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A 'SaaSy' Approach to Wireless Security
By Richard Adhikari - Published May 11, 2008
AirTight is wagering that its software-as-a-service approach can help enterprises lock down their Wi-Fi. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Memory Prices Heading Up
By Andy Patrizio - Published May 11, 2008
Memory makers have finally stopped adding capacity because they spent themselves broke. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Will Vista in the Enterprise Ever Take Off?
By Stuart J. Johnston - Published May 10, 2008
Wondering whether Vista will ever catch on with enterprise customers? The answer may be 'Yes, but not quite yet.' [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

XP SP3 Glitch a 'Gotcha' For IE7 & 8
By Stuart J. Johnston - Published May 10, 2008
It's a fairly minor glitch for some users who install Windows XP SP3 over IE7 and IE8. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Linux File Systems: You Get What You Pay For
By Henry Newman - Published May 9, 2008
Linux file systems have a number of limitations that make them a poor choice for large and high-performance computing environments. [more from www.enterprisestorageforum.com]

XP Service Pack Rocky for Some, OK for Others
By Stuart J. Johnston - Published May 9, 2008
Windows XP's last service pack poses challenges for some users, but so far it's largely business as usual. [more from www.cioupdate.com]

Which is More Secure, Leopard or Vista?
By Kenneth van Wyk - Published May 9, 2008
A security expert revisits an earlier examination he made of the relative security of Mac Tiger and Windows XP. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Neocleus Modifies Xen For Endpoint Security
By Richard Adhikari - Published May 9, 2008
But will users go along with multiple desktop operating systems? [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]

Tip: BlackBerry - Increase Your Media Portability
By James Alan Miller - Published May 9, 2008
Some useful tips to help you transfer videos, songs, documents or other files between your BlackBerry and desktop. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Share, Store and Backup Files On Demand
By Lauren Simonds - Published May 9, 2008
Egnyte, a new on-demand service, aims to give small businesses a simple, affordable way to share and save files, anywhere, anytime. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Enterprise Unix Roundup: OpenSolaris, Farm Team or Big League?
By Brian Proffitt - Published May 9, 2008
Despite a long history and solid reviews, the jury seems out on OpenSolaris before it even gets going. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

XP Service Pack Rocky for Some, OK for Others
By Stuart J. Johnston - Published May 9, 2008
Windows XP's last service pack poses challenges for some users, but so far it's largely business as usual. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

SaaS Tool Offers Custom Database Development
By Richard Adhikari - Published May 9, 2008
Now non-programmers can build enterprise-class apps fast and on the cheap. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

.NET Tip: Sort an ArrayList Using a Custom Comparer Class
By Jay Miller - Published May 9, 2008
Provide your own comparison algorithm when sorting by implementing the IComparer interface. [more from www.developer.com]

The Ubiquitous Promise of WiFi is Near
By Marcia Gulesian - Published May 8, 2008
The next generation of WiFi - call it WiFi 2.0 or WiFi on steroids - is almost here—just a few more hurdles to go and we could be accessing broadband almost everywhere, writes CIOUpdate columnist Marcia Gulesian. [more from www.cioupdate.com]

MonoSphere Makes Storage Work Harder
By Judy Mottl - Published May 8, 2008
The company's SRM tools promise greater efficiencies and utilization rates. [more from www.enterprisestorageforum.com]

Tech Comics: "The Internet Today"
By Oliver Widder - Published May 8, 2008
Among the many changes online, URLs have become much more compact. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Enterprise Java Contract-First vs. Contract-Last Web Services
By Vlad Kofman - Published May 8, 2008
Discover two different ways to implement SOAP web services. The methods discussed here can also use either RPC or Document style implementations, and can significantly differ in development and maintenance efforts. [more from www.developer.com]

Five Security Tips to Protect Your Small Biz Investment
By Lauren Simonds - Published May 8, 2008
Trend Micro offers steps you can take to keep your business safe from complex digital threats and simple human error. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

SAP Is Wooing the BlackBerry CRM Crowd
By Richard Adhikari - Published May 8, 2008
Software giant will natively integrate its business apps into RIMM's BlackBerry. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Sprint, Clearwire Join Net Giants in $14B WiMAX Play
By Sean Michael Kerner - Published May 8, 2008
Nationwide WiMAX takes a step toward reality as players come together to form a potential juggernaut. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

[Updated] Creating a C# Gradient Progressbar Component
Published May 8, 2008
By Hannes du Preez - Learn how to create your own Progressbar-like control, which exposes the same properties as a normal Progressbar, but with added visual appeal.

Why Steve Ballmer Should Resign
By Mike Elgan - Published May 7, 2008
Microsoft needs the opposite of a tough-talking wimp as CEO. Microsoft needs a sweet-talking killer, one who charms rather than intimidates, then pulls the trigger when required. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

Saving IT in a Recession
By Allen Bernard - Published May 7, 2008
Everyone says we're in it, so now what do you do about it? [more from www.cioupdate.com]

EMC Sees Gold in Network Management
By Erin Joyce - Published May 7, 2008
The storage vendor is looking to build more business in the network configuration space with new product releases. Memo to HP? [more from www.enterprisestorageforum.com]

Cisco: U.S. Market is Soft
By Sean Michael Kerner - Published May 7, 2008
Cisco is still growing its business overall and remains optimistic about future growth. [more from www.opticallynetworked.com]

Mimosa Adds Files to Archiving Mix
By Judy Mottl - Published May 7, 2008
Mimosa Systems now archives files, e-mail and other content for e-discovery and retention purposes. [more from www.enterprisestorageforum.com]

Sprint, Cable Companies form WiMax Venture
Published May 7, 2008
Sprint is teaming up with six other companies to get a jump on WiMax. If everything goes according to plan, 140 million people will have service by 2010. [more from www.cioupdate.com]

Green Computing, Green Revenue
By Polly Traylor - Published May 7, 2008
Green is good for the earth and your wallet. This roadmap lays out the first steps you need to green your IT practices. [more from itmanagement.earthweb.com]

BeyondTrust Extends Vista Security
By Richard Adhikari - Published May 7, 2008
Latest version of Privilege Manager aims to make implementing Vista security easier, transparent to end-users. [more from www.esecurityplanet.com]