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2009: The year the cloud was seeded

The economic downturn may have dominated the agenda for much of 2009 but it was also the year the cloud was seeded, according to analyst firm IDC.

| Analysis | Hardware | IT management/strategy | SaaS | 11/26/09 at 9:09 am


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Five reasons Google Chrome OS Security Wins

Chrome OS' reliance on a password is a major security problem, but in other ways it has great security. Here's why.



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Mobile groups protest proposed net neutrality rules

A month ago, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission began a proceeding to create formal net neutrality rules for broadband providers, and the proposals have generated serious debate in the telecom community.

| Analysis | Government | Internet | Mobile & wireless | Networking | 11/23/09 at 4:10 pm


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AT&T Mobile Framework Crosses Platforms

At the Interop New York conference this week I've seen a lot of product and service demos. Many have shown mobile enterprise applications, but most have danced around the issue of which handset is going to be used for delivering the app.



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SVG a graphics format for 21st century

Misunderstood standard a likely basis for new wave of applications.

| Analysis | CRM | Software | 11/17/09 at 2:50 pm |


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Tk is my favorite GUI toolkit

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Time to look for an AVG replacement?

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Where Google Chrome security fails: the password
I heard mention that the Chrome OS will have some sort of encryption available a la bitlocker. If it's possible to encrypt personal data using another password or key, then it may have potential for very secure data.... And Ubuntu has an 'encrypt home directory' option, perhaps google should follow suit.
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