Recent Articles
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Government Slow to Adopt
Most federal agencies are far from meeting mandated requirements for having employees work remotely, a situation that is costing the government millions of dollars and contributing to the high turnover in the federal work force, according to a recent survey. The Jan. 22 study, conducted by the Telework Exchange—a telecommuting advocacy group—and underwritten by Tandberg…
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Just Another Data Theft
Just another data theft? The news on Jan. 18 that retailer TJX Companies fell victim to a security breach that could involve millions of customers’ credit information didn’t exactly shake up the world. Wall Street barely noticed, as the $13 billion company’s stock price was down just 9 cents as of this writing. News reports…
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Linux Distros Rival Vista
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsoft’s slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. Two of the best all-around Linux distributions to emerge from this process are OpenSUSE 10.2 and Ubuntu…
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Ubuntu 6.10
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsoft’s slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open source have been steadily building a case for broader adoption of Linux-based operating systems. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Canonical’s Ubuntu 6.10 makes a great Linux desktop and can also perform well in server…
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The 25 Killer Apps of All Time
A “killer app” is not always an especially good application. What a killer app needs to be is the right product, at the right time, in the right competitive environment to turn potential into reality for enough users to create a critical mass. With the question “What’s the killer app for Vista?” on the minds…