While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
To encourage the broadest possible support for its forthcoming "Storage Tank" technology, IBM will release an open-source version of the software needed to let servers tap into the next-generation storage system.
Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.
Yahoo, under intense pressure, reorganised its upper management on Thursday in a plan designed to improve its products, underlying technology, and operational execution, the company said.
Last week, Microsoft announced its plans for two new online services: Windows Live and Office Live. However, it is clear that Microsoft sees more work ahead as it tries to catch up with rivals offering free, ad-supported products. Chief Technical Officer Ray Ozzie, who is leading the services push, outlined the challenge in a memo he penned late last month.
Yahoo is headed for a reorganisation that, combined with an exodus of top Yahoo executives, will in all likelihood put power in dramatically fewer hands.
Google launched a new initiative aimed at the health care market this week and announced major industry partners including universities, pharmacies and hospitals, declaring its intention to give people access to all their healthcare information in the one spot.
A Microsoft employee last week removed a blog posting and apologise after revealing details about planned changes to Microsoft's Live Search.
Could the spread of the cloud force Australian ISPs to step away from usage-based models and finally offer real, unlimited broadband packages with no hard limits? Not very likely.
The more I think about the issues surrounding the under-representation of women in IT, the further I get from finding a solution. Overanalysis is a real drag. And that's why this year I'm going to be blogging direct from the FITT lunch.
Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary but Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.
Firm quietly working on data storage software designed to help companies find business documents scattered across their networks.
In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?
There are plenty of reasons to upgrade to Windows Vista and there are also plenty of reasons not to. Here's a look at 10 reasons why you should upgrade to Windows Vista ... and 10 reasons why you shouldn't.
When Paul Coby became British Airways CIO five years ago, the airline's very existence was under threat as a financial crisis engulfed the entire travel industry following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. In this Vision Series video interview, Coby explains technology's role in BA's remarkable turnaround.
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