What if Oracle's buyout of Sun falls through?

What if Oracle's buyout of Sun falls through?

Not likely to survive on its own, Sun would need a new buyer for itself or its technologies

Microsoft bares its soul -- and creates an opening for Google

The hypocrisy undermining the company's visual tools vision should make developers rethink their Visual Studio commitment before it's too late...  more

Fixing Google, slinging Bing

Google is broken -- and the residents of Cringeville have a few ideas about how to fix it. Microsoft Bing? Not so much... more

Vexed by VPN and interfering management

In this IT tale, a stubborn corporate manager gets in the way of the IT staff who just want to fix the VPN problem... more

Google boosts Chrome dev tools

Additions include a heap profiler for JavaScript and a tab offering overviews of where time is spent when loading a Web app... more

Record declines in XP, Vista offset by Windows 7 gains

Windows kept its total operating system share at 92.5 percent despite the largest-ever drops in its older editions ... more

Could Ubuntu get enterprises to finally embrace the cloud?

Ubuntu's ability to act as a gateway between on-premise IT and multiple clouds, using technology you probably already know, provides a much-need baby step for IT... more

Rails upgrade fixes security issues, Ruby 1.9 compatibility

XSS protection is cited as major feature of the release, but Rails 3.0 release date "up in the air"... more

The Gripe Line by Christina Wood

Readers respond to BroadVoice, Windows 7, used PC gripes

Mailbag: Post-turkey day BroadVoice thanks, an... more

Mobile Edge by InfoWorld Mobile Patrol

The best BlackBerry ever: The BlackBerry Bold 9700

9 reasons why it's the best RIM smartphone yet -- and three issues that keep it from perfection... more

Advice Line by Bob Lewis

How to discuss unpaid overtime with your employer

It might not seem fair when being on call is both mandatory and uncompensated, but fighting the... more

Security Adviser by Roger A. Grimes

Online lesson: Always require a signature

When a previously trusted online vendor suddenly disappears, Roger Grimes learns a valuable -- yet... more

Modernizing IT by Eric Knorr

Top five business technologies of the '00s

This decade wasn't pretty, but it brought us broad adoption of major business technologies we can't... more

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