Wednesday, November 24, 2010
RIM denies reports that Indian official snooped for it The official from the Home Ministry was questioned Monday in a police investigation. RIM is currently in difficult negotiations with the Indian government, which has been demanding that law enforcement agencies be given the ability to intercept communications on RIM's network
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
IT's biggest money wasters Though there's no one-click solution to any of these money wasters, there are ways you can stanch the flow of dollars and use it on the items that will make your IT organization shine. Here are the secrets
Monday, July 12, 2010
Five tips for managing Microsoft licencing costs No single article can cover everything you need to know about Microsoft licenses. But here are five tips that could save your business money when it comes time to upgrade or purchase new Microsoft software
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
iPhone, iPad get Microstrategy mobile BI Microstrategy extends its mobile focus from the BlackBerry by offering customers to try up to 25 licenses at no charge. Microstrategy's country manager for Canada says the company’s vision for mobile intelligence isn’t solely focused on the business world
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Users advised to be careful with Oracle ULAs Oracle's unlimited license agreements can make great sense for companies that want to use a lot of the vendor's software, but a number of potential pitfalls can get buried in the fine print, according to a new Forrester report.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Microsoft puts Vista 'behind it,' says analyst Brisk Windows 7 sales show Microsoft has can almost forget about its Vista OS, according to an analyst with Technology Business Research. Plus, why Windows 7's rapid growth might not be sustainable
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Does MySQL fit in a post-Sun world? Oracle's control of the MySQL copyright could create new licensing headaches and bundling limits for customers. Things you should know if your organization relies on the open source database
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Intel warns AMD of patent breach Intel on Monday sent a notice to AMD saying it did not have the right to transfer x86 chip-manufacturing rights to GlobalFoundries
Monday, December 08, 2008
Dell triples 'XP tax' on consumer PCs to $150 Computer buyers get soaked once more as Dell levies $150 surcharge for installing the aging Microsoft Windows OS on desktop and laptops
Monday, November 10, 2008
Troubled SMIC gets lifeline from China's Datang Purchase of 16 per cent of the company will allow SMIC to repay loans that come due next year
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Southern Sudan beckons ICT investors Newly-created region urges companies to build Internet and data infrastructure now that the war-torn country has found some measure of peace
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
How not to get sued by open source coders A Fasken Martineau DuMoulin lawyer says many firms do not teach workers how to manage open source software. CIPPIC weighs in
Monday, May 26, 2008
China plans telecom restructuring, clears way for 3G By restructuring operators into companies that offer both mobile and fixed services the government hopes to foster competition
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
China's 3G system to grow after Olympics System now in trials will be expanded to 10 cities, says government minister
Friday, March 28, 2008
Washington approves RFID anti-spying law Washington Gov. Chris Gregoir this week signed a bill making it a Class C felony to use RFID technology to spy on someone. The bill was signed about a week after the Washington State Senate unanimously passed Bill 1031, which makes it a crime to intentionally scan people's identification remotely without their knowledge and consent, for the purpose of fraud, identity theft, or some other illegal purpose. 
Monday, January 28, 2008
Nine government employees fired for viewing porn at work As the result of using government computers to visit an "egregious" number of pornographic Web sites in 2007 nine city employees in the District of Columbia have been fired.
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Dell buys software licence management firm The PC maker follows up its acquisition of service delivery platform vendor Silverback last month with the purchase of a company that helps enterprises manage their IT assets
Monday, July 16, 2007
Tale of an IT hero When Dale Frantz says that his massive migration from Microsoft Windows to the Apple platform isn't a vengeance case, believe him. Over the past few years, I've worked with Frantz closely enough to know not only that the CIO of Auto Warehousing Co. doesn't have a vengeful bone in his body, but also that he means what he says. 
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Microsoft teams to offer Vista early to SMBs Microsoft continues to expand ways customers can get access to Windows Vista as the OS' official launch date approaches. The company said it was teaming with CompUSA stores to offer early access to Windows Vista to U.S. small businesses. 
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Google plays host to boost open-source In an effort to encourage healthy, productive open-source communities, Google Inc. is offering to host open source software development projects. As part of the new offering developers get 100M bytes of disk space to store and share their open source project, and can use tools such as issue tracking and mailing list support. Developers must have a Gmail account to use the service.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Google establishes substantial repository for open-source project Google Inc. is offering to host open source software development projects in a move that has been met with mixed reaction from the developer community online. 
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
MII in China finishes investigation into Google license China's Ministry of Information Industries (MII) has completed an investigation into Google Inc.'s usage of an Internet license that belongs to a Chinese company, a ministry spokesman confirmed Wednesday.
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Updated Windows Server 2003 R2 will boost branch ops Microsoft Corp. did some housekeeping by releasing two planned software updates, including a second release of the Windows Server 2003 OS. The company made Windows Server 2003 R2 available with enhancements for branch offices, as well as released the second service pack for Internet and Security Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004, the company's branch office firewall and VPN (virtual private network) product.
Sunday, December 18, 2005
E-gov't underway in Macedonia with Microsoft help. Macedonia and Microsoft Corp. announced Monday several e-government Web sites have opened as part of a two-year-old partnership agreement to enhance IT in the Eastern European country. 
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
CA puts SOA at the heart of Unicenter overhaul CA Inc. is introducing a new integration platform in its latest Unicenter release, following the software industry trend in placing standards and services at the heart of its systems management suite.