ANTenna Blog -- December 13, 2009 - December 19, 2009 Archive

Survey Says Telework Plans May Need Rethinking

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 12:35 AM ET | Dec 19, 2009

It is one thing to believe that your company has a workable business continuity plan in place. It is quite another for that actually to be the case.

What A Google-Yelp Deal Might Mean For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:48 PM ET | Dec 18, 2009

Google is reportedly working on a $500 million deal to buy local reviews site Yelp. On the plus side, the deal might make it easier to find small and local businesses on Google while also helping to clean up some of the controversy surrounding pay-for-play allegations on Yelp. Or it could make things worse on both fronts.

Psystar Down For The Count?

Posted by Jake Widman 02:06 AM ET | Dec 17, 2009

A California court has granted Apple's request for a permanent injunction against Mac clonemaker Psystar. The injunction bars Psystar from selling computers with any version of OS X installed, suggesting that reselling someone else's product is not the best SMB business plan.

Remote Assistance Thriller: Dial "S" For "Scam"

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 08:51 PM ET | Dec 16, 2009

A new scam involving remote support software recently surfaced in the United Kingdom. Before you snicker at just how gullible the victims appear to be, ask yourself whether your company's PCs are vulnerable to precisely this sort of attack.

Tape-Based Storage: Not Dead Yet!

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:38 PM ET | Dec 16, 2009

Is tape dying as a long-term storage medium? It depends upon whom you ask -- although it is significant that this is even an open question.

Project Honey Pot: Over One Billion Spammers Served

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 07:02 PM ET | Dec 16, 2009

This week, Project Honey Pot identified its one billionth spam message. Find out what it has learned from that torrent of junk email -- and what you can do to make its efforts to stop spam even more successful.

HP Software To Boost Cloud Computing For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 02:03 PM ET | Dec 16, 2009

HP Operations Orchestration and HP Cloud Assure for cost control are designed to help companies take better advantage of cloud computing's inherent flexibility and elasticity, while mitigating potential risks.

2010 Cybercrime Goals: Symantec

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:35 AM ET | Dec 16, 2009

What do cybercrooks want next year? According to Symantec Hosted Services, they want bigger and badder botnets, pathways through CAPTCHA traps, local language spam and plenty of hooks as good as Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods.

Laptop? Smartphone? Netbook? How about a Tablet?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 03:31 PM ET | Dec 15, 2009

Small is the new Large! Given users newfound proclivity to bound from place rather than sit at their desks, suppliers have been developing a bevy of mobile devices. Broadcom is the latest supplier to jump into this space with silicon that can be used for a portable computing tablet, a market that soon could receive a big boost from industry game changer, Apple Inc.

HyperOffice Releases Beta Of New Software-with-Services Business Suite For SMBs

Posted by Fredric Paul 12:20 PM ET | Dec 15, 2009

Designed for organizations with between 5 and 100 users, the new version of 10-year-old HyperOffice adds interface enhancements, "push" e-mail support, and an online relational database.

iMac Shipments Delayed: Multiple Problems Reported

Posted by Jake Widman 05:59 PM ET | Dec 14, 2009

The 27-inch iMacs, introduced in October, are now showing a two-week ship time. Apple has not said why, but an independent website has been documenting issues with the new machines ranging from flickering screens to whistling displays.

What Next For Google In The Mobile Market?

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 04:04 PM ET | Dec 14, 2009

Google has been known as a game changing company, a firm whose entry in a market often means immediate upheaval. Two years ago, the vendor unveiled its Android mobile operating system and convinced a bevy of suppliers to support the system. Now, Google plans to make its own handset, which may cause those companies to question their support.

Trojan Buzus Attack Passes 1.5 Million Infected Sites

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:26 AM ET | Dec 14, 2009

A widlfire-fast SQL injection that started picking up speed last week hasn't slowed down. Last week's hundreds of thousands of compromised sites have grown to more than 1.5 million, eSoft reports.

ADTRAN Jumps Into Unified Communications Market

Posted by Fredric Paul 05:33 AM ET | Dec 14, 2009

Aimed at companies with 5 to 2,000 users, the networking vendor's NetVanta Unified Communications (UC) Solution Suite includes voice mail, unified messaging, fax server, presence, and auto attendant features.