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With a veritable plethora of devices due for release in the coming months, enterprises and individual users can choose between a wide range of features, capabilities, looks and “feels.” Where to begin? I suggest starting with one of the most important considerations: the operating systems (OS) of the devices, and the security options available in […]

With 2005 behind us, it’s time to look into the crystal ball and see what the future holds in various areas of high-tech. Will it be a case of What was old is new? A glut of new innovation? Or will it be a smattering of both? Will the European Commission really start fining Microsoft […]

If 1995 is considered the arrival of the browser and the rise of the Web, then 2005 was the year to take stock of what those 10 years hath wrought — the browser, the Web, the impact of the Internet across all walks of life. But more than 10-year birthday parties for Java and the […]

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is now offering free Wi-Fi service, installed by the city council and airport officials. The signals are found in retail areas, either side of the security cordon, and near the gates.  Installation took about a year and cost about $200,000 to hook up 40 access points Speaking of airports, ICOA […]

Introduction Attacks on wireless LANs (WLANs) and wireless-enabled laptops are a quick and easy way for hackers to steal data and enter the corporate network. IT departments must have a pre-emptive plan of action to prevent these malicious and illegal attacks, which compromise an organization’s data privacy and can wreak havoc on network infrastructure. Network […]

Microsoft’s “Get the Facts” advertising campaign makes the claim that Windows offers a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than Linux, and backs it up with reports from well-known industry analyst firms. But Linux advocates claim that the TCO of Linux is lower, and some other studies back them up. How can you separate the […]

Author: Eugenio Talarico – eugeniotalarico at vodafone dot it Platform: Windows Type: Windows Script Description: The BAT file creates a series of records into DNS. It uses the LISTA.TXT file as input, wherein you have to specify the name of the record and its value. If you open the BAT file you’ll see that after […]

Call it a major merger Monday. Oracle (Quote, Chart) is again shaking up the enterprise software world with a $5.85 billion cash and stock deal to buy Customer Relationship Management (define) software maker Siebel Systems (Quote, Chart). The deal, announced this morning, calls for Oracle to pay $10.66 per share for Siebel, with $3.61 billion […]

The judge hearing preliminary arguments in Microsoft versus Google said he’d rule on Tuesday, September 13. At issue is whether Kai-Fu Lee, the former Microsoft executive who was hired to head a new Google research lab in China, can go to work pending the verdict in the trial. The two-day hearing wrapped up on Wednesday […]

Everyone here at Datamation wants to wish you a happy and safe Fourth of July. Our offices will be closed Monday, July 4, but we will be back Tuesday, July 5 to bring you news stories, features and columns. RELATED NEWS AND ANALYSIS Huawei’s AI Update: Things Are Moving Faster Than We Think FEATURE |  By Rob Enderle, […]