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Breaking News RSS FeedsThe fifth Golden Turkey Awards - For the fifth time Mark Gibbs announces the Gibbs Golden Turkey Awards and this year he picks on just one company. ...Feed Source: www.networkworld.com New version of office-in-a-box - If you ever needed confirmation that phones are now auditory computer devices, take a look at a modern "office-in-a-box" or "all-in-one" system for small businesses and remote offices. Phones are front and center, e-mail and Web servers come next, and, oh yes, file and print services are there, too. Such is the pattern for the EdgeBOX from Critical Links. The appliances powering typical file and print services now power the phones, Internet access, and security.... BT-200 headset beats the noise (mostly) - I'd love to have the great noise cancellation features on a device that fits my ear better and is somewhat stylish. I'm not talking about fashion-model style, just something that won't make me look like I should be voguing or taking orders for a Billy Mays "as seen on TV" ad.
... Will technology drive global recovery? - In achieving these goals we all got sloppy and missed numerous opportunities to utilize technology to benefit society, our county, our daily lives and last but not least our employer.... BlackBerry Bold hits speed bumps - The BlackBerry Bold 9000 with AT&T service, the first BlackBerry to support HSPDA high-speed wireless networks, has a redesigned interface that is easy to use, and adds applications such as a music player, digital camera and video player.... You've been 'synergy-related headcount restructured' - Even the word layoff is a euphemism, when you think about it. Yes, it can serve to draw a distinction between budget-based and performance-based termination, but not many laid-off workers get recalled to their old jobs these days; "laid off" pretty much means you're fired.... Tough times and risk management - Think the economy is bad now? Hah! You're looking at five to 10 years until things turn around. So, if you're in it for the long haul what can you do? Gibbs has some thoughts about the value of risk management. ... How big boys boost cellular signals - Gibbs takes a look at a serious solution to his lousy cellular reception, a cellular signal repeater, and is more than impressed, he?s ecstatic!
... The poetry of departure - In the novel "From Russia with Love", author Ian Fleming describes the waiting platform for the Orient Express as throbbing with the "tragic poetry of departure". The phrase aptly describes the feelings we have when we separate from friends or family. Whether we are the ones boarding the train or the ones standing on the platform watching others depart, the act of departure often brings feelings of emptiness, loneliness, and sadness.... Service-level agreements no longer enough - Longtime readers know I?m a fanatic about service-level agreements. I regularly advise clients about SLA best practices, negotiation and enforcement strategies. And we talk often about how to develop service-level management and monitoring infrastructure that ensures that carriers live up to their promises.... Economic stimulus for small businesses - Remember back in 2005 when the government provided tax incentives for businesses, known as the "write off your SUV" act? The deal applied to the purchase of all business equipment, but the special SUV writeoffs got the headlines. Many jumped into that, although record oil prices must have made some SUV buyers wish the incentives were for a Prius. Now the deal is back, but few people have noticed.... When insiders attack: How recessions make good people do bad things - Whom can you trust? In security, many of us nurture a healthy sense of paranoia and tend to be distrustful. But as human beings, as social beings, we form bonds of trust with those around us.... For the election, the answer was the Internet. What was your question? - A look at how Obama's use of the Internet in his successful campaign seemed to surprise the press, and at what it will mean for the Internet going forward and for the new administration.
... 'Net teaches print another lesson - How thoroughly has the Internet come to torment the dying industry that is print newspaper publishing?... Lessons learned in this year's holiday guide - Read five things I learned this year compiling our annual "Cool Yule Tools" holiday gift guide, in which we present our favorite tech gift ideas for the holiday season. ... Will white spaces equal more choices? - The FCC has just approved the unlicensed use of the spectrum being freed up by the switch of television broadcasters from analog to digital transmission. Will the freed-up "White Spaces" give us more ISP choices?... Storing your data in their cloud - Although it may seem like your computing life is all e-mail and browsing, computer users still create files, documents, spreadsheets, boring presentations and all manner of other stored information. Which brings me to the question: Where do you store your data? And are you ready to store your data online in a service hosted by a third party provider?... My 10 tech-related wishes for the Obama administration - 10 technology-related wishes for the Obama administration, including an FCC reorganization and a DMCA revision.
... The Wolverine Internet radio is almost good - There are thousands of Internet radio stations out there and the Wolverine World Radio can get you hooked up. Even so, you might be pretty disappointed.... CIOs face additional pressures - Last year we talked about CIOs - who are both the masters and the victims of doubletalk and who are under enormous pressure to provide more to their users and at the same time, trying to keep spending under control.... Tales of the multitasking mind - I've been thinking a lot about multitasking lately. Well, actually, I've been thinking about multitasking in 10-second segments, sandwiched in between replying to one of the several instant messages on my screen, writing this column, wrapping up a statistical analysis, and answering the door for the Mexican food delivery.... Hard times mean more problems with insider security issues - Does my company need to be more proactive about insiders during hard times?... I need a 'wallet phone' why? - This looks to me like still-not-here technology aiming to eliminate a minor inconvenience that existing technology has already all but eliminated.
... Drive the goblins out of your converged network - Small businesses converging voice, video and data traffic sometimes end up with haunted networks, but you can exorcise the demons.... How good is your company?s customer service - If you are IT at a company that provides customer service you have a huge opportunity to identify the limitations of the service your company provides and improve it.... No agreement for US car bail-out - US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out.... UN agrees DR Congo troop increase - The UN Security Council votes to send 3,000 more troops to DR Congo following renewed fighting in the east of the country.... Madonna and Ritchie begin divorce - Singer Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie are to be divorced in London on Friday, High Court lists show.... 'Experts' lead Saudi tanker talks - Talks between Somali pirates and owners of a Saudi tanker are being conducted by specialists, shipping sources tell the BBC.... US judge orders Algerians freed - Five Algerians held at Guantanamo Bay for almost seven years must be freed, a US judge rules.... US convicts Syrian arms dealer - A Syrian-born arms dealer is convicted by a US court of conspiring to sell weapons to left-wing Colombian rebels.... US warned of China 'cyber-spying' - China has increased computer espionage attacks on US government and business interests, Congress is warned.... S Africa to cut aid to Zimbabwe - South Africa's cabinet says it will withhold $28m of aid to Zimbabwe until a representative government is in place.... Security draws Iraqi doctors home - Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says.... Riddle of the Czech beauty without a belly button - Underwear model Karolina Kurkova has no belly button. Is a barely-there navel for cosmetic or medical reasons?... Anti-mafia film 'arrives early' in the town it depicts - Pirate copies of the anti-mafia film Gomorra go on sale in the heartland of the Naples Camorra clan it depicts.... Gallas questions Arsenal courage - Arsenal captain William Gallas admits his side must toughen up if they are to challenge for the Premier League title.... Wilkinson 'can play 'til he's 40' - Jonny Wilkinson's mentor Steve Black believes the England fly-half can defy his injuries and play until he is 40.... Send your video, pictures and story ideas - Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.... Home from home - International Space Station marks its tenth anniversary... 'Tinderbox' region - The struggle for peace in Rwanda and DR Congo... Day in pictures - The most striking images from around the world... Thinking allowed - Four philosophical questions to make your brain hurt... Yugo gone - Serbia's iconic car finally runs off the road... Despair and anger - Gazans report worst ever living conditions ... Somalia 'to become pirate magnet' - Somalia must be helped by the international community to stop it becoming a "magnet for pirates," a senior Egyptian official has said.... Recession fears hit Wall Street - Wall Street shares fall steeply for the second day in a row, amid investors' growing fears of a protracted economic downturn.... China fears grow over job losses - Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems.... French Socialists vote for leader - France's opposition Socialists are voting for a new leader, amid bitter infighting and deep divisions in the party.... Arab plan explained in Hebrew ads - The Palestinian Authority has placed a full-page advert in Israel's Hebrew newspapers to promote an Arab peace plan.... India praised for sinking pirates - An anti-piracy group welcomes an Indian navy warship's destruction of a suspected Somali pirate vessel in the Gulf of Aden.... RBS boss apologises over losses - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties.... Oil price goes below $50 a barrel - Oil prices fall below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil.... Over-the-counter Viagra bid ends - The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.... Mammoth's genome pieced together - A US-Russian team announces that it has sequenced most of the genome of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia.... Bon Jovi to headline Live Earth - Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Bon Jovi are among the stars announced for this year's Live Earth concert, to be held in India.... UK 'ahead in digital TV uptake' - Digital television is spreading faster in Britain than in France, Canada, the US, Germany and Japan, according to research.... Copyright © 2008, Top Websites. All Rights Reserved. |
