http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:21:03 GMT 2009-11-23T17:21:03Z en (c) Copyright 2009 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/508542/Microsoft_Technology_Reduces_Network_Redundancy?source=rss_network Researchers at Microsoft Research India have developed a compression and redundancy elimination technology that can operate as a host service in enterprise systems without the use of accelerator devices over a WAN. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT John Ribeiro <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508542/Microsoft_Technology_Reduces_Network_Redundancy?source=rss_network 2009-11-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508519/Microsoft_s_IE9_to_Tap_Hardware_for_Speed_Boost?source=rss_network Microsoft's next browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), will offload image and text rendering chores to the PC's graphic processor, one way the company plans to increase the browser's overall performance, according to the firm's top IE manager. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508519/Microsoft_s_IE9_to_Tap_Hardware_for_Speed_Boost?source=rss_network 2009-11-22T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508537/Mobile_Wireless_Router_From_Zyxel_Competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_network Wireless carriers and retailers have been promising a wide array of low-priced gadgets beyond smartphones that will hit the market soon, taking advantage of faster wireless networks. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Matt Hamblen <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508537/Mobile_Wireless_Router_From_Zyxel_Competes_with_Mi_Fi?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508536/Hurricane_Electric_s_IPv6_Network_Doubles?source=rss_network Hurricane Electric, a Fremont, Calif., ISP, will announce on Monday that its IPv6 network has doubled in size in less than a year -- a sign of how rapidly IPv6 traffic is increasing across the Internet. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jim Duffy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508536/Hurricane_Electric_s_IPv6_Network_Doubles?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508535/Broadband_Stimulus_Grants_Delayed?source=rss_network The two government agencies in charge of doling out broadband stimulus cash have pushed back the dates for when they'll start handing out grants. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Brad Reed <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508535/Broadband_Stimulus_Grants_Delayed?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_network IP-based video surveillance technology keeps a digital eye on gear from the likes of John Lennon and Mick Jagger that's on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York City. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508520/Listen_Up_Rock_and_Roll_Artifacts_Under_Surveillance?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_network An anonymous hacker has posted private e-mails, files and other documents belonging to a noted climate researcher, sparking an international debate between skeptics of global warming and those who see it as an urgent problem. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Robert McMillan <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508448/Global_Warming_Research_Exposed_After_Hack?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_network Lost amid Thursday's Chrome OS hype was the official launch of Twitter's geotagging feature. Twitter's newest feature allows you to embed your location in the 140-character messages you send out to the world. Whenever you send a tweet with your location information, users will see a map pin at the bottom of your message. Clicking on the pin reveals a Google Map with your location. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Ian Paul <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508435/Twitter_Geotagging_What_You_Need_to_Know?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_network Yesterday Google hosted a press event at its Mountain View campus to reveal a first glimpse at the Chrome OS. The excitement around the operating system has led to rampant rumors and speculation, but I question whether the Chrome OS is really worth any of this hype. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508417/Five_Reasons_the_Google_Chrome_OS_Will_Flop?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_network A lack of flexibility will doom Google's latest ego trip to the dustbin of history Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Randall C. Kennedy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508380/Why_Chrome_OS_Will_Fail_Big_Time?source=rss_network 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508442/100G_Ethernet_Cheat_Sheet?source=rss_network With enterprises and carriers moving beyond 1G and 10G Ethernet to 40G and 100G Ethernet, we thought it might be handy to bundle up our most recent coverage of high-speed Ethernet in one tidy package. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Network World Staff <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508442/100G_Ethernet_Cheat_Sheet?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508441/10G_in_Data_Centers_Driving_Ethernet_Switch_Market?source=rss_network The Ethernet switch market grew for the second consecutive quarter, driven by continued strength in data center deployments, Dell&#8217;Oro Group reports. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Jim Duffy <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508441/10G_in_Data_Centers_Driving_Ethernet_Switch_Market?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network Chrome OS is lauded by Google as a completely new method of personal computing and it does have a number of features that are intriguing. On the other hand, a Chrome OS device is really another incarnation of a thin client mobile Internet device. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508396/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network Today, Google released the source code for Chrome OS and promised that devices will be shipping in about a year, in time for the 2010 holiday season. Chrome OS will run only on devices specifically manufactured for it and Google is dictating to manufacturers the hardware specifications. For instance, Chrome OS devices will be netbooks, will not include a hard drive, will have only solid state disks, will rely on specified WiFi chipsets/adapters for connectivity and must have full-sized keyboards, says Sundar Pichai, Google's vice president of product management. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Julie Bort <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508391/The_5_Best_and_5_Worst_Features_of_Google_Chrome_OS?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_network Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cement an image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platform provider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT Chris Kanaracus <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/508376/Benioff_Trumpets_Force.Com_Platform_s_Success?source=rss_network 2009-11-19T05:00:00Z