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Green Dam enforcement watered down
News China's Web filtering efforts face more hurdles as school administrations and Internet cafes are without, or have uninstalled content sifting software.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Business applications, Government, Personal Computers, Computer, Web 2.0, software, Business applications, Web sites
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, Microsoft Xbox, entertainment
What landlords can learn from techies
Blogs Now and then, I get this urge to make the world a better place. Then there are these quirky ideas that come along. T...
Cisco to buy cloud security firm for US$183M
News Cisco Systems plans to buy U.K. Web-based security software company ScanSafe, marking the third announced acquisition this month.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web services, LANs and WANs, Acquisitions, Starent Networks Corp., ScanSafe, Security, software, Cisco Systems Inc.
APAC SaaS spend to hit $2.3B by 2012
News Asia-Pacific businesses choose software-as-a-service after evaluating on-premise apps, indicating SaaS software has "begun to eat into on-premise" market, says new study.
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cost control, Software-as-a-service, Cost control, Software, cloud computing, China, small and medium business, India
US govt Web site makes open source move
News White House Web site now employing open source software. Given the U.S. federal government's widespread adoption of open source, the amazing thing is that it took so long.
Tags: Open source, Government, Drupal, Open Source, Acquia, software, Open-source Software, Associated Press, White House, proprietary software
First Google Android 2.0 phone arrives
News The new version of the Google Android operating system adds new features to devices and improves performance.
Tags: Development/design, Google Android, Open Source, Google Inc., Phone, Operating System, Google Android, Motorola Inc., software, Sprint Communications
Microsoft puts its 'signature' on PCs
News In its online and retail stores, Microsoft is selling computers loaded with all of its online software including its Windows Live, Zune, and Security Essentials products.
Tags: Personal Computers, Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8, Computer, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, Web Browser, software company, Hardware
Slow site? Yahoo open-sources an app for that
News Sure, rivals could profit from Yahoo's release of Traffic Server as open-source software. But overall, Yahoo bets it'll gain more than it loses by giving it away.
Tags: Web sites, Web servers, Yahoo! Inc., Open Source, Google Inc., Apache Software Foundation, Traffic Server, Microsoft Corp., software, Web sites
Software makers to be held more accountable?
Blogs Software companies throughout the world are taking note of moves in Europe to subject software to the same consumer prot...
Google: We're not making Android hardware
News Rumors of a Google-developed smartphone have been circulating for years, but don't expect to see Google hardware anytime soon, according to the head of its Android project.
Tags: Google Android, Google Inc., Apple Inc., TheStreet.com Inc., Phone, California, Google Android, Motorola Inc., software, Android
VMware Fusion update fixes two holes
News Software, which allows Windows apps to run on Macs, has flaws that could allow an attacker to hack into a user's system or cause a malfunction.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Virtualization, software, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, VMware Inc., Apple Mac OS, VMware Fusion, McAfee VirusScan
Seven fundamentals of IT project success
Techguide These points cover areas such as conflicting agendas, multiple perspectives as well as a range of business-oriented conditions.
Tags: Leadership techniques, IT project management, Project management, Software Implementation, CEO, software, Information Technology, Project, project manager, Consulting
How will you use Google Wave?
News Google's Wave collaboration platform is already attracting attention from businesses, according to one of the key architects of the service.
Tags: Web 2.0, Google Inc., SAP AG, TechEd, Web 2.0, software, Vienna, IM, decision-making, collaboration
BlackBerry smartphones open to SMS attack
News Certificate notification issue means BlackBerry users could be tricked into visiting malicious Web sites, Research In Motion has warned.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Network security, BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, E-mail, dialog box, Web Site, RIM BlackBerry, software
