Q&A: E-voting activist more optimistic about voting systems
E-voting activist Avi Rubin says voting systems around the U.S. have improved since the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections, noting that more states are using paper records as a backup to electronic voting systems. Read more...

Ellison-backed Pillar targets utilization rates

Sonnet's home portable RAID jumps to 1TB

Unstructured data at risk in most firms, survey finds

Embotics adds granular policy control to virtual management

Intel-funded start-up launches cloud storage beta

Flash memory effort targets search engine server farms

Imation rolls out paper clip-size USB flash drive

Cisco expands software offerings for data center virtualization

HP unveils de-dupe tools for disk-based backup systems

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Elgan: Independence Day (from the grid, that is)
Make your own "declaration of independence," says columnist Mike Elgan, and set yourself up with the right phone, data plan, laptop and other devices so you're ready at any time to do whatever you want do to, and go wherever you want to go.

Opinion: Mainframers know more than you think
The sooner that companies figure out that their mainframe folks can help with the discipline and planning aspects of storage networking, the sooner companies will realize the benefits of today's storage networks and minimize many of their problems

Where the truth is: Logs and breach-disclosure laws
A data breach and the ensuing public relations nightmare is something no company wants to deal with. Contributor Anton Chuvakin suggests that keeping good log data could ease the pain if that comes to pass.

Opinion: What the gas crisis means for your IT costs
Storage groups must begin to consider the power and cooling impact of devices on the data center floor. Power is about 5% of total IT budget for large organizations, but predictions are that this will double or triple over the next 10 years.

Saved by SaaS: Data backup via software as a service
In case of disaster, log on and grab your files? Some SMBs are having great luck with data backup via software as a service. Esther Shein looks at a few firms that make it work.

Opinion: Not your father's backup
The two factors that have driven the evolution of backup, James Damoulakis says, are the advent of a network-based, client-server model and, more recently, the move to incorporate disk.

The Future of E-paper
EPD technology -- in other words, e-paper -- has been a long time coming, but it's finally just around the corner. What can we expect in tomorrow's versions of the Kindle?

Who's Getting the Phone?
Mark Hall laments the sorry state of call center performance.

Opinion: Grid computing, data protection merging
Vendors are taking the complexity out of grid computing while still delivering on its low cost and high performance benefits all without requiring companies to add more people to their IT staff.

Review: HP SimpleSave photo backup software
The most difficult part of using HP's product was opening the package; once I managed to break open the sticker warning me to read the end-user license agreement, I was in business.

All it takes is a couple hours and about $125 to breathe new life into an old laptop. Here's how. Is Microsoft's Golden Age over? What are Gates' most memorable quotes? Find out in Computerworld's complete coverage of the end of the Bill Gates era at Microsoft. There are some things your CIO definitely doesn't want to hear. Also don't miss the flipside, Five things you should always tell your boss. With its latest version, Mozilla's browser continues to raise the bar for what Web browsers should be.

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