Opinion

The difference between spotting and fixing a fear-driven company

To repair a fear-driven organization, the top brass has to change — good luck there

By Bob Lewis

Jul 26, 2010 3 mins

To slash energy costs, get rid of PCs

Switching to desktop virtualization can dramatically reduce power consumption, but few organizations do the math

By Matt Prigge

Jul 26, 2010 5 mins

Whatever happened to Perl?

Once one of the pillars of the Internet, is Perl now fading away — or will Perl 6 will spark a renaissance for the programming language?

By Paul Venezia

Jul 26, 2010 5 mins

Internet Explorer deemed least vulnerable browser

IE boasts fewer critical vulnerabilities than Safari, Firefox, or Chrome, reports security company Secunia

Browsers Endpoint Protection Technology Industry

Jul 23, 2010 3 mins

Readers sound off on iPhone 4, Google’s Nexus One, and Facebook privacy

Is Apple treating us like nitwits? What to do with a dead Nexus One? Must we pay for Facebook privacy? Find out what my readers have to say

Privacy Technology Industry

Jul 23, 2010 4 mins

Microsoft calls for ‘coordinated disclosure’ of bugs

Google called for a rethink of 'responsible disclosure' and Microsoft responded quickly with a shift in policy — but can we expect much real change?

Application Security Hacking Technology Industry

Jul 23, 2010 5 mins

Epic fail: Auto-deleting files based on their ‘reputation’

Using reputation data culled from Symantec users, Norton Insight starts randomly deleting a company's software patch downloads

By Martin Heller

Jul 23, 2010 2 mins

Security Software Development

OpenStack will not kill open core

Open core will remain a popular business model for cloud software vendors, even those who adopt OpenStack

By Savio Rodrigues

Jul 23, 2010 6 mins

Cloud Computing IaaS Open Source

Inside the heads of Android fanboys

Reaction to InfoWorld's iOS vs. Android face-off reveals that Android aficionados like tech that requires secret knowledge

Jul 23, 2010 8 mins

New twist on trust when storing data online

One reader learns a harsh lesson about online data storage when she has to beg access to her records after a business breakup

Jul 23, 2010 3 mins

Data Management

Learn to love your free Windows Phone 7 devices, Microsoftees

Microsoft employees, you’re just going to love Windows Phone 7. Really. For one thing, a chair won’t be thrown at your head

Jul 22, 2010 3 mins

Is this the end of the road for VMware Server?

VMware's hosted or Type-2 hypervisor has been around for nearly a decade. But has this virtualization platform reached end of life?

By David Marshall

Jul 22, 2010 8 mins

Tips for bringing IT and the business together

The 'us and them' relationship between IT and the business needs to become a thing of the past

By Martha Heller

Jul 22, 2010 4 mins

Careers

Rackspace’s bold move to open the cloud

Rackspace's OpenStack could signal a new race to open up cloud computing technology

By David Linthicum

Jul 22, 2010 2 mins

Cloud Computing

Apple money machine trounces Microsoft — and hints at more to come

Apple's blockbuster revenue numbers surpass Microsoft's for the first time ever — and point to a bigger shift in the tech industry

By Bill Snyder

Jul 22, 2010 5 mins

Google vs. Microsoft: The battle of Ormandy

A recent incident has divided the security community over what constitutes "reasonable" disclosure of security vulnerabilities

By Neil McAllister

Jul 22, 2010 6 mins

App Testing Careers

Dell’s response to motherboard malware causes confusion

The company has been slow and sloppy in providing clear details on the vulnerability, leading to customer frustration

Dell Malware

Network forensics gets a ‘Minority Report’-style UI

A network security traffic analysis tool, sporting a wicked UI, heralds a new era of easy cyber forensics

Careers

Facebook: More members, more lawsuits, more problems

Even as Facebook welcomes its 500 millionth member, it faces a lawsuit claiming ownership of 84 percent of the social network

Microsoft rushes out patch for Windows shortcut vulnerability

Responding to an avalanche of criticism about the latest zero-day exploit, Microsoft has posted a quick-and-dirty patch that may dismay some users

By Woody Leonhard

Malware Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Black Hat and Defcon to focus on critical infrastructure

Hacker conferences Black Hat and Defcon will cover threats to industrial systems, transportation, and the electrical grid

Hacking

AT&T employee reaches out when company lags

Frustrated by the failings of official support channels, one AT&T worker responds to customer gripes in his own way

What to do when you’re subject to anonymous criticism at work

Don't get defensive — instead, by downplaying these incidents, you'll reduce their impact

By Bob Lewis

Careers

IT tales for your summer reading list

Lighten your summer workdays with these 12 stories from the Off the Record archives

By InfoWorld Anonymous

Data Management

The cross-premises future of Microsoft SBS

Microsoft takes a two-pronged approach to fulfilling small-business needs in the wake of shelving Essential Business Server

By J. Peter Bruzzese

Google Apps get serious about policy control

A new feature gives administrators control over which user groups can access which apps

By Pete Babb

Jul 20, 2010 2 mins

Software Development

Can WebOS have a new life in business?

What HP needs to do with Palm's OS so that it can take on an enterprise mission

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

How to replace an ‘irreplaceable’ employee

With the proper planning, your office will survive the departure of a supposedly indispensable worker

By Bob Lewis

Data Management

Green Grid offers choices for measuring data center efficiency

Group breaks PUE into four categories, ranging from quick and flexible to granular and precise

Cloud Computing Software Development

End-times for server virtualization?

Reading the tea leaves at VMware tell us what we already know: Virtualization will soon be engineered out of the cloud

By David Linthicum

Jul 20, 2010 2 mins

Samsung bends warranty rules to retain customers

When a Samsung customer complains about his out-of-warranty TV, it turns out the timeline isn't limited to hard and fast rules

Apple: ‘Nearly every smartphone’ suffers death grip

Though Apple may be right in pointing out "death grip" issue in rivals, the iPhone 4 could still be the worst example

Jul 19, 2010 5 mins

Here lies the Google Nexus One: 2010-2010

Six months after its world debut, Google's Nexus One handset is kaput — so much for Google revolutionizing the wireless market

Jul 19, 2010 4 mins

Red Hat SPICE protocol advances but release could be a year away

The open source remote access project will include 3D acceleration, network tunneling, and perhaps iPad, iPhone, and Android tablet support

By David Marshall

Jul 19, 2010 5 mins

Hacking Malware Small and Medium Business

Watch out for this nasty zero-day exploit

Windows' dumb way of handling certain shortcut icons opens door to new rootkit exploit that can nail fully patched systems

By Woody Leonhard

Jul 19, 2010 6 mins

VMware vSphere raises the bar — again

Storage admins can enjoy unprecedented control over hard-to-manage consolidated I/O with VMware vSphere 4.1

By Matt Prigge

Jul 19, 2010 4 mins

AT&T, can’t you do anything right?

From the iPhone to the iPad and several points in between, it seems AT&T just can't help but screw everything up

By Paul Venezia

Jul 19, 2010 5 mins

Windows Phone 7: Microsoft’s mobile Vista?

Microsoft COO's comparison of the iPhone 4 to Windows Vista doesn't fly

Jul 16, 2010 2 mins

iPhone 4: Apple does the right thing, unconvincingly

Customers will get free bumpers or cases, but not an apology — and Apple continues to miss the real issue

Jul 16, 2010 5 mins

Apple’s Steve Jobs: He’s no Old Spice Guy

iPhone 4 signal problems aside, Cringely knows what Jobs and Co. need to do next: Hire Old Spice spokesmodel Isaiah Mustafa

Jul 16, 2010 3 mins

OpenSuse aims to gain ground for Linux on tablets, notebooks

New OpenSuse 11.3 release brings broader support for mobile computing, plus it's packed with options for virtualization and code development

Jul 16, 2010 3 mins

Software Development

DARPA chief: U.S. must return to manufacturing

DARPA's director warns the decline in U.S. manufacturing threatens the country's ability to innovate — and defend itself

IT Skills and Training Technology Industry

Jul 16, 2010 4 mins

Amazon.com’s big move into high-end computing

Amazon Web Services' new cluster computing offering clearly targets high-performance data center needs

By David Linthicum

Jul 16, 2010 2 mins

Cloud Computing High-Performance Computing

Considering SugarCRM? Don’t fall into the open source purity trap

Users shouldn't get hung up on typical open source concerns of code openness and community passion — they don't measure viability

By Savio Rodrigues

Jul 16, 2010 5 mins

Open Source Software Development

Hands-on with Motorola’s Droid X

Is Motorola's new Android device a compelling alternative to iPhone for touchscreen users?

By Agam Shah

Jul 16, 2010 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Sorry, but Windows XP ‘downgrades’ won’t be available through 2020

Microsoft says that you can't 'downgrade' Windows 7 Pro and Ultimate to Windows XP for as long as reported

By Woody Leonhard

Jul 15, 2010 3 mins

Windows Phone 7: Don’t bother with this disaster

Microsoft's demos of its great mobile hope shows Windows Phone 7 to be only a tepid knockoff of a 2007-era iPhone

Jul 15, 2010 11 mins

The fallout of failing to register tech purchases

Failing to read the fine print before discounting the need to register your products could come back to haunt you

Jul 15, 2010 3 mins