http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:56:38 GMT 2009-07-10T06:56:38Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/496983/Cisco_Charts_New_Paths_with_Eos_Media_Platform It's well-known that Cisco has been branching out from its core business of selling routers and switches, but in an open-plan office overlooking San Francisco's up-and-coming Mission Bay district, the networking monolith is venturing into areas that are ambitious even for one of technology's most aggressive acquisition machines. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Stephen Lawson <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496983/Cisco_Charts_New_Paths_with_Eos_Media_Platform 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496982/Google_Chrome_OS_Shows_Limitations_of_Android Google's decision to create a new Internet-centric OS for netbooks shows the limitations of the Android mobile OS for netbooks and raises questions about its future on those devices, developers and analysts said. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Montalbano <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496982/Google_Chrome_OS_Shows_Limitations_of_Android 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496978/Microsoft_Ties_Dynamics_CRM_to_Twitter Microsoft has integrated its Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) software with Twitter, in just the latest move by an enterprise software company to latch onto the wildly popular micro-blogging service. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496978/Microsoft_Ties_Dynamics_CRM_to_Twitter 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496977/Facebook_Attracting_More_Users_with_Gray_Hair_Wrinkles A report released by iStrategyLabs showed that older users are flocking to the Facebook social network while its traditional audience of high school and college students appear to be fleeing in droves. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Sharon Gaudin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496977/Facebook_Attracting_More_Users_with_Gray_Hair_Wrinkles 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496970/New_Spam_Trick_Shortened_URLs Shortened URLs, a service on many sites that turns lengthy Web addresses into shorter URLs, is rapidly becoming a popular way for spammers to reach unsuspecting readers. New analysis from Symantec's MessageLabs finds shortened URLs now account for 2 percent of all spam in inboxes (See also: Spam is More Malicious than Ever). Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Joan Goodchild <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496970/New_Spam_Trick_Shortened_URLs 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496968/IBM_Security_Software_Masks_Confidential_Info IBM researchers said today they have developed software that uses optical character recognition and screen scraping to identify and cover up confidential data. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Michael Cooney <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496968/IBM_Security_Software_Masks_Confidential_Info 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496958/Oracle_Mysteriously_Halts_Work_on_Green_Data_Center Oracle recently halted work on a green data center project in a suburb of Salt Lake City, but it is not clear why. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496958/Oracle_Mysteriously_Halts_Work_on_Green_Data_Center 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496921/Resellers_Reveal_Windows_Family_Pack_Price An online retailer reveals that the Windows 7 Family Pack is priced at $150 for three-licenses of Windows 7 Home Premium to be used in the same household. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496921/Resellers_Reveal_Windows_Family_Pack_Price 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496919/VirtualBox_._an_Easy_Way_to_Mix_and_Match_Operating_Systems Sun's VirtualBox lets you install multiple operating systems, offering greater speed and ease of use than its competitors. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496919/VirtualBox_._an_Easy_Way_to_Mix_and_Match_Operating_Systems 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496916/FAQ_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Riddle Google's unveiling of its Chrome OS project was akin to opening a Pandora's box of questions. Perhaps actor Joe Pesci said it best in his role as David Ferrie in Oliver Stone's "JFK": "It's a mystery wrapped inside a riddle inside an enigma". While we know a few basics -- open source, lightweight, targeted initially at netbooks, runs on x86 and ARM processors -- there are a lot more mysteries to be solved before netbooks running the Chrome OS hit the shelves next year. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT John Fontana <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496916/FAQ_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Riddle 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496915/EMC_Fine_Tunes_Its_Management_Software_Portfolio EMC announces its Ionix IT management software suite that the vendor says will help customer more easily manage physical, virtual and cloud IT environments. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Denise Dubie <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496915/EMC_Fine_Tunes_Its_Management_Software_Portfolio 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496907/Google_OS_May_Force_Microsoft_to_Reinvent_Windows Google's Chrome OS won't be an immediate threat to Windows, but it may force Microsoft to reinvent its operating system more quickly into a product that takes full advantage of the Web and can move more nimbly across devices and form factors, analysts said. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Elizabeth Montalbano <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496907/Google_OS_May_Force_Microsoft_to_Reinvent_Windows 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496898/Forrester_Expands_software_Bill_of_Rights_ Rampant vendor consolidation, the rise of SaaS (software as a service) and other factors have prompted Forrester Research to add 11 entries to its "Enterprise Software Licensee's Bill of Rights," a list of privileges the analyst firm believes customers should be entitled to throughout the software selection, implementation and production lifecycle. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496898/Forrester_Expands_software_Bill_of_Rights_ 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496889/The_Cost_of_Not_Reaching_IT_Project_Closure In IT we seem to have intricate plans for starting new things: projects, applications, users, policies. Yet we seem to forget to plan for their eventual end: the closure of projects, the removal of applications, the retirement of servers and the departure of users. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Andreas M. Antonopoulos <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496889/The_Cost_of_Not_Reaching_IT_Project_Closure 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/496887/JasperSoft_Pushes_unlimited_Access_BI_Offer Open-source BI (business intelligence) vendor JasperSoft said Tuesday it is offering an unlimited-use purchase option to customers worldwide. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/496887/JasperSoft_Pushes_unlimited_Access_BI_Offer 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z