Ein großer Teil des schwedischsprachigen Internets war in der Nacht zum Dienstag zeitweise nicht erreichbar. …mehr
Wissenschaftlern am Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) haben es erstmals geschafft, optische Nanoantennen aus Gold gezielt und reproduzierbar anzufertigen. …mehr
Das moderne Internet wird von einigen wenigen "Hyperriesen" dominiert. …mehr
Das Berliner Start-up txtr hat auf der Frankfurter Buchmesse seinen gleichnamigen E-Book-Reader samt flankierendem Online-Store vorgestellt. …mehr
Samsung hat den Marktstart des Öko-Handys Blue Earth bekannt gegeben, im November kommt es in Deutschland für 399 Euro in den Handel. …mehr
Der Chiphersteller Intel profitiert von der Kauflaune der Konsumenten. …mehr
Auf der kommenden CeBIT 2010 vom 2. bis 6. März wird das neue CeBIT Studio Mittelstand ein zentraler Baustein in der mittelstandsorientierten Zukunftsstrategie der weltweit wichtigsten IT-Leitmesse. …mehr
Licht und Schatten gibt es beim Cloud Computing bezüglich der Sicherheit: Während kleinere Unternehmen via Clouds IT-Risiken eindämmen können, bieten die SLAs der Cloud-Anbieter größeren Firmen oft zu wenig Sicherheitsgarantien für die Anwendungen. …mehr
Sparinitiativen sind in der Geschäftswelt genauso alt wie Kostenbetrachtungen. Hier finden Sie konstruktive Tipps, wie man IT-Kosten ohne Schuldzuweisungen senken kann. …mehr
Ursprünglich wollte Wabco mit Hilfe des Offshorers TCS die Kosten senken. Inzwischen profitiert der Zulieferer auch von anderen handfesten Vorteilen. …mehr
Microsoft und Adobe haben über Nacht wichtige Updates für ihre populären Softwareprodukte veröffentlicht. …mehr
Der niederländische Chipausrüster ASML Holding hat es dank einer verbesserten Auftragslage im dritten Quartal wieder in die schwarzen Zahlen geschafft. …mehr
Immer mehr Smartphones mit dem Betriebssystem Windows Mobile bekommen ein kostenloses Upgrade auf die neue Version 6.5. …mehr
Im Fall des jüngst bekanntgewordenen Datenlecks bei Telekom-Vertriebspartnern sind möglicherweise Kundendaten auch ins Ausland außerhalb der EU gelangt. …mehr
Die Anbieter von Interim-Management erwarten ein Marktwachstum von sieben Prozent, wie die aktuelle Lünendonk-Studie ergab. …mehr
Im automobilen Einzelhandel können viele Betriebe mit dem Begriff Software as a Service (noch) nichts anfangen. …mehr
Belkin stellt mit dem OmniView 5000HQ die neueste Lösung seiner OmniView-Produktlinie für Server-Management vor. Die neue Appliance wurde für die Bedürfnisse expandierender Unternehmen konzipiert, die sich mit den Ansprüchen komplexer IT Umgebungen konfrontiert sehen …mehr
Wenn Unternehmen in den nächsten Jahren ihre betagten XP-Systeme erneuern, dann ist dies ein Anlass, ihre Desktop-Strategie zu überdenken. Das herkömmliche Modell des Arbeitsplatz-PCs wird nicht mehr allen Anforderungen genügen. …mehr
Dell hat eine Partnerschaft mit dem Deutschen Mittelstands-Bund (DMB) geschlossen. Die im DMB organisierten Unternehmen erhalten nun Sonderkonditionen beim Erwerb von Dell-Produkten nutzen. …mehr
Informatik und Maschinenbau, ehemals unabhängige Disziplinen, sind zunehmend aufeinander angewiesen. Das haben auch die Universitäten erkannt. …mehr
Morgen ist es soweit: Experten für IT Service Management beziehungsweise ITIL können an der ersten Deutschen Meisterschaft teilnehmen. …mehr
Der weltgrößte Chiphersteller Intel hat mit besser als erwarteten Quartalszahlen die Hoffnungen auf eine Erholung der Branche angeheizt. …mehr
Im Rahmen einer SAP-Konsolidierung führte die Hager Group neue Prozesse für die gruppeninterne Logistik ein und automatisierte die Auftragsannahme. …mehr
Mit diesen Anwendungen holen Sie noch mehr aus ihrem Blackberry-Smartphone. …mehr
Gates, Ellison, Dell, Ballmer, Jobs und Moore - sie und andere gehören (immer noch) zu den 100 reichsten Amerikanern. …mehr
Nintendo has just announced a release date for the black-colored Wii Remote and Nunchuk controllers. On November 17th, American gamers will now be able to pick up another color for their extra Wii controllers. Additionally, the new Wii Remote will now come bundled with a MotionPlus add-on for $50, which is only $10 more than the non-enhanced white Wii Remote. The release date of these controllers comes only two days after Nintendo unleashes onto the world, which will undoubtedly drive many gamers to purchase more Wii Remotes for their systems. …mehr
The , that governing body that argues for years about, eventually ratifies, and certifies official Wi-Fi specification, is about to make the peer-to-peer connected world a bit easier. It has just announced that is nearing completion of a new "Wi-Fi Direct" specification for peer-to-peer communications. The Wi-Fi Alliance expects to begin certification for this new specification in mid-2010; products which achieve the certification will be designated "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct." …mehr
Anuj Gulati, director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, was optimistic that his team of enterprise architects will help ICICI Lombard ride through the slowdown, Gulati insists architects are indispensable, especially now. "They function as a business-to-technical liaison and integrate the architectural stovepipes of business, information, application, and technology. Architects give an organization the flexibility to configure products and processes thus reducing time-to-market. …mehr
NASA is throwing a Tweetup for its next shuttle launch. …mehr
We already knew that . But now Dell does too? Michael Dell, founder and CEO of the world's second largest PC maker, Tuesday night at a Silicon Valley dinner. Slamming netbooks' smaller screens and low-power hardware, Dell said that the average user of a 15-inch laptop, if given a 10-inch netbook, would be dissatisfied with the smaller PC within 36 hours. And according to IDG News, Dell slammed the entire netbook genre with this peculiar remark: "For a replacement machine or for a high-end machine, it's not what we'd recommend." …mehr
While I love posting news online, there is a part of me that will always love print media. Whether it be the stacks of gaming magazines adorning my cubicle, coffee table, and stuck in my parents basement or my ink-smudged fingers from reading Newsday every morning during my New York commuter days, I can't get enough of the hastily-printed page. My current non-gaming print obsession comes in the form of San Francisco's two weekly newspapers--the and the , both of which land on newsstands every Wednesday. You can imagine my excitement when I saw Brutal Legend on the cover of the SFBG. …mehr
Sophos has announced the introduction of its content-aware Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology, to simplify how companies mitigate against accidental data loss. By seamlessly integrating DLP into the new release of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection (ESDP), Sophos claims it can offer Indian businesses greater control over sensitive data without any additional licensing costs. …mehr
A new industry specification promises to un-network Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly with other wireless devices. …mehr
The Finnish government has done what no other nation has; it has made broadband Internet access a guaranteed legal right of its citizens. According to Finnish news site , The Ministry of Transport and Communications says everyone in the country will be entitled to a guaranteed 1 Mbit connection by next July. This is fascinating, but it's really only half the story. …mehr
If you've been feeling like your Mac's performance hasn't been up to par of late, you may be thinking that Apple's just-released will solve your problems. Alas, that's not the case--Performance Update 1.0 only addresses intermittent hard drive related pauses in certain Macs. …mehr
As they are wont to do every time they near completion of adding new features, Microsoft is once again giving select Xbox Live members a crack at checking out the latest version of the Dashboard before the public at large. …mehr
Multiple acquisitions and seven years of double-digit growth had pushed Ranbaxy's hardware needle into the red. David Briskman, VP and CIO of Ranbaxy had an ERP upgrade in mind, but he also knew it was a huge and complex task, given Ranbaxy's size. …mehr
Now that is reportedly launching its , will prices on Amazon.com's keep tumbling on further? …mehr
Despite the big marketing and advertising push Microsoft has given Bing, the new search engine failed to gain much ground among users in September, while Google increased its dominance, according to comScore. …mehr
Cisco's of Tandberg and its midmarket videoconferencing products has been the in the past two weeks. But we have to recognize mvision for putting out a release on Monday that capitalizes on the good vibes, even though the London-based company had nothing to do with the deal. Mvision is a managed service provider for Tandberg, and claims to be the number one installer of Tandberg's T3 system in the UK. The release quoted Managing Director Terry Dwyer as saying: …mehr
The Asia Pacific is one of the regions experiencing strong growth from managed telepresence services over the next five years, according to Ovum, an analyst and consulting company. …mehr
Acer overtook Dell as the world's second-largest computer vendor during the third quarter, as the PC market showed signs of coming back to life, IDC said on Wednesday. …mehr
For a while there it looked like 2009 would be remembered as the Year of the Dead Celebrity. But Michael, Farrah, Walter, Ed, and all the rest may have to move over. This is rapidly becoming the Year the Data Died. …mehr
We're no strangers to the hand-wringing and vitriol that can result from criticisms of Apple and its products. Our essay "?" and the accompanying (and incorrect) drew scores of comments from readers, many of whom were clearly angry that we would dare to question Apple's strategy or suggest that purchasers might switch to lower-cost Windows and Linux machines in the midst of a deep recession. …mehr
Firefox extensions (a.k.a. add-ons) get updated from time to time. As you may know, you can check for updates yourself by clicking Tools, Add-ons, Updates, or just wait for the browser to notify you (which it does automatically from time to time). …mehr
PC World is proud to announce , an exciting new series featuring hands-on technology expertise from some of America's top IT professionals. Each week, we'll showcase serious tech makeovers performed by independent IT companies for actual businesses. …mehr
Google is ready to show its hand. Only hours after regarding its Chrome OS , the search engine giant that it will reveal more Google goodness at a special event tomorrow. …mehr
Farewell, . Don't let the door hit you on the way out. has arrived, and soon Vista will be retired to the alongside such notorious stinkers and . …mehr
Television ads for the iPhone promise that "There's an app for that." And, if you're talking about to-do lists, tip calculators, and myriad other categories, that's likely true. But what if there's an app to pull off the particular task you're hoping to perform on your iPhone? And, assuming you have the programming chops to actually build such an app, how can you expect to garner any attention in an App Store that's jammed with 80,000 or so other programs also hoping to catch the eyes of users? …mehr
