InfoWorld - Just as many financial services firms failed to predict the meltdown of the sub-prime lending sector and its ripple effect on the overall U.S. economy, IT and data security teams won’t be able to sufficiently secure their assets and information unless they become far more progressive in assessing risk, according to IBM’s top expert in the field.
Archive for April 3rd, 2008
Apr3
Meet me at Penguicon
Later this month, I’ll be attending Penguicon, with laptop in tow. It’s a combination Open Source Software and Science Fiction Fandom annual convention near Detroit, MI. If you like my writing and want to meet me in person to tell me about it, and have the…
Filed in: Security
Apr3
Movie download services bypass discs (Reuters)
Reuters - Forget DVDs. Several services now
let you download movies and play them right on your TV — no
disc needed.
Filed in: Internet
Apr3
Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone
Microsoft made it official on April 3: There will be no new reprieves for Windows XP (other than on Ultra Low-Cost PCs).
Some customers and partners had been hoping the company might extend again the deadline for all PC makers to be allowed to preload Windows XP, rather than Windows Vista, on new PCs. But today, […]
Filed in: Microsoft
Apr3
Google to lay off around 25% of Double Click employees
It sounds like Google is splitting up DoubleClick into two separate divisions, and selling off Performics. The reason Google is doing this is because Performics deals with search engine marketing (SEM), and that is a direct conflict of interest. SEM is the term used to describe optimizing your webpage to get better ranking […]
Filed in: Google
Apr3
T-Mobile Germany Offering Subsidized iPhones with 2 Year Contract
Fscklog reports (another report) that T-Mobile Germany is starting to offer substantial discounts on 8GB iPhones when purchased with a 2 year service contract.
The 8GB iPhone normally costs 399 euro, but depending on the service plan y…
Filed in: Apple/Mac
Apr3
Sony to cut costs, boosts orders to fight strong yen (Reuters)
Reuters - Japan’s Sony Corp (6758.T), the maker of
PlayStation game gear and Vaio PCs, said on Thursday it would
cut costs and attract more orders to offset the negative impact
of the yen’s strength on its profit.
Filed in: Internet
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