Alex Goldman

Just four months ago, the world enjoyed a brief reduction in spam with the closure of McColo, a U.S.-based Web host that was accused of being a major hub for spammer activity, including a massive botnet called Srbizi. Within less than one month, traffic began to bounce back and spammers had redesigned their new botnets […]

Vivek Kundra, who President Obama officially named as federal Chief Information Officer just eight days ago, is now on a leave of absence following an FBI investigation into his former workplace, according to reports. Kundra, who formerly served as the CTO for Washington, D.C., is facing scrutiny after the FBI raided his previous office, in […]

NEW YORK — Enterprise software provider SAP and software delivery specialist Sybase today announced a partnership to deliver SAP Business Suite Software to the iPhone, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and other wireless devices. The partnership aims to capitalize on the rapid proliferation of mobile devices and applications in the workplace, as enterprises continue making investments to […]

NEW YORK — The traditional business of the TV networks is under threat, even as technology is allowing more people to make and consume news reports. So how do the major powers in television aim to cope? For starters, representatives from the major TV news networks told an audience here at this week’s mediabistro.com TVNewser […]

Oracle continues shifting software that has been available in licensed form for years over to new distribution models, furthering its efforts to take advantage of burgeoning interest in the trend of Software as a Service (SaaS). That’s the case with Oracle Sourcing, which helps enterprises manage their vendor selection and purchasing. On Monday, the company […]

A new report from J.P. Morgan suggests that the future of Internet business starts with consolidation in 2009, as the biggest companies buy the best of the small. With the economy approaching zero or even negative growth, Internet companies are still under pressure to grow — and the only way to do so is through […]

Despite first gaining traction in the corporate datacenter, virtualization is now becoming as popular with small- and midsized businesses (SMBs) as it is with larger enterprises — perhaps even more so. That’s according to new reports from Forrester Research, which said that about 36 percent of the x86 server operating system instances at participating SMBs […]

Click on the graphic for a larger view. Source: Polycom Conferencing giant Polycom is readying what it calls the first “business media phone,” featuring access to enterprise applications, videoconferencing and higher-definition voice quality. But in spite of the device’s advanced features, analysts aren’t so sure that businesses are ready to pony up for the new Polycom […]

I’ll be speaking tonight here in New York at an event marking the 25th anniversary of the federal government’s breakup of AT&T, where I’ll be helping to answer the question — as the event’s title asks — Has Divestiture Worked?. Many here at the event have strong opinions on the answer. Event organizer Bruce Kushnick, […]

Longtime collaborators SAP and IBM this week showed how enterprises running SAP software on IBM hardware can use virtualization technology to more efficiently distribute workloads across servers — reducing operational costs and lowering carbon emissions. The companies’ technology enables IT administrators to create an in-house cloud, spreading SAP utilization across an enterprise’s servers and datacenters […]

VoIP infrastructure provider Sonus Networks recently introduced its new MobilEnterprise FMC business services solution, which enables mobile and converged operators to offer their enterprise customers access to a full range of SIP services both within the enterprise premises and on their mobile phones when out and about. As company solutions manager for wireless Gareth Price-Jones explains, […]

While the U.S.’s new stimulus package may be ultimately aimed at creating jobs, scam artists are already hard at work thanks to the new law, according to a warning today from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC said that fraudsters are using spam and deceptive Web sites to offer “help” in qualifying for aid through […]