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Microsoft targets biz apps with Silverlight 4
News Software giant releases beta version of technology for rich Web apps, revealing new features it says will make greater impact on enterprise software.
Tags: Web services, Software engineering/development, Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Development Platform, News Agency, Silverlight Team, Microsoft Corp.
SaaS may not live up to 'recession-proof' tag
Insight commentary In theory, software-as-a-service vendors such as Salesforce.com and NetSuite should thrive in a downturn, but in practice things may prove a little tougher.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, SuccessFactors Inc., ERP, Amazon.com Inc., Facebook, revenue, analyst, Software-as-a-service
HPC for the Rest of Us - Part 2
Insight In the first part of this article, we explained some HPC fundamentals and described how HPC is expanding beyond research and academia into mainstream businesses. In this second, we examine the nature and future of the HPC industry, and at HPC applications to selected business scenarios.
Three control elements in role-based access design
Techguide Each access control element plays an important role and must be assessed when evaluating multifactor authentication and single sign-on solutions.
Tags: Security Management, Risk Management, Authentication and encryption, Authentication, Security, Biometrics, Single Sign-on, Role, Identity, Identity Verification
Facebook provides free tool for translating sites
News Translations for Facebook Connect allows Web developers to tap technology that has been used to translate the social network itself into 65 languages.
Tags: Web 2.0, Site, Web Site, single sign-on, authentication, Google OpenSocial, Lee, Web 2.0, board, Facebook
Adobe puts LiveCycle into the cloud
News New version of Adobe's web application development tool includes developer productivity improvements, accessibility from mobile devices and integration with Flash Builder.
Tags: Cloud computing, Web 2.0, Web sites, Adobe LiveCycle, Adobe Systems Inc., electronic filing, Web 2.0, LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 2, Enterprise Suite 2, mobile
Green your IT using power management techniques
Techguide By following a disciplined path and measuring results using metrics, IT heads can make the greening of IT using power management techniques an exercise in financial success and corporate responsibility.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, PG&E Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Green Grid, Server, energy efficiency, power management, data center, technique
Keep gaming off your corporate network
Techguide Always willing to sacrifice popularity in the name of security, Mike Mullins offers four steps you can take to keep gaming off your network.
Tags: Game players, Security, Network security, Security Management, Games, Gamer
Dell likes Linux for virtualization
Techguide At LinuxWorld, the Dell CTO says the two will make running multiple operating systems on a single computer easier.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Linux desktop OS, Linux server OS
Hackers ride on Web app vulnerabilities
Techguide Businesses are at risk of losing critical data because of poorly designed Web applications, warns security professional.
Next-gen SSL certificates limited in phishing fight
Techguide Recent study concludes that users do not take note of extended validation SSL certificates which verify identities of legitimate Web sites.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, SSL/TLS
Oracle's eye on the future
Techguide As part of its semiannual analysts' day, Oracle on Wednesday outlined a range of plans for the New Year and beyond, from integration of PeopleSoft technology to its planned entry into the market for collaboration software.
AJAX sets off tools race
Techguide Established development software makers look to get a leg up in the trendy Web development arena.
GetJar: The unknown app store leader
News Everyone knows that Apple has the largest mobile application store in the world, but who is second? A small company called GetJar.
Tags: Mobile applications, Personal applications, Business applications, Facebook, Apple iPhone, Personal applications, Mobile applications, GetJar, Web Site, Phone
Strategies to prevent and deal with network hacks
Insight No tech leader looks forward to dealing with a hack attack, but you should have an attack response plan in place if one were to occur. Learn what steps your company should take to try to prevent, or at least prepare for, a network attack.
