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Essential free software tools for Windows 7

Top downloads for Microsoft's newest OS

Fake antivirus makes security vendors look bad: Trend Micro

"The antivirus industry sucks," says Trend Micro CEO

Windows 7: How to manage users

Windows 7 built-in administrator tools help manage PCs, networks

Top 10 Google Apps for business

Fitter, happier, more productive

Top 5 Microsoft Windows Vista Problems

Wave goodbye to Vista irritations

Facebook App Verification is good for developers

More secure experience for users

BlackBerry travel app updated

WorldMate Live gets a refresh

Twit nits: 12 top Twitter annoyances

What's missing, what's exasperating, what you can do about it -- and what Twitter should do about it

Lack of single sign-on could hamper cloud security

Microsoft admits that Azure does not yet support FIM

Companies overlook application security

Enterprises spend too much time worrying about operating systems

Code of the Whistle Blower

Many are more concerned with ethics than financial reward

Useful Facebook applications?

Four apps and services that offer more than just games.

Can Facebook and Twitter win you the perfect job?

Get social, improve your career.

Snow Leopard vs Windows 7

Which is the better operating system?

Test and development in the cloud

Private clouds a good fit for test and development

How hackers find your weak spots

That Facebook friend request may be a hacker

Top 10 open source apps for Apple Mac OS

Community development is your friend

Exchange 2010: blessing or curse?

Microsoft's newest messaging server brings benefits with care and attention

The upside of freeing ICANN from US control

The Internet may have its roots in the US, but it is a global entity now

How to get the most out of Twitter: 8 free Twitter clients

Get a lot more functionality out of Twitter with one of these tools.

Apple's network sharing features in iTunes 9 could be better

Home Sharing has more than its share of problems

Is touch useless in Windows 7?

Microsoft may have jumped the gun on touchscreen control

How to tell if your software development project is in trouble

26 tell tale signs your application is doomed

Shopping for BlackBerry applications

The unsatisfying experience that is BlacBerry App World

Getting to know Google

How a tiny upstart wormed its way into our hearts and became one of the biggest commercial success stories of all time


Techworld White Papers

Database security: Preventing enterprise data leaks at the source

IDC discusses the growing internal threats to business information, the impact of government regulations on the protection of data, and how enterprises must adopt database security best practices...

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Service-oriented security

SOA has become an integral part of enterprise software by providing a framework to efficiently develop software as services that is easily sharable, reusable, and integrated. No where is the need more apparent than in the Identity Management space. Welcome to the age of Service-Oriented Security (SOS).

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Data protection prospective vendor checklist

Organisations need a way to map business needs against all these challenges in procuring a technical solution. To help, SANS has developed the following Prospective Vendor Checklist.

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Best practices for optimising performance and availability in virtual infrastructures

Many IT administrators have already learned the hard way that managing the performance and availability of services built on virtualisation technologies can be difficult, if not impossible at times. All too often, early adopters of virtualisation have struggled with limited technology features and stability constraints, while learning new ways to effectively manage capacity requirements.

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COLT White Paper

Are all VoIP services the same?

Questions to ask your service provider to ensure you get the VoIP service you need
With careful choice of partner, your business can have all the advantages of VoIP access - reduced costs, flexibility and simplicity - without the drawbacks.
This white paper is your guide to ensure you get right the VoIP service and details the pitfalls which businesses would do well to avoid.

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Unlock the hidden IT opportunities in troubled economic times

How to take advantage of the growth potential that will occur when the economy rebounds
With the right approach, processes, and technology, it’s possible for IT to provide higher-quality services for a lower cost, while also empowering the business to position itself to take advantage of the growth potential that will occur when the economy rebounds.

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