http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/index.jspa?view=blog Latest Blog Posts in ITBE en Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:27 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-06T21:53:27Z en http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/google-extending-postini-technology-across-google-apps/?cs=37320 Google recently landed a big fish when the city of Los Angeles chose Google Apps for its e-mail and Internet services. While it still has a ways to go to catch Microsoft Office, more businesses are using Google Docs .   The company is even desktop_management business_technology web_applications google postini google_apps e-mail_and_web_policies data_security Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:53:27 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/google-extending-postini-technology-across-google-apps/?cs=37320 2009-11-06T21:53:27Z 1 day, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/comment/google-extending-postini-technology-across-google-apps http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37320 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/eu-agrees-to-telecom-reform/?cs=37319 As politicians and other stakeholders in the U.S. debate the pros and cons of net neutrality rules requiring transparency in network management and prohibiting discrimination among content types, the European Union is revamping its own business_technology europe net_neutrality legislation_and_regulation telecommunications_services government_agencies open_internet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:37:42 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/eu-agrees-to-telecom-reform/?cs=37319 2009-11-06T21:37:42Z 1 day, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/eu-agrees-to-telecom-reform http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=37319 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/mt/blog/verizon-droid-hits-the-streets/?cs=37318 Verizon Droid launched today and the buzz has been somewhat subdued , says Network World . A Boston area Verizon store manager said that while general interest in the device has been solid, it hasn't approached the level of other smartphones in recent business_technology motorola verizon motorola_droid tethering smartphones technology_markets networking Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:33:49 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/mt/blog/verizon-droid-hits-the-streets/?cs=37318 2009-11-06T21:33:49Z 1 day, 1 hour ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/mt/blog/comment/verizon-droid-hits-the-streets http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/mt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37318 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sou/blog/fortune-names-jobs-ceo-of-decade/?cs=37316 Fortune magazine has named Apple's Steve Jobs "CEO of the decade," with probably way more copy than you'd ever care to read about him.   Fortune editor-at-large Adam Lashinsky writes in his intro: How's this for a gripping corporate story line: apple executive_suite business_technology steve_jobs Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:02 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sou/blog/fortune-names-jobs-ceo-of-decade/?cs=37316 2009-11-06T20:29:02Z 1 day, 2 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sou/blog/comment/fortune-names-jobs-ceo-of-decade http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/sou/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37316 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/accessing-microsoft-excel-online-today/?cs=37315 It seems like just about everybody, whether it’s Google, Microsoft or Zoho.com, is looking to provide end users with some form of access to a shared set of productivity applications on the Web. The trouble with these approaches is that the Google and spreadsheet_live pagos google zoho microsoft microsoft_excel microsoft_office business_technology productivity_software excel spreadsheet Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:53 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/accessing-microsoft-excel-online-today/?cs=37315 2009-11-06T19:26:53Z 1 day, 3 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/comment/accessing-microsoft-excel-online-today http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/vizard/feeds/comments?blogPost=37315 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/can-web-20-transparency-help-companies-with-compliance-efforts/?cs=37312 OK, we all know e-mail can be an incredible compliance hassle. As IT Business Edge's Lora Bentley wrote about a month ago, employees can thwart e-mail management and retention policies , either through willful disregard or (as in the case cited in compliance e-mail_and_e-mail_management andrew_mcafee business_communications business_technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:18:05 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/can-web-20-transparency-help-companies-with-compliance-efforts/?cs=37312 2009-11-06T19:18:05Z 1 day, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/comment/can-web-20-transparency-help-companies-with-compliance-efforts http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/feeds/comments?blogPost=37312 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/windows-7-selling-better-than-vista-but-moving-fewer-pcs/?cs=37314 Windows 7 has gotten off to a strong start in sales and market share, according to Daily Tech . According to NPD Group, boxed unit sales for Windows 7 during the first week of availability were up 234 percent compared to those of Windows Vista. business_technology windows_7 windows_vista mac_os linux_distribution technology_markets microsoft mac_os_x Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:14 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/windows-7-selling-better-than-vista-but-moving-fewer-pcs/?cs=37314 2009-11-06T19:00:14Z 1 day, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/comment/windows-7-selling-better-than-vista-but-moving-fewer-pcs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37314 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/cutter-consortium-offers-free-journal-on-semantic-enterprise/?cs=37313 On Wednesday I wrote about semantic technology's implication for the enterprise. In that post, I shamelessly hinted that it'd be great if the Cutter Consortium would offer non-members a look at the Cutter piece “The Rise of the Semantic Enterprise.” data_integration master_data_management software_and_web_development business_technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:02 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/cutter-consortium-offers-free-journal-on-semantic-enterprise/?cs=37313 2009-11-06T18:56:02Z 1 day, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/comment/cutter-consortium-offers-free-journal-on-semantic-enterprise http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/lawson/feeds/comments?blogPost=37313 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/big-or-small-contrasting-approaches-to-the-cloud/?cs=37311 Does the cloud lend itself to a major all-in-one platform, or should enterprises pursue a piecemeal approach, at least for the moment? It should be no surprise that the major platform vendors like Cisco and HP did what they do best for the burgeoning cloud_computing intel cisco_systems hp network_performance_management switches scalemp liquid_computing business_technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:25:08 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/big-or-small-contrasting-approaches-to-the-cloud/?cs=37311 2009-11-06T18:25:08Z 1 day, 4 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/comment/big-or-small-contrasting-approaches-to-the-cloud http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/cole/feeds/comments?blogPost=37311 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/security-key-to-early-november-knowledge-network-output/?cs=37310 The following is a list of the Knowledge Network documents uploaded during the week of Nov. 2 - 6.   Android Wireless Application Development Excerpt An excerpt of Android Wireless Application Development in the Knowledge Network gives readers all android network_security project_management firewall business_technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:05:55 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/security-key-to-early-november-knowledge-network-output/?cs=37310 2009-11-06T18:05:55Z 1 day, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/comment/security-key-to-early-november-knowledge-network-output http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37310 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/cloud-computing-same-old-enterprise-story/?cs=37304 In an enterprise version of "West Side Story," the "decentralized" and "centralized" gangs would fight it out instead of the Sharks and the Jets. (And with fewer knives and less dancing.)   IT wants to control the enterprise turf with cloud_computing saas business_culture business_technology internal_governance Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:42:20 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/cloud-computing-same-old-enterprise-story/?cs=37304 2009-11-06T17:42:20Z 1 day, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/comment/cloud-computing-same-old-enterprise-story http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/all/feeds/comments?blogPost=37304 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/template-helps-businesses-implement-app-security/?cs=37309 ITManagerToolkits.com has uploaded a Application Development Security Policy template in the Knowledge Network, along with some of its other templates, tools and checklists. This document in particular aims to help companies define security business_technology policies templates application_development application_security internal_threat Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:04 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/template-helps-businesses-implement-app-security/?cs=37309 2009-11-06T17:40:04Z 1 day, 5 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/comment/template-helps-businesses-implement-app-security http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/kn/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37309 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/can-entrepreneurship-be-taught/?cs=37308 In a BusinessWeek article, writer Reena Jana asks whether entrepreneurship can be taught , pointing to a survey on the topic commissioned by the Small Business Administration.   Findings from the study of 5,618 respondents finishing or holding startups smbs staff_training business_development innovation strategic_planning business_technology Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:40 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/can-entrepreneurship-be-taught/?cs=37308 2009-11-06T17:05:40Z 1 day, 6 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/comment/can-entrepreneurship-be-taught http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/bam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37308 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/researchers-develop-tool-that-cloaks-internet-searches/?cs=37307 A day after Google unveiled a dashboard to help quell user's privacy concerns , a team of Catalan researchers have announced that they have developed a protocol that distorts the user profile generated by search engines so that searches cannot be google yahoo business_technology search_engines privacy microsoft Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:47 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/researchers-develop-tool-that-cloaks-internet-searches/?cs=37307 2009-11-06T17:00:47Z 1 day, 6 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/comment/researchers-develop-tool-that-cloaks-internet-searches http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37307 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/skype-lawsuit-settlement-on-the-horizon/?cs=37306 Following reports that agreements will soon be reached on three outstanding lawsuits, Skype co-founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis may be coming into quite a bit of cash.   According to V3.co.uk , Zennstrom and Friis stand to win 10 percent skype niklas_zennstrom business_technology litigation intellectual_property ebay janus_friis Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:23:36 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/skype-lawsuit-settlement-on-the-horizon/?cs=37306 2009-11-06T16:23:36Z 1 day, 6 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/comment/skype-lawsuit-settlement-on-the-horizon http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37306 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/lockheed-awarded-pentagon-network-management-contract/?cs=37305 According to InformationWeek , Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $293 million contract to support network operations for the Pentagon and other military networks in the Washington, D.C., area. Under the contract, Lockheed will manage, operate and network_security business_technology government_agencies network_performance_management pentagon lockheed_martin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:05 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/lockheed-awarded-pentagon-network-management-contract/?cs=37305 2009-11-06T15:55:05Z 1 day, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/comment/lockheed-awarded-pentagon-network-management-contract http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gt/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37305 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/google-offers-javascript-programming-tools/?cs=37302 Google has released several of its JavaScript application development tools as open source software, reports PocketGamer.biz . Google product manager Amit Agarwal explains the move: By enabling and allowing developers to use the very same tools that business_technology web_applications google closure_library javascript java closure_templates open_source_software_development Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:39:31 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/google-offers-javascript-programming-tools/?cs=37302 2009-11-06T15:39:31Z 1 day, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/comment/google-offers-javascript-programming-tools http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/inf/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37302 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/eu-proposes-breach-notification-ruling/?cs=37301 The European Parliament and Commission has issued a ruling that will require telecommunications companies to inform affected individuals of data breaches , reports SC Magazine .   The Commission has already approved the amendments. However, those legislation_and_regulation european_union government_agencies security_breaches business_technology europe Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:46 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/eu-proposes-breach-notification-ruling/?cs=37301 2009-11-06T15:38:46Z 1 day, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/comment/eu-proposes-breach-notification-ruling http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37301 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/ibms-finger-in-every-pie-the-cloud-analytics-health-care/?cs=37300 IBM is offering cloud services that offer a place for developers to create and test cloud applications, reports ReadWriteWeb .   IBM Smart Business Development and Test on IBM Cloud is designed to eliminate the time developers spend setting up business_analytics ibm cloud_computing business_technology business_intelligence data_management health_care application_development Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:37:48 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/ibms-finger-in-every-pie-the-cloud-analytics-health-care/?cs=37300 2009-11-06T15:37:48Z 1 day, 7 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/comment/ibms-finger-in-every-pie-the-cloud-analytics-health-care http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/vam/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37300 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/microsoft-rivals-question-microsoft-eu-ballot-plan/?cs=37299 Opera, Mozilla and Google plan to send separate letters to the European Commission suggesting modifications to the ballot screen design put forth by Microsoft, reports Computerworld .   Microsoft had presented the EU with a proposal that would business_technology opera europe microsoft government_agencies mozilla google internet_explorer antitrust european_union Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:14:44 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/microsoft-rivals-question-microsoft-eu-ballot-plan/?cs=37299 2009-11-06T15:14:44Z 1 day, 8 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/comment/microsoft-rivals-question-microsoft-eu-ballot-plan http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/community/news/gov/blog/feeds/comments?blogPost=37299