Briony Smith

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The most recession-proof job is…

Well, these stats come from the United States, but are interesting nonetheless: career Web site Jobfox released its "Top 25 Most Recession-Proof U.S. Job...

Five tips for managing Microsoft SharePoint Server

Users are going hog-wild with the popular Microsoft portal, and it's causing problems for IT managers. How you can bring your Microsoft SharePoint Server deployment under control

Sun offers productivity enhancements for StarOffice

Sun Microsystems announced this week the

Diskless wonder: Lenovo boots from the SAN

Thin clients save money in the long run, but they can be a pain to pay for up front. Lenovo is trying to avoid the whole hassle by booting up hard-drive-free systems from the SAN. It just might work, says analyst

New details on iPhone virtualization: VMWare, Citrix

People are doing everything with their iPhones these days, and new innovations from Citrix and VMWare might bring even more business onto the popular mobile device

Microsoft gives entrepreneurs free software

Microsoft announced this month a new global program designed to help out entrepreneurs and early-stage start-ups by giving them free software.Microsoft BizSpark offers access...

Yang stepping down as Yahoo! CEO

Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang is relinquishing his 18-month-old post as CEO, the company announced Monday.Yang will remain on the board and keep his "Chief...

Symantec’s John Thompson to retire, COO takes his place

Symantec CEO and chairman John Thompson is retiring at the end of the fiscal

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