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Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus

Microsoft flags Gmail as a virus

News An error in Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security product caused it to flag Google's Gmail service as a virus.

Tuesday, November 14 2006 12:21 PM

Tags: Viruses and worms, Security applications/tools, E-mail clients


Getting over laptop loss

Getting over laptop loss

News Laptop theft is a pain, but there are some simple things to reduce the headaches after a laptop disappears.

Monday, July 03 2006 11:03 AM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Security


Stop, thief! Laptops on the loose

Stop, thief! Laptops on the loose

News What do the US State Department, the British military and the FBI have in common? Each has recently lost laptops with sensitive information.

Monday, August 06 2001 02:58 PM


Microsoft security zaps laptop tracer

News Windows OneCare Live has been found to disable Absolute Software's Computrace LoJack software.

Thursday, December 15 2005 09:26 AM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Security applications/tools, Business applications


Reducing 'drift' can cut costs

Insight Equipment drift is the unplanned, unmonitored movement of PC equipment from one person to another and it can be costly. Learn how tracking desktops internally can deter 'drift' and save money.

Sunday, January 11 2004 05:25 PM


Gateway puts a trace on laptops

News Antitheft technology for notebooks includes a LoJack-style tracker and a controversial security chip.

Thursday, August 11 2005 10:11 AM

Tags: PC security, Notebooks and tablets, Applications and tools, Privacy



Cost and graphics concerns delay a VDI project

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Virtual desktops are a serious paradigm shift and Scott Lowe is taking it in a slow and measured way. In this article, he provides an update on ongoing VDI efforts at Westminster College.


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Do we need more delivery centers?

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As I wrote a while back in about "racing to subsidies", there certainly is an increased focus by governments to attract delivery centers to their region. To do that, many..... by Michael Rehkopf

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