Gartner Says Mobile Device Sales Flat in 2009
But research firm sees tremendous upside in 2010. Where will it come from?

AMD Sets May Date for Mobile 'Danube' CPUs
AMD has its biggest collection of mobile CPUs ever planned for late spring 2010.

Bing Makes Its iPhone Debut
Microsoft reaches out to Apple's iPhone to extend Bing's reach.

AT&T Ready to Give a Little on Net Neutrality?
The telecom giant has been rather rigid in its opposition but now it's softening its stance slightly by offering a concession to the FCC.

CTIA Looks Ahead on 2010 Agenda Plans
Spectrum and Net Neutrality fights will be top of mind for CTIA executives.

Intel Merges GPU, CPU for Netbooks
The move to integrated CPU and GPU continues as Intel brings the technology down to the low-end netbook segment.

Blackberry Email Snafu Fixed, RIM Says
Outage affected individual consumers and small businesses rather than major corporate orenterprise customers.

RIM Unfazed by Apple, Reports Record Earnings
The maker of the BlackBerry line has its best quarter yet. What does it expect for the fourth quarter?

Android Passes the 20,000 Apps Mark
Milestone for the mobile platform backed by Google but the iPhone still has quite a lead.

Windows Mobile 7 Due Late Next Year?
A Microsoft executive says the future mobile OS is aimed at taking on the iPhone, but that it won't ship for another year.

Rumor: Google's Nexus One Coming to T-Mobile Next Month
The first honest-to-goodness 'gPhone' may become available to AT&T subscribers as well, but as an unlocked handset.

T-Mobile Planning Free Windows Mobile 6.5 Updates for HTC Handsets?
Touch Pro2 and Dash 3G may get updates to Microsoft's latest smartphone platform early next month.

SPB Delivers Weather App to Symbian Platform
Combines detailed everyday forecasts for 10,000 cities worldwide with up-to-date satellite images on a 3D Globe for Nokia smartphones.

Webinar: Speech & Mobility: The "New Touch"?
Online event to provide insight into the shift from touch to text input.

Skyfire Updates Windows Mobile Browser
Aims to bridge the gap between PC-based and mobile browsing by processing Web content on its own servers.

Samsung Mobile Charging Up Colleges Campuses
Cell phone vendor's installed mobile-device charging stations in airports across the country and is now in the process of doing the same at colleges and universities.

UPS to Deliver BlackBerry App Tomorrow
Program all but turns a BlackBerry into a handheld shipping center.

Orion Launches Privacy App for BlackBerry
Allows users to report telemarketing violations, block unwanted calls, and indentify unknown numbers.

Keep Lithium Batteries Out of Checked Bags When Flying
Transport any spare lithiums in carry-on baggage only, for safety's sake and to avoid possible confiscation by the Transportation Security Administration.

Zenprise MobileManager Now Android Compatible
Mobile device management platform gains automated checklist to help IT more efficiently add smartphones to the enterprise.

Be Smart(er) with Your Smart Phone
By using these 7 apps trialed and approved by Project Manager Planet's own Michelle LaBrosse of Cheetah Learning.

'I Don't Do Sales'
In reality you do, you just have to do it better.

The 7 Habits of High Performing Teams, Part I
High performing project teams are a special breed, but not so special that becoming one should be totally left to chance, writes PMplanet columnist Ron Ponce of Fog City Consulting.

Estimating: Is it Possible to Do Correctly?
The estimating game is a difficult but necessary part of project management.

Learning Your Way to the Next Frontier
Not only is learning fundamental, it is also part of the human condition so embrace it, writes PMplanet columnist Michelle LaBrosse of Cheetah Learning.

2011: The Year of the Strategic PMO
They aren't new, but this could be the year that strategically-focused PMOs make the headlines.

The Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2011
Leadership, talent wars and hands-on training will be the norm this year.

The Pain of Moving to Agile
Don't go embrace agile if you've got thin skin or too much to hide.

6 Steps to Wielding More Influence
It's time for new New Year's resolutions. PMplanet columnist Michelle LeBrosse's is to be an better influencer this year.

New Tools will Link PMO and Lines of Business
The future of PPM could be tools that track the cost of quality of the entire IT operation.

Fearing Failure is a Mistake
Failure makes you appreciate your successes that much more, writes PMplanet columnist Ron Ponce of Fog City Consulting.

Project Management Comes Home for the Holidays
Thankfully, you can use your project management skills to get through the Holidays, too, writes PMplanet columnist Michelle LaBrosse of Cheetah Learning.

The Untrained Eye
Project managers may not have the training you think they do.

Critical Chain Helps Keep Projects on Time and on Budget
Flexibility is the key.

Agile Management: Useful, but No Silver Bullet
But it does accelerate time to delivery and cut down on problems along the way.

Tips on Estimating Time on Complex Projects
Estimating project completion dates can be done but leave yourself some wiggle room and back up your predictions with metrics.

To PPM or not to PPM?
The answer is yes, because the payoffs can be enormous, writes PMplanet columnist Michelle LaBrosse of Cheetah Learning.

Political Savvy is a PM Necessity
You need to look beyond your team if you want to influence the decision making process, writes PMplanet columnist Ron Ponce of Fog City Consulting.

Understanding the ABCs of PPM
Don't let the alphabet soup fool you – there's some real ROI to be had here, writes PMplanet columnist Michelle LaBrosse of Cheetah Learning.

It's Probably Wrong to Blame the CIO for Project Failure
But that doesn't stop most people.

Guide to Browser Security and Safe Web Browsing
Ensuring a safe web browsing experience is a key part of any effective Internet security strategy. Are you up-to-date on the latest browser vulnerabilities, security add-ons, and best practices? Download this Internet.com eBook to learn which browser offers the best security, how to extend your browser's security capabilities, and how to stay clear of the top web malware threats.

Windows Phone 7 Quick Start Developer Guide
If you have already developed for other mobile platforms you probably don't want to ignore Windows Phone 7. Or maybe you haven't developed for mobile devices yet but would like to start with the Windows Phone. Either way, this eBook is for you.

40 Ways to Make Your Data Center More Efficient
Managing a collection of computer systems is no easy task. But, through better management and proper planning even the most inefficient data center can change its ways. Download this eBook for 40 steps you can take to the most out of your data center and its employees.

Solving Storage for Your SMB
Many Storage solutions are aimed at large enterprises and are designed to address their concerns surrounding infomation lifecycle management and corporate compliance. But small and medium-sized businesses have storage concerns of their own. Download this Internet.com eBook for a guide to choosing a storage server and building a storage strategy for your SMB.

Exploring the Private Cloud for Your Organization
One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started.

OpenLogic CloudSwing PaaS Tracks Costs
Multi-language and enterprise features debut in latest entrant in the Platform-as-a-Service space.

Meet the New Citrix
It's all about the cloud.

News: Linux 3.1 Released
Linux kernel development moves forward with the first major update in the 3.x series.

Opscode Brings Chef to Windows
The open source server configuration management tool makes the leap to Windows, enabling automation for both Linux and Windows.

VMware, HP refresh Cloud Computing Offerings
VMware updates vCenter Operations Manager, and introduces new vFabric Application Management and IT Business Management suites, while HP introduced HP Technology Consulting Services to help customers blaze a path to the cloud.

News: Goodbye, Dennis Ritchie
From the solemn to the absurd, Linux keeps moving forward.

Zend Debuts PHPcloud
New cloud service for PHP developers takes flight with tools to help build and test cloud applications.

Ubuntu 11.10 Ocelot Heads to the Cloud
New Ubuntu release builds in OpenStack, Juju and updated Unity interface on the desktop.

Red Hat Updates JBoss SOA and Business Rules for Decision Making
New release releases of SOA, business rules and data services platform help to integrate enterprise intelligence.

News: Ubuntu Ocelot Debuts as Kernel.org Returns
Kernel.org is restored as Oracle adds Dtrace to Linux and Red Hat previews RHEL 6.2.

NGINX Goes Open Core
Popular open source web server tech raises $3 million as it moves into the next phase of development, should Apache be worried?

Oracle Previews Upcoming Solaris 11 and Oracle Linux Changes
At last week's Oracle OpenWorld, the OEM offered a glimpse at upcoming changes for Solaris 11 and the Oracle Enterprise Kernel for Linux.

Rackspace Opens Up OpenStack With Planned Foundation
A new open source foundation is set to take shape.

Citrix Aims for the Competition With XenServer 6
Citrix XenServer doesn't have a huge market share, but it's not without a significant presence and a loyal following. The feature set of the newly released XenServer 6 is sure to please them and win over some new fans.

News: The Linux Desktop Advances
GNOME 3.2 debuts as PulseAudio finally hits 1.0 and LibreOffice celebrates its first birthday.

EngineYard Brings JRuby to Cloud
Java on Ruby implementation takes a big leap forward enabling deployment of production supported cloud.

Piston Computing Secures OpenStack
A new take on OpenStack debuts with automated deployment and security baked in.

News: Microsoft's Secure Boot Gambit
Will Windows 8 prevent Linux from being installed? And where is Linux 3.1 anyway?

Oracle Supercluster Pushes SPARC Forward
Oracle CEO announced new SPARC T-4 based systems while leveling a competitive barrage against IBM.

BEAST Can Crack Encrypted Web Traffic
A new attack tool, dubbed BEAST, can crack SSL traffic used to secure Websites.

Guide to Browser Security and Safe Web Browsing
Ensuring a safe web browsing experience is a key part of any effective Internet security strategy. Are you up-to-date on the latest browser vulnerabilities, security add-ons, and best practices? Download this Internet.com eBook to learn which browser offers the best security, how to extend your browser's security capabilities, and how to stay clear of the top web malware threats.

Windows Phone 7 Quick Start Developer Guide
If you have already developed for other mobile platforms you probably don't want to ignore Windows Phone 7. Or maybe you haven't developed for mobile devices yet but would like to start with the Windows Phone. Either way, this eBook is for you.

40 Ways to Make Your Data Center More Efficient
Managing a collection of computer systems is no easy task. But, through better management and proper planning even the most inefficient data center can change its ways. Download this eBook for 40 steps you can take to the most out of your data center and its employees.

Solving Storage for Your SMB
Many Storage solutions are aimed at large enterprises and are designed to address their concerns surrounding infomation lifecycle management and corporate compliance. But small and medium-sized businesses have storage concerns of their own. Download this Internet.com eBook for a guide to choosing a storage server and building a storage strategy for your SMB.

Exploring the Private Cloud for Your Organization
One of the ways around the issues of security and control that make some businesses wary of cloud computing is to build a private cloud -- one that remains within the corporate firewall and is wholly controlled internally. Private clouds also increase the agility of IT an organization's IT infrastructure and make it easier to roll out new technology projects. Download this eBook to get the facts behind the private cloud and learn how your organization can get started.

Remote Access VPN Buyer's Guide: Juniper
MAG Series Junos Pulse gateways unify network access control and SSL VPN to deliver safer mobile access.

Remote Access VPN Buyer's Guide: Cisco
Using AnyConnect Secure Mobility, Cisco leverages its VPN appliance to enable 'borderless' protection.

Remote Access VPN Buyer's Guide: SonicWALL
E-Class SRA appliances offer flexible-yet-secure mobile access, governed by unified policies.

Remote Access VPN Appliances Buyer's Guide:
The days when a virtual private network meant just employee access from a laptop are gone. Today's VPN appliances must juggle on- and off-site smartphones, tablets, notebooks, you name it -- giving VPN shoppers a new set of challenges.

Symantec Offers SaaS Security
Symantec's decided to ride the security SaaS wave with its collection of .cloud services, providing pre-integrated solutions on a subscription basis.

Kaspersky: Malware May Have an Answer in the Cloud
Enterprise security vendors may have failed to stop the tide of malware in the past, but according to Eugene Kaspersky, cloud computing may help reverse that trend.

Cisco Goes to the Cloud for Control and Security
At Interop, Cisco sticks with the show theme and announced new cloud controller and security services.

Zscaler Cracks Cloud Security
Using peer-to-peer technology and distributed data centers, Zscaler says it's brought enterprise network security to the cloud without compromising performance or creating reporting headaches.

Cisco Debuts New Identity Services Engine and Network Management Tools
NAC evolves with new Identity Services Engine as new Cisco Prime debuts

SourceFire Adds FirePOWER to IPS
Network Intrusion Prevention System gets a boost with new appliances and software release.

Network IPS Buyer's Guide: HP TippingPoint
DVLabs, ZDI, and Rep DV help HP TippingPoint offer bleeding-edge protection

SaaS Security Growing: What Are the Advantages?
Even though many companies wouldn't think of trusting their data to the cloud, many are turning to cloud vendors for their security needs.

Make Metasploit Easy With Armitage
Metasploit's a complex project, but it's an essential penetration testing tool. Learn to tame its power with Armitage, a GUI for Metasploit.

Protect Your Web Apps From Insecure Direct Object References
Web apps that point to specific files, database records or directories risk attack. Learn how object references can compromise your network security and what you can do to prevent them.

Cisco Says SecureX WIll Provide Context-Aware Security
Cisco is using the RSA conference to roll out a new security framework that brings the company's TrustSec to firewalls and brings more awareness of security to all parts of the network.

Managing Social Media for Network Security
Network managers have a whole new attack surface to manage: the vast multitude of potential entry points created by social media sites, each one offering new opportunities for malware or information loss.

DDoS Defenses Evolve Along With the Threat
With distributed denial of service attacks coming from criminal and even political organizations, what's the best way to keep your systems safe from DDoS attacks? Security mechanisms continue to evolve, but are they enough?

Battling Malicious Widgets for Network Security
RedSeal Systems says you're probably spending more of your budget on network-layer security, even as 70 percent of the threats you face come in at the application layer.

Five Ways to Reduce Your Vulnerability to CSRF Attacks
Cross-site request forgery attacks can devastate your business and compromise your organizational security. Learn five ways to limit your exposure.

Troubleshooting Checklist for 802.1X on Your WLAN
If you're having problems with 802.1X authentication on your WLAN, our troubleshooting guide might save you some hair-pulling.

4 Eclectic Web Tools for Small Business
From legal services and Web ads to coupons and graphical charts, these Web tools and resources will help you get more done and save more money. What are you waiting for?

5 Small Business Social Media Marketing Tools
Social media is the best and most affordable way to connect with customers. These five social media tools can help you assess the results of your small business marketing strategy.

Creative Marketing Tips for Small Business
Andrew Lock offers plenty of helpful tips and marketing strategies that you can easily adapt to your small business. Watch this week's episode and learn how to stand out from the competition.

Build your Own Widget Web Tool
This week's mixed bag of Web tools includes a widget-maker, a resource for recording media and a great anti-spam tool.

An Interview with Jim Cockrum, the King of Free Marketing
Our small business marketing guru interviews the author of Free Marketing: 101 Low and No Cost Ways to Grow Your Business Online and Off.

10 Inexpensive Ways to Advertise Your Small Business
Small business owners and marketing experts share their tips on how to effectively advertise on a tight budget.

Smarter (and Easier) Email Marketing
No HTML coding or graphic design skills? No problem, you can use Smart Email Builder from Campaigner to create attractive and professional email newsletters.

Top 5 SEO and Social Media Tools for Creating Web Content
Give your small business marketing efforts a boost with these free and affordable tools for creating optimized content for blogs, websites and social media networks.

18 Online Marketplaces (Other than eBay)
We've got a mega list of 18 places you can sell goods online, so if you're not ready for (or tired of) eBay, take a gander at what these sites offer.

Learn to Fail Efficiently
Our small business marketing guru interviews Rich Christiansen successful entrepreneur and author of The Zig Zag Principle. Find out why failure is an option -- as long as you do it right.

3 Web Tools for Images, Video or Design
The Web tools listed here can help you record video on your computer screen, choose the right colors for your any design project or edit images on the fly.

21 Ways to Sell Online
From hosted storefronts and online auctions to classified ad sites, we've got the 21 best places to sell your products.

Banish Boring Business Cards
That ubiquitous paper rectangle with your name on it won't help you stand out from the crowd. Our small business marketing guru offers effective alternatives and other marketing tips.

A Social Media Melee: Facebook Vs. Google+
Facebook and Google+ duke it out to dominate social media. Who wins and who loses?

3 Time-Saving Web Tools
When it comes to running your business, shaving minutes off your day is a good thing. We've found three tools to help boost your efficiency. Check 'em out -- quick!

How to Segment Email Marketing Lists
We tap Campaigner' expertise on why small businesses should segment their email marketing lists. Plus five tips on how to do it.

4 Web Tools at Your Service
If you don't want to save time and money, don't read this article. If you do, we've got four Web tools and resources to help you spend less money or carve more time out of your busy day.

How to Attract Advertisers for Your Website
You don't have to reinvent the wheel. Our small business marketing guru shows how modeling the advertising strategies of successful online business owners can work for you.

How to Get Your Business Noticed
Our small business marketing savant offers tips on staying top-of-mind, a very affordable outsourcing Web resource and marketing strategies from Five Guys.

Online Reputation Management: Top 10 Tips for Small Business
We look at 10 ways to use SEO tactics and social media channels to protect your brand online.

Nasuni Adds Multi-site Access to its Data Continuity Service
Nasuni comes up with a way for multiple users to work on the same data file from different locations without worrying about data integrity problems.

HDS Launches New Cloud Services and Solutions
Hitachi Data Systems lays out a roadmap of where it's going with helping customers turn data into 'actionable information' via tiered cloud infrastructure -- gives updates on BlueArc and ParaScale acquisitions.

Facing CSI Data Storage Overload?
The challenge for law enforcement today isn't obtaining evidence, but how to manage, store, and secure it.

Plug-in Aims to Speed Virtual Desktop Deployment
As desktop virtualization grows increasingly popular for centralizing support and lowering costs, Nexenta works on a plug-in meant to work with VMware View 5.

ESG Lab Review: Permabit Albireo SDK
This ESG Lab Validation report documents the results of hands-on testing of the Permabit Albireo SDK with a focus on ease of integration into existing solutions, capacity savings that can be achieved with real-world data, resource usage and fault tolerance

Contegix Launches Multi-tiered Cloud Offerings
The cloud hosting provider claims to be the first to offer multiple mix and match tiers for customers to choose from.

HP to Ship SQL Server-Based Consolidation Appliance
On Day 2 of the PASS Summit, Microsoft announced the November availability of the HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance optimized for SQL Server.

DataDirect Claims WOS 2.0 Handles Billions of Reads/Writes
DataDirect Networks rolled out a major update to what it says is the world's highest scalability storage appliance, which it claims is capable of storing and retrieving billion of objects per day.

Nirvanix Deal to Expand CloudSmart Storage
A new agreement with Nirvanix will enable IBM's cloud storage services to have access to massive amounts of data in the cloud.

Need More Data Dedupe Capacity? Just Turn It On
New deduplication appliance lets you turn on more disk space when you need it.

Red Hat Buys Gluster for $136 Million
Red Hat enters distributed storage spare with acquisition of Big Data open source filesystem vendor

Fusion-io Shows Next Generation ioMemory Products
The new ioDrive2 and ioDrive2 Duo feature faster speeds, higher capacities, and self-healing capabilities.

Oracle Ships 'Columnar Compression' for its Storage Systems
Customers who want columnar compression of data, but don't want to use Exadata, the restraints are gone.

QLogic Expands 'Adaptive Convergence' with New Switch, Routers
Under its so-called Adaptive Convergence initiative, the company aims to make it simpler and less expensive for customers to migrate storage and networking in the data center.

Teradata to Add Columnar Processing
Teradata adds hybrid 'columnar' storage and retrieval to its database flagship.

BridgeSTOR Ships Dedupe on a Card
BridgeSTOR announces a data deduplication card for Microsoft Data Protection Manager 2010.

Iomega Shows Low-cost Video Surveillance Systems
The EMC subsidiary aims at SMBs and distributed enterprises with affordable video surveillance.

Permabit Strives for 'Dedupe Everywhere'
The company's latest dedupe software targets removing duplication throughout the data lifecycle to simplify life for data administrators.

CA Updates ARCserve to r16
The latest release of the company's data protection suite adds new components and support for a hybrid storage model.

Storage Software Sales Continue to Soar
Mirroring other portions of the IT infrastructure space, software for storage continued to grow in double digits in the second quarter of 2011, according to IDC.

IBM to Pilot SaaS Offerings for Smarter Commerce
IBM will test market a program to broaden its Smarter Commerce initiative for business partners, adding in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications.

Cloud Computing Data Storage: Buying Guide
Using cloud computing for data storage offers a number of advantages -- if you ask potential vendors the right questions.

5 Best Online Backup Services for Small Businesses
We've got the lowdown on the best online data backup services for small business. Take a look and start your offsite backup today. You'll sleep a lot better tonight.

Symform Targets Low-Cost Cloud Storage With 'Peer-to-Peer' Model
Seattle firm takes novel approach to cloud storage with distributed architecture aggregating unused local resources.

HP's OpenStack Cloud Goes Into Private Beta
OpenStack ecosystem continues to grow, but how do you move data across different OpenStack vendors?

VMware vCloud Enables New Global Cloud
VMware vCloud program lets enterprises acquire, provision, manage and move between multiple service providers.

Cloud Computing SSO and IDM Tools: Buying Guide
Cloud computing single sign-on and identity management tools are gaining importance.

Cloud Computing Security Tools: Buying Guide
Five questions and concerns to consider as your business selects cloud computing security solutions.

A Look at IBM's Small Business Cloud
IBM, like just about every other vendor, is promoting cloud computing solutions. Here two of its customers demonstrate that those services work.

10 Cloud Deployments Worth a Look
Considering a cloud deployment? Here are 10 examples to check out and possibly emulate.