If you are trying to get the go-ahead for a Web or Internet-based system and your corporation has footprints in multiple countries, you might just find the ITIF Broadband Rankings useful in arguing your case.

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In an informal poll of readers on virtualization-centric site Virtualization Review, 193 readers (to date) cast their votes on their "primary virtualization concern in 2008."

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I was browsing a report pertaining to Internet connectivity and came across the chart below, which plots respondents’ perception of their Internet performance. What got my attention was that I’d just written a short post on Comcast experimenting with other bandwidth throttling methods that do not specifically target peer-to-peer applications. The argument from Comcast’s perspective [...]

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Ever have to decide on a host for your company's site but befuddled by the huge range of offerings on the saturated web hosting market? What exactly is the difference between that $4.95/month and the $49.90/month package anyway? Is it all about disk space and bandwidth only?

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Internet powerhouse Akamai Technologies has released its first "State of the Internet" report. Drawing from data gathered across its global server network, it attempts to dissect trends such as attack traffic, broadband adoption and relevant information.

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Despite significant inroads made by Apple's iPhone, Research In Motion's BlackBerry SmartPhone continues to dominate the enterprise. Of course, one could argue that the iPhone in its current incarnation offers little in the way of enterprise features. Still, you can bet that Apple will continue to push aggressively in that direction.

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The number of targeted attacks involving targeted Trojans are increasing, with up to 70 targeted Trojans a day recorded in the month of April this year. This represents an increase of 250% over December 2007 level of just 28 per day.

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It appears that the enterprise have largely given up on controlling the use of IM, and existing policies, if any, were largely ignored.

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Anti-virus software has long been a staple in corporate PCs. This trend continues, with the exception that the majority of businesses in the UK now use anti-spyware scanning software as well.

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According to a report on data center asset planning, up to 1 in 5 respondents say they have no disaster recovery plans -- or say that they are unsure.

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