http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:35:18 GMT 2009-11-22T01:35:18Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_network An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_network Lost amid Thursday's Chrome OS hype was the official launch of Twitter's geotagging feature. Twitter's newest feature allows you to embed your location in the 140-character messages you send out to the world. Whenever you send a tweet with your location information, users will see a map pin at the bottom of your message. Clicking on the pin reveals a Google Map with your location. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Paul <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_network Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_network A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Randall C. Kennedy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508442/100G_Ethernet_Cheat_Sheet?source=rss_network With enterprises and carriers moving beyond 1G and 10G Ethernet to 40G and 100G Ethernet, we thought it might be handy to bundle up our most recent coverage of high-speed Ethernet in one tidy package. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Network World Staff <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508442/100G_Ethernet_Cheat_Sheet?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508441/10G_in_Data_Centers_Driving_Ethernet_Switch_Market?source=rss_network The Ethernet switch market grew for the second consecutive quarter, driven by continued strength in data center deployments, Dell&#8217;Oro Group reports. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jim Duffy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508441/10G_in_Data_Centers_Driving_Ethernet_Switch_Market?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network Chrome OS is lauded by Google as a completely new method of personal computing and it does have a number of features that are intriguing. On the other hand, a Chrome OS device is really another incarnation of a thin client mobile Internet device. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network Today, Google released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_network Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cement an image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platform provider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508133/Salesforce.Com_Announces_Chatter_Social_Networking_App?source=rss_network Salesforce.com opened up its annual Dreamforce conference on Wednesday by previewing Salesforce Chatter, a social-networking application the vendor dubbed a "Facebook for the Enterprise." Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508133/Salesforce.Com_Announces_Chatter_Social_Networking_App?source=rss_network 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508126/FCC_Identifies_Roadblocks_to_Broadband_Adoption?source=rss_network Several factors, including a lack of a broadband subsidy program at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have contributed to gaps in broadband adoption in the U.S., a new report from an FCC task force said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Grant Gross <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508126/FCC_Identifies_Roadblocks_to_Broadband_Adoption?source=rss_network 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508117/Salesforce.Com_Announces_Chatter_Social_Networking_App?source=rss_network Salesforce.com opened up its annual Dreamforce conference on Wednesday by previewing Salesforce Chatter, a social-networking application the vendor dubbed a "Facebook for the Enterprise." Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508117/Salesforce.Com_Announces_Chatter_Social_Networking_App?source=rss_network 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508109/AMF_Bowls_for_Customers_with_Video_Sharing_Over_Managed_IP?source=rss_network AMF Bowling Centers Inc. is wrapping up the roll-out of a $2 million nationwide network equipment upgrade that supports Voice over IP (VoIP) and video streaming, and includes turning over all network management to Verizon Business for three more years. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508109/AMF_Bowls_for_Customers_with_Video_Sharing_Over_Managed_IP?source=rss_network 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508033/NTT_DoCoMo_Moves_Up_Date_to_Shut_Off_2G_Mobile?source=rss_network Japan's biggest wireless service provider plans to shut off its 2G mobile phone network in March 2011 because most of its customers will have moved on to 3G, the company CEO said Wednesday in Hong Kong. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Dan Nystedt <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508033/NTT_DoCoMo_Moves_Up_Date_to_Shut_Off_2G_Mobile?source=rss_network 2009-11-18T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508057/Microsoft_Ups_Cloud_Computing_Ante_with_Azure_Dallas_?source=rss_network Microsoft announced that its Azure cloud computing platform will be launched into production on January 1st of 2010. Chief software architect Ray Ozzie also unveiled details of a cloud computing project, codenamed 'Dallas'. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508057/Microsoft_Ups_Cloud_Computing_Ante_with_Azure_Dallas_?source=rss_network 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z