Report: IT Recovery Still a Work in Progress [June 23, 2010] Computer Economics threw a little cold water on what's generally been a pretty optimistic 2010 outlook for IT equipment and services providers.
Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes [July 30, 2010] Privacy concerns over Google and the CIA; HP's enterprise slate; why online gaming might help your career and more.
Yahoo Touts Revised Web Traffic Stats [July 29, 2010] Looking to set the record straight, Yahoo highlights an irregularity in online metrics firm comScore that shortchanged its site traffic. Meanwhile, Google snags a search deal in Japan.
Limiting Social Networks Could Hurt IT Security [July 12, 2010] IT Security Firm Trend Micro says the growing use of social networks like Facebook and Twitter in the enterprise threatens security, but limiting their use could make things worse.
YouTube's Growth a Headache for IT Admins? [July 9, 2010] The popular video-sharing site adds new features to entice users into watching Web videos for longer. But what's the impact on network admins?
Microsoft Debuts Web Development Toolset [July 9, 2010] Software giant launches beta test of new website development toolkit aimed for novice site operators, offering easy setup for developers and small businesses.
Internet's Social Growth Bodes Well, Despite Flaws [July 8, 2010] A survey of tech experts finds that in spite of the negatives associated with the Web's growing social capabilities, it's likely to have a positive impact on users overall.
Facebook Simplifies Privacy Policy for Apps [July 1, 2010] In an effort to help users understand how much information they're sharing with third parties -- and to satisfy its agreement with the Canadian government -- Facebook is tweaking its privacy rules for apps.
Google's YouTube Favors Flash Over HTML5 [June 30, 2010] A software engineer at the popular video site details why Adobe's Flash is still a better solution for video distribution on the Web than the up-and-coming HTML5.
Google Flinches in China Censorship Showdown [June 29, 2010] Google's commercial license to operate in China is up at month's end and now the search and online advertising goliath is modifying its once-stout stance against censoring online content.
Skype Targets SMBs With 5.0 Beta [June 24, 2010] The new group video conferencing feature is free for now but will small and midsized businesses find it worthwhile once they have to start paying for it?
Google Tightens Up Docs for the Enterprise [June 21, 2010] Secure collaboration through the cloud is the next great growth vein for online application and security vendors so Google is improving the access controls for its popular Google Docs suite.
Amazon Syncs Kindle to Facebook, Twitter [June 16, 2010] Online retail giant adds software update to popular Kindle e-reader that will enable users to share content from digital books to friends on Facebook, Twitter.
Microsoft Adds Social Features to Bing [June 11, 2010] Software giant continues its push to give Bing search engine a social makeover, adding in live feeds from Facebook into search results.
Facebook Joins PTA in Online Safety Effort [June 10, 2010] Social networking giant partners with National Parent Teacher Association to promote awareness about security and online child safety.
Oracle Refreshes Content Management Suite [June 8, 2010] The latest version, Content Management Suite 11g, complements the rest of Oracle's Fusion middleware stack.
Yahoo Extends Facebook Partnership [June 8, 2010] Web portal strengthens its ties with dominant social network, announcing plans to integrate content on the two platforms, as well as a new privacy dashboard.
Microsoft, Kentucky Team in Cloud Apps Deal [June 4, 2010] Software giant scores a big win in its cloud computing push, inking a deal with the Kentucky Department of Education to provide students and faculty with cloud-based e-mail, IM and storage.
Adobe Debuts Digital Viewer for iPad [June 2, 2010] Despite ongoing feud with Apple over its policy banning Flash technology, Adobe isn't giving up on the platform, and has now released a digital viewer for the iPad.
Click-Out Boycott of Facebook Fizzles [June 1, 2010] The first and probably last 'Quit Facebook Day' came and went over the holiday weekend and the response from the social networking site's members was far from overwhelming.
Microsoft FUSE Takes Shape With Twitter Project [June 1, 2010] Project Emporia emerges from Microsoft's experimental social technology lab, offering non-technical users a filter to sort through the most relevant content on Twitter.