Thursday, April 29, 2010

Corporate IT won't let IE6 die; Microsoft patch causes Cisco WAAS hiccup

Microsoft patch causes hiccup in Cisco WAAS | Developers rank Microsoft .Net higher than Google frameworks

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Corporate IT just won't let IE6 die
Online ad network Chitika reported that use of Internet Explorer 6 peaks during standard office hours and drops in popularity after hours, suggesting corporate IT departments continue to support the browser in their organizations. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Oracle

Business Agility Strategies For Midsize Organizations
Midsize businesses have enormous IT pressures: building an infrastructure that is flexible, designed to accommodate rapid growth and meets compliance challenges with resources nowhere near larger enterprises. This video whitepaper explains how Oracle is delivering applications specifically for midsize businesses. Learn More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Overcome Two Key Challenges with Virtualization
How do you accelerate virtualization for your enterprise - and take IT flexibility and cost savings to the next level? Start by downloading this whitepaper from Riverbed. WAN optimization is a class of technology that has rapidly been adopted across enterprises in order to address the challenges of bandwidth limitations and latency over the WAN. Click here!

Microsoft patch causes hiccup in Cisco WAAS
A Microsoft patch is causing a glitch in Cisco's Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) WAN acceleration appliance. Cisco issued a field notice on the anomaly early this week. Read More

Developers rank Microsoft .Net higher than Google frameworks
Software developers rank Microsoft .Net the best overall framework, ahead of competitive offerings from Google and the open source Ruby on Rails. Read More

Free remote access tools for Windows and Mac
The best free tools combine firewall friendliness with easy remote access and an amazing array of handy features. Read More


WEBCAST: HyTrust

8 Tips for Virtualization Under Control
Examine 8 tips that will show you how to virtualize more critical workloads with confidence. From security planning and policy management to automation and access controls, get expert advice on how to build a more secure virtual infrastructure to accelerate the virtualization of business-critical applications. Learn More!

Microsoft Update keeps Office secure, says researcher
A Qualys researcher said that Microsoft's optional Update service has helped ensure that more users are keeping their Office applications up to date. Read More

Los Angeles chooses Google Apps over Microsoft
The City of Los Angeles government is deploying Google Apps to alleviate three problems: a crushing budget deficit, IT staff shortage and widespread dissatisfaction with the current office software system. Read More

Google Apps vs. Microsoft Office
Microsoft has long dominated the e-mail, collaboration and office tools market, but Google is launching a strong challenge. Read More


WEBCAST: ShoreTel

A Lower Cost Approach to UC
Learn about a switch-based architecture that provides the industry's lowest total cost of ownership while exploiting the full power of IP. See why this system beats the market leaders and has over 1 million users like Big Brothers/Big Sisters who candidly discuss their selection process, goals and ultimate success in moving to UC. Learn More!

Microsoft takes aim at Android with patent portfolio in hand
Microsoft has licensed some of its patents to mobile phone maker HTC for use on the company's Android-based smartphones. Read More

Microsoft re-releases botched Windows 2000 update
Microsoft has re-released a buggy update that didn't properly protect some of its Windows 2000 users from a security flaw. Read More

Smartphone management becoming a nightmare
A survey of 475 Interop attendees pegged mobile device management as the biggest mobile concern, with 200 people saying that is their top worry. Read More



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