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Federated Identity and Software as a Service (SaaS): Single Sign-...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:19 GMT

The use of SaaS by enterprise is being driven by unavoidable macro-level economic, political, competitive and technological trends. This white paper is an overview of the market forces that have created a need for rapid deployment of Internet Single Sign-on for SaaS deployments and how Ping

Malware Crystal Ball

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:00:19 GMT

I was sitting down to write a blog on predictions for trends in Malware (as a follow up to my Phases of Malware blog) when I saw some interesting “breaking news”: there’s a worm that targets iPhone. I dug around in the R&D group, and checked out Security.

LinkedIn Founder Foresees an I.P.O., but Not Now (at The New York...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:04:51 GMT

LinkedIn, the big professional social network, will probably pursue an initial public offering some time but not in the near future, its executive chairman said.

AOL: Weak Debut; RBC Starts With Sector Perform (Updated) (at Bar...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:07:48 GMT

AOL (AOL.wi) is off to a slow start in its return to the public market.While AOLs spin-off from Time-Warner (TWX) wont be completed until next month, AOL shares have begun trading on the NYSE in when-issued trading. You have to hunt a bit to find quotes on the issue; neither [...]

LinkedIn Co-founder Says IPO Likely But Not Soon

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:02:51 GMT

Despite being a hotly-awaited IPO candidate, chairman of the business social network says he's in no rush.

Google Turning Times Square Into A Giant Voice Search Experiment ...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:47 GMT

There are few things more terrifying to me than the idea of going anywhere near a shopping establishment on Black Friday. But if ...

Online Advertising Begins to Stabilize in the U.S. (at Seeking Al...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:45:26 GMT

Online advertising revenues in the U.S. seem to be stabilizing. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers released third-quarter figures showing that online advertising in the U.S. approached $5.5 billion, up 1.

AT&T gets Luke Wilson to hit Verizon again

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:35:08 GMT

Phone company continues to fight accusations that its 3G network is poor. One new spot uses the same strategy as the iPhone, featuring simultaneous voice and data. Read this blog post by Chris Matyszczyk on Technically Incorrect.

Thanksgiving reading. Soccer and enterprise apps: the similaritie...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:34:42 GMT

The other evening I had the pleasure of visiting Old Trafford soccer stadium. It's the home of Manchester United, arguably the most successful soccer

Weiss & Lurie Files Class Action Lawsuit Against STEC, Inc. (Mark...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:23:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - 11/25/09) - Weiss & Lurie announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the

Dell readying a Pine Trail-based Mini 10?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:10:00 GMT

Dell could be planning a significant revision to its Mini 10 netbook if an FCC filing (PDF) is a clue. The testing for a seemingly nondescript 802.11n Wi-Fi mini-card makes

Wednesday Evening Links -

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:07:45 GMT

com] Rumor: MiFi coming to Bell Canada on November 30 for $99.95 on contract [gadgetell.com] Time Warner Cable Asks Customers: Should It Roll Over Or Get Tough On Programmer Price Hikes [multichannel.com] Kindle gets PDF reader, 85% more battery life [theinquirer.

Google, Amazon Likely to Lead Black Friday's E-Commerce Gains [Vo...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:07:45 GMT

Black Friday is expected to kick off a more upbeat e-commerce season this year, but heavyweights Amazon.com, Google and eBay are poised to make the biggest holiday gains, analysts said.

Editor's Note: Saffire on Linux, KDE on Windows, No Gimp in Ubunt...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:03:53 GMT

I like to leave a clean desk for a holiday, so I'm going to clear up a few loose ends: further adventures of using the excellent Focusrite Saffire Pro on Linux, KDE on Windows is cool, and when did having to learn anything become a criminal offense?

Palm Pre users suffer cloud computing data loss

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Palm is investigating why its Palm Pre users are suffering data loss after resetting or replacing their WebOS phones and attempting to restore their personal data from the company's online cloud backup service.

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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:58:45 GMT

Here in the U.S., we’re getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, which for many folks means a long weekend — my favorite time to tinker, especially with software. So I’ve gathered together seven free app tinkering ideas that you may get a kick out of.

Firefox Getting GPU Acceleration, Maybe Before IE9

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:51:01 GMT

Firefox Getting GPU Acceleration, Maybe Before IE9 Soon your GPU can flex its muscles while you're surfing too.

EA Montreal to Concentrate on High-Def Games, Lower Focus on Wii

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:36:51 GMT

Nintendo Wii is still the most successful current-generation video game console, however, a large designer of games plans to refocus itself onto high-definition titles since further success of Wii is not exactly clear.

Technology to Help Navigate Black Friday Sales

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:35:22 GMT

Smartphone apps, Twitter, Facebook and the Web offer a host of tools to navigate the sea of sales on Black Friday.

Browser War: China's 360, Kingsoft Cease Tech Security Cooperatio...

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:33:38 GMT

Browser War: China’s 360, Kingsoft Cease Tech Security Cooperation - ChinaTechNews.com

Friday Recap: Gravy-Flavored Edition

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:31:53 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving! The whole office just came together for a serious cornucopia of a potluck lunch. If by the end of this post my eyes aren't rolling to the back of my head as I succumb to a food coma, I'll consider this an incredibly successful day. (Though my tummy already knows it is!)

iPhone app rejected? Now there's a site for that

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:26:58 GMT

"There are now more than 100,000 iPhone applications available on the App Store," Martin says. "However, Apple has a secret, undocumented, unquestionable, random process for deciding which applications to allow onto the deck."

Hierarchical Data Trees with a Database

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:25:20 GMT

In my previous post, I explored how to display a set of self-referencing, hierarchical entities in a Silverlight TreeView, with the entities loaded from server to client using WCF RIA Services. This example used a static set of data on the server, which

Building a Better Team

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:17:14 GMT

“You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note.” ~Doug Floyd It’s no secret to anyone that there are more men in the IT industry than women. In my 15 year career, I’ve often been the lone female on the team and I’m pretty comfortable with that.