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  • The Real SaaS Manifesto

    Check out this white paper to learn the true definition of Software-as-a-Service, and discover what you could be missing out on.

  • Scare tactics don't rattle Mac users

    Commentary--Security vendor Symantec has once again pointed the knife at Apple Macintosh users.

    News items | September 29, 2005 12:22pm PDT

  • Veritas: Layoffs will be limited

    The merger with Symantec will mainly have an impact on back-office operations, executives say.

    News items | January 20, 2005 1:49am PST

  • Browsers become business bugbear

    Commentary--The security flaws plaguing Internet Explorer has led to a renewed interest in other browser options, but it's not easy to make a clean break.

    News items | October 7, 2004 6:09pm PDT

  • Offshoring: Don't shoot the messenger

    The blame for a recent fiasco when medical records were sent to India for transcription should be leveled at the geniuses who came up with the idea.

    News items | August 24, 2004 7:07pm PDT

  • Will SP2 actually make a difference?

    COMMENTARY--In August 2002, the IT community was abuzz with a Microsoft "breakthrough" called Service Pack 1. The mega software patch mainly comprised of security updates for the company's...

    News items | August 12, 2004 3:08pm PDT

  • Sun's novel idea lacks vision

    Empty vessels do make the loudest noise. Maybe its time for Sun to take a step back and develop a proper vision and strategy instead of shooting from the hip.

    News items | August 3, 2004 3:07pm PDT

  • Thugs turn to corporate e-blackmail

    A dangerous potion of corporate over-dependence on technology, lack of security knowledge and policy enforcement has made companies vulnerable to e-criminals.

    News items | July 28, 2004 3:17pm PDT

  • Software Assurance not so assuring?

    Is Microsoft's latest move an attempt to plug a gaping hole in unearned revenue by locking customers deeper into its Software Assurance program, or a genuine move to make up for an earlier oversight?

    News items | June 1, 2004 12:55pm PDT

  • Worms part of IT diet

    It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there has been sufficient evidence and warning signs for the corporate sector, so there's no excuse for letting the guard down.

    News items | May 5, 2004 2:59pm PDT

  • The open source bargaining chip

    In three months, one-third of Windows server software contracts with Microsoft's largest global clients will be up for renewal. So be prepared for the upcoming media campaign--complete with...

    News items | April 20, 2004 12:40pm PDT

  • Fatal attraction--browsers and the beguiled

    COMMENTARY--It comes as no surprise that browser-based attacks have been identified as an emerging security threat in a recent study. As part of its second annual survey on IT security and the...

    News items | April 13, 2004 2:31pm PDT

  • Privacy--a right or a privilege?

    COMMENTARY--In the science fiction novel The Light of Other Days, authors Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter depict a world void of privacy where people can spy on each other without any chance...

    News items | January 21, 2004 7:50pm PST

  • Microsoft to champion open source?

    Analysts predict that as open source gains momentum, Microsoft will ultimately be forced to embrace open-source software the same way it had to embrace the Internet.

    News items | October 29, 2003 2:37pm PST

  • China unveils mammoth grid project--with IBM

    The Ministry of Education in China hopes to foster tighter collaboration within academia by using grid technology, and has sought the help of computing giant IBM. Grid computing is expected to...

    News items | October 14, 2003 6:03pm PDT

  • CIOs: A dying breed?

    Are chief information officers doomed to extinction or are their roles undergoing a renaissance as responsibilities shift from technology to corporate governance?

    News items | October 9, 2003 3:12pm PDT

  • SCO flap: Damned if you do--damned if you don't

    When you look at the entire trail of events, one can't help but wonder--is SCO's Linux licensing just a clumsy execution of an 11th hour plan or perhaps a smokescreen for a hidden agenda?

    News items | August 14, 2003 2:35pm PDT

  • Survey: Outsourcing may hit IT careers

    More than 90 percent of Australian technology managers polled in a survey say they won't recommend IT as a career path if outsourcing continues to shrink the local job market.

    News items | July 9, 2003 7:22pm PDT

  • PeopleSoft could topple SAP in Australia

    The PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards merger will enhance the combined entity's standing in the enterprise software space in Australia and pose a serious threat to SAP, said market research firm Gartner....

    News items | June 4, 2003 8:56pm PDT

  • Should IM be banned from the office?

    Some companies are trying to take charge of their business flow of communications by putting a ban on commercial instant messaging systems for "security" purposes.

    News items | May 6, 2003 12:47pm PDT

  • SARS supports need for mobile workforce

    The rapid outbreak of a deadly flu-like virus underlines how ill-equipped Asia-Pacific companies are in supporting a remote workplace, according to research firm Gartner.

    News items | April 3, 2003 5:08pm PST

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