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The Ruby on Rails team announces a new internationalization framework to make it easier for developers to build Web sites and applications suited to languages other than English. Ruby on Rails 2.2, released Nov. 21, delivers the internationalization framework. - With a new framework, Ruby on Rails now has improved support for internationalization. In a blog post entitled, quot;Myth #6: Rails only speaks English, quot; David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails, explains the addition to the Rails platform that makes it easier for developers...

With the proliferation of WLANs in businesses and homes, the need to plan and police wireless networks is growing. The MetaGeek Wi-Spy DBx USB device and accompanying Chanalyzer 3.1 software simplify sophisticated spectrum study for the masses. - Wireless spectrum analysis typically falls into two camps: free open-source software such as NetStumbler or Kismet, and ultrapricey hardware-software combo products like the Grasshopper. This leaves a huge gap between those who have the time to play with open-source stuff and those who have the b...

Laptop thefts are a huge problem for individuals and companies of every size. Personal and corporate information are at risk when they're stored on devices that can pick up and walk away easily. This video discusses tools that help prevent laptop theft and that minimize the damage in case a mobile machine is stolen. - Video Content....

Even before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, House and Senate Democrats are making sweeping changes of their own, deposing old school chairmen on key technology committees. From energy policy to network neutrality, new chairmen Henry Waxman and Jay Rockefeller lean more tech than telecom, more Silicon Valley than Rust Belt. Hold the euphoria, though, as change often brings unexpected results. - The winds of change are sweeping Washington even before President-elect Barack Obama is sworn in Jan. 20, heralding new agenda priorities on a wide range of issues affecting technology, from climate change to health care reform to network neutrality. In the U.S. House, Democrats voted Nov. 20 to...

Stephan Chenette of Websense describes a new Internet attack vector that could allow hackers to bypass anti-virus protection at both the gateway and the desktop. The technique, called script fragmentation, involves breaking down malware into smaller pieces in order to beat malware analysis engines. Web 2.0 requires new ways of thinking about browser security. - Security researcher Stephan Chenette opened up to eWEEK about a new Web attack vector that could potentially render desktop and gateway anti-virus products useless. Chenette, manager of security research at Websense, calls the attack script fragmentation. Similar to TCP fragmentation attacks, i...

Microsoft executive Chris Capossela denies that Microsoft Online Services such as Exchange Online and SharePoint Online will eat into the market share of Microsoft's traditional on-premises messaging and collaboration software suites. If this is true, it's good news for Microsoft as it moves deeper into cloud computing and SAAS to take on Google in Web services. - Microsoft on Nov. 17 formally launched Exchange Online and SharePoint Online, Web-based versions of its productivity and collaboration software applications, providing two more logs with which to stoke the fire in its fight with Google. Exchange Online and SharePoint Online represent an attemp...

Google's SearchWiki announcement promises to democratize search and affect how SMBs view search engine optimization and social networking. - Google's SearchWiki tools are already generating an awful lot of buzz on the Internet, but can this new functionality benefit the midmarket business owner? Yes, in many ways, said John Fairley, a senior account manager for Walker Sands Communications, a marketing communications company. quot...

Botnet operators may change their tactics due to the shutdowns of ISP Intercage and Web hosting company McColo. Security researchers predict a shift to a more distributed botnet model and redundant command and control servers. - Between the shutdown of Web hosting company McColo Nov. 11 and the death of ISP Intercage, aka Atrivo, in September, we may be entering a new phase of Internet security one where every part of the Internet's ecosystem takes a more proactive role in securing Web users. But attackers always adap...

Nearly 50 percent of Java shops use the lightweight, open-source, Java-based Spring Framework, according to an Evans Data survey. In addition, 73 percent of organizations surveyed said they either use Spring now or plan to use it within the next two years. Application developer productivity and reduced complexity stand out as key reasons for using Spring in building enterprise applications. - A recent Evans Data survey shows that adoption of the Spring Framework has grown substantially and continues to grow rapidly. According to the Evans Data study, which looked at organizations of all sizes, 73 percent of all organizations responded that they use Spring or plan to use Spring within...

President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone calls and wireless account records were hacked by a Verizon Wireless employee, Verizon Wireless admitted Nov. 20. Verizon Wireless said Bacack Obama's device was a simple voice phone, not a BlackBerry or other smartphone or mobile device designed for e-mail or other data services. In a statement, Verizon Wireless President and Chief Executive Lowell McAdam apologized to Obama and said all employees who had had access to Obama's account, whether authorized or not, were put on immediate leave with pay. - NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive. An Obama aide said his voice-mail messages and e-mails were not breached in the...

In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Lexalytics CEO Jeff Catlin explains why tools that help companies keep track of what is being said by whom on social networks are becoming increasingly important. - Audio Podcast Content....

Verizon Wireless employees gained unauthorized access to President-elect Barack Obama's personal cell phone account information. The Verizon employees were put on leave with pay. - NEW YORK, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Thursday that some employees had gained unauthorized access and viewed a personal cell phone account held by President-elect Barack Obama that is now inactive. An Obama aide said his voice-mail messag...

Research in Motion's BlackBerry Storm, aimed at competing against Apple's iPhone and other smartphones, drew hundreds of people to Verizon Wireless stores looking to pick up the smartphone. Some problems ensued when stores ran out of the BlackBerry Storm. - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of people lined up at Verizon Wireless stores on Friday to buy the BlackBerry Storm, the first touch-screen phone from Research In Motion that aims to compete with Apple's iPhone. More than 200 people had waited at a Verizon store in mid-town Manhattan early in the ...

Social networking tools such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others offer SMBs new ways to build communities and your brand. Here are the best ways to build both at the same time. - In todays business climate, money is tight and competition is fierce. The Internet and 24-hour news cycle flood our brains with information and advertising. But how much of it sticks? The midmarket business owner needs to spend advertising money wisely to make the maximum impact thats obvious. B...

Two months after stating its intent to support the open-source jQuery JavaScript library, Microsoft announces support for jQuery IntelliSense in Visual Studio and Visual Web Developer Express for application development. IntelliSense is Microsoft's implementation of auto-completion. - Microsoft has added jQuery IntelliSense support within Visual Studio 2008 and its free Visual Web Developer 2008 Express tool. In a blog post Nov. 21, Scott Guthrie, a corporate vice president in the Microsoft Developer Division, said, quot;Over the last few weeks we've been working with the j...

Data center power consumption continues to rise. And as such, the cost for electricity to power and cool equipment is shooting through the roof. With the worsening economic climate, there is great interest in reining in these costs. Increasingly, organizations are turning to intelligent power management systems that allocate electricity dynamically to save money and reduce waste. These systems collect real-time information about data center equipment power consumption, utilization rates, and temperatures. Having this information, managers can then optimize the use of electricity and cut their power costs. - Video Content....

Verizon Wireless is betting on the new BlackBerry Storm for the all-important holiday season, hoping the highly anticipated smartphone can compete against the iPhone offered by rival wireless provider AT T. Verizon Wireless, th No. 2 U.S. mobile service, a joint venture between Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group, heavily promoted four different phones last holiday season, but its focus this year is directed firmly at RIM's (Research In Motion) first touch-screen phone. Storm is Verizon Wireless's game changer and Verizon will do more marketing for it than any other phone in the fourth quarter. Both the Storm and Apple's iPhone cost $200 and includes a built-in camera, and music and video players. But the Storm has a different approach to touch-screen typing that RIM hopes will win over people addicted to the keypads on other BlackBerry e-mail devices. - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless is betting on the new BlackBerry Storm for the all-important holiday season, hoping the highly anticipated smartphone can compete against the iPhone offered by rival wireless provider AT amp;T Inc. The No. 2 U.S. mobile service, a joint venture between Veriz...

IT departments can reap the benefits of a lower total cost of ownership for their mobile workforce by replacing their field and remote staff's laptops with mobile smart phones. Knowledge Center contributor William Anderson explains the benefits of moving field and remote staff over to smart phones, and offers nine best practices for IT professionals to follow when doing so. - Most businesses today have field and remote staff who use laptops, cell phones and other mobile devices. The number of employees doing so is escalating dramatically. Enterprises will see a major increase in usage by years end, while small and midsize businesses will see a significant increas...

RIMs BlackBerry Storm smartphone offers all the enterprise features that businesses have come to know and love and that Apples iPhone lacks. However, the BlackBerry Storm is slow, and its keyboard is clunky, particularly compared with the iPhone. - The BlackBerry Storm 9530 is Research In Motion's first smartphone to dispense with a physical keyboard in favor of touch-sensitive display. As with other keyboardless devices, such as Apple's popular iPhone 3G, the absence of a physical keyboard in the Storm means more in the way of display spac...

With data volumes growing at 60 percent to 70 percent per year (Gartner's educated guess), and power costs expected to increase by 15 percent (the power industry's educated guess), how does an IT manager make peace with the very real possibility that he or she won't be able to buy as much power and capacity this next fiscal year? - Where to Start Cutting Data Center Power Costs Here's a listing of ideas from Emerson Network Power that can be instituted immediately in virtually any data center. Cover Your Bases. It may be more difficult to recover from an outage during tough economic times than during prosperous one. A ...