Bringing everyone to the table
Microsoft RoundTable's panoramic view gives everyone an equal place in videoconferences.
Amazon to host Microsoft solutions in the cloud
Amazon expects to offer companies the ability to run their apps on its hosted computing platform using Microsoft Windows Server or Microsoft SQL Server.
DHS: President's Cyber Initiative paying off
DHS' cyber security chief says the government's IT systems are safer, but there is still more work to be done.
HUD embraces SOA
Housing and Urban Development Department is moving toward service-oriented architecture to promote responsible, sustainable home ownership and maximize options for safe and affordable housing.
Google's presidential-quote finder
Search giant parses the presidential views so you don't have to.
Wash. state tackles 'scareware'
The state is waging a legal war against vendors of scareware apps, which are designed to pressure computer users into buying software or a service, typically via alarming pop-up messages.
Combing the Deep Web to stay compliant
MassHousing adopts Connotate Intelligent Software Agents to mine Deep Web and ensure compliance with federal contract terms.
Michael Bechetti | Technical Difficulties
This week's editorial cartoon.
Latest browser threat: Clickjacking
Clickjacking happens when users are directed to malicious Web sites where hackers lay in wait to take control of a user's browser profile.
Economic bill brings the House (Web site) down
Economic stabilization bill destabilized House.gov yesterday.
A faster Internet lane
Phoebus platform avoids TCP latency to help get research networks up to speed.
Collider piques interest in improving Energy Sciences Network
The activation of the Large Hadron Collider might produce an embarrassment of riches'namely, the wealth of data that will be generated by the world's largest particle supercollider.
Telework in transit
Some agencies embrace telework for recruitment and COOP, but others yet to make the connection.
Supermicro SuperServer SYS-6015W-NTRB
GCN Lab Review: The Supermicro SuperServer SYS-6015W-NTRB is a powerful 1U rack-mountable server that comes at a great price. Its overall performance and features make this a great value.
Fujitsu Primergy RX200 S4
Fujitsu Primergy's RX200 S4 will serve Web pages well enough, but its price could be more than an administrator might want to pay for a mid-size Web server.
Here to serve
The Lab checks out mid-level servers for organizations that need a quick Web site.
Private browsing's false sense of security
The 'private browsing' feature in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8'which is also featured in Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Apple Safari'can prevent others from seeing what Web sites you've been visiting, but it doesn't protect you against malicious code.
Oracle reboots collaboration app
Oracle releases new collaboration software, as well a data warehousing-friendly hardware package.
Another View | Keeping up with teleworkers
Network-centric alerting makes it easy to reach employees at remote locations.
It's all about .me
Names for popular domains up for bid at public auction.
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