GeneralSharePoint Helps Insurer Avoid Risks

Allied North America, an insurer for construction firms, says its customer portal built using Microsoft SharePoint helps track construction site activities and analyze data to reduce risks for its clients.

GeneralSmaller businesses ‘in denial' about security

Many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) "are in denial about security", says a survey of 500 North American...

GeneralThe Death of DRM

As Yahoo says it will shut down the servers that allow transferring its DRM music, Britain considers a move that would green light unfettered music downloads for a yearly tax.

GeneralMozilla Plugs Nine Holes in Thunderbird

The update patches nine flaws, including one that was patched last week in Firefox.

GeneralAdobe's Photoshop Express Taken Offline for Maintenance

Users of Adobe's online photo sharing and editing Web site, Photoshop Express, may have noticed it is currently offline. Not...

GeneralISPs agreement on illegal file sharing could roll out across other sectors

An agreement by six UK ISPs to work with the entertainment industry and government to reduce illegal...

GeneralList the 64-bit GUI Programs on Your Mac

The evolution in computing horsepower is more of everything--first it was more gigahertz, then more cores, and on top of that...

GeneralBroadband Said to Hit 77% of US Households by 2012

Only about half of Americans have broadband now, but Gartner expects a speed boost soon.

GeneralGovernment told to delete DNA records of innocent people

The Ethics Group, a government advisory body, says DNA samples of those not convicted of a crime should be deleted from the police...

GeneralE-mail downtime still major problem for IT managers

E-mail downtime plagues IT managers, with reducing Microsoft Exchange volume and preventing downtime among their top tasks. A survey of IT managers...