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Symantec airs dirty Web sites in public
News Forty of the "dirtiest" 100 sites each have over 20,000 threats, while 75 percent have distributed malware for more than six months, security firm says.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, PC security, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Site, Electronics, Web Browser
Google switches on Apps Script
News Enterprise users of Google's Web-based office productivity suite can now add customized scripts to automate various business processes.
Tags: Web browsers, Enterprise Search, Tool, Web Service, Google Search, finance, Google Apps, spreadsheet, team, Web browsers
Twitter API getting location data
News Developers will soon be able to write, read geolocation data in tweets. Could this lead to a larger departure from Twitter's 140-character SMS roots?
Tags: Web 2.0, Web Page, Text Messaging, Web Service, API, SMS, Web, Web 2.0
Cloud storage in cloud requires different mindset
Techguide One of the fundamental requirements for any IT professional deciding whether to embrace or dismiss cloud computing is to first understand it. An expert highlights big picture offerings of storage in the cloud.
Tags: Storage, Web services, Cloud computing, Storage, Web Service, provisioning, Cloud computing, Rick Vanover, Rick, Amazon.com Inc.
Using Bing from .NET
Techguide Justin James shares his recent Bing experience and provides a code snippet that will put you well on your way to writing a Bing-enabled application.
Tags: Business applications, .NET, Software engineering/development, Namespace, LINQ, Simple Object Access Protocol, Microsoft Corp., WSDL, AppID, Business applications
Amazon's in-cloud database gets MySQL option
News Net retailer's cloud-computing effort is getting more sophisticated with the arrival of a database service with which more people will be familiar.
Tags: Databases, Web services, Database, Google Inc., Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., Web Service, Cloud Computing, Amazon Web Services, Server
McAfee acquiring MX Logic, delivers solid outlook
News McAfee is buying the cloud-based e-mail and Web security services vendor for US$140 million in cash. Separately, it delivers a better-than-expected quarterly outlook.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Acquisitions, non-GAAP, Web Service, On-demand, e-mail, Wall Street, Symantec Corp.
10 skills developers need in next five years
Techguide For those looking to get ahead in your field or simply stay employed, this is not the time to be complacent. Find out what skills to work on now to maximize your future job prospects.
Tags: Programming languages, Personal development, Recruiting, Functional Programming, Mobile, Web Service, Developer, Rich Internet Application, Justin James, Environment
Ubuntu's new Linux tries getting cloud-friendly
News Canonical's newest versions of Linux are due Thursday. Notable features: synchronization for PCs and a built-in replica of Amazon Web Services for servers.
Tags: Linux, Operating System, Chrome OS, Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, EC2, software, Amazon.com Inc., Ubuntu, Web Service, Amazon Web Services
SugarCRM adds mobile, collaboration tools
News A new beta-test version of the popular open-source CRM software promises to work better with other Web services, and it adds mobile and collaboration features.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Open source, Web services, Business applications, Mobile, CRM, Tool, Web Service, On-demand, collaboration tool
Google App Engine permits heavy use, for a fee
News The cloud-computing foundation is growing more mature: those wanting to use it to house Web applications can pay to get more capacity.
Tags: Search, CPU, Google Inc., Web Service, Amazon Web Services, Server, Amazon.com Inc., e-mail, network, billing
Security: A brand owner's responsibility
News Businesses must intrinsically build safety into their products or services, and not include it as an afterthought, say experts.
Tags: Security, Alcatel, Web Service, enterprise security, security company, Paris, Lucent Technologies Inc., brand, Security, Web
Firms overlook Web 2.0 cost-saving potential
News As companies largely view Web 2.0 on an experimental level, they are likely to pass on it during the current economic downturn, say analysts.
Tags: Web 2.0, Cost control, Budgeting/cost control, savings, Business, Ovum, cost savings, Web Service, savings, e-mail
Participation key to S'pore 2FA framework
News update Singapore's national authentication framework needs critical mass of transactions, observers say, but local banks may choose to retain their own two-factor setup for now.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Data security, Government, Authentication, Singapore, Web Service, Portal, Data Security Systems Solutions
Web 2.0 causing extra strain on telcos
News Operators have to cope with added strain placed on them by Web 2.0 sites, and extra-large bandwidth networks will not alleviate the situation, says Citrix.
Tags: Bandwidth, Web 2.0, Citrix Systems Inc., Asia-Pacific, Video, Web Service, Server, YouTube Inc., Bandwidth, blogging
