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Mercury bridges the gaps
Insight Chief technology officer Oren Ariel talks about the gaps that he is still working to fill in Mercury's business technology optimization strategy.
Tags: Software engineering/development, Leadership techniques, Change mangement
IBM's 'triathlon man' makes data smarter
Insight Not exactly the man of steel, but Jeff Jonas wants businesses to buff up on entity analytics so they can avoid data "amnesia" and make better decisions.
Tags: Business security, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Data mining & analysis, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Privacy
Four Net filters reviewed
Insight Always a contentious feature, server-based Internet content filtering may be a boon or bane for your organization--depending, for most parts, on its culture. We look at four products.
Tags: Business applications
Serial ATA getting serious
Insight Two years after the debut of Serial ATA, this technology has continued to excite as well as frustrate vendors adopting it. Here's one vendor's view and expectations for this technology's next iteration.
Spying on the spyware makers
Insight one-on-one Harvard student Ben Edelman hasn't made any friends at spyware and adware makers, thanks to his work publicizing how the programs work.
Tags: Data security, Security
VoIP: Is it for you?
Insight Voice over IP is garnering strong market interest in Australia. Here's a look at a few companies that are ahead of the pack.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony
Swedish ISPs vow to erase users' traffic data
News In more fallout from a Swedish antipiracy law that went into effect April 1, some of the country's ISPs say they will erase IP data to protect their customers' privacy.
Tags: Lawsuits, Piracy, Privacy, Traffic Data, Safe Harbor, IP, computer, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider
Google: The cloud is cheaper
News In response to McKinsey report, search giant says companies should consider application stack in addition to hardware when weighing costs of cloud.
Tags: Cloud computing, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, Software, Cloud, Virtualization, Google Inc., McKinsey & Co., Small And Medium Business, Cloud computing
Obama urged to appoint new cybersecurity tsar
News The Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency is recommending U.S. President-elect Barack Obama create a new White House office to address cybersecurity.
Tags: Hacking, Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Defense/military, Federal Government, Security, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Telecommunications, White House
S'pore data protection enforcement needs bite
News The Singapore government needs to appoint an agency with adequate authority and funds to effectively enforce its data protection guidelines, says consultant.
Tags: Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Business security, Data security, PC security, Data, Data Breach, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore
US Justice Dept, Microsoft agree to extension of oversight
News U.S. antitrust regulators will continue monitoring Microsoft for up to another 18 months. Meanwhile, the company reportedly receives an extension to respond to European antitrust regulators in their case.
Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, software company, operating system, Server, software, monitoring, Microsoft Windows
Jockeying starts for Philippine automated polls
News Country's main elections body and poll machine vendors rush ahead of Philippines' first nationwide computerized elections in May 2010.
Tags: Politics, E-voting, Technology, Richard Gordon, Philippines, Spokesperson, Procurement, E-voting, chairman, leader
OSS popularity spurs training demand
News With more companies moving to open source and demanding such expertise, one Singapore polytechnic steps up to include Linux training in its curriculum.
Tags: Linux, Open source, IT training, Certification, Red Hat Inc., Telecommunications, Open-source Software, Training, Singapore, operating system
Mobile industry needs open standards
News Two major players issue call for industry to develop mobile ecosystem based on open standards, to ensure growth and cope with new market entrants.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business applications, Standards, Qualcomm Inc., Mobile, PC Company, Open Source, API, Mobility, Nokia Corp.
Internet is a 'lawless space', says expert
News Former U.K. government offical warns of the increasing threat from cyberterrorism, and calls for a coordinated international response from governments.
Tags: Web sites, Viruses and worms, Hacking, IT Governance, Threat, Google Earth, violence, Business World, NATO, Internet Activity
