February 28th, 2008
News to know: EC vs. Microsoft; Google Sites; Evernote's incredible search; iPhone roadmap
Notable headlines:
Larry Dignan: EU slaps Microsoft with $1.35 billion fine
- Mary Jo Foley: European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?
- Dennis Howlett: Steelie Neelie slaps Microsoft with record fine
- John Carroll: Microsoft vs. the EC, round 236
Jotspot is back (as Google Sites); It’s still a wiki
Techmeme
- Dennis Howlett: Google Sites - spoiled by usability issues
George Ou: Microsoft’s free enterprise search is a must try
Richard Koman: White House official details email hole ; German court protects personal data privacy
Mary Jo Foley: Hyper-V isn’t the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that’s lagging
Matthew Miller: Evernote Web public beta and the incredible search technology
iPhone:
- David Morgenstern: Apple to make iPhone SDK ‘roadmap’ announcement next week
- Matthew Miller: What kind of enterprise features will we see for the iPhone on March 6th?
- iPhone finds favor with business users
- AppleInsider: Apple exec: iPhone “not married” to single-carrier model
VMware’s security strategy: Cut hackers off at the hypervisor
Report: Hackers swipe FTP server credentials using SaaS
Secunia: It’s not a flaw if it’s a feature
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: KB940510 highlights some counterfeit Windows installations. See also: image gallery [at right].
Dana Gardner: RIA wars heat up with alpha versions of Adobe’s AIR and Flex
Larry Dignan: Facebook’s new face: What does it need to accomplish?
Dana Blankenhorn at HIMSS:
- HIMSS moving on interoperability roadmap
- If we had more open spectrum would hospitals need wires?
- Small miracles demand interoperability
Paul Murphy: The worst PC myth of all
Jason D. O’Grady: SSDs are too expensive, but are they doomed to fail?
Paula Rooney: Linux-based Unison server to challenge Microsoft Unified Communications Platform
Heather Clancy: Managed services should get a boost from the green IT movement
Dan Kusnetzky: IBM announces the Z10: Is the mainframe still relevant?
Photos: Wireless sensor-making is a snap [at right]
Roland Piquepaille: Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for cars
Russell Shaw: 9-1-1 VoIP passes Senate, but that’s far from a complete solution
TechRepublic: Increase Vista security by setting expiring passwords
Robert Scoble: What made me cry: Microsoft’s World Wide Telescope
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