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Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Why the Windows Server crew deserves respect, too

The lessons of Unix history are not lost on Windows — and that's one reason why Windows Server has become so complex

By Paul Venezia

Mar 7, 2011 5 mins

Readers rant: On IBM’s Watson, Apple’s sins, hacker superheroes, and Charlie Sheen

Are computers taking over? Is Apple's system really closed? Will hacktivists save us? What the heck is tiger blood? My readers have the answers

Hacking High-Performance Computing Technology Industry

Mar 4, 2011 7 mins

Say good-bye to Flash, but is HTML5 winning?

Latest reports show Adobe is losing fight for Flash supremacy, but a few bothersome details dampen the applause for HTML5

By Woody Leonhard

Mar 4, 2011 4 mins

HTML Software Development Web Development

RIM’s risky bet: Porting BlackBerry Messenger to Android, iPhone

Although BBM on non-BlackBerry devices would be great for users, it may not benefit RIM's revenue

By Savio Rodrigues

Mar 4, 2011 6 mins

Test-driving the Motorola Atrix’s Lapdock

Move over, Chromebooks: This Android/Linux combo could be a better netbook — or even tablet — alternative

Mar 4, 2011 6 mins

Poaching of IT employees on the rise

Companies are offering their IT pros more flexible hours and more money in the hopes of getting them to stay

Gmail SaaS Technology Industry

Mar 3, 2011 2 mins

IT Jobs

Is the megascale of the cloud a good thing?

Google's recent Gmail outage reveals the dark side of cloud computing's economies of scale — and the resilience of tape

By Leon Erlanger

Mar 3, 2011 3 mins

Why the Microsoft-Google cloud sniping won’t stop soon

Microsoft has the entrenched advantage in this fight — but it also has much more to lose

By David Linthicum

Mar 3, 2011 3 mins

SaaS Software Development

Mainframe sales push IBM past HP as top server vendor

Server sales surged in 2010 as customers invested more dollars in higher-end machines

Mar 3, 2011 5 mins

Data Management Development Tools Technology Industry

How to (accidentally) sabotage a developer program

A strong developer ecosystem is a valuable asset, but for vendors, balancing developer needs and business objectives can be a challenge

By Neil McAllister

Mar 3, 2011 6 mins

Consumer tech is coming to the workplace, so stop fighting it!

Wars between IT and users over mobile and social technologies are battles that no one can win — but developers can end

By Bill Snyder

Mar 3, 2011 6 mins

Careers Technology Industry

How to (accidentally) sabotage a developer program

A strong developer ecosystem is a valuable asset, but for vendors, balancing developer needs and business objectives can be a challenge

By Neil McAllister

Mar 3, 2011 6 mins

Java

Internet Explorer fends off Firefox, only to face new foe

IE posted its first browser share gain in months, but a new competitor looms: Web apps

By Pete Babb

Browsers Technology Industry

It’s Charlie Sheen’s Web, we’re all just followers

As Charliemania takes over Google, Twitter, and all other forms of communication, Cringely wonders if real news still exists

Companies scramble to tame the wild endpoint

Nine out of 10 companies plan to invest in technology to reign in their chaotic collection of desktops, laptops, and — increasingly — mobile devices

By Robert Lemos

Careers Endpoint Protection Technology Industry

Google vs. Microsoft: Lessons on handling a cloud #fail

With two frighteningly similar online mail failures in the past two months, Microsoft and Google both had a chance to show us their mettle

By Woody Leonhard

Mar 2, 2011 4 mins

Gmail SaaS Technology Industry

Should we cheer or fear cyber vigilantes like Anonymous?

Hacktivists continue to demonstrate their ability to bend or break rules for the subjective greater good, but should they be embraced?

Mar 2, 2011 5 mins

Hacking

The cloud fallout from Apple’s Subscriptiongate

Apple limits its market and channels for the emerging SaaS space by banning SaaS apps from its App Store

By David Linthicum

SaaS Technology Industry Web Development

Tech thieves and dishonest dealings redefine network security

Malware and DDoS attacks don't sound so bad compared to these IT tales of missing inventory, dishonest bosses, and sleazy deals

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Mar 2, 2011 2 mins

Data Management

Job search secrets: Seek out the hiring manager, and skip HR

Smart hiring managers understand that you often have to look beyond a resume to find a great hire

By Bob Lewis

Mar 2, 2011 4 mins

IT Jobs

Gmail lesson: Don’t use stats to minimize angry users

Google kept its users pretty well informed during the latest outage — but please, guys, don't try to hide behind percentages

By Leon Erlanger

Mar 2, 2011 2 mins

Cloud Computing Gmail SaaS

How the ‘app Internet’ is changing the game

Forrester predicts the mobile app explosion will shift user focus away from the Web, creating opportunities for developers and enterprises

By Pete Babb

Mar 1, 2011 3 mins

Mobile Development Software Development Technology Industry

Cyber criminals strike at ad networks — again

The London Stock Exchange website spread malware in yet another case of malvertising. When will ad networks clean up their act?

By Robert Lemos

Mar 1, 2011 3 mins

Careers Malware Social Engineering

Will this appliance make desktop virtualization break through?

V3 Systems' Stratosphere appliance can support 50 to 400 virtual desktops running VMware View without the benefit of a SAN

By Bill Snyder

Mar 1, 2011 2 mins

Can the Atrix 4G really become your next PC?

You can run the full desktop Firefox on your TV or monitor, but Motorola's dockable smartphone is only a half-step into the mobile/PC convergence future

Mar 1, 2011 10 mins

Application Integration Cloud Computing

Building bridges after a company acquisition

When past history clouds a new corporate partnership, you have to take extra steps to protect your position

By Bob Lewis

Mar 1, 2011 5 mins

Careers Data Management

Amazon to provide ‘formation’ cloud computing

It's a good start, but technology that can do this trick among the clouds, not just within a single cloud, is needed

By David Linthicum

Mar 1, 2011 3 mins

New Trojan informs Mac users that their machines aren’t immune

Variant of a popular Windows-based Trojan targets Mac OS X, again demonstrating that security isn't just a PC problem

Malware Software Development

Feb 28, 2011 2 mins

HTML5 sullied by false claims and misperceptions

Mozilla looks to set record straight on HTML5, taking aim at Google and Microsoft HTML5 claims in the process

By Paul Krill

Feb 28, 2011 3 mins

HTML

Microsoft permits employees to take second jobs — as WP7 developers

Aiming to expand the Windows Phone 7 app library, Redmond bends its strict moonlighting policy in exchange for a 30 percent cut

Mobile Development Software Development

Feb 28, 2011 2 mins

Facebook and iPad, leading the pack in fake Internet rumors

According to the Internet, a Saudi prince is buying Facebook, and Apple will offer a white iPad — the Internet is wrong

Feb 28, 2011 4 mins

VMware has a fling with Microsoft Hyper-V support

VMware changes direction and allows its vCenter XVP Manager and Converter plug-in to manage non-vSphere hypervisor platforms

By David Marshall

Feb 28, 2011 5 mins

Business Intelligence Data Management Predictive Analytics

Finding new value in data overload

InfoWorld launches a new iGuide portal that covers new trends and technologies in business intelligence

By Eric Knorr

Feb 28, 2011 3 mins

Motorola’s big plans to fix Android’s security woes

Execs confirm plans to develop APIs for the missing capabilities, letting Android devices match the security level of BlackBerrys and iPhones

By Leon Erlanger

Feb 28, 2011 5 mins

App Testing Technology Industry

Build your own IPv6 lab on the cheap, part 1

IPv6 might not be quite here yet, but it's coming; here's how to get ahead of the familiarity curve now by building your own lab

By Matt Prigge

Feb 28, 2011 10 mins

The decline and fall of system administration

Virtualization makes it all too easy to spawn new instances rather than figuring out what went wrong. Is this the end of Unix best practices?

By Paul Venezia

Feb 28, 2011 4 mins

Eavesdropping Trojan hits 150,000 Symbian phones in China

Symbian is a perennial mobile malware target, but other mobile OSes could become targets soon

Cybercrime Technology Industry

Feb 25, 2011 3 mins

Google launches preemptive strike at Office 365

Google's new Cloud Connect collaboration add-in for Microsoft Office strikes at the heart of the Office 365 juggernaut

By Woody Leonhard

Feb 25, 2011 4 mins

SaaS Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Why Canonical’s commercial interests are good for Ubuntu

Growing criticism about Canonical bowing to commercial interests miss the overall benefit to customers and users

By Savio Rodrigues

Feb 25, 2011 4 mins

Operating Systems Software Development

Why should only iPad owners get usable apps?

Companies are delivering truly easy-to-use apps for iPads and iPhone, but not for the desktop

Feb 25, 2011 4 mins

Shoddy Web experiences driving users from the mobile Internet

Survey respondents say they are turned off from the mobile Web by sites that don't render properly or are too hard to navigate

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Feb 24, 2011 3 mins

Apple’s new MacBook Pros: The letdown effect

Rather than follow in the trailblazing footsteps of the MacBook Air, the new MacBooks are brawnier versions of the past

Feb 24, 2011 3 mins

Invitation to obsession: Apple’s iPad 2

Mark your calendars, Apple fans — the iPad's second coming is slated for March 2. But it's unclear why anyone else should care

Feb 24, 2011 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

HP’s WebOS strategy: Don’t make me laugh

Hewlett-Packard has too few developers, a me-too mobile OS, and a bozo CEO. Apple and Google have nothing to worry about

By Bill Snyder

Feb 24, 2011 5 mins

Two flavors of Small Business Server 2011: Which to choose

One is on-premise, the other in the cloud. Right now, they serve different needs, but one day they could merge

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Feb 24, 2011 3 mins

IaaS Software Development

Inside Google Native Client for x86 binaries

Call it crazy, but Google's experimental technology to run native x86 binaries in the browser shows lots of potential

By Neil McAllister

Feb 24, 2011 7 mins

Development Tools Technology Industry Web Development

Juniper bets big on a flat network

QFabric aims to eliminate redundancy and latency by replacing three networking layers with one

Feb 23, 2011 3 mins