IT News Digest

Archive: 03-2008

• Vista Capable versus Vista Ready - were graphics drivers to blame?

  Microsoft has been under fire with the differentiation between Vista Capable and Vista Ready, resulting in a class-action lawsuit. Could graphics drivers be to blame for end-user woes? Or is this...

  Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 31, 2008, 4:21 AM PDT

• House raided by mob in Craigslist ad hoax

  A hoax Craigslist advertisement resulted in an Oregon man losing a sizable chunk of his possessions as hoards of bargain-hunters descended upon his home in a free-for-all grab.

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 31, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT

• Comcast and Bit Torrent collaborate on network traffic management

  In an astounding turn to events, foes turned friends as Comcast and BitTorrent announced their agreement to collaborate on bringing better traffic management to Internet connections. This includes...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | March 28, 2008, 4:00 AM PDT

• Are the rewards of ERP systems worth the risk?

  The country’s biggest trash hauler, Waste Management, has announced that it is suing SAP for $100 million as a result of the failed implementation of SAP’s ERP package. The suit claims...

  Posted by Andy Moon | March 28, 2008, 3:59 AM PDT

• Firefox 3 on the way, but will it live up to its hype?

  Mozilla will be releasing the final version of Firefox, its open source browser, in June, according to company officials. During a roundtable discussion with various tech news bloggers, Mozilla...

  Posted by Andy Moon | March 27, 2008, 4:13 AM PDT

• India says yes to the BlackBerry, no to encrypted mail

  In the latest roundup to previous conflicting signals about whether the ubiquitious BlackBerry service will be banned in India or not, the Indian government has thrown down the gauntlet and...

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 27, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT

• Special Report for Women in IT: Educational opportunities

  This Women in IT Special Report highlights educational opportunities for females of all ages who are interested in technology. The panelists in this podcast include Jon Dewey, Nelly Yusupova,...

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | March 26, 2008, 11:03 AM PDT

• Does open sourcing security framework lead to more secure software?

  Red Hat recently open sourced the Red Hat certificate system - software for managing user identities and privacy on a network. However, does open sourcing security software make it more secure, or...

  Posted by Arun Radhakrishnan | March 26, 2008, 3:00 AM PDT

• Google wants in to the television "white space"

  Google failed to be a player in the FCC auction that recently ended. Indeed, it was described as the “happy losers” in the 700 MHz space, only having been able to secure...

  Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 26, 2008, 2:37 AM PDT

• DARPA backs Sun in optical computing, but IBM is a player too

  The research arm of the U.S. military has picked Sun Microsystems to research optical computing technologies that could enable computing that is 1000 times faster than today’s fastest...

  Posted by Andy Moon | March 25, 2008, 4:09 AM PDT

• Safari 3.1 brings the Apple experience to Windows

  The good folks over at Ars Technica decided to check out Safari 3.1 for new goodness fresh out from Mac-land. Their verdict? They were blown away with the improvements since Safari 3.0.

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 25, 2008, 3:55 AM PDT

• Special Report for Women in IT: Marketing tech products

  TechRepublic’s Sonja Thompson talks to Andy Marken of Marken Communications about why more businesses aren’t getting it right when it comes to marketing technology to women.

  Posted by Sonja Thompson | March 24, 2008, 3:57 PM PDT

• Comcast considers creepy new addition to the set top box

  Is Comcast considering a video feedback device for its set top box? The answer is yes, but how it intends to use it is the real question. In an interview with NewTeeVee’s Chris Albrecht,...

  Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 24, 2008, 4:18 AM PDT

• Blu-ray BD+ completedly defeated

  The mood over at Slysoft is that of exuberance, as it announced version 6.4.0.0 of its AnyDVD HD product. With this version, it is now possible to make complete backup security copies of all...

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 24, 2008, 12:01 AM PDT

• When an online group becomes a force to be reckoned with

  It is easy to ignore what happens online. Or is it? Since early January this year, the online group Anonymous has been protesting the Church of Scientology over its cult behaviors and tax exempt...

  Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 21, 2008, 6:14 AM PDT

• Wiki technology appearing all over the place

  Wiki, a technology for online encyclopedias and other documentation, is beginning to find itself in some interesting places. A Stanford professor has proposed that wiki technology be used in...

  Posted by Andy Moon | March 21, 2008, 5:17 AM PDT

• Big winners in the airwave auction- Verizon and AT&T

  In the auction of the airwaves, two big winners came out on top, leaving Google phone in the dust. Verizon and AT&T combined to account of $16 billion of the 19.6 billion bid in the...

  Posted by Tricia Liebert | March 21, 2008, 4:41 AM PDT

• Microsoft unveils release candidate of Hyper-V

  Microsoft has unveiled the release candidate of its hotly anticipated Hyper-V virtualization technology, which the company says is “near final.” Does your company have plans to deploy...

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 20, 2008, 2:14 AM PDT

• Big tech players look to the future through R&D

  Innovations in technology are the rule rather than the exception, but would more competition force the current tech giants to increase the pace of their innovation?

  Posted by Andy Moon | March 19, 2008, 11:50 PM PDT

• Can your IT department survive a recession?

  Google is confident that it will survive a recession. At a briefing during a visit to Australia, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told reporters that Google will be “well...

  Posted by Paul Mah | March 19, 2008, 3:39 AM PDT