VMware plows ahead amid controversy, competition
With another VMworld kicking off next week, host VMware faces controversy and a far more competitive virtualization market than existed when the company began holding the annual conference five years ago.
British govt proposes to cut copyright infringers' Web access
A British government proposal that would require Internet service providers to cut off Web access to those found to be illegally downloading copyrighted music and video is evoking protest in that country.
How to Manage Layoff Survivor Syndrome
Chances are, if you've survived a round of layoffs in your career, you've probably experienced a pang of longing for lost colleagues, a lack of motivation and a decrease in productivity. According to a report by The Conference Board, an independent membership organization, such reactions can be described as "survivor's syndrome."
Cast your vote: SysAdmin of the Year 2009 launches
Companies looking for a unique way to recognize an IT staffer that saves them budget dollars, optimizes resources and enables employee productivity on a daily basis might want to nominate their high-tech hero for this year's System Administrator of the Year contest.
IBM nabs British Petroleum outsourcing contract
IBM announced Wednesday it had inked a five-year outsourcing deal with British Petroleum to manage the oil company's enterprise applications and integrated service desk operations.
Switching start-up Arista says it's all about the software
Arista Networks is introducing software that retains network state and policy across any kind of network infrastructure -- physical, virtual or cloud.
H-1B Reform Bill Could Complicate Offshore Outsourcing
While the fate of the legislation that would alter the administration and regulation of the H-1B visa program remains up in the air, one thing is clear: The bill contains an important provision, designed to prevent the displacement of American workers, that could put a serious wrinkle in the typical offshore outsourcing arrangement.
Librarians' delight: Device helps readers borrow e-books
Along with a new e-reader device, Sony Electronics yesterday unveiled a tool set that's sure to delight librarians who are worried about the future of book-borrowing -- and reading.
Inside Snow Leopard's hidden malware protection
While malware has long been an almost daily annoyance for Windows PCs, Mac users have become accustomed to not worrying about malicious software. Threats arise from time to time--in January of this year, for example, a Trojan horse made the rounds in pirated copies of Apple's iWork software--but most Mac users these days are probably running without virus protection software.
Hackers Like Christmas Best of All
Due to an editing error, the story "Hackers Like Christmas Best of All," posted Tuesday, incorrectly identified the company that employs Michael Hamelin. He works for Tufin Technologies. The story has been corrected on the wire and the fifth paragraph now reads:
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