Microsoft, Intel give $20M for multi-core research

Imagine a man you know but whose name you can't remember approaches you, and your mobile phone uses face-recognition capability to give you his name and information about him before he says hello. This is the kind of application that researchers hope will be developed from $20 million Microsoft and Intel are giving two U.S. universities for research on parallel computing. ...continue reading 'Microsoft, Intel give $20M for multi-core research'

Dell launches new servers for SMBs

Dell on Monday launched new single-socket servers for small and medium-size businesses, replenishing its overhauled PowerEdge line of servers. ...continue reading 'Dell launches new servers for SMBs'

FCC closes 700MHz spectrum auction

The controversial 700MHz spectrum auction has closed, raising $19.59 billion, a record for a spectrum auction in the U.S., the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'FCC closes 700MHz spectrum auction'

Windows Tip: Sizing your event logs

By Mitch Tulloch, MVP

The Windows Event Logs are a good thing -- they're a primary source you can mine when troubleshooting server problems or monitoring server security. Because of this, it's a good idea to collect as much information as possible in these logs in order to provide you with a historical baseline of your server's operations to help you troubleshoot difficult issues, and also to create an audit trail for security purposes. But can you have too much of a good thing? ...continue reading 'Windows Tip: Sizing your event logs'

Vista SP1 officially available

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 is available starting Tuesday, a day after Amazon.com let slip that it would become available this week. ...continue reading 'Vista SP1 officially available'

Yahoo to Microsoft: Cheapskate

Yahoo has dusted off a three-month old financial plan to reinforce its contention that the company is worth much more than Microsoft has offered to pay for it. ...continue reading 'Yahoo to Microsoft: Cheapskate'

Toshiba, Samsung top latest Greenpeace electronics ranking

Toshiba and Samsung top the latest Greenpeace environmental ranking of consumer electronics companies. ...continue reading 'Toshiba, Samsung top latest Greenpeace electronics ranking'

JasperSoft claims to be most widely deployed BI tool

JasperSoft, the open-source business intelligence vendor, is claiming that it is now the world's most widely deployed BI product. ...continue reading 'JasperSoft claims to be most widely deployed BI tool'

Notes comes to the iPhone, via iAnywhere

IPhone customers who use Lotus Notes at work won't be left out anymore with a new offering from Sybase iAnywhere. ...continue reading 'Notes comes to the iPhone, via iAnywhere'

Malicious subtitle file could trip up VLC media player

A flaw in the widely-used open-source VLC media player could allow an attacker to execute harmful code on a PC. ...continue reading 'Malicious subtitle file could trip up VLC media player'

BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million

BMC Software said Monday that it intends to purchase BladeLogic, a maker of data center automation software, for $28 per share in cash, or about $800 million. ...continue reading 'BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million'

Windows Mobile to get Flash, PDF support

In addition to its own Silverlight multimedia technology, Microsoft will support Adobe's competing Flash technology on Windows Mobile phones, the companies planned to announce on Monday. ...continue reading 'Windows Mobile to get Flash, PDF support'

EBay to take over affiliate program's management

EBay will soon take over management of the affiliate programs for its core marketplace and for its Half.com site from ValueClick in the hopes that it can operate them more efficiently. ...continue reading 'EBay to take over affiliate program's management'

Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots

Beijing appears to have taken a page out of Myanmar's playbook by blocking some Internet access amid rioting in Tibet that has already seen as many as 80 people killed, according to the Tibetan government in exile. ...continue reading 'Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots'

IT News Podcast for 3/17/08

BMC buys BladeLogic ... YouTube blocked in China ... Spam King pleads guilty

King of Spam pleads guilty; faces 26 years in prison

The notorious spammer authorities dubbed 'the King of Spam' is facing a possible 26-year jail sentence after pleading guilty in Seattle on Friday to charges of fraud and tax evasion. ...continue reading 'King of Spam pleads guilty; faces 26 years in prison'

Bill would double cap on H-1B visas

A bill introduced in the U.S. Congress would double the number of immigrant worker visas available each year under the H-1B program, earning the legislation praise from Microsoft. ...continue reading 'Bill would double cap on H-1B visas'

Intel to deliver quad-core chips for notebooks

Intel on Friday confirmed it will ship quad-core chips designed specifically for notebooks, most likely for desktop replacement laptops, later this year. ...continue reading 'Intel to deliver quad-core chips for notebooks'

Study: Enterprises warm up to SAAS, but concerns remain

Adoption of hosted applications among large companies jumped last year, but many CIOs and IT managers will not consider these software-as-a-service (SAAS) products due to concerns about security, cost and integration, according to a Forrester Research study. ...continue reading 'Study: Enterprises warm up to SAAS, but concerns remain'

The seven dirtiest jobs in IT

Dan Tynan, InfoWorld

Working in IT isn't always pretty. Some of us have to get dirty -- in some cases, literally. The good news? Master one of IT's dirty jobs and you're pretty much guaranteed work. We don't guarantee you'll like it, though. Here are seven of the dirtiest jobs in IT, and why they're needed. ...continue reading 'The seven dirtiest jobs in IT'