Websense offers ‘middle-of-the-road’ security

Security firm Websense has recently rebranded its year-old Triton product to include software-as-a-service features and says the tool now focuses on content security. Websense says it combines on-premise email and Web security on

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 11th, 2011 Nestor Arellano

Yahoo, AOL Canada battle for Web advertisers

Small businesses advertising on the Web are starting to get more reasons to look beyond Google as Yahoo Canada and AOL Canada ramp up efforts north of the 49th parallel.Both big names that

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: February 10th, 2011 Brian Jackson

Google Calendar Client app is a bargain

Google Calendar is my primary program for keeping track of my schedule and tasks. If you can say the same, Readdle’s Calendars — Google Calendar Client is an easy, intuitive, and dependable iPhone

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 17th, 2011 Jeff Merron

Awards honour innovation in resurgent online tech space

After the dot-com bust, Michael Hyatt recalls, the conventional wisdom was that nobody would invest in the Internet any more.  He wasn't convinced. “I didn't think people would give up their e-mail addresses,”

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 22nd, 2010 Grant Buckler

Making Web advertisements smarter, better targeted

Compared to Google Ads, most Web site banner advertisments are just plain dumb. While search engines like Google can place ads based on what a user is actively looking for, many Web site

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 16th, 2010 ITBusiness Staff

Salesforce.com launches cloud-based Database.com service

Salesforce.com has opened up its backend infrastructure as a cloud-based database service that has a level of entry that will be appealing to many small businesses - free.The San Francisco-based firm launched Database.com

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 8th, 2010 Brian Jackson

RockMelt browser a mash-up of Google’s Chrome and Facebook

Does the world need yet another browser? It depends. If you're like me, and spend a lot of time on the Web, but not too much time with social networking sites, you don't.

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 16th, 2010 Bill Snyder

Web creator uses potato chips to explain benefits of ‘open linked data’

Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee resorted to using a bag of potato chips to explain the ease and benefits of using linked open data. During his presentation at the O'Reilly Gov 2.0 Expo,

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 28th, 2010 Joab Jackson

Web accessibility a pressing issue in Ontario

For most people accessibility brings to mind images of convenient parking spaces, ramp entrances and elevators. Awareness about the disabled and their ability or inability to access buildings has grown considerably over the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 18th, 2010 Brian Jackson

The decade of convergence and the (n)ever-changing risk landscape

A full decade after convergence was hailed as the next big thing, right around the turn of the millennium; this elusive concept is making a comeback. The difference is that we now have

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: January 6th, 2010 Claudiu Popa

The rise of ‘Goog-zilla’ and the future of the Web

Google is in a really big hurry to make the Web experience faster.That became abundantly clear in 2009, when the company unveiled a steady stream of projects, products and enhancements focused on increasing

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 29th, 2009 Juan Carlos Perez

Why you need to dive into social media now

Remember way back in the mid-to-late 1990s when companies tried mightily to convince customers – and the rest of us – that they “got” this newfangled thing called the Web? This was the

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 16th, 2009 ITBusiness Staff

Obama calls for ‘free and open’ Internet in meeting with Chinese students

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called for a free and open Internetduring a town hall meeting with Chinese university students in Shanghai."I'm a big believer in technology," the president said. "And I'm

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 17th, 2009 Ian Paul

Past cloud-based operating systems hint at Google Chrome’s approach

In the world of computer technology, we're used to systems loaded with either a Mac OS or a Windows OS. What will Google's newfangled, Linux-kerneled Chrome OS bring to the table?Luckily, we can

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 24th, 2009 Sarah Jacobsson and Patrick Miller