Datamation Staff

NetworkWorld: An international survey conducted for the Cisco Connected World Technology Report found that 30 percent of people consider Internet access to be as important as food, air, water and shelter. Another 50 percent said the Internet isn’t quite as important as those things, but it is close. The survey also found that 81 percent […]

Computerworld: A recent survey of 353 IT executives found that 29 percent plan to increase hiring through next summer, up from 23 percent last year. Among those who do plan to hire, the most in-demand job skills included the following: Programming and application development (61 percent plan to hire for this skill in the next […]

Wall Street Journal: As part of a plan to attract more small business users, Facebook has announced that it will give away $10 million worth of advertising. The giveaway will form part of a project co-sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Business that aims to teach small business owners […]

AP/ABCNews: The U.S. Department of Defense has announced that it will extend through mid-November a program aimed at securing the networks of defense contractors. Currently, the pilot program includes 20 different businesses, and government officials hope to grow the program to include more companies. “The results this far are very promising,” said deputy secretary of […]

Bloomberg: A new JPMorgan report says that Apple has cut its orders for iPad parts by 25 percent. If true, this would be the first time that Apple has reduced parts orders for its popular tablet. Industry observers say the reduced orders could reflect weakening demand in Europe or that Apple could be choosing to […]

PCMagazine: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved “Net Neutrality” rules last December, but the rules have never taken effect because they were not published in the Federal Register. Now, the FCC says it plans to publish the rules Friday, which means that they will go into effect November 20. At a high level, the rules […]

Cnet: At its F8 Developer Conference, Facebook unveiled a host of upcoming changes to the site. Here’s a quick overview: The Ticker — The upper right side of the interface now provides real-time updates of all of your friends’ Facebook activities. The New News Feed — Instead of tabs for “top news” and “most recent” […]

NetworkWorld: A new report from market research firm Forrester finds that working remotely has become the norm for IT staff. A survey of nearly 5,000 information workers found that 50 percent work at least part of the time from home or another remote location, while 45 percent always work at the office. The survey also […]

Bloomberg: Samsung has filed four lawsuits against Apple in the Netherlands claiming that the 3G iPhone and iPad infringe on patents owned by Samsung. Samsung is seeking a ban on sales of these Apple products in the country; the first hearing will take place September 26. The lawsuits are just the latest in a long […]

FoxNews: The FBI is rounding up a group of suspects accused of being involved in the Anonymous and LulzSec hack attacks. On Thursday, they arrested Cody Kretsinger, a 23-year-old from Phoenix, on charges related to the Sony hack. The same day, they also arrested Christopher Doyon, a 47-year-old from Mountain View, Calif., and charged Joshua […]

Computerworld: On Wednesday, Adobe pushed out a patch for its Flash technology in order to address six security vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities, a cross-site scripting flaw named CVE-2011-2444, was already being exploited in the wild and is very similar to another flaw fixed last June that allowed hackers to target Gmail users. So far […]

InformationWeek: On Wednesday, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt appeared before a Senate panel to defend his company against antitrust charges. Without mentioning Microsoft by name, Schmidt compared Google to Microsoft. “That company lost sight of what mattered and Washington stepped in,” Schmidt said. However, he added that Google isn’t going to make the same mistake. “We […]