Global search engine player Yahoo!, which recently announced a five per cent lay-off globally, is learnt to have asked around 60 employees from its Bangalore-based R&D centre to quit the company.
The California-based company is also planning to hire...
The latest from Facebook: 'Open Stream API'
A post on the Facebook developer blog announced the big application program interface (API) update from the social network, which it's calling the Open Stream API.
It's the first major implementation of an emerging (read: brand new) open standard...
Swedish ISPs vow to erase users' traffic data
Having apparently been scared off illegal file sharing in large numbers by a new Swedish law that went into effect April 1, pirates in that country now have a new safe harbor to escape law enforcement.
Having apparently been scared off illegal file...
Recession bringing offshored work back to UK
As the recession forces companies to become leaner and the comparative savings from offshoring diminish, banks and businesses are considering returning work back to the United Kingdom.
Speaking at the FT Global Outsourcing and Offshoring Conference...
Three tips for avoiding project estimating mistakes
Project cost oversights are incredibly common, but IT project managers can avoid estimating mistakes by being well prepared upfront. An expert offers some advice.
Most every IT project manager knows the sick, sinking sensation of unease when first...
Mobile marketing takes off in India
INDIA--The mobile phone has emerged as a powerful medium for advertising, and with the imminent launch of 3G and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) in the country, mobile marketing will help telcos increase their revenue, say industry players. ...
Check out Project alternatives: Basecamp and QuickBase
Learn more about 37signals' Basecamp and Intuit's QuickBase, two highly-capable alternatives to Microsoft Project.
For many IT pros and consultants, Microsoft Project has been the de facto standard for organizing work schedules, timelines and budgets.
Microsoft...
Sun Microsystems debuts new x64 servers
Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled a line of new x64 servers and workstations, in a move to bolster its share of the data center.
The new Sun Fire x64 blade servers, rack servers, and workstations, which are powered by Intel's Xeon processor 5500...
New Malaysian premier snubs ICT body
MALAYSIA--Newly-minted Prime Minister Najib Razak has delivered an embarrassing snub to the country's ICT association Pikom, after he not only ignored its call for a single ministry, but also transferred jurisdiction for the local communications sector...
Monitor project progress with micro-deliverables
Micro-deliverables allow you to effectively gauge the health of a project. Here are four simple rules to follow when planning for and using micro-deliverables.
Too often failing projects surprise us.
Have you ever had a project that seemed to be going...
Control where Word hyphenates a word
Follow this tip to determine where Word hyphenates your content.
Microsoft Word
Control where Word hyphenates a word Word doesn't hyphenate content unless you tell it to: From the Tools menu, choose Language, select Hyphenation, check the Automatically...
10 iptables rules to help secure your Linux box
Mastering iptables could take a while, but if you have a few rules to cover the basic security needs, you'll be well on your way to protecting your Linux system.
The iptables tool is a magnificent means of securing a Linux box. But it can be rather...
Configuring explicit Run As on Windows Server 2008
UAC changes how shell interactions are controlled by default. Bringing back the Run As functionality can, however, be straightforward--find out how.
Default installations of Windows Server 2008 provide the User Account Control (UAC) security...
Roll iSCSI Software Initiator install into mixed environments
Windows Server 2008's built-in iSCSI Software Initiator is also available on prior versions of Windows Server. Learn how you can roll it out into mixed environments.
For many environments, iSCSI storage is a great solution.
One of the foremost benefits...
Multi-Tasking - the Topsy-Turvy Way
Have you ever handled more than a single task at a time? If yes, then you can easily identify with Harpreet Bhagrath with whom things get so higgledy-piggledy while multi-tasking he ends up turning the world around him topsy-turvy.
There is a...
Monitor project progress with micro-deliverables
Micro-deliverables allow you to effectively gauge the health of a project. Here are four simple rules to follow when planning for and using micro-deliverables.
Too often failing projects surprise us.
Have you ever had a project that seemed to be...
SSL: Broken even more
Lately, security conferences have been bad news for SSL. At this year's Black Hat, independent security guru Moxie Marlinspike explained how he was able to completely bypass SSL security.
In January I wrote an article, SSL: Really broken this time,...
E-medical record must be about business
SINGAPORE--Run an electronic medical record (EMR) implementation project like a business project, not an IT initiative, advised a top executive from a healthcare organization.
Steven Yeo, vice president and executive director of HIMSS Asia-Pacific,...
Mobile just one leg of Microsoft's three-screen strategy
Microsoft had little new to say about its Windows Mobile phones at CTIA 2009, but reinforced its intention to play in all the future arenas of personal computing.
Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, ran through essentially...
Conficker postmortem: Hype distracted but threat is real
April 1 has come and gone and in the minds of many people the Conficker worm turned out to be a joke instead of the major Internet security event that might have been envisioned. Was the hype good, or bad, and who is to blame?
"I'm not sure what to...
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