Holy Grail
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Juniper: Make OSes consistent
News Different network operating systems cause complexity, which prevents IT departments from enabling features the business wants, says company exec.
Tags: Routing/switching, Network administration/implementation, Juniper Networks Inc., operating system, performance, network, revenue, U.S., strategy, Ethernet
Government CIOs should look up to cloud
News Tech heads in public sector can gain insights from cloud computing providers on designing next-generation government IT infrastructures, urges analyst.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business models, Network administration/implementation, On-demand, Australia, Government, Cloud computing, CIO, public sector, financial
U.S. Army starts fund for portable power
News Taking a page from the corporate world's book, the U.S. Army is launching a venture capital plan it hopes will lead to better portable power for soldiers.
IBM atomic probe gets newly sensitive touch
News Vendor's atomic force microscope can distinguish charged gold atoms from neutral ones. Big Blue hopes that will help with nanocomputing and solar energy research.
Tags: Nanotechnology, IBM Corp., Nanotechnology, Electronics, Atom, solar cell, researcher, Holy Grail, Zurich
Australian ICT guidelines embraced as world standard
News Guidelines on IT corporate governance developed by Standards Australia gets adopted as an international standard by the International Standards Organization.
Tags: IT Governance, Standards, Standard, Australian Computer Society, Information And Communication Technology, Australia, IT governance, process improvement, corporate governance, knowledge
Would-be Pirate Bay buyer loses control of assets
News Swedish court sides with a former business partner of Hans Pandeya, CEO of Global Gaming. There is enough evidence to show that Pandeya owes him about US$400,000, the court finds.
Tags: Web 2.0, payment, Sweden, Python, asset, Holy Grail, acquisition, Web 2.0, car
Melbourne university taps cloud to water farms
News An agriculture project at the University of Melbourne becomes the forefront of cloud computing and Web applications.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data Management, Business applications, IBM Corp., Financial Crisis, Web Application, Cloud computing, Melbourne, software, University of Melbourne
Report backs PDF variant for long-term archiving
News The U.K.'s National Archives welcomes the backing of PDF/A as a core standard for archiving documents, but warns it is only "a tool in the armory of a well-thought-out records-management policy".
Tags: Content management, Preservation, Archiving, Electronic Document, software, monitoring, JavaScript, records management, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF
Mobile: The holy grail at security conference
News Security experts launch successful exploits against browsers at the CanSecWest conference, but fail--or fail to even try--exploiting smartphones despite a US$10,000 prize.
Tags: Hacking, Security, Mobile, Conference, Web Browser, Mobile Device, Symbian Inc., phone, TippingPoint Technologies, Google Android
Bill Gates' fix for India's ills: Technology
News Microsoft chairman says technology--from an electronic network for urban workers to a national ID card project--can help India overcome its challenges.
Tags: Software, Digital media, Bill Gates, India, Cell Phone, Government, Indian Institute of Technology, Software, Digital media, phone
Centralize desktop control with VDI
Techguide Find out some of the reasons for considering virtual desktop infrastructure, and the ways by which a VDI implementation takes form.
Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Virtualization, Virtual Desktop, Solution, Virtual Machine, Storage, operating system, application virtualization, VDI
Secure software? Experts say it's no longer a pipedream
News Hurdles still exist, but on the eve of a big security conference, industry execs say the prospect of vulnerability-free software may not be that far away.
Tags: Network security, Mobile, PC security, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Security, Vulnerability, Open Source, Gary McGraw
BCP's Holy Grail
Blogs If your insurance company offered a reduced premium for having a BCP, would that get your CFO's attention? Of course...
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Motorola cranks out phone power
News Cell phone maker Motorola, searching for high-tech ways to extend battery life, will soon offer a method that smacks of kids' toys and Model T cars: windup.
