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Stories by: Eric Knorr

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    What you need to know about the year of the cloud 31 December, 2010 14:05:00

    2010 saw Microsoft make a big grab for the cloud, while big business got serious about building clouds of its own
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    What desktop virtualisation really means 28 May, 2010 20:22:00

    Desktop virtualisation harks back to the good old mainframe days of centralised computing while upholding the fine desktop tradition of user empowerment. Each user retains his or her own instance of desktop operating system and applications, but that stack runs in a virtual machine on a server -- which users can access through a low-cost thin client similar to an old-fashioned terminal.
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    10 steps to SOA 02 February, 2010 08:22:00

    SOA is an idea, not a technology.
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    SOA: Under Construction 12 December, 2006 14:50:58

    As enterprises build SOAs, the going is pretty slow, thanks mainly to a vastly increasing number of dependencies. Here's what you can learn from what's happening on the ground.
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    Venture capitalist sold on SAAS 27 September, 2006 10:36:46

    Hummer Winblad Venture Partners was established in 1989 as the first venture capital fund to invest exclusively in software companies. These days, 12 of the 30 companies in Hummer Winblad's portfolio are SAAS ventures. We spoke with Ann Winblad, co-founding partner, to better understand the extraordinary momentum of SAAS and her company's relationship with IBM.
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    Looking Out; Looking In 08 March, 2005 09:42:16

    Outsource what makes sense, but create some new internal opportunities for yourself.
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    It's the Process, Stupid 03 December, 2004 14:03:33

    The tools exist, so now's the time for transparent government
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    Attack of the Killer B's 06 October, 2004 12:32:22

    Swat at them all you like, but these business buzzwords aren't going away soon
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    Logic and Licensing 07 April, 2004 12:01:19

    Commercial apps and the hyperintegrated enterprise may lead us into a licensing tangle.
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    The Velvet Revolution 10 March, 2004 12:10:24

    Portals have become valuable corporate tools - now what?
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    The Real Meaning of Longhorn 06 February, 2004 09:10:40

    Microsoft's next version of Windows promotes the evolution of client/server.
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    Antivirus software powerless to stop data breach attacks, study finds 10 February, 2012 01:43:00

    Analysis of 300 incidents spots an elephant in the room
    Large numbers of data breaches are being initiated by targeted malware that antivirus software simply can't detect, an analysis of 300 real-world incidents from 2011 has suggested.
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    Valentine's Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical 10 February, 2012 09:29:00

    Microsoft Thursday said that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical.
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    Security experts ask House for light a regulatory touch 10 February, 2012 01:39:00

    Cybersecurity experts on Wednesday warned members of a House subcommittee against racing to legislation that would establish an overly burdensome regulatory framework for safeguarding digital systems against attacks, instead urging a more limited approach that would clear away legal impediments such as the prohibitions against sharing critical threat information.
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    The six pillars of security operations 10 February, 2012 11:37:00

    Six key points that should be considered when creating and developing a SOC
    As mobilisation and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) becomes increasingly prevalent, business security has been propelled to the forefront of corporate strategy.
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    Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised 10 February, 2012 01:40:00

    Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.
    Google's new NFC system that purports to turn your phone into a credit card can be compromised using a brute-force attack -- and that raises questions about its security.
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