Virtualization Affects Applications AMD Offers Three New X4 Phenoms You've Been Hacked! IT Nightmares The New Audit Risk Standards Why Web 2.0 Is the Danger Zone The Question of Private E-Mail at Work Virtualization can impact the way organizations run their business, so IT managers need to understand the specific challenges and considerations that exist with virtualized server environments. Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices has released three new Phenom quad-core processors for the desktop, including an X4 9550 Black Edition that allows users to increase the clock speed. Network administrators have a lot to keep them up at night. From worms and viruses and Trojan horses to competitors trying to access inside info, threats to network security grow ever more sophisticated. Some of the best ideas of Sarbanes-Oxley have been incorporated into the auditing standards of other entities, such as privately held firms, state and local governments, and not-for-profit groups. Web 2.0 users beware: Social-networking technologies may be fun and useful, but the one thing they are not is secure. For all its benefits, the Web 2.0 world can expose serious risks to enterprises. A recent lawsuit highlights an unsettled area of the law, where technology changes create tension between personal privacy and companies' rights to monitor the equipment they provide. FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Laptop: The Best Bet in Today's Computer Market Today's market offers ever-more-powerful computers at lower prices, not to mention a generation of cheap, pocket-sized gadgets. In many cases, your best computer choice is likely to be a laptop.
Panasonic Releases Rugged Ultra-Mobile PC Rugged, small and ultra-mobile. That could be the description of a unit of miniature commandos, but it's actually the specs on Panasonic's new Toughbook CF-U1, the latest in its line of durable handhelds.
Panasonic Adds Ultra-Mobile PC to Toughbook Series Panasonic's latest offering in its Toughbook series of rugged laptops is small enough to cradle in one hand, yet strong enough to handle the rough and tumble of extreme environments.