How the open net closed its doors

A new book details the extent to which countries across the globe are increasingly censoring online information they find strategically, politically or culturally threatening.Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering challenges the long-standing assumption that the internet is an unfettered space where citizens from around the world can [...]

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Mozilla says Firefox 3 ready for prime-time

By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) – A new version of Mozilla’s popular Firefox Web browser is ready for download with improved security and memory use as the tiny company takes a stab at Microsoft Corp’s dominant Internet Explorer.
The program’s creators told Reuters on Thursday that the privately-held company’s trial version [...]

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5 Ways Your Computer Use Can Get You Fired

Employees need to know their organization’s policies on E-mail and the Internet
By Liz Wolgemuth
( www.usnews.com )

It’s essential for some jobs, handy for most, but don’t be fooled—the personal computer can be a job ender. Even as you read this story, you should probably be asking yourself: Am I actually allowed to browse online [...]

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Web creator rejects net tracking

By Rory Cellan-Jones
Technology correspondent, BBC News
The creator of the web has said consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the internet.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee told BBC News he would change his internet provider if it introduced such a system.
Plans by leading internet providers to use [...]

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What is web science?

Rory Cellan-Jones
In the august surroundings of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, in a lecture theatre decorated with 18th Century paintings, a crowd gathered on Tuesday morning to celebrate the birth of a new science.
It’s called Web Science, and is an attempt to start understanding and exploring the ever [...]

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Microsoft releases new Web browser beta

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Healthcare IT at a Crossroads

By Alan Joch
Hospitals & Health Networks

Hospitals are suffering from IT growing pains. “The reality,” says Vi Shaffer, research vice president for Gartner, “is that having more information more accessible changes the rules for everyone.” In the middle of it all are CIOs, who must bridge the old and the new, often learning their [...]

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Co-Founder: YouTube Live Video Coming This Year

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Hackers Use SaaS To Auction FTP Passwords, Inject Code

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IBM Network Prototype Promises 1-Second Movie Downloads

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