Computerworld Blogs
May 06, 2009
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State of Internet Security: Protecting Business Email
Email is vital in business communications and companies worldwide are dependent
upon it. In spite of measures taken by companies to protect against spam,
viruses, spyware, and other online threats, the frequency and sophistication of
attacks are growing. Due to the significant impact that these security threats
are having on businesses, new methods of protection are necessary to effectively
secure email and valuable data.
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In this issue:
1. IT Blogwatch: Microsoft layoffs, round two: 3,000 new heads roll
2. Ken Mingis: My new SSD died, dare I try another?
3. IT News Podcast: Amazon working on a new Kindle
4. Lisa Hoover: Golden rule of social networking: It's not just about you
5. Preston Gralla: Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac: It works!
6. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: How many desktop Linux users?
7. Seth Weintraub: Hey Windows 7, my Mac supports virtual XP Mode
8. Shark Tank: Because he needed it, that's why
OTHER RESOURCES
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Edmunds.com Customer Success Story for Service Automation
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Speeding business innovation with Data Center Transformation solutions
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MarketVibe: The State of Data Governance in Enterprises Today
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IT Blogwatch: Microsoft layoffs, round two: 3,000 new heads roll
In Wednesday's IT Blogwatch, Richi Jennings watches phase II of the Microsoft
layoffs: another 3,000 redundancies worldwide. Not to mention Microsoft's
"painful lack of self awareness"...
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Ken Mingis: My new SSD died, dare I try another?
A couple of weeks back I put an SSD drive in a base model MacBook in an effort
to tart up my new laptop. Everything was fine until, suddenly, it wasn't.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4965543/283856150/188555/0/
IT News Podcast: Amazon working on a new Kindle
In today's podcast: Amazon working on a new Kindle device; RIM opens BlackBerry
push technology to developers; Google pushes Gmail to BlackBerry handsets
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Lisa Hoover: Golden rule of social networking: It's not just about you
I'd estimate that the vast majority of people using social media understand it's
meant to be a communication tool to facilitate interaction with others.
Unfortunately, there's a small segment of users who treat it as a digital
megaphone for their own personal marketing plan.
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Guidelines for the Evaluation of Enterprise De-Duplication Solutions
The primary focus is educational, providing a background on the principles of
de-duplication and recommendations to consider in planning an evaluation of
de-duplication solutions. A key goal is to identify the right questions that
should be asked in the context of the evaluation of de-duplication solutions.
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Preston Gralla: Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac: It works!
Want Windows 7 and Mac OS X? No problem. You can easily get the best of both
worlds by running Windows 7 RC1 on a Mac --- in fact, I've been running it on a
Macbook Air, with no problems.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: How many desktop Linux users?
The truth is no one knows exactly how many desktop Linux users there are. But,
here are some of the ways we can use to try to get to accurate numbers.
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4965543/283856150/188559/0/
Seth Weintraub: Hey Windows 7, my Mac supports virtual XP Mode
Another thing the Mac has done first ...
http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/4965543/283856150/188560/0/
Shark Tank: Because he needed it, that's why
User tells support pilot fish that he can't send out two PDF files because the
mail system is rejecting the attachments. And it doesn't take long for fish to
figure out why.
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Protecting Data From the Cyber Theft Pandemic
Stealth Web malware has exploded onto the IT scene and become a billion-dollar
global pandemic. It steals your confidential data right from under traditional
"solutions" like antivirus or intrusion prevention systems. Today's IT needs a
next generation security technology to accurately intercept polymorphic stealth
attacks. Download the white paper and learn how FireEye identifies malware
problems before a data breach occurs.
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SHARK BAIT OF THE DAY
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No Help from the Help Desk
This past week, while on call, I receive a call while I am still en route home.
As I cannot assist anyone yet, I ask the person in the support center to call my
boss, who should still be at work, to see if he could assist ...
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