Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
Botnets, phishing, attacks on VoIP (voice over IP) and threats targeting Microsoft Windows Vista are among McAfee’s predicted top 10 most threatened aspects of IT for 2008.“Threats are moving to the web and newer technologies such as VoIP and instant messaging,” warns Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee Avert Labs and product development. “Professional and organised criminals continue to drive a lot of the malicious activity. As they become increasingly sophisticated, it is more important than ever to be aware and secure when traversing the web.”
Nov 19
Nov 19
Nov 19
The majority of IT professionals worry that migrating to Windows Vista will make their networks less stable and more complex, according to a new survey.Ninety percent of 961 IT professionals surveyed said they have concerns about migrating to Vista and more than half said they have no plans to deploy Vista.
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Nov 18
Nov 18
Nov 18
FarStone Technology has released Virtual Hard Drive 2 Pro (www.farstone.com/software/virtual-hard-drive.htm), a RAM disk utility that improves the performance of sluggish Vista systems equipped with a surplus of system memory. The newest version of Virtual Hard Drive Pro includes a total redesign of the interface and enhancements to the RAM disk building and mounting functionality of the software.
Nov 18
Nov 17
Nov 17
Microsoft Vista isn’t a single product–the software giant has shipped a selection of five versions of its next-generation operating system. You can choose among the $199 Home Basic version; shell out $239 for the Home Premium edition; pay $299 for a Business edition; or spring for the Ultimate edition priced at $399. Microsoft also offers a version specifically tuned to 64-bit computer systems. Puzzled? Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 17
Nov 16
Sticking with Windows XP until Windows 7 rolls out — and bypassing Windows Vista altogether — has its disadvantages. “Even if Windows 7 does ship in late 2009 as now planned, enterprises won’t be able to deploy it until mid 2011,” Gartner’s Michael Silver observed. “By then, Windows XP will be pretty old,” he explained.
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