IE's slide quickens as Firefox, Chrome add share Microsoft's Internet Explorer again lost a big chunk of market share last month as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome continued to chip away at the world's dominant browser, a Web metrics company said Thursday. Obama bars fed workers from texting and driving A two-day Distracted Driving Summit in Washington concluded Thursday, after experts raised multiple thorny questions on how to reduce cell phone and texting while driving, with a big emphasis placed on driver and employer responsibility. Security researchers ask: Does self-destructing data really vanish? Researchers this week published a paper describing how they broke Vanish, a secure communications system prototype out of the University of Washington that generated lots of buzz when introduced over the summer for its ability to make data self-destruct. Microsoft ships RC1 of new Forefront Identity Manager Microsoft ships identity infrastructure software that will figure prominently in its plan to integrate security and identity technologies to protect clients, servers and the network edge. Microsoft defends its anti-malware software after Symantec piles on Microsoft is defending the merits of its free Security Essentials anti-malware software after a top Symantec engineer badmouthed the new release. The upside of unbinding ICANN from U.S. oversight The Internet may have its roots in the United States, but it is a global entity now. For better, or for worse, the United States can no longer have sole control over an organization like ICANN which impacts global commerce and productivity. Me, me, me! 80% of Twitterers tweet mostly about themselves A Rutgers University study shows that 80% of Twitterers are largely tweeting about themselves - what they're doing, their feelings, their opinions and other personal information. Apple CEO Jobs makes top 50 richest Americans As the CEO of Apple and the biggest individual shareholder in Disney, Steve Jobs is what you would call "well-off." Perhaps even "comfortable." Maybe, if you're into numbers and lists, the 43rd richest person in the world. Ambitious Web start-up smacks of teen spirit The founders of Web on Weels are not old enough to buy beer, but that hasn't stopped the callow trio from creating an entirely original Web app that might be as revolutionary as Yahoo or Netscape -- when they get it to work. Nortel set to sell off GSM business Nortel Networks is preparing to auction off its division that makes equipment for GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) networks early next month, continuing the unloading of its businesses under bankruptcy reorganization. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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