Recent Articles
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Peering Into the Wireless World
Enterprises that need a clearer view of their wireless environments are getting help from Cisco Systems and Cognio. The two companies are teaming to bring new RF (radio frequency) monitoring capabilities to Cisco’s WCS (Wireless Control System) by integrating Cognio’s Spectrum Expert. The move will give administrators a way to view their RF environment as…
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E-Mail, IM Are in the Hot Seat Again
It seems as if we hear every week about another organization that has failed to manage both its communications and its people. The latest incident, concerning former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley’s inappropriate communications with congressional pages, illustrates failure of governance at many levels. One question that immediately comes to mind: How can an organization that…
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Massachusetts CIO Change Worries ODF Supporters
Massachusetts has a problem. The Commonwealth can’t keep its CIO or pass an IT budget. Louis Gutierrez, the of CIO Massachusetts’ Information Technology Division, resigned earlier this week. Does this mean the end of the state’s pioneering ODF rollout? First let’s look at why Gutierrez is leaving. As he said in his resignation letter, it’s…
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Oracle Buys Data Integration Software Maker Sunopsis
Oracle announced Oct. 9 that it has purchased Sunopsis, a Burlington, Mass.-based company that produces data integration software. Oracle will integrate Sunopsis’ data integration products into its Fusion Middleware offerings, the Redwood Shores, Calif. company said in a statement. That integration will support both Oracle and non-Oracle data sources, according to the company. Sunopsis offers…
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Dive into the PhishTank
Everybody complains about phishing, but how many of us actually do something about it? Now everyone can. Of course the fact that a site is submitted as a phish doesn’t make it a phish, so it isn’t listed as a phish until enough users vote for it. The voting is Cloudmark-style, where users themselves develop…
