Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Are Apple's iPhone and iPad relevant to enterprises?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

The conventional wisdom is that enterprises aren't impressed by Apple's shiny iDevices, perceiving them as a consumer play. Is that a fair assessment? And if so, could it change in the foreseeable future? Let's take a look, in The Long View...

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Friday, 22 October 2010

Microsoft Office 365: Cynical rebrand or future of collaboration?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

This week saw Microsoft announce its Office 365 initiative. What does it mean for businesses, large and small? Let's survey the landscape, in The Long View...

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Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Should ISPs cut off bot-infected users?

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

Scissors (Ivy Dawned @ Flickr)There's no doubt that botnets are a major threat to the safety and stability of the internet -- not to mention the cleanliness of your inbox. After years of failure to act, could we finally be seeing ISPs waking up to their responsibilities? Let's take The Long View...

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Friday, 1 October 2010

Spam wars: the inbox is ground zero

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

Spam! (freezelight@Flickr)In continuing this series about the war against spam, I want to address a concern raised by my Computerworld blogging colleague, David A. Milman. Experience tells him that -- despite advances in spam filtering -- SMB and consumer users are experiencing worsening spam problems. Let's dive into the first The Long View of the month...

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Thursday, 30 September 2010

Nokia's death-march continues: N8 release date delay

Richi Jennings's picture   The Long View (Computerworld)

Like some sort of proud, gushing parent, Nokia today announced its latest bouncing baby is now shipping. Wait, what? Did I say the N8 is "shipping"? Sorry, I meant to say it's on its way to a few, lucky, pre-order customers. Do I smell spin, in The Long View?
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