craighal | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 14 2009 | business, software, microsoftSome positive news on IE8!
Quoted: Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 again trounced rival browsers in a test of their malware-blocking abilities, catching 81% of attack-code-infected sites, according to testing company NSS Labs.
Quoted: IE8's improvement, and its dominance over competitors, could make some users reconsider decisions to abandon Microsoft's browser for one of its challengers. "Should people rethink that decision?" Moy asked. "By [this] data, absolutely."
craighal | Shared With: Everyone - May 05 2009 | iphone, software, business
It's remarkable to see how the iPhone has been so impactful that it's pretty much made its own category of device.
Quoted: Despite such worries as data security, IT staffs are beginning to support Apple's device—especially if the CEO starts carrying one.
Quoted: Apple makes it easier for companies to reverse their iPhone opposition in part through upgrades to the software that make the device more business friendly. A version due in June, iPhone 3.0, will add security and management features expected to make it more attractive to large companies. "It's too early for iPhone to be a serious competitor to BlackBerry in the enterprise, but a year from now it will be," says Ted Schadler, vice-president and principal analyst at Forrester Research (FORR) who on Apr. 14 published a report on iPhone use by enterprises.

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