Tag: IT

  • PC, Laptop Upgrades Dominate IT Budget Plans

    PC, Laptop Upgrades Dominate IT Budget Plans

    Lisa Vaas

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    At this point in the year, laptop and PC upgrades are clocking in as the top priority for IT budgets, according to research from Forrester Research Inc. Forrester in June surveyed 1,377 North American and European businesses regarding their IT purchasing and spending plans for the rest of the year. During the second quarter, 89… Read more

  • IT Admins Not ‘Trusting’ SP2 Security

    IT Admins Not ‘Trusting’ SP2 Security

    Dennis Fisher

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    More than two years after company officials claimed Microsoft Corp. would emphasize security over features in all products, the whopping update to the company’s Windows XP operating system is being hit for introducing new vulnerabilities. IT administrators and security experts who have had a chance to install, work with and investigate the changes Windows XP… Read more

  • IT Managers: Windows XP Update Not a Priority

    IT Managers: Windows XP Update Not a Priority

    Matthew Broersma

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    Microsoft may have delayed Windows XP Service Pack 2 yet again this week, but IT managers are, in any case, not exactly champing at the bit to roll out the security-oriented update. The most eager IT departments contacted by eWEEK.com said they would deploy SP2 only after extensive testing. Others said the update was not… Read more

  • Why SCO’s Partners Stick with It

    Why SCO’s Partners Stick with It

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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    LAS VEGAS—Linux supporters who hate SCO would have been shocked to see SCO CEO Darl McBride greeted with a roar of applaud from about 500 SCO resellers and integrators at its annual SCO Forum trade show. Why was the “most hated man in IT” so warmly greeted? Because SCO’s Unix products make them money. It’s… Read more

  • iPass to Let IT Managers Guide Mobile Security

    iPass to Let IT Managers Guide Mobile Security

    Carol Ellison

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    In a move that analysts say is likely to open the door to greater corporate use of public Internet hot spots, iPass Inc. announced Monday that it will enhance its mobile connectivity services to allow corporate IT managers to enforce security policies over all connections, including connections from public wireless hot spots. “Mobility has been… Read more

  • IT Admins Find Breaking Up with IE Hard to Do

    IT Admins Find Breaking Up with IE Hard to Do

    Dennis Fisher

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    Frustrated by the barrage of security problems surrounding Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer, some enterprises are looking for ways to prevent employees from using the dominant browser and are casting about for alternatives. But as they turn to removing the browser as a safeguarding measure, some are finding the task not so simple. In fact, doing… Read more