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Test Center preview: Apple's Safari 4
The Safari beta for Mac OS X and Windows is fast, tuned to the latest Web standards, and finally even with WebKit
You already know Safari. It's the only browser that ships with OS X, in the same manner that Internet Explorer is the de facto browser for Windows. Safari rose to greater recognition as the iPhone's touchy-feely Web 2.0 more
Test Center: Komodo 5 takes the crown
Multilingual ActiveState Komodo 5.0 conquers Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby projects with strong debug facilities, excellent code control, and an unbeatable set of utilities ...more
Four big reasons to get behind the smart grid
With venture capital flooding in and stimulus money on the way, the smart grid is taking shape -- and the business world stands to benefit ...more
Facebook, MySpace, social (media) diseases
Social media is on the rise, and so are the privacy and security risks. Is it time to dial back on the whole Web 2.0 'friend' thing? ...more
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Windows 7 compared to Vista Martin compares the system information, the experience index, and the task manager performance tab for Windows 7 and Windows... more |
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The mobile application explosion When it comes to apps, it's the iPhone and then everyone else, but new stores from Nokia, Palm, and Microsoft could change... more |
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AMD's six-shooter is loaded and ready AMD's next big thing for servers is the Istanbul six-core Opteron CPU; it's much more than the sum of its cores more |
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Where to look for work One rejection doesn't mean a strategy doesn't work. It means one employer turned you down. more |
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Could the Childs case put all network admins in danger? If Childs is convicted of some charges actually brought against him, any network admin could go to jail for doing their ... more |
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Psst, I can get you that service for free A junior tech learns the hard way that nothing is free that would normally be paid for, and that it's not right to abuse... more |
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Windows 7: The compatibility blame game How Windows 7's rock star status is helping to erode barriers like pesky software incompatibilities to entry in the corporate... more |
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Get smart about the future of IT Intelligent sensors will further integrate the physical and digital worlds, thereby unleashing ever more chaos on IT more |
Today's Featured Reviews
RIM's pocket-sized, dual-mode QWERTY handset taps Wi-Fi and IP telephony for clear, unlimited T-Mobile HotSpot calling ...more
Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization taps an anemic virtualization engine to bridge the gap with legacy Windows applications ...more
Apple and Microsoft top the Test Center's list of 40 winning hardware and software products for IT professionals and businesses ...more
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FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOA GOVERNANCE
SOA's benefits are difficult to achieve without a governance strategy. The challenge is determining what policies to develop, how to implement them, as well as how to enforce them. This Webcast looks at recent InfoWorld and IDC research on the topics, as well as prescriptive guidance on how HP solutions can help with SOA's promise of business agility.
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Agility. Efficiency. Faster time to market. These are business requirements that spell the difference between winning and losing. See the combination of SOA working in close concert with business process management (BPM) to make these words a reality. Sponsored by Oracle
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Technology White Papers
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- Webcast-in-a-Whitepaper: The End of Antivirus As You Know It - Learn about the rapidly evolving malware landscape facing enterprises today, as well as next-generation software that addresses...
- Should You Install Messaging Security Software on Exchange? - This paper discusses the results of a survey on messaging security software and conclusions about administrators' attitudes...
- Choosing the Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solution - The latest white paper from the Mesabi Group explores the challenges facing many businesses in deciding what combination...
- The State of Resilience and Optimization on IBM Power Systems - This report includes the input of over 2,000 companies running AIX and IBM i (i5/OS) environments regarding their data protection...
- The Benefits of AIX Data Replication in HACMP - Clusters. For IT departments looking to bring their AIX environments up to the next step in data protection, IBM's PowerHA...
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