by Curt Franklin

Test Center Tracker: Keeping it Green

analysis
Sep 18, 20071 min

The Green Scene: Yesterday, the Daily pointed you to 7 Reasons Your Software is So Slow. Proving that we read our own stuff, Ted Samson has looked at the environmental impact of slow apps in his Sustainable IT column. The longer we're at this business of information processes, the harder it becomes to justify putting up with poor performance from any process or system. Bad Guys Get Better: It would be really nic

The Green Scene: Yesterday, the Daily pointed you to 7 Reasons Your Software is So Slow. Proving that we read our own stuff, Ted Samson has looked at the environmental impact of slow apps in his Sustainable IT column. The longer we’re at this business of information processes, the harder it becomes to justify putting up with poor performance from any process or system.

Bad Guys Get Better: It would be really nice if the information thieves were really stupid, or just very bad at what they do. Unfortunately, some of them are quite good, and they’re changing malware behavior to make their exploits more effective. Matt Hines takes an in-depth look at one of the new trends over in the Zero Day security blog.

More App News: IBM is taking aim at Microsoft Office with Lotus Symphony products — a word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation program designed to compete with Word, Excel, and Powerpoint at a price point that will be pretty difficult to under-cut. Savio Rodrigues looks at the possible implications of the move in Open Sources.