Stories by Jon Brodkin

Want to stop cybercrime? Follow the money

Five dollars for control over 1,000 compromised email accounts. Eight dollars for a distributed denial-of-service attack that takes down a website for an hour. And just a buck to solve 1,000 captchas.

Written by Jon Brodkin16 June 11 06:49

Startup targets flash memory latency

Plenty of hardware vendors are pushing out Solid State Disk products to speed up data access. Now a startup is emerging from stealth mode with server software designed to make it easier to use SSD with existing storage systems and applications.

Written by Jon Brodkin09 June 11 03:24

Mac OS X more vulnerable than Windows in some ways, security expert says

Although Mac users are more likely to experience virus-free computing than Windows PC owners, there is nothing inherently more secure about Apple's operating system, and in certain respects Mac OS X is more vulnerable than Windows, a security expert tells Network World.

Written by Jon Brodkin07 June 11 04:47

NYSE launches VMware-based cloud for financial firms

The New York Stock Exchange has built a VMware-based cloud computing service for financial firms, which goes live today from a data center in New Jersey with expansions planned for Toronto, Tokyo and London.

Written by Jon Brodkin02 June 11 00:48

Citrix founder's new startup targets data sprawl

Citrix founder Edward Iacobucci is launching a startup called <a href="http://www.virtualworks.com">VirtualWorks Group</a> that plans to organize the mountains of data overwhelming modern businesses.

Written by Jon Brodkin02 June 11 05:47

Citrix overhauls virtual desktop products for 'personal cloud'

Citrix's annual Synergy conference is opening with a bang this week, with Citrix previewing overhauls to nearly every component of its virtual desktop product lines, reaching from the data center to the iPad.

Written by Jon Brodkin26 May 11 04:47

Google plans expanded 24/7 phone support but not just yet

Google has always been known for fast and easy-to-use Web services loved by consumers. Google has never been known for the kind of dedicated support enterprise IT shops demand from technology vendors.

Written by Jon Brodkin20 May 11 06:31

Google launches Chrome OS, says Windows is 'torturing users'

Google co-founder Sergey Brin said Windows and other traditional PC operating systems are "torturing users" at Google's Chrome OS launch event Wednesday, where the company claimed 75 per cent of business users can be converted from Windows to Chrome OS right away.

Written by Jon Brodkin12 May 11 07:27

Google: 100 million Android devices activated, 4.5 billion apps downloaded

The Android mobile powerhouse is cruising to new heights with 100 million activated devices, 4.5 billion applications downloaded from the Android Market, and 450,000 developers building tools for Android phones and tablets, Google said Tuesday as it kicked off the fourth annual Google I/O developers conference.

Written by Jon Brodkin11 May 11 06:41
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