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Comment: Thumb Drives - Taj Malik - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: I wonder if... - Mr. Roques - 2/28/2010
Comment: I wonder if... - mathemagician - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: Know your AUP - Mike Acker - 2/28/2010
Comment: Re: Know your AUP - Mike Acker - 2/27/2010
Comment: Security - dbergman - 2/27/2010
Quick Notes: Road Pricing in the Netherlands
Adam Christensen  
2/26/2010   Post a comment
I’m simultaneously watching the live video stream of the Smarter Transportation forum in Washington and following the Twitter stream coming out of the event
Comment: The trade off - sbondy - 2/26/2010
Comment: Satirical or not... - rjacksix - 2/25/2010
Government Still Fumbling With Thumb Drives
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/25/2010   16 comments
The lifting of the DoD's longstanding restriction on portable drives raises questions about why the government hasn't acted uniformly
Comment: Re: Hm... - Gideon J. Lenkey - 2/25/2010
P2P 'Community' Responds to FTC Warning
Don Reisinger  
2/25/2010   24 comments
Proponents of file sharing say they're doing their part to be safe, though the FTC has warned of widespread P2P-related security breaches
Comment: Hm... - Mashka - 2/25/2010
Live @ Pulse 2010: Chesapeake's Smarter City
Todd Watson  
2/24/2010   1 comment
At today’s IBM Pulse 2010 event here in Las Vegas, IBM and the City of Chesapeake, Va., announced how they’ve partnered to build a 'smarter city'
Chinese Hacking & the New Cold War
Gideon J. Lenkey  
2/24/2010   21 comments
The recent China hacking incident shows online espionage isn't slowing down, and US businesses should be on guard against it
Comment: Great post! - smkinoshita - 2/23/2010
Al Gore’s Smarter (and Funnier!) Planet
Todd Watson  
2/23/2010   4 comments
Never mind your political sentiments about Al Gore the politician
Comment: Re: Out of touch - Tom Nolle - 2/22/2010
Comment: Out of touch - Mary Jander - 2/22/2010
@ Pulse 2010: Getting Things Going
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
One of the great things about attending IBM's major customer events like Pulse is the opportunity to visit face-to-face with customers and also to see some familiar and friendly faces from across IBM
Smarter Software, Better Business
Todd Watson  
2/22/2010   Post a comment
Be forewarned, this is a lengthier post than usual, so settle in
Comment: Re: I agree - Tom Nolle - 2/22/2010
Comment: I agree - SeanFromIT - 2/22/2010
Comment: Re: I hope - SeanFromIT - 2/22/2010
The FCC's Not Square on '100 Squared'
Tom Nolle  
2/22/2010   21 comments
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to deliver 100 Mbit/s of broadband to 100 percent of Americans is riddled with flaws
Comment: Great Humor - marks - 2/18/2010
Government Sector 'Smartens' Up With IT
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/18/2010   16 comments
Local governments in the US are courting – and being courted by – IT suppliers intent on sustainable infrastructures and new 'smart' apps
Comment: Funding coming - Mary Jander - 2/18/2010
Supporters Call for Nationwide 'Community Network'
Pam Baker  
2/18/2010   9 comments
State and local governments, research groups, and others want the federal government to subsidize the hookup of multiple community links
Action, Not New Laws, Needed to Fight Botnets
Security Clan Editor's Blog  
2/17/2010   6 comments
Cyber Shockwave exercise leads Washington's bureaucrats down a predictable path: 'We need more laws!'
Copyright Undercover: ACTA & the Web
The Big Report  
2/17/2010   14 comments
It's time to end the secret negotiations of the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Comment: Re: THe fable .3 - Brian Newby - 2/17/2010
Comment: Re: one country's hero - DHCIR - 2/15/2010
Comment: Re: THe fable .3 - RamonAntonio - 2/14/2010
Comment: one country's hero - nasimson - 2/14/2010
Comment: Re: THe fable .3 - kerryf - 2/14/2010
Comment: Re: THe fable .3 - nasimson - 2/14/2010
Valentine’s E-Love, Republican-Style
what.the.ferraro  
2/14/2010   7 comments
Using Valentine's Day as an excuse to spread political propaganda and be unamusing.
Comment: Re: THe fable .3 - Tom Nolle - 2/13/2010
Comment: THe fable .3 - RamonAntonio - 2/13/2010
Comment: It could work - SeanFromIT - 2/12/2010
Google's (Not So) Great Fiber Experiment
Not Dr. Phil  
2/12/2010   Post a comment
Google's plans for a speedy fiber network is best taken with a bag of salt.
Google's Network Dream Machine
IT Clan Editor's Blog  
2/11/2010   9 comments
If Google really plans to roll out a new broadband FTTH network, it will have to do more than talk big
Comment: Re: How Lucky Am I? - Tom Nolle - 2/11/2010
Comment: How Lucky Am I? - hrcohen - 2/11/2010
Comment: Re: Super Duper!!! - Tom Nolle - 2/11/2010
Comment: Super Duper!!! - artfrankmiami - 2/11/2010
Comment: Re: consumer beware - KMT568 - 2/11/2010
Google's Broadband Fable
Tom Nolle  
2/11/2010   26 comments
Google rattles an FTTH saber and threatens to introduce competition in order to speed up the Net
Charlie Wilson's Last War
Todd Watson  
2/11/2010   6 comments
Charlie Wilson was a larger-than-life character, but he was also a great American and a great Texan
Comment: consumer beware - ChrisTOP - 2/11/2010
Comment: Selective hearing - Mary Jander - 2/11/2010
Party Time for Baidu May Be Premature
Robert McGarvey  
2/11/2010   10 comments
It may be too soon to break out the Tsingtao; China's leading search site faces many challenges
Comment: Identity theft - javeriayounes - 2/11/2010
Comment: Amazing story - Michael Singer - 2/10/2010
Jeff Jonas: Consumers Are 'Giving It All Away'
Editor's Blog  
2/10/2010   8 comments
IBM's Jeff Jonas talks data analytics and the implications of a society where consumers willingly give their data away
Italian Decree Highlights Creeping Internet Censorship
Jart Armin  
2/10/2010   16 comments
Despite the focus on China, Internet censorship is being mandated or considered by many governments worldwide
Comment: Re: I hope - MShellC - 2/9/2010
Comment: Re: I hope - James Lambie - 2/9/2010
IE Radio: We're LIVE With Jeff Jonas!
Editor's Blog  
2/9/2010   Post a comment
We're live on IE Radio with IBM's chief scientist, Jeff Jonas. Come on over!
Comment: I hope - MShellC - 2/9/2010
Join Us for IE Radio With Jeff Jonas at 3 PM ET
Editor's Blog  
2/9/2010   2 comments
Tune in for IE Radio with Jeff Jonas, chief scientist at IBM, at 3 PM ET today
Conference Unites Global Net Generation
Rob Salkowitz  
2/9/2010   8 comments
One Young World is the largest event yet of its kind, drawing young people picked via social network to a summit in London
Comment: The Access List - Mike Acker - 2/8/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/8/2010
Fatal System Error Exposes Cybercrime Lords
Jart Armin  
2/8/2010   24 comments
New book exposes cyber-criminal organizations worldwide, including Russian and US-based organized crime rings UPDATED 2:45 PM
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/5/2010
Comment: on the fence - AGreen - 2/4/2010
Google's Motives in China Still Unclear
Editor's Blog  
2/4/2010   15 comments
Few Internet Evolution readers think censorship had anything to do with Google's threat to pull out of China
Comment: Sniffer Mining? - bauerb - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: Google blinked - mhhfive - 2/4/2010
Comment: Re: Classic - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: what if... - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
Comment: Re: Connection - Jart Armin - 2/2/2010
Comment: Classic - Mashka - 2/2/2010
Comment: share some experience - Mashka - 2/2/2010
Comment: some perspective - Mary Jander - 2/1/2010
President Obama Does Live Q&A on YouTube
Editor's Blog  
2/1/2010   16 comments
President Obama took questions from the peoples of the Internet as a follow-up to his State of the Union address
Web Helps Building Professions Get Green
Bob Violino  
2/1/2010   11 comments
Online techniques are enabling architects, builders, and construction firms to pursue 'sustainability' with new efficiencies
Comment: Re: Connection - hindsatya - 2/1/2010
Comment: Re: what if... - aum007 - 2/1/2010
Comment: what if... - Chris Poley - 2/1/2010
How – & Where – Cybercriminals Hide
Jart Armin  
2/1/2010   19 comments
Lax laws in Delaware and other states are making the US a haven for money laundering, financial secrecy, and hidden shell companies




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Jason Mick   6/19/2013   7 comments
The US National Security Agency learned the hard way that it can be dangerous to give a contractor too much money and access, with too little scrutiny. The NSA and other government agencies hire tens of thousands of contractors a year to analyze data. Edward Snowden -- who revealed himself as the NSA leaker after fleeing the country -- was one such contractor, reportedly holding a $122,000 salaried position at Booz Allen Hamilton at the time of his departure.
Charlotte Erdmann
Midsize businesses rarely achieve the same standards of security in their own datacenters as professional providers that specialize in delivering these services to organizations.
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John Kennedy
How Big-Data Is Changing Marketing

6|13|13   |   1:07   |   1 comment


Big-data and analytics tools enable marketers to understand customers as individuals, identifying unmet needs and addressing each customer as a "segment of one," says John Kennedy, VP corporate marketing, IBM.
Kim Davis
Big-Data Can’t Always Sell Wine

5|21|13   |   2:23   |   10 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   |   1 comment


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.
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The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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