Network World on Applications
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Twitter to begin screening some links for phishing
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Twitter launched a new link-screening service on Tuesday aimed at preventing phishing and other malicious attacks against users of the popular microblogging service.
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Google opens Google Apps Marketplace
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Third-party developers can integrate with Google's own applications
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Google opens marketplace for cloud apps
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
In another move to work its way into the enterprise, Google has unveiled an online store where users can buy cloud-based applications designed to work with Googles own apps.
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Spigit adds app to manage idea-generating competitions
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Spigit, an enterprise collaboration software vendor focused on idea generation and management, has developed a product for automating contests and competitions involving a company's customers.
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European Parliament debates anti-ACTA petition
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
European Parliamentarians are set to debate whether to formally oppose an anticounterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) being negotiated in secret by the European Commission with trading partners including the U.S., Canada and Japan.
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Fisheye-Hemi Straightens Out Fisheye Images
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Ultra-wide lenses that can cover 180 degree views of a scene--called fisheye lenses--create wildly distorted images in order to do their magic. For some images, the effect of that distortion works marvellously. But some photos look better with straighter lines, more natural relationships of objects within your pictures, and undistorted figures. To get more conventional images from photos shot with a fisheye lens, check out the Fisheye-Hemi plug-in ($30, 30-day free trial) for Photoshop-type programs.
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Review: FileMaker Pro 11 adds new features to a popular database
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
This latest version of the popular database app adds charting, auto-recurring imports and a quick search box. Is it worth an upgrade?
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Rackspace hires to align with MySQL offshoot
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
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There's an Insecure App for That
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
The Apple iPhone "app for that" commercials have become so ingrained in pop culture that it's a running joke, a catch line among many folks. There is even a website that parodies the ad campaign. But, it's true, these days, whether you want to use Facebook and Twitter, bank online, or find the nearest Thai restaurant, you can find an application to help you get it done.
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Opera confirms critical browser bug
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Opera Software yesterday confirmed a critical vulnerability in its Windows desktop browser, and said it is working on a patch.
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