The bMighty Blog -- April 2008 Archive

Interop: Jumping to SaaS -- Look Before You Leap

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 09:30 PM ET | Apr 30, 2008

Got SaaS yet? If not, you're either a nattering nincompoop or blazingly brilliant. For every drumbeat touting the power and ease of Saas to remake your IT operations, there's competing tympany warning of the dire hazards of leaping into SaaS headlong.

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Hardware & Software | Services

Apple Finally Upgrades to the Latest Version of Java

Posted by Alan Zeichick 05:41 PM ET | Apr 30, 2008

Java is the "write once, run anywhere" platform, developed by Sun Microsystems, which gives applications developers the ability to write powerful, portable cross-platform software. And finally, we can use the latest version on the Mac.

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XP Service Pack Delay: What Else Is New?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:26 PM ET | Apr 30, 2008

Microsoft's on-again/off-again extension of support for XP may or may not be on-again, but the latest delay of the latest long-awaited XP Service Pack delay may strike some of us as the last straw.

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Business & E-Business | Retail | Security | Windows

Interop Swag Wars

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:13 AM ET | Apr 30, 2008

As at any trade show, there are new products, new services, metric tons of backgrounders, spec sheets, and brochures, buzzwords, and cadres of corporate clans marching along in matching polo shirts. But with all that eye candy to spin your head every stroll across the show floor, it's the take home swag that keeps on giving.

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Sales/Marketing

Interop: Fixed/Mobile Convergence Coming to Your Company?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:39 AM ET | Apr 30, 2008

Employees no longer sit in their cubicles all day. Instead, executives move from place to place, visiting customers and clients. Figuring out how to reach these individuals has been a problem: Do you try their office number or their cell?

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Two Must-Have Open-Source Security Tools

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:49 PM ET | Apr 29, 2008

Over the past decade, open-source developers have created some of the world's top-rated IT security tools. While some of these applications have a well-deserved reputation for being complicated and difficult to use, there are some notable exceptions.

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Hardware & Software | Open Source | Security

Vendor Rankings an Imperfect Science

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 05:24 PM ET | Apr 29, 2008

Transparency's not a new business buzzword, but the drive to peek behind the curtain has more and more industries concerned about the coverage quality of their clothing (emperor's or otherwise). Some IT vendors may be scrambling to duck behind mama's nightshirt.

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Services

New Scam: Hackers Use Phony Certificate To Seal Victims' ID-Fates

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:51 PM ET | Apr 28, 2008

A new approach to password/account info-theft appeals to users' desire for enhanced protection, rather than directly asking for info. The scam asks users to install an important digital security certificate -- which is, of course, anything but secure.

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Finance/Banking/Insurance | Internet/Web | Security

Another Low Priced Video Conferencing System Arrives

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 01:56 PM ET | Apr 28, 2008

Many small and medium businesses have been interested in video conferencing but not able to justify purchasing these systems. In addition, picture quality has been an issue with many systems, so vendors are now trying to address those issues.

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Those Social Networking Apps? Not as Safe as Your Employees Think

Posted by Naomi Grossman 11:54 AM ET | Apr 28, 2008

There's lots of talk about the time-wasting element inherent in social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Along comes yet another reason for a smaller business to block these sites: Security, or lack thereof.

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Hardware & Software | Networking & Communications | Security

Google Docs Shifts Into High Gear

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:15 AM ET | Apr 28, 2008

Can you guess what new feature Google Docs just introduced? Here's a hint: It doesn't involve a talking paperclip.

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Cloud Computing | Open Source

Not Every Mac Can Drive an Apple 30" Monitor

Posted by Alan Zeichick 12:41 PM ET | Apr 27, 2008

The flagship of the desktop display world is the 30" monitor. I have one, and love it -- it's huge, very high resolution (2560 x 1600 pixels), and can show a tremendous amount of information. While it's great for people doing graphics design, a bigger monitor makes everyone more productive. Sadly, despite Apple's promotion of these huge flat screens, not every Macintosh can drive one.

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Web 2.0 Expo: How To Build A Wiki That Doesn't Suck

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:14 PM ET | Apr 26, 2008

"The Web is littered with dead wikis," admits SocialText CEO Eugene Lee. Here's how to make sure your wiki doesn't add to the junkpile.

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Web 2.0 Expo: Practice Safe Messaging

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:35 PM ET | Apr 26, 2008

How many times have you wished you could delete an email or instant message after you've sent it? BigString last week announced self-destructing IM to go along with its email protection products.

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Web 2.0 Expo: Looking For A New Home For Your Business?

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:31 PM ET | Apr 26, 2008

The search for space is a never-ending quest for many small and midsize firms. At last week’s Web 2.0 Expo, ZoomProspector was giving out free beta access to its new service designed to help.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Operations | Transportation

HP Says Virtualization Will Change The World

Posted by Fredric Paul 06:53 PM ET | Apr 25, 2008

Over coffee and bizarre breakfast sandwiches this morning, John McHugh, HP ProCurve VP and Worlwide GM told a few of us media types that virtualization is the big "disruptor" and "change agent" about to shake up the networking world.

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Networking & Communications

Astaro Survey Sez Your Security Spending Seems Recession-Proof. Really?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:58 AM ET | Apr 25, 2008

The results of a recent survey of small and midsize business IT security spending plans are being interpreted/marekted as signs that your security spending is "recession proof." A closer look suggests something quite different.

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Despite It's Friendliness, Mac OS X is Still Mortal

Posted by Alan Zeichick 10:30 AM ET | Apr 25, 2008

Sometimes things go wrong with Macs, and when they do, it can be ugly. Even though we Apple fans tend to pretend (to ourselves and others) that the platform is perfect, it's not.

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McAfee And PlumChoice DoubleTeam For Remote Business Tech Services

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:44 AM ET | Apr 24, 2008

The latest alliance targeting small and midsize business tech-needs is McAfee's just-announced linkup with PlumChoice to provide on-demand tech services to, well, to you.

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Web 2.0, Web 3.0: Just Don't Forget Web 1.0

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:32 AM ET | Apr 24, 2008

There's a lot of talk about how Web 2.0 can help smaller businesses work. And a lot of talk about what Web 3.0 will be able to do for smaller businesses. It's all good -- just don't forget about Web 1.0.

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Internet/Web | Sales/Marketing

Apple Keeps Making Record Money

Posted by Alan Zeichick 09:20 AM ET | Apr 24, 2008

Thanks to iMacs and MacBooks, Apple churned out record profits in its second quarter of fiscal 2008. The quarter encompassed January-March, and resulted in revenue of $7.51 billion, and profit of $1.05 billion. But while sales are still strong, there are signs that momentum is slowing, particularly in its consumer electronics products.

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Family Feud Underscores Maturing WAN Optimization Market

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:43 AM ET | Apr 24, 2008

Unions between start-ups and their financial backers are often quite tenuous. This week, the partnership between one vendor and a hedge fund with 10% of its stock illustrated that as well changes occurring in the WAN optimization market.

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Hard Drive Encryption Becomes Loaded-Laptop Hard Drive Feature

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:07 PM ET | Apr 23, 2008

With nearly three-quarters of a million laptop and notebook computers lost or stolen each year, there's a better than good argument for equipping yourself and your remote staff with encrypted disks on their portable gear.

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Hardware & Software | Mobile | Security | bMighty

It's Earth Day. Time for Smaller Businesses to Go Green

Posted by Naomi Grossman 02:26 PM ET | Apr 22, 2008

It's Earth Day everybody. You know what that means: Time to think about ways to green your smaller business. It's the right thing, to do, it'll save your smaller business money, and bMighty has lots of easy ways for you to do it.

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Green Business | IT

New Malware Page Every Five Seconds: Sophos

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:17 PM ET | Apr 22, 2008

Sophos released its Q1 2008 threat report today, and the news ain't good. In fact, it's three times as bad as last year -- that's how fast the threats are increasing. And increasing every five seconds.

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Web 2.0 + Business = Enterprise 2.0 (Coming Soon, if the IT Guys Let it in)

Posted by Naomi Grossman 11:52 AM ET | Apr 22, 2008

A new report by Forrester Research predicts that enterprise spending on Web 2.0 technologies is going to increase dramatically over the next five years. But before you IT guys get all a-"twitter," we're not talking about consumer Web 2.0 here: We're talking Enterprise 2.0, and it's not your teenager's Facebook.

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Microsoft CRM Announcement Fires Back At Salesforce/Google Deal

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:00 AM ET | Apr 22, 2008

Today's rollout of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online, the Microsoft-hosted version of its customer relations management software suite, represents a shot across the bow of arch-rivals Salesforce and Google in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space of functionality delivered on-demand from "the cloud."

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Internet/Web

Portable Applications: Software -- And Security -- On The Move

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:15 PM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Using a public computer is something most of us do from time to time. So is leaving data that might come back to haunt us if it falls into the wrong hands. Here's an easy, reliable, totally free way to ensure that you never again walk away from a strange computer wondering whether an identity theft or hacker will make you pay for an innocent mistake.

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Open Source

Recession Update: Waiting For The Other Shoe To Drop

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:33 PM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Today's economic climate is all about uncertainty. On the one hand, outside of the housing/finance sector, many businesses seem to be doing just fine. On the other hand, everyone seems petrified that an unavoidable economic meltdown is hurtling toward us at warp speed.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Economics

Managing Your Software Madness With Open-Source Alternatives

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 12:20 PM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Few things are more annoying than software that doesn't deliver the goods -- especially when your business is paying for the privilege of being annoyed. But no matter which application is driving you nuts these days, there is probably an open-source alternative available

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Ooops -- Microsoft Nags More Office Users Than It Meant To

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:12 AM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Microsoft's latest attempt to track down illegitimate copies of its programs -- in this case Office -- went a bit (and way more than a bit) farther than the company intended last week when it released an Office piracy detector worldwide, instead of to the four countries the program targeted.

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Wireless LANs Gain Backbone Flexibility

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 09:29 AM ET | Apr 21, 2008

Has your business been bitten by the wireless bug? Would you like to swap out your wired backbone connections for wireless ones? Well, the time has come when such choices are possible.

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Mac vs. PC: Does Apple Cost More -- Or Not?

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:53 PM ET | Apr 18, 2008

Everyone keeps telling me that Macs are no longer more expensive than equivalent PCs, but I didn't believe it. I still don't, but you can decide for yourself.

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E-mail Security System Keeps An Eye Out For You -- But Not On You

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:32 PM ET | Apr 18, 2008

A new free (for now) mail encryption service uses shared-key question and answer encryption to make sure you and your recipient are the only ones who know what you're corresponding about.

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Business & E-Business | Security | Services

Keeping Up With The Linux Kernel

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:06 PM ET | Apr 17, 2008

Linux kernel development is a serious, and very complicated, process. You don't have to be a programmer, however, or even a Linux power user, to appreciate the end result -- especially when a new version of the Linux kernel hits the street.

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Get Ready for Mac OS X 10.5.3 "Leopard"

Posted by Alan Zeichick 01:33 PM ET | Apr 17, 2008

Version 10.5.2 of Mac OS X "Leopard" has only been out since February, but Apple is hard at work on the next incremental upgrade, which will be version 10.5.3.

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Sweets For The Cheats: Like Passwords For Chocolate

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:05 AM ET | Apr 17, 2008

It's silly -- and sexist -- season again, as a European security conference lets us know, as it does every year, just how easy it is to acquire passwords from workers. Namely, how many passwords can you get in exchange for a bit of chocolate?

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Business & E-Business | IT | International | Security

What Are Your Employees Doing on the Road?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 08:56 AM ET | Apr 17, 2008

Trust can be a trait that takes long time to develop but can be quickly broken. If your company trusts its employees to use the Internet judiciously on the road, then it may be time to rethink that position.

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CEO Spam Scam: Phishing For Big Fish

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:19 PM ET | Apr 16, 2008

A new targeted spam campaign uses fake federal subpoenas to trick CEOs into clicking on a malware link. One source indicates that 15-20,000 spams went out. And amazingly, about 10 percent of the recipients responded!

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Deal With That IT Bully…Or Else

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:59 AM ET | Apr 16, 2008

Nearly everyone in IT has, at one time or another, come across the IT bully -- that IT guy who not only thinks he knows more than everyone else and needs to let everyone know it but is also rude, crude, and nasty. Resolving to let your IT department handle the IT bully on their own is a big mistake, unless you want to end up with an IT department of one.

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PBX For Small Business: Asterisk Comes A-Callin'

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:51 PM ET | Apr 15, 2008

The market for open-source business software today is growing so quickly that it can be hard to single out the really exceptional success stories. If I had to pick just one, however, I think I know which one it would be.

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For Those Looking to Get Free of Vista, There's Help

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:39 AM ET | Apr 15, 2008

Apparently, smaller businesses are quite passionate about Windows XP. But the reality is if you are in the market for a new machine, chances are you're going to get Vista -- whether you like it or not. Help, though, is just a few clicks away.

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Hardware & Software | IT | Linux

Latest Winners Live the Small Business Contest Dream

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 10:05 AM ET | Apr 15, 2008

In our latest check on the never-ending small business awards season, two start-ups walk away with cash for their ideas and another business' lofty aspirations net a haul of tools and supplies.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Sales/Marketing

Remote Workers Take their Office Communications on the Road

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 07:24 AM ET | Apr 15, 2008

Chances are that more of your workers are mobile than those of your larger competitors. Consequently, it is important that your employees are able to access company resources in a seamless, easy-to-use manner as they travel.

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Salesforce, Google Merge Their "Clouds"

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:33 PM ET | Apr 14, 2008

What do Google Apps, Salesforce and Lava Lamps have in common? I'm not sure either, except that they all starred in a lavish lunch held this afternoon to announce the integration of the two on-demand software suites into a single "cloud computing" solution.

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Cloud Computing | Internet/Web

Thumbs Down: Flash Drives Are Bigger Threat Than Many Of You Know

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:00 AM ET | Apr 14, 2008

The sheer convenience and affordability of flash drives is matched -- and more than matched -- by the threat potential they possess. And that's according to one of the drives' leading manufacturers.

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XP Users get Passionate and Try to Save Their OS. Do Smaller Businesses Feel the Love?

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:52 AM ET | Apr 14, 2008

Microsoft plans to end full support of Windows XP in just a year and will stop selling XP at the end of June. But a Web petition to save XP is gaining momentum -- and getting attention. Who knew XP-users had such passion for their operating system? Or such hatred for Vista?

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Hardware & Software | IT

How To Send Huge Files Via E-mail

Posted by Alan Zeichick 08:53 PM ET | Apr 11, 2008

I e-mail a lot of files to people – big files. Really big files. Recently, I sent an 80MB video to one person, and a whole bunch of 10MB PDF documents to someone else. A colleague sent me an entire directory of digital photos via e-mail. Yes, via e-mail. I’m going to tell you how.

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Web 2.0 To Force Changes In Web Metrics

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:30 PM ET | Apr 11, 2008

Is your company's Web site doing its job? Are you sure? What with the rise of Rich Internet Applications, AJAX, and other Web 2.0 technologies, how can you tell?

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Business & E-Business | IT | Internet/Web | Internet/Web | Strategy/Analysis/Biz Dev

Lessons Learned From Protestors: Tech Tools Can Help

Posted by Naomi Grossman 11:00 AM ET | Apr 11, 2008

The pro-Tibet demonstrators attempting to disrupt the Olympic torch's international publicity tour are impressive not only in their ability to garner attention for their cause but also in their effective use of tech tools to do that. Smaller businesses could learn something from these guys.

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Hardware & Software | Mobile | Technology/Telecom

Pointers For Picking The Right Linux Distro

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:55 PM ET | Apr 10, 2008

Everybody loves a good list -- especially bloggers and opinion columnists. Here's a pointer to a list that is likely to make your job a bit easier if you're shopping for the right Linux distro for your business needs.

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Storage: How To Win By Being A Good Loser

Posted by Fredric Paul 10:42 AM ET | Apr 10, 2008

When you think of storage, you probably think of the need to save everything forever. Think again. The right way to think about storage is to figure out what's really worth saving, and what your company can afford to lose.

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Bots Gone Wild: Handful Of Botnets Run A Million Machines

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:34 AM ET | Apr 10, 2008

How many botnets does it take to grab a million computers and use them to send out billions (and billions and billions) of spams a day? Less than a dozen, according to one security expert.

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New Storage Reporting Features Focus on The Bottom Line

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:44 AM ET | Apr 10, 2008

How much money did this new product save the company? That question arises in just about every management meeting, so it would be helpful if you had an answer to it.

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Telecommuting Is NOT A Panacea

Posted by Fredric Paul 04:21 PM ET | Apr 9, 2008

Even as telecommuting and teleworking gather steam in companies large and small, a growing backlash contends it's not always such a great idea, for companies or workers.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Management | Mobile

Terror Threats From Second Life? Uh, No. Business Value? Uh, No

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:56 AM ET | Apr 9, 2008

A hearing was held in Congress (!) about the possibility of terrorists using virtual worlds for nefarious means. Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and other virtual reality experts were even called to testify. The verdict? Nothing real about a virtual world – neither for terrorists nor for business.

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Business & E-Business | Internet/Web | Strategy/Analysis/Biz Dev

Symantec Report: Malware Makers Setting Sights Via Trusted Sites

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:59 AM ET | Apr 9, 2008

Symantec's latest Internet threat report makes clear that the bad guys have shifted the focus of their approach from luring users to malicious sites to placing their malware on legit sites that users know and trust.

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Linux Minus Linus: No Big Deal?

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 09:41 PM ET | Apr 8, 2008

There was a time when Linux could not have survived the departure of its creator, Linus Torvalds. Today, of course, the situation is very different -- or is it?

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Apple | Linux | Open Source

IT Security Guy Connected to Leaking, Spying Activities? Take a Pass

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:46 AM ET | Apr 8, 2008

Caught up in the high profile case of Anthony Pellicano -- the detective on trial for racketeering and wiretapping in a case that involves lots of big names in Hollywood -- is the manager of IT security for Conde Nast publications. How exactly did that guy get his job?

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Locking Down Stolen Laptops About to Become Simpler

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 05:47 AM ET | Apr 8, 2008

Mobility offers small and medium businesses a way to improve productivity. One downside is the difficulty in protecting sensitive information if a laptop computer is stolen or --more likely-- left behind as executives scurry from place to place.

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Why is Office 2004 Test Drive included with your new Mac?

Posted by Alan Zeichick 08:57 PM ET | Apr 7, 2008

Why is Office 2004 Test Drive included with your new Macintosh computer? Because the Office 2008 Test Drive isn't yet ready, according to a Microsoft spokesperson, who says that while a Test Drive of Office 2008 is planned, the dates for its release haven't been announced. Note that Office 2008 came out in mid-January, nearly three months ago.

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Software/hardware compatibility and new versions of Mac OS X

Posted by Alan Zeichick 02:28 PM ET | Apr 7, 2008

A friend asked me the other day, “I’m still using Tiger, but am buying a new Mac. Will my applications run under Leopard?”

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Sophos: One Million Viruses And Counting Fast(er)

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:04 PM ET | Apr 7, 2008

How many viruses have been created over the past twenty years? Close to a million, according to security company Sophos. How many of those appeared in the last six months? More than a quarter of them!

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Business & E-Business | IT | Internet/Web | Security | Technology/Telecom

Blogging Doesn't Kill. But Running a Smaller Business Might

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:30 AM ET | Apr 7, 2008

Sadly, two high profile tech bloggers died recently and another one suffered a heart attack. The blogosphere was rife with the notion that the stressful lives these men lead -- thanks to their jobs -- contributed to their tragedies. But their workdays don't sound much different than that of anyone running a smaller business.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Strategy/Analysis/Biz Dev

Old Hardware, New Tricks: Building A Linux File Server

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 05:56 PM ET | Apr 4, 2008

Want to bring some law and order to an unruly small-business IT setup? A Linux file server could be just the ticket -- and if you have an old, obsolete PC sitting around the office, you've got everything you need to get started.

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Hardware & Software | IT | Linux | Open Source

Top Secret Leopard Features Unleashed!

Posted by Alan Zeichick 03:01 PM ET | Apr 4, 2008

I missed April Fool’s Day this year – where has the week gone? But I did want to share a funny Web site posting from a couple of years ago, which shares “Top Secret Leopard Features Unleashed!”

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A book for Mac users moving to Office 2008

Posted by Alan Zeichick 02:46 PM ET | Apr 4, 2008

On March 20, I recommended two Mac books, one for Windows users moving to the Mac, the other for power users and IT staff supporting Macs. Today, I’ll recommend one more for Office 2008 users.

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FBI Cybercrime Figures: Losses Up, Crimes Down

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:27 AM ET | Apr 4, 2008

The new FBI cybercrime figures offer plenty of statistics to scare us, even more to keep us on our toes, and a smidgen of hope among the bad news.

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Business & E-Business | Government | Internet/Web | Piracy | Security

Show Your Employees More Than the Money

Posted by Naomi Grossman 10:55 AM ET | Apr 3, 2008

For the smaller business, holding on to good employees is crucial to its success. What smaller business can afford the costs of employee turnover? From recruitment to training, it gets very costly, not to mention disruptive. But if a smaller business takes care of its employees, their employees will almost certainly take care of them.

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HR | IT | Strategy/Analysis/Biz Dev

Security Market Gets Physical

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 06:53 AM ET | Apr 3, 2008

Historically, enterprise security consisted of putting a deadbolt lock on the front door. Hackers’ hijinks shifted companies’ attention to computer system breaches, but recently a sense of déjà vu has arisen as corporations are again focusing on physical security.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Security

Let the People Telecommute (Just Make Sure They Know About the Security Policies)

Posted by Naomi Grossman 12:09 PM ET | Apr 2, 2008

There are lots and lots of reasons why telecommuting is good for a smaller business. There are space and cost savings, flexible schedules, and happier employees. But along with a telecommuting policy, should be a security policy that is not only developed but also publicized. A recent study on telecommuting indicates that that is not always the case.

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Grocery Data Breach Offers Important Endpoint Lessons

Posted by Keith Ferrell 08:22 AM ET | Apr 2, 2008

The data breach that struck 300 or so of grocery retailer Hannaford Bros.' stores and snatched over 4 million credit and debit card numbers carries some important lessons in how not to secure your network -- and your customers' private information.

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Business & E-Business | IT | Retail | Security

Death And Taxes On Linux: One Down, One To Go

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:21 AM ET | Apr 2, 2008

Of the two inevitabilities in life, Linux can't do much about death. Can it do anything to help you with your taxes?

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Business & E-Business | Finance/Accounting | Hardware & Software | Linux | Open Source

April 1 Lifts the Lid on Workplace Humor

Posted by Benjamin Tomkins 12:15 PM ET | Apr 1, 2008

Who doesn't like a good joke? Yes, there's are the humorless among us, but for the most part we'd prefer a few more grins and belly laughs in our lives. And today is the day for it. Amid concerns about political correctness, codes of conduct, and professional decorum, April Fool's Day is a welcome and sanctioned opportunity for a bit of fun.

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Universal Malware Defense Found -- By Accident!

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:44 AM ET | Apr 1, 2008

What we've all been waiting for seems to have arrived -- a universal and perpetual, unbreachable defense against malware in its many forms. And like most great breakthroughs, this one came about unexpectedly.

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