Für eine schnellere Suche und Darstellung von Geschäftsinformationen kombiniert SAP die Analysesoftware von BusinessObjects mit der Appliance SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Accelerator. …mehr
Das Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Karlsruhe hat überraschend eine neue Erlaubnis für den Verkauf von Smartphones des taiwanischen Herstellers HTC erteilt. …mehr
Der Schwarzweiß-Laserdrucker Oki B430dn überzeugte in unserem Test mit einer sehr guten Druckqualität. Auch bei der Druckgeschwindigkeit machte der Laser eine gute Figur. …mehr
Rund ein Viertel der ein Deutschland eingesetzten Software ist laut einer Studie raubkopiert. …mehr
Mit dem Taschenbuch-großen "Aspire R3600 Revo" hat Acer seinen ersten Nettop vorgestellt. Der Mini-Desktop-PC soll sich vor allem für das Surfen im Web, Multimedia-Anwendungen und Spiele eignen. …mehr
Der weltgrößte Softwarekonzern Microsoft hat sich bei Investoren fast vier Milliarden Dollar geliehen und damit neue Übernahmephantasien ausgelöst. …mehr
Warum zahlt Open Text Millionen für den Konkurrenten Vignette? Für die meisten ECM-Experten gibt es angesichts massiver Produktüberschneidungen nur eine Erklärung: Märkte und Kunden. …mehr
Das Marktforschungsunternehmen iSuppli geht davon aus, dass Rechenzentren erheblich Energie sparen und so Kosten senken können. Voraussetzung: sie tauschen schnell drehende Festplatten durch Solid State Disks (SSDs) aus. …mehr
Der britische Mobilfunkanbieter Vodafone Group richtet eine Plattform für Entwickler von Internet-Anwendungen auf dem Handy ein. …mehr
Hewlett-Packard bietet eine neue Komplettlösung für den Einsatz der SAP-Software "Netweaver Business Warehouse Accelerator" an. …mehr
HTC hat sein jüngstes ROM-Upgrade für die europäischen Nutzer des Touch HD endlich auch auf Deutsch veröffentlicht. …mehr
Fast gleichzeitig haben Brocade, Extreme Networks, 3Com und Force10 neue oder erweiterte Produkte für die Nutzung von 10-Gigabit-Ethernet in Rechenzentren vorgestellt. …mehr
In seiner neuen Niederlassung in Köln zeigt Microsoft, wie es sich die Zukunft der Arbeit vorstellt. …mehr
Es ist eine Methode, ein Werkzeug, eine Software. Der Ex-IT-Manager Bruno Klumpp hat aus seinen jahrelangen Erfahrungen ein Produkt entwickelt, das Mitarbeiter in ihrer Arbeitsorganisation hilft. …mehr
IBM hat neue Produkte vorgestellt, die Kunden eine nahtlose Erweiterung ihrer Service-orientieren Architektur (SOA) zu einer Cloud-Service-Umgebung ermöglichen. Damit werden Unternehmen unterstützt, die Vorteile der immer beliebter werdenden "private Clouds" zu realisieren und damit existierende Ressourcen zu konsolidieren und zu nutzen. …mehr
Der Chef des weltgrößten Softwareherstellers Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, will sich nicht konkret zu Spekulationen über eine Übernahme der deutschen SAP äußern. …mehr
Mit dem hochintegrierten Blade-System Primergy BX900 greift Fujitsu Technology Services die Server-Konkurrenten IBM, Dell und HP im Data Center an. …mehr
Der japanische Elektronikkonzern NEC hat im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr wegen Restrukturierungskosten rote Zahlen geschrieben. …mehr
Der amerikanische Anbieter von alternativer Softwarewartung Rimini Street macht seine Angebote für SAP-Anwender verfügbar. Kunden von ERP-Software der SAP sollen für deutlich weniger Gebühren Wartung für ihre Programme erhalten. …mehr
Dell will in den kommenden Monaten in seiner "Latitude"-Serie Notebooks mit Flash-Laufwerken (Solid-State Drives, SSDs) von Samsung mit integrierter Hardware-Verschlüsselung auf den Markt bringen. …mehr
Erste Bilder zeigen das neue Blackberry Onyx, das nach Angaben von crackberry.com im September in den Läden von T-Mobile USA stehen soll. …mehr
Mit der Applikation "Scope Exit" von Riege Software International sollen Spediteure und Handling-Agenten an Flughäfen die Formalitäten der Ausfuhranmeldung gemäß dem ATLAS-Zollverfahren automatisieren können. …mehr
Berater sind ständig unterwegs, die Arbeitsbelastung ist hoch. Ebenso wie die Versuchung, die freie Zeit ganz dem Job zu opfern. …mehr
Microsoft hat auf der Entwicklerkonferenz TechEd North America 2009 angekündigt, dass der Vista-Nachfolger Windows 7 im vierten Quartal verfügbar sein wird. …mehr
Für S60-Handys gibt es einen neuen Browser, der selbst alten Nokia-Smartphones ein wenig iPhone-Komfort bringt. …mehr
Indien ist für viele deutsche IT-Profis weit, weit weg. Für viele Inder hingegen rückt der deutsche Markt immer näher. …mehr
Mit mehr als zwanzig Jahren Erfahrung in Sachen Security-Audits hat Harry Segal, President von Networks Unlimited, so ziemlich alles gesehen, was Fahrlässigkeit im Umgang mit sensiblen Daten betrifft. Hier sind die Fehler, mit denen er es in Unternehmen am häufigsten zu tun hat. …mehr
Personalberater erwarten für das laufende Jahr ein schwieriges Geschäft. Auf dem elften deutschen Personalberatertag in Königswinter bei Bonn sagte Wolfgang Lichius, Vorsitzender des BDU-Fachverbandes Personalberatung, dass man in diesem Jahr mit einem Umsatzrückgang von durchschnittlich 20 Prozent rechne. …mehr
Der japanische Mobilfunkbetreiber NTT DoCoMo hat eine Technologie entwickelt, die eine räumlich getrennte Audioübertragung bei Mobiltelefonen ermöglicht. …mehr
E-Mail erweist sich in Zeiten der Krise als großer Direct-Marketing-Hit. …mehr
Große Massen an Ergebnissen bei einer Internetsuche können User all zu leicht überwältigen. …mehr
In its first move towards opening up to international audiences, has added British television shows and Bollywood movies. Hulu today announced in a blog post that the site has partnered with U.K. content distributor Digital Rights Group and the Bollywood digital distributor Saavn to bring international content to U.S. audiences. …mehr
The "Twitter porn names" game, currently 's top-trending topic (things that are twittered the most), may be a fun distraction that gives you and your friends something to tweet about. But it also has a security hole -- one that is no technical snafu. It could be simple human error, but it's also possible that this security hole is an example of truly sneaky social engineering. …mehr
Saying that its users are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Google Inc. today unveiled a list of new search technologies geared to help users search results, along with a new tool to help them cull information instead of web pages. …mehr
Twitter hit a new milestone today. …mehr
If you're not satisfied with the TV available through your cable or satellite provider--or if you're looking for alternative channels around the world--give the free a try. This free program lets you tune into TV channels around the world for news, entertainment, sports and more. The channels are all broadcast via the Web, so you don't need a TV tuner or any other special hardware. …mehr
Mozilla Labs has unveiled the beta of a new application called that takes the Internet off your browser and plants it onto your desktop. Prism is both a useful and a desktop app -- the latter for those who . …mehr
You may have heard recently about , a new Web service that some people are projecting (mistakenly, I'm certain) as a "Google killer". With Wolfram Alpha, you type terms into a field on a webpage and get back information about those terms. But the big brains at Wolfram research insist that it's not a search engine, it's a "computational knowledge engine." The company announced today that the service should be . …mehr
Verizon Wireless is expected to offer a netbook tied to a multi-year contract for its wireless data service. It is tied to an expensive wireless contract. On May 17 Verizon Wireless is expected to offer the netbook HP Mini 1151NR for US$200 (after rebate) that will cost you an additional $1000 in data access fees due to the mandatory two-year contract with Verizon Wireless. Interested? …mehr
Wireless access anywhere: That's the promise of 3G broadband data connections. And in most areas, that's what I enjoyed with the T-Mobile WebConnect USB Laptop Stick. The device is $50, after a $200 discount as of 5/11/09; the discount requires a two-year service contract, and monthly service is $60. …mehr
Apple is playing the moral watchdog game again, this time banning from its App Store the Me So Holy app. In yet another episode of the "" soap opera, Apple found the app "objectionable," according to its iPhone developer agreement. …mehr
Let's be honest. Few people will deny that keeping your eyes on the road is a key part of driving safely. As a showed us on Friday, text messaging while operating a vehicle can -- and in many cases does -- lead to accidents. …mehr
After five quarters of declining market share, Advanced Micro Devices gained ground in chip shipments over chief rival Intel during the first quarter of 2009, IDC said on Tuesday. …mehr
Microsoft Corp. said Monday that its upcoming Exchange Server 2010 software will be able to read and write e-mails to disk 70% faster than Exchange 2007, despite the fact it uses the current same engine. …mehr
Mozilla Labs has unveiled the beta of a new application called that takes the Internet off your browser and plants it onto your desktop. Prism is both a useful and a desktop app -- the latter for those who …mehr
Oracle's decision to acquire Sun Microsystems has created a larger market opportunity for Intel to put its Itanium chips into more enterprise servers, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said on Tuesday. …mehr
The newly formed Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance looks likely to play a big role in the future of Wi-Fi, but its high-speed technology probably won't squeeze out wired multimedia networks. …mehr
So there's bad news, and then there's some more bad news. First, the bad news: April video game sales are poised to clock in around US$550 million, down 17% year-over-year, says Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter. …mehr
Silhouettes demonstrate how awesome it can be to occasionally break the "rules" of photography. It's pretty easy to photograph a silhouette--many new photographers do it all the time. They just don't always do it on purpose. Recently, I told you about "." This week, we'll intentionally commit the first mistake--underexposing your subject--for some creative effects. …mehr
Planning to see the reboot tonight? Not me, sadly. I'm waiting for a friend and an IMAX in a couple weeks. On a 53 foot tall screen, 's plucked and meticulously sculpted eyebrows are going to look like a couple of jumbo mutant caterpillars. …mehr
Matt Gohring has a laptop and a desktop, and he needs to keep his documents synchronized between them. …mehr
Facebook just can't seem to stay out of trouble. The social networking site has landed in hot water again, this time for refusing to shut down Holocaust denial groups. Facebook is reluctant to stop the Holocaust denial groups because the site wants to be "a place where people can discuss all kinds of ideas, including controversial ones," said Facebook spokesperson Barry Schnitt in an interview with . Facebook is trying to "strike a very delicate balance" between freedom of speech while "also ensuring that individuals and groups of people do not feel threatened or endangered," Schnitt said in another interview with the . Schnitt also told the JTA that users living in the 13 countries where Holocaust denial is illegal would be unable to access Holocaust denial groups on Facebook. …mehr
Pandemic warnings. Entire towns shutting down. Subway riders donning surgical masks. The end wasn't coming with a bang, but with a sneeze and a fever. Last week's news cycle--or the precursor to a zombie apocalypse? Watching TV, it was hard to tell. (Ask the , or Mike "The Streets" Skinner, who created the mock music video ".") I don't know about the flu, but after years of reading horror books, watching twisted flicks, and playing the splatterfest video games they inspired, I'm ready for the walking dead. One thing I haven't prepared for, though, is the sheer number of zombie games rising. …mehr
Sling Media's SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone will arrive this evening at Apple's iTunes App Store, according to company spokesperson Cathy Cook. …mehr
Apple on Tuesday released the latest update for its Leopard operating system, , bringing with it more than 20 bug fixes as well as a number of security updates. …mehr
When it comes to protecting yourself against malware, you can't take too many precautions. ($20; 30-day free trial) gives you another security tool to protect against malware threats specifically designed to steal private information such as passwords, bank account information, and credit card numbers. …mehr
Microsoft has released the beta version of its , a free utility that tells you if your PC is ready to run Windows 7. It scans your computer, checking internal components, external peripherals, and programs, and alerts you to potential compatibility issues. It also offers upgrade suggestions, such as which drivers to replace, should you make the move to . …mehr
I purchased BitDefender Anti-Virus 2009 with a registration key for three PCs, but I've been unable to update my older version because the upgrade option on the main menu is grayed out. After I contacted support via e-mail, I received an automated reply and, later, instructions on running and returning a test on the program so that they could determine the problem. I sent in the test results, but never heard back (except for automatically generated responses to my two additional e-mail messages). …mehr
Novatel's is an idea so good that I am shocked it is just now coming to market. And, for once, a cellular company has gotten the pricing right. Carry-around connectivity has taken a great leap forward. …mehr
Tintii is a one-trick pony. But that one trick is impressive in its creative potential and even more so in how easy and quick it is to achieve. Tintii analyzes the major hues of a photo, so you can choose which specific ones to retain. The other colors are desaturated to grayscale. While the is free, is only $9. …mehr
The world's largest handset manufacturer, Nokia, is prepping its application store for mobile devices at the end of May. With the new service, which is called the Ovi Store, the Finnish company will try to emulate Apple's success -- only with more than 20,000 titles at launch. …mehr
Microsoft closed a critical PowerPoint hole that that has been under attack since last month, along with 13 other, less-important flaws in the Office application and related software. …mehr
Xerox launched a new series of pricey office printers that use solid ink instead of cartridges. With prices starting at $23,500, the ColorQube 9200 series is obviously targeted at high-end corporate users, and is designed to significantly reduce the cost of printing color pages. …mehr
We interrupt your steady stream of to bring you new buzz on that : the -powered . While its successor, the (aka ) has yet to hit America, there's now talk of a "T-Mobile G1 v2" that could be coming soon to a store near you. …mehr
Heaven (or ) help us, it seems someone's finally landed the video game rights to 's Hugo-winning "Song of Ice and Fire" series. Who? No one you know. Probably. …mehr
When went on sale in January, I created a Web site to redistribute the free edition and act as a central information source for the book. And because the book was about Ubuntu, I made ample mention of the word "Ubuntu" and also used the familiar three-part circle logo. …mehr
Online backup makes some people nervous. It shouldn't--especially with program-and-service combos like (2GB storage free, other plans available) around. With 128-bit or 448-bit Blowfish encryption, there's no way anyone's going to steal your data. Mozy actually goes out of its way to warn you that if you forget your password (Mozy can also provide one which they keep track of), there's no way to access your data. …mehr
As analysts go gaga over this week, Google is unveiling a high-tech "" that could catapult the system into a whole new world. was officially introduced Tuesday, just one day after researchers suggested Android was well on its way to becoming a "top-tier player" within the smartphone market. …mehr
has announced that it will carry the mobile hotspot. Instead of needing individual broadband cards for your laptops--or bothering with tethering a mobile phone--this portable Wi-Fi router broadcasts a Verizon EV-DO data connection to five users. Best of all, ongoing subscriptions are optional; you could instead opt for a $15 day pass only when needed. …mehr
If you're a current or former University of California, Berkeley student, and have taken advantage of the on-campus health services at some point in the past ten years, you may want to check your credit report. The university today announced that it has discovered a massive data theft involving 160,000 current and former UC Berkeley students. …mehr
