Thursday, October 01, 2009

The dark side of data security tools; Ballmer's pay cut; the twins behind Google Wave

Microsoft's Ballmer finds wallet a little lighter; Move over Ashley and Mary-Kate: Twins Lars and Jens Rasmussen invented Google Wave
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received a 5.5% decrease in his overall compensation in fiscal 2009, as the company suffered through its first-ever drop in overall revenue, according to documents filed with the SEC Tuesday.

Move over Ashley and Mary-Kate: Twins Lars and Jens Rasmussen invented Google Wave
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Half of iPhone owners would drop AT&T like a bad habit
We knew already of the widespread dissatisfaction with AT&T among iPhone owners, of course, but there's something to be said for attaching reliable numbers to conventional wisdom.

Microsoft passes its first SAML 2.0 interoperability test
Microsoft's federated identity platform passed its first SAML 2.0 interoperability test with favorable marks, signaling the end to the vendor's standoff against the protocol.

New app deepens SAP ties to LinkedIn
SAP and the business social-networking site LinkedIn have partnered on an application that will let users integrate their LinkedIn and SAP Community profiles.

Snow Leopard can once again Growl
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Cheapskate SMBs dodge buying security software
Many SMBs probably spend as much re-filling the communal water cooler as they do buying security software, a global survey of the sector has found.

Five reasons to dive into Google Wave
Google Wave is part social networking, and part unified communications, and all Google. Wave combines email, instant messaging, blogging, document sharing, wikis, and multimedia content to provide a seamless communications platform.

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October 01, 2009

MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Top Microsoft execs outline 2010 challenges
  2. Cell towers that blend vs. those that offend
  3. Google Wave invite-only preview begins
  4. Windows 7: 10 things that still need fixing
  5. Cisco unveils data center blade switch
  6. Microsoft releases Security Essentials antimalware tool
  7. Verizon CTO: 'We told you so' about FiOS
  8. Rivals mock Microsoft's free security software
  9. Are femtocells poaching on wired nets?
  10. Fighting Conficker

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