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Tweet Panelists including former Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff debated the nature of cyberwarfare at this week’s RSA conference, pointing out the tricky differences between various scenarios, attacks and targets. While some activity may be considered more a nuisance that an online act of war, there was agreement on the need for strong protections. Read […]
Tweet A tool that can syncing one’s bookmarks across several different browsers could be especially useful, and if you happen to use the exact types of browsers BookmarkBridge supports, you’re in luck. However good that sounds, the application hasn’t been updated in years; thus, several newer browsers simply don’t work with it. It would be […]
Today’s organizations are seeking to improve accountability and put more structure around their businesses, in order to respond more effectively to rapidly changing requirements. While getting those requirements right is important, communication about the requirements is also very important, requiring a dialogue between IT and the business users. For many organizations that is a challenge – but it is a challenge that can be overcome. And there are some tools that, once implemented, can make that dialogue between IT and ‘the business’ a happier conversation.
Tweet SOURCE: Global 360 Global 360, a leading provider of process and case management solutions, today unveiled the results of the How are Businesses using Microsoft® SharePoint® in the Enterprise? Market Survey 2011. The survey was conducted to determine the breadth and depth of Microsoft SharePoint usage in the market today, understand how companies are […]
Tweet IE9 is one of the products that Microsoft has executed on very well. From improvements to security limiting dramatically how others can track you on the Web, to geolocation that provides content based on where you are, to the big one — performance (it is up to nine times faster than alternatives) — this […]
Tweet Amazon.com (AMZN) Vice-President James Hamilton’s schooling in computer data centers started under the hood of a Lamborghini Countach. Fixing luxury Italian autos in British Columbia while in his 20s taught Hamilton, 51, valuable lessons in problem solving, forcing him to come up with creative ways to repair cars because replacement parts were hard to […]
Tweet HP has delivered a full set of mobile devices running the webOS operating system at an event in San Francisco Wednesday. A third-generation version of the Pre smartphone was on hand, as was a miniature smartphone called the “Veer,” which is about the size of a credit card. HP also delivered the first webOS […]
Tweet Mobile operating systems are the new favorite target of malware, and social engineering remains the favorite old standby for launching attacks. Tried-and-true preventive care works best. “Never give information via email, smartphone or on the Web, and verify independently before you click on any unknown text or email message, game, application or security update,” […]
Tweet SOURCE: EPicor Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, recently brought home the top honor of “Partner of the Year” from the second annual Global Partner Conference held by Progress Software, a leading software provider that enables enterprises to […]
The emerging world of information technology is one in which data is king, social platforms evolve as a new source of business intelligence, and cloud computing finally delivers on IT’s role as a driver of business growth, according to a new report from Accenture
Tweet The supply of Internet addresses has run dry, but it’s no cause for alarm. A new system for assigning Internet addresses will allow trillions of new possibilities. For most people, the change from IPv4 to IPv6 will go unnoticed, but a few users may experience some headaches before the transition is complete. Read More…
Tweet SOURCE: Open Text Enterprise content management vendor Open Text Corporation announced its purchase offer of $182 million for Metastorm Inc., a business process management software company. John Shackleton, president and CEO of Open Text, said in a news release that the proposed buyout would add “complimentary technology and expertise” to his company’s ECM solutions […]
Tweet Google’s $20,000 reward for a successful Chrome hack might just be a clever — and cheap — way for the company to find new talent and shore up Chrome security. It amounts to exploitation, said Fairfield University publicist Joan Grant. “Yes, it’s good PR. But it’s also a chance to suck the brains of […]
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Tweet The technology experts at Gartner Research floated a provocative prediction this week: Poor business process management (BPM) will “topple” 10 Global 2000 companies by the end of 2014. Gartner made that prediction and a slew of others in a report titled “Business Process Management Competencies Will Expose the ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-Nots,’ “ in advance […]
Tweet Google hosted its big Honeycomb show-and-tell Wednesday, elaborating on the new Android version’s features and capabilities. This is the first version of Android optimized specifically for tablet devices, and it will arrive in iPad rivals from many different manufacturers in the coming months. Google also released a preview of the Honeycomb SDK so developers […]
Tweet Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, has deployed Dynatrace, an application performance management tool, to improve its QA testing. The insurance firm uses a SOA, using WebMethods and JRules, which is shared across two online products, one for UK household, and one in the US for its direct commercial business. Hiscox has used Dynatrace during […]
Tweet SOURCE: Active Endpoints Active Endpoints, Inc. (www.activevos.com), the process automation company that lets you deliver software your business really wants, today announced that the company has been named to CIO UK magazine’s “Twenty Companies to Watch in 2011.” This recognition is based on recommendations from industry experts, industry analysts and IT department heads. This […]
Tweet SOURCE: Progress Software Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive, today announced the launch of its Progress® Apama® Capital Markets Foundation version 2.1 product, enabling developers to expedite the deployment of unique capital markets eCommerce, trading, risk, surveillance and other applications. Based on the Apama […]
Jim Curtin has an informal description for the kind of software his company develops.”It’s plumbing,” he says with a smile.
Tweet Facebook says it will beef up its user security policy by enabling full use of encrypted HTTPS connections, rather than just encrypting data when the user signs on to the service. The feature will roll out on an opt-in basis. The social network will also make use of a more personal approach to CAPTCHAS, […]
Updates to Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g expected to increase efficiency, productivity of organisations Oracle has released updates for its user experience platform Oracle WebCenter Suite 11g, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware.
It is never possible to guarantee that a company is totally secure or that a breach will not occur.
Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately-held Pari Networks, a leading provider of network configuration and change management (NCCM) and compliance management solutions that will complement Cisco’s smart service capabilities
Tweet Google’s new mobile cloud printing service is just a modest first step toward a driver-free, cord-free future. “HTML5 is key to operating Cloud Print on mobile devices running Android 2.1+ and iOS 3+, noted Compuware CTO Imad Mouline. “HTML5 causes mobile apps to behave more like desktop or native applications.” Read more…
Tweet Facebook issued a flat denial Wednesday to persistent rumors that the company is developing its own branded cellphone. Talk of a Facebook phone surfaced last fall, and it was brought to life again Wednesday with a report stating the company would bring two phones to Mobile World Congress. The company’s said it’s not building […]
Tweet Scammers are apparently using Google’s URL shortening service, goo.gl, to distribute bogus links. The links take users to a scareware sight that purports to find malicious software on the user’s computer, then offers to sell the user an AV product to solve the supposed problem. URL shorteners are commonly used in Twitter, but they […]
Tweet SOURCE: World Today – Business In order to run a successful business operation, everyone needs to work towards the needs of the company and the consumers. Whilst this is tru, understanding the organisations processes in order to increase efficiency and productivity is also of utmost importance to ensure as little resources are wasted throughout […]
Tweet SOURCE: SOA Software SOA Software, a leading SOA and cloud services Governance provider, announced today that it has achieved IBM Advanced Partner status. Achieving this status required a significant demonstration of success through certifications, proven solutions, references and client satisfaction. Advanced Partner status is awarded to key partners, and this achievement highlights the strength […]
Tweet With virtualization now a mainstream technology for most large businesses, the big players like EMC (VMWare), IBM and Microsoft are investing heavily in proprietary options for running multiple guest operating systems on a single machine. In addition to the commercial products, there is a vibrant open source virtualization ecosystem that CIOs can consider for […]
