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Comment: thank you - Phavanhna - 4/30/2009
Comment: Re: More laws! - EliteC - 4/30/2009
Comment: Re: Hmmmm - tdstamulis - 4/30/2009
Comment: Re: Hmmmm - HawaiiBill - 4/30/2009
Comment: Re: More laws! - Root Maniac - 4/30/2009
Comment: Hmmmm - phibro40 - 4/30/2009
Next Up for IT: Making Sense of Data Glut
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
4/30/2009   11 comments
Today's enterprises are drowning in data but lacking vital information
Comment: Re: More laws! - Monticlair22 - 4/30/2009
Comment: More laws! - cjon316 - 4/30/2009
Why Government Security Keeps Breaking
Ira Winkler  
4/30/2009   11 comments
Melissa Hathaway's report won't affect the sorry state of security for US data and critical infrastructure, because the key issues don't seem to be addressed
It's My developerWorks
Todd Watson  
4/30/2009   1 comment
IBM's new My developerWorks site taps into social networking attributes
Comment: Dematerialization - Joss - 4/30/2009
Dematerialization: Noble Goal, Ignoble Pitfalls
Mathew Ingram  
4/30/2009   4 comments
Technology can reduce the environmental impact of IT, but there may be unexpected traps in the process
Comment: Re: What a great App. - Leland - 4/30/2009
Comment: Re: What a great App. - mtechie - 4/29/2009
Comment: What a great App. - Chris Poley - 4/29/2009
Viruses Follow a Familiar Trajectory
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/29/2009   18 comments
Whether it's swine flu or Conficker, let's all try to keep our wits about us
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - Drowlord - 4/29/2009
Smarter Commerce, Smarter Analytics
Todd Watson  
4/29/2009   Post a comment
You need analytics to measure the impact and reach of social commerce
Comment: Your Recommendation - hounhosp - 4/29/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/28/2009
Comment: Re: Remarkable - Tom Nolle - 4/28/2009
Comment: Remarkable - sfdonnelly - 4/28/2009
Divide & Fail? Analyzing Obama's Tech Appointments
Tom Stamulis  
4/28/2009   41 comments
The new presidential appointments of CIO, CTO, and policy committee members aren't going to be powerful enough to effect change
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/28/2009
Comment: Thanks - EliteC - 4/28/2009
Obama Tech Appointments Raise Hopes (& Questions)
Mathew Ingram  
4/28/2009   11 comments
A new CTO and presidential advisory council signal a shift in government priorities, but actual plans remain unspecified
Report Tempers Cloud Enthusiasm
David Vellante  
4/28/2009   6 comments
A widely publicized report forces us to look more closely at what the potential benefits of cloud computing are (and are not)
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/28/2009
Comment: angry old crank - M Hulot - 4/27/2009
Messaging Tower of Babel Calls for Standards
Tom Nolle  
4/27/2009   16 comments
Incompatibililty across messaging systems isn't a problem that should be left for end users to solve
A Proposal for Corporate Video That Works
Peter Bowman  
4/27/2009   15 comments
The kinds of online videos being produced don't fit the bill for most businesses. It's time for a new approach
Comment: spam less means greener? - Asad - 4/27/2009
Comment: Great ideas - Asad - 4/27/2009
Comment: evil free internet zone - Asad - 4/27/2009
Comment: Great Tutorial - Asad - 4/26/2009
Comment: Here we are - kochsner - 4/26/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/26/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - hounhosp - 4/26/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - Drowlord - 4/26/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/26/2009
Comment: Re: Take this - viboons - 4/25/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - Drowlord - 4/25/2009
Comment: Take this - Chris Poley - 4/25/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/25/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/25/2009
Comment: Re: Interesting Post - viboons - 4/24/2009
Comment: Interesting Post - Drowlord - 4/24/2009
Spam Carbon Footprint Leads Back to Our Own
James Lambie  
4/24/2009   42 comments
Spam generates an emormous volume of greenhouse gas, per a recent report; but so does our very own internal email
Comment: Re: Game Cloud - SteveGNYC - 4/23/2009
Comment: Game Cloud - jabailo - 4/23/2009
The Shape of Clouds to Come
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
4/23/2009   14 comments
Cloud computing is fostering a new kind of distributed hardware
A Skeptic Concedes 'Private Clouds'
Gordon Haff  
4/23/2009   12 comments
The term 'private cloud' is still pretty general, but it points to a key trend in IT
Comment: Re: Hacking Twitter - ktroulos - 4/23/2009
Comment: Re: Illusion of security - rjh - 4/22/2009
A Call for Security Vendors to Rise Above Self-Interest
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/22/2009   8 comments
Art Coviello calls on industry to share more, re-commit to standards – none of which excites any security vendor's self-interest
It's Time to Review Online Security Basics
Peter Bowman  
4/22/2009   9 comments
This checklist can help ensure your online business corresponds to best practices when it comes to security
Africa's 'Cheetah Generation' Rises on the Net
Rob Salkowitz  
4/22/2009   11 comments
Internet-driven technology is seen as the hope of Africa's abundant population of talented young people
Comment: Re: EA - Tom Nolle - 4/22/2009
Comment: Re: EA - SteveGNYC - 4/22/2009
Comment: Re: XMPP - SteveGNYC - 4/22/2009
XMPP: Free Protection for Free Online Services
Robert J. Hansen  
4/22/2009   15 comments
There's a lot of IT infrastructure that's beyond your control, but there are lots of ways to protect what is yours
Comment: MySql and Java - 1limakoh - 4/21/2009
Comment: Hacking Twitter - ktroulos - 4/21/2009
Comment: Sun->Oracle - dclamage - 4/21/2009
Comment: Not So Fast!! - hounhosp - 4/21/2009
Comment: Sun Hardware's future - sbondy - 4/21/2009
Squinting Through Oracle's Acquisition of Sun
David Vellante  
4/21/2009   24 comments
Oracle's acquisition of Java, Solaris, and open-source software will strengthen its position in Web and mobile software and hedge its bets against Microsoft
Comment: this is not the time - nasimson - 4/21/2009
Making Sense of Corporate Data With EA
Tom Nolle  
4/21/2009   15 comments
It's time to think harder about how to extend enterprise networks and manage the data gathered
IBM First-Quarter Earnings
Todd Watson  
4/20/2009   Post a comment
IBM announced diluted earnings of $1.70 per share for the quarter and reiterated its full-year earnings of at least $9.20 per share
Internet Marketers Lack Industry Benchmarks
Mike Moran  
4/20/2009   14 comments
Industry benchmarks don't exist when it comes to Internet marketing
The Oracle Sun Dance
Todd Watson  
4/20/2009   Post a comment
Oracle acquires Sun, while SOA gets smarter and more virtual
Comment: Greed report - bpalmer - 4/18/2009
Comment: Great Debate - David Vellante - 4/18/2009
XSS: Social Nets' Ticking Time Bomb
Jart Armin  
4/17/2009   16 comments
The Web's most popular sites are riddled with cross-site scripting vulnerabilities; what's the issue when they're so easy to fix?
Comment: Pollyanna - Mary Jander - 4/17/2009
Full Collaboration With No Taxation
Todd Watson  
4/16/2009   Post a comment
IBM opens cloud computing lab in Hong Kong and will support the LotusLive cloud service portfolio
Comment: Illusion of Security - rjacksix - 4/16/2009
Flash Drives to Test Vendor Adaptability
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
4/16/2009   8 comments
Some big players may not want to lose their investments in high-end Fibre Channel storage
Comment: Heartbreak Ridge - Joe_Earhart - 4/16/2009
Comment: $$ Money $$ - Mr. Roques - 4/16/2009
ICANN Moves Closer to Domain Name Glut
Chris Minnick  
4/16/2009   6 comments
Companies that stand to make money from domain name registrations will gorge on profits while domain owners fret over brand names
Comment: How It Works - rjacksix - 4/16/2009
Comment: What is the Threat? - lpricci49 - 4/16/2009
Comment: Pragmatism! WHAT! - Leland - 4/15/2009
Comment: Re: Smart energy - J DAmbrosio - 4/15/2009
Tutorial Touts Pragmatism Over Hysteria
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/15/2009   7 comments
Internet Evolution's newest video tutorial, 'Mitigating the Insider Threat,' emphasizes practicality
Top Challenges to Government 2.0
Editor's Blog  
4/15/2009   10 comments
Simply promising transparency and an interest in leveraging the power of the Web is not enough to get us to Government 2.0
Flash Drives Set to Give Internet a Performance Boost
David Vellante  
4/15/2009   21 comments
For certain applications, faster flash-based storage will begin to replace spinning disks in the early part of the next decade
IBM Announces Analytics and Optimization Services
Todd Watson  
4/15/2009   2 comments
New consulting arm will draw on IBM expertise in vertical industries, research, mathematics, and information management
Comment: No logic about it! - modza - 4/14/2009
Foolish Logic Undermines Electrical Grid Security
Ira Winkler  
4/14/2009   22 comments
Industry self-policing ensures that the nation's electrical utilities will remain prone to software and system vulnerabilities
Comment: a way from crisis? - Mashka - 4/14/2009
Comment: Master of the medium - robsalk - 4/13/2009
Comment: Low Tech Approach? - Jason_13 - 4/13/2009
Comment: protesting too much? - M Hulot - 4/13/2009
Auto Crisis Strengthens Ford's Social Media Commitment
Editor's Blog  
4/13/2009   11 comments
While it can't cite an economic ROI for its social media efforts, Ford says there would be repercussions for not engaging socially with customers
Comment: fait accompli - Chris Poley - 4/13/2009
Comment: Re: Park-it mister - googlemag - 4/13/2009
Comment: Park-it mister - tech_ed - 4/13/2009
Captchar Trojan Performs Dance of the Seven Veils
Gideon J. Lenkey  
4/13/2009   4 comments
Never underestimate the power of nude pictures
Most Readers Not Jumping on Google Voice
Editor's Blog  
4/13/2009   6 comments
In our poll, few Internet Evolution readers express interest in jumping into Google's Voice service
Comment: Email Id Worthiness - itstima - 4/13/2009
Comment: Re: The evolution - reiter - 4/13/2009
Comment: Re: The evolution - lpricci49 - 4/12/2009
Comment: Where to begin? - sbondy - 4/12/2009
Comment: Re: The evolution - reiter - 4/12/2009
Comment: The evolution - Mashka - 4/12/2009
Comment: Re: new phone - reiter - 4/11/2009
Comment: new phone - andres - 4/11/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/10/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/10/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/10/2009
Comment: My $0.02 - donaldleegraham - 4/10/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - Mike Acker - 4/10/2009
Comment: Be My Editor - jabailo - 4/9/2009
Comment: Policy Bypassing - kenton - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - SteveGNYC - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - SteveGNYC - 4/9/2009
Comment: Hidden impacts - jonnomh - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: no it ain't - SteveGNYC - 4/9/2009
Corporate Bypassers Trouble IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
4/9/2009   14 comments
Enterprise constituents choosing to bypass the IT department can wreak havoc on the organization as a whole
Comment: Re: no it ain't - reiter - 4/9/2009
Comment: no it ain't - Mike Acker - 4/9/2009
Comment: Nah, 1.75. - RichardRollTide - 4/9/2009
HD VoIP: Removing Our Audio Mufflers
Alan Reiter  
4/9/2009   21 comments
Establishing global, high-definition VoIP networks will require time, money, and negotiations among vendors, telecom operators, and end users
What's Your Email Address Worth?
Todd Watson  
4/9/2009   1 comment
The average email contact is worth $948 in revenue, according to a joint study conducted by IBM and MIT
Comment: Re: Web 1.5 - grandjordanian - 4/9/2009
Comment: Re: Web 1.5 - Nicole Ferraro - 4/9/2009
Comment: Web 1.5 - grandjordanian - 4/9/2009
Web 2.0 Expo: The Slideshow
Editor's Blog  
4/9/2009   8 comments
Internet Evolution took some snapshots at the Web 2.0 Expo last week
Web 2.0 Expo: Spot the Recession
Slide Shows  
4/9/2009   Post a comment
At the Web 2.0 Expo last week, Internet Evolution sought out signs of the recession
Uncle Sam and IT
Internet Evolution IT Clan Poll  
4/8/2009   1 comment
Some say the U.S. government is hindering, not helping, boost IT nationwide. What's your take?
Comment: Re: being NEO - nasimson - 4/8/2009
Comment: We, The Netbooks - jabailo - 4/7/2009
Comment: What a crock - virtuallight - 4/7/2009
Comment: chiming in - IronHead83 - 4/7/2009
Comment: Why leadership? - jonnomh - 4/7/2009
Comment: Effects are indirect - robsalk - 4/7/2009
US Policies Spur Internet Brain Drain
Deborah Nason  
4/7/2009   19 comments
Obstacles for immigrant workers could ultimately hinder tech innovation stateside
Comment: Maybe not... - Joe_Earhart - 4/7/2009
'Big Brother' Spawns Security Success Story
Ira Winkler  
4/7/2009   9 comments
Checking a departing employee's laptop led to a security arrest, showing the wisdom of a forensic strategy
Stop the Madness: The Web Is Not Changing Leadership
Editor's Blog  
4/7/2009   23 comments
There's only so much crazy talk one person can handle
Comment: Re: Mobile Web - menexis - 4/6/2009
Comment: Re: Mobile Web - Mike Acker - 4/6/2009
Comment: Mobile Web - Mary Jander - 4/6/2009
Staying Ahead of Tomorrow's Threats
Editor's Blog  
4/6/2009   5 comments
Jeremiah Grossman, CTO of WhiteHat Security, says tomorrow's Websites must be built differently
Comment: Re: being NEO - menexis - 4/5/2009
Comment: being NEO - andres - 4/4/2009
Google VP Talks Mobile, Sidesteps Twitter Speculation
Editor's Blog  
4/3/2009   8 comments
Google's Vic Gundotra foresees mobile devices that will become even more indispensable
Comment: Enforcement Issues - jaybowers - 4/3/2009
Comment: Re: Information - Joe_Earhart - 4/3/2009
Comment: Re: Information - dlavie - 4/3/2009
Comment: Information - Mark Odiorne - 4/2/2009
Comment: Cloud to Ground - IronHead83 - 4/2/2009
Cloud Manifesto May Not Be Needed
Tom Nolle  
4/2/2009   19 comments
We could benefit from a universal cloud computing taxonomy, but it may not be necessary for the future of this trend
Uncle Sam Needs IT Input
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
4/2/2009   7 comments
Enterprise ITers must make Washington understand the potential of key technologies to boost our collective fortunes
Comment: Thanks nanny ... - IRowlands - 4/2/2009
'Normal People' Face Grave Threats Online
Editor's Blog  
4/2/2009   2 comments
Consider yourself a regular person? Then back far, far away from that computer
The Technical Truth About Internet Port Zoning
Scott Hilton  
4/2/2009   7 comments
Port zoning doesn't censor anything, but it offers employers, libraries, schools, and parents a way to control Internet content if they so choose
Comment: It's not you... - kenton - 4/1/2009
Comment: re: I'm Afraid - Terry Sweeney - 4/1/2009
Comment: re: I'm Afraid - Brian Newby - 4/1/2009
I'm Afraid This Culture of Fear Must End
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/1/2009   14 comments
Conficker's a bust... Now what are we supposed to be afraid of?
Comment: great, but... - aleksandra82 - 4/1/2009
Influential & Innovative – No Foolin'
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
4/1/2009   2 comments
UPDATED 5:25 PM -- What do the president, Twitter, this publication's founder, and our corporate CEO have in common? Read on
Comment: Re: Unreal Client - cjon316 - 4/1/2009
Third-Party Clients Causing Twitter Downtime
Editor's Blog  
4/1/2009   3 comments
Twitter's lead developer Alex Payne attributes the 'fail whale's' return to the traffic Twitter is getting from third-party applications
Comment: Re: April Fools... - Jason_13 - 4/1/2009
Comment: Ah security - DavidSilversmith - 4/1/2009




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I've been writing about how the next evolution of the Internet might just be an advertising revolution, and how corporate IT can stay involved as the enablers and providers of the technologies that make this possible.
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
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Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   4 comments


Whole Foods Global Wine Purchaser Doug Bell told me about some of the constraints on using analytics in the US wine market.
Paul J. Fleuranges
Digital Signage Keeps NYC Subway Straphangers on Track

5|6|13   |   3:51   |   No comments


New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
Kim Davis
Fast Forward to the Future

4|23|13   |   2:29   |   20 comments


A look back at tech writing in the 90s makes us wonder where enterprise IT will be 20 years from now.
Mitch Wagner
Google Launches Its Most Depressing Service Yet

4|15|13   |   2:59   |   10 comments


Google's new Inactive Account Manager lets you control how Google disposes of your accounts when you die.
Second Shooter
Argument Over Top-Level Domains Is 'Stupid'

4|11|13   |   2:07   |   3 comments


The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
Kim Davis
Ladies, Your Tablet Awaits

3|21|13   |   2:22   |   37 comments


ePad Femme is the world’s first tablet “made exclusively for women.”
Wisdom of the Big Chair
NFC Moves Into the Mainstream

3|20|13   |   2:16   |   No comments


While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Wisdom of the Big Chair
Integrating Security Into Your Cloud Contract

3|19|13   |   3:35   |   No comments


Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Collects Customer Information

3|18|13   |   1:15   |   No comments


Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Brian Baron
How Edmunds.com Uses Analytics to Customize Site

3|14|13   |   0:47   |   No comments


The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
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In the 1970 science fiction thriller
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David Weldon
In the 1970 science fiction thriller
Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.

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