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Improving Data Center Efficiency and Capacity with Aisle Containment

By DCR on 7/28/2009
A white paper from Data Center Resources

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Twitter ripe for attack

By Judi Hasson on 7/28/2009
We report this week on the growing popularity of Twitter and the inevitable fallout from it's growth. As Twitter gets more popular, it is more prone to hack attacks and phishing.

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Welcome to the Reset Economy

By Robert Parker on 7/28/2009
A term has emerged in the business press to describe our current economic situation – the Reset Economy. The term, with attribution for origination typically given to Jeff Immelt of General Electric, refers to the sense that this economic recession is more than a simple business cycle correction, but is a permanent, fundamental change to how markets will operate and be influenced moving forward.

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Where does RFID belong at a tradeshow??

By Rick Quinn on 7/28/2009
I was recently at a client’s office and was asked, in my professional opinion, what the future held for RFID in the trade show environment. We all know that in today’s economy that businesses need to be budget-friendly. Yes, RFID pricing has come down dramatically in the past 3-4 years (remember the days of the $5.00 tag??), but like all technology, as it becomes more mainstream, the cost will decrease more, and the technology will increase.

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What Makes A Strong Password?

By Kurt Marko on 7/28/2009
Passwords: They're the bane of online existence; the unintended consequence of our virtual, networked world. Users accessing their typical plethora of Web-based enterprise applications, not to mention an equally abundant portfolio of external, third-party sites, must recall many random bits of information. The mental stress of trying to remember so many account credentials has even entered the netizen lexicon as “password fatigue.” It’s no surprise that a recent survey found most people avoid the problem entirely by using the same password wherever they can.

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Study: Users ignoring security warnings

By Paul Mah on 7/28/2009
A new study by Carnegie Mellon University has shown that users have developed an immunity of sorts to the warnings generated by invalid security certificates. What they found is that users are increasingly clicking past security errors or exceptions without a second thought.

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Initial Thoughts on PayPal's New Developer Platform

By Aaron McPherson on 7/28/2009
I just finished watching the PayPal Platform Preview, which was PayPal's official announcement of their new open development platform (it was previously leaked on TechCrunch). Officially called "PayPal X," the platform was presented by Osama Bedier (VP of platform and emerging technology) in broad, almost utopian terms, as something that would unleash waves of innovation transforming the way goods and services are delivered. Maybe.

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The free content conundrum

By Ron Miller on 7/14/2009
With the release of Chris Anderson's new book this week on the free content model called "Free," experts have weighed in on the subject. Everyone from Seth Godin, to Malcolm Gladwell, to Chris Brogan and even Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has an opinion, so I decided to dedicate this week's Editor's Corner to the subject of free content.

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Researchers: Social Security numbering system is crackable

By Paul Mah on 7/14/2009
Researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University have warned that there is a "surprisingly easy" method of computing the nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers. Of course, the popularity of social networking sites where users freely divulge information such as birthdays and hometowns does not help either--as with instant credit approval websites which can test for valid numbers.

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You didn't get that promotion, so now what?

By Judi Hasson on 7/14/2009
Times may be tough, but you've been holding up the IT shop and you expected to get a promotion. Suddenly, the bombshell hits: "We've decided to go in a different direction," your boss tells you.

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