian Watson on November 19, 2009 11:50 AM in Future of IT, IT Strategy, Leadership Development

Google CIO Ben Fried explains what CIOs need to do to build competitive advantage through IT.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on November 19, 2009 10:18 AM in Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Security

A poll by consulting powerhouse Deloitte found that less than 4 percent of IT executives believe cloud computing will not have a significant impact on their operations and business. But where they think the cloud will have an impact is surprising.
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Posted by Clint Boulton on November 19, 2009 10:11 AM in Google vs. Yahoo, Yahoo

Yahoo Nov. 19 began indexing Twitter tweets, photos, and videos pertaining to breaking news stories on its Yahoo News Shortcut, which is displayed on our the company's search results page when users search for fresh news.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on November 19, 2009 8:56 AM in Analysis, Network Security, Security Business

The unified threat management vendor made a spectacular Wall Street debut yesterday. Its shares soared more than 33 percent above its initial asking price, validating the market’s confidence in security appliances.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on November 19, 2009 7:27 AM in Blended attack, Botnets, China, Exploits and Attacks, ISPs, Malware, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Virus and Spyware

After cutting off the notorious Mega-D botnet, researcher with FireEye are attempting to find out just how massive the zombie network might have been.
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Posted by Matthew Hines on November 18, 2009 10:51 PM in AV tools, Applications Whitelisting, Blacklisting, Blended attack, Botnets, Browsers, Exploits and Attacks, Facebook, Flaws, Malware, Mobile malware, Online malware, Phishing and Fraud, Rogue AV, Smartphone security, Social engineering, Social networking, Spam, Trojan attacks, Twitter, Virus and Spyware

Year-ahead security landscape predictions are not immune to the theory of unified cultural creep. But, on the flip side, they're already here.
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Posted by Brian Watson on November 18, 2009 7:43 PM in IT Careers, Leadership Development

Several experts say CIOs and aspiring IT leaders should always be building for their next career opportunity. But how many of you are actually doing it?
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Posted by Brian Prince on November 18, 2009 7:18 PM in Exploits and Attacks, Google, Rogue AV, SEO

Security researchers at Cyveillance uncovered a massive attack abusing Google search results to direct users to sites hosting rogue antivirus software.
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on November 18, 2009 5:45 PM in Microsoft, Simplified Solutions, Software, Windows 7

Application compatibility is always a concern when you're migrating to a new OS. And let's face it, Vista posed or created quite a few compatibility headaches when it launched back in '07. Needless to say, any IT pro worth...
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Posted by Clint Boulton on November 18, 2009 3:29 PM in Google Chrome OS, Google vs. Microsoft

Google isn't going to let Windows Azure have all the high-tech news glory this week. No, the search engine giant has other plans: The rumored Chrome Operating System preview is coming. Google's Chrome OS announcement is well timed, but it has a lot to live up to, in my opinion. Azure appears to be so far along, raising the question, What will Google have to wow us with?
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Posted by Judy Mottl on November 18, 2009 2:56 PM in Database, IBM, Linux, Oracle, Oracle OpenWorld

Missed the zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group Conference 2009? You can still get the valuable knowledge and insight provided at the event.
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Posted by Stephen Wellman on November 18, 2009 9:15 AM in Mobile Applications, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Strategy, Mobile Web

Let's face it. Talking on smartphones is so passe. Users of all stripes -- business and consumer -- are doing more with their smartphones. This is why IT has to be able to better manage smartphones now. Here is a...
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Posted by Larry Walsh on November 18, 2009 8:28 AM in Hacks, Breaches and Compromises, Windows Security

A patch for a Server Message Block flaw probably won’t be available until December, but the appearance of a vulnerability so early in the release cycle of the new operating system should deter adoption.
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Posted by Larry Walsh on November 18, 2009 7:47 AM in DLP: Data Loss Prevention, Network Security, Security Business

The security appliance vendor is the latest to offer a product at no cost to raise brand awareness and capture market share. But its experience so far with free trial versions of its software shows that customers aren’t always ready to give up known solutions for new products even if they are free.
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Posted by Chris Gonsalves on November 18, 2009 1:02 AM in Data Centers, Power Supplies, UPS

Two new series come packed with built in diagnostic and energy management features to help admins monitor and fine tune power use in data centers and network closets.
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Posted by Donald Sears on November 17, 2009 5:33 PM in Leadership, Remote Work, Start-Ups, Working Stiffs, Workplace Tech

It's impossible to physically be in two places at once, but that is getting a little less difficult with an innovation known as "telepresence robotics."
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Posted by Stephen Wellman on November 17, 2009 5:18 PM in BlackBerry, Mobile Applications, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Strategy, Mobile Web, Vertical Markets, Windows Mobile, iPhone

Many people often ask me why the iPhone has been so successful with mobile developers. My answer is pretty simple: Apple figured out how to end device fragmentation. What does that mean? Device fragmentation and balkanization of the mobile Web...
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Posted by Nicholas Kolakowski on November 17, 2009 4:57 PM in Advertising & Search, Corporate, Windows 7

New data from research company ComScore suggests that Bing's share of the online search market held steady in October, reinforcing similar data from Experian Hitwise. Meanwhile, Yahoo's market share degraded despite a massive ad campaign, leading one to wonder: Despite this summer's Microsoft-Yahoo deal over online search and advertising, does Microsoft really need Yahoo in order to present a viable alternative to Google?
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Posted by Simplify PC Solutions Blog Team on November 17, 2009 4:55 PM in Simplified Solutions, Software

Windows often gets knocked for growing sluggish over time, but let's face it: It's not the OS itself that causes slow performance, but rather all the stuff that accumulates in it over time, like so much plaque in human arteries....
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Posted by Judy Mottl on November 17, 2009 4:14 PM in Database, IBM, Oracle

Big Blue offers a new virtual hands-on learning to its staffers and Oracle employees focused on helping enterprises deploy an IBM-Oracle infrastructure.
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