Could be another sensitive information leak

Reuters (2010-12-07) – 10 computers which had some sensitive information have been already release to the public. The Office of Inspector General found serious breaches in NASA’s IT security practices that could lead to the improper release of sensitive information related to Space Shuttle and other NASA programs. read more … I think we should pay …

Lotus Notes Email Servers Retirement Has Been Postponed Until Friday

Is it just me or perhaps somebody else shares my thought: Why are there so many  Lotus Notes email server retirements and not a single news about MS Outlook to Lotus Notes email migration? Just came across a post in regards to moving away from Lotus Notes email. This one is a slightly different as  I think …

Securing Government Internet Traffic is a Tough Task

Associated Press via Google (2010-12-05) – Department of Homeland Security estimates that 2,400 network connections used every day by millions of federal workers. The process of securing government sites is slow. The recent WikiLeaks release of more than 25,000 very sensitive government documents defines new challenges for Home Security agencies.  read more …

Bush tax cuts to stay

BBC (2010-12-02) – US House votes to keep Bush middle class tax cuts. The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would extend tax cuts for middle class Americans while letting them lapse for the wealthy. The Democratic-led bill keeps tax rates low for Americans making less than $200,000 a year. read more…

Why would the government agency move off Lotus Notes?

I am really shocked by that news. Actually not really shocked, just a bit disappointed that  General Services Administration, the federal agency that provides goods and services to other agencies and manages public buildings is moving from IBM Lotus Notes to Gmail and Google Apps for Government (I even did not know this existed). Based on InformationWeek …

5 open source groupware suites to watch

ComputerWorld (2010-11-30) – Messaging and groupware is at the heart of business and applications most people use everyday. While the big names like Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Google Apps are increasing their influence, enterprises have several viable open source options. Of course, there plenty of complaints about the quirks and complications of the bi- …

Facebook Messages Won’t Replace Traditional E-Mail, Poll Says

EWeek.com (2010-11-28) — Facebook Messages isn’t likely to replace users’ e-mail accounts, according to a poll conducted by the Wall Street Journal. Still, analysts believe it will have an impact. More than 62 percent of over 3,680 participants in a recent online poll said they wouldn’t use Facebook Messages as their primary e-mail service. Some 17 …

Could Facebook fragment web?

According to [Guardian.com.uk], Facebook, LinkedIn and other social networking sites represent “one of several threats” to the future of the world wide web. Some of the web’s “most successful inhabitants”, such as Facebook and large telecoms companies, have begun to “chip away” at its founding principles, Berners-Lee wrote in a Scientific American journal essaypublished today. Social networking sites …

What needs to be done to move Outlook users to Lotus Notes

I am not surprised to see multiple news articles all over internet on the topic of many companies and enterprises moving from IBM Lotus Notes mail to either MS Exchange /MS Cloud computing or moving to Gmail cloud. We all know that Microsoft is alway doing a great job in marketing its product and what I don’t …