Old computers: An IT department liability that's costing more
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More and more resellers of used computer equipment are charging to erase data that may still be left on hard drives.
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A Forrester study finds that corporate users are becoming increasingly frustrated with the license and maintenance costs of enterprise applications.
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For worn-out electronic gear, the end of the road could be a Hewlett-Packard recycling plant in Roseville, Calif.Photos: HP's hardware graveyard
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Computer Associates introduces usage-based pricing model for mainframe software.
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While many deals on operating systems for corporations result in a loss for one side or the other, this case could be seen as a net benefit for both.
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New virtual-machine technology can be used to test software patches and migrate aging Windows NT applications. By John Foley, Paula Rooney, CRN.
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By Larry Avila, The Post-Crescent, Appleton, Wis.  Sep. 5--WITH A LITTLE COAXING, OLDER COMPUTERS CAN STILL BE USEFUL: It  breaks my heart whenever I see a classic muscle car from the 1960s rusting  away in a barn or open field.
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Will the company's next PC look like a Christmas tree? A patent filing sheds some light.
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The final cost of modernising NHS computer systems could rise to between Â£18.6bn and Â£31bn - three to five times the declared figure - it is reported.
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Businesses may be spending millions on expensive security technologies aimed at thwarting data leakage and compliance violations, but many companies are still failing to sufficiently address access controls for protected information and IT systems.
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The makers of programs that spy on what people do with their home PCs could face hefty fines in California.
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Blog: For too long, technology companies have been living large by making the rest of us pay for their shoddy workmanship. Worst of all, we consumers keep playing along.
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A customer filed a $54 million lawsuit against Best Buy for losing an $1100 laptop she took in for service. The reason, exposure to identity theft.  It's about time vendors were forced to recognize the value of customers' data. I recall how the chief genius at the Apple store in Emeryville complained that they would have to eat the cost of the drive in a deal they made with the manufacturer. Someday they'll have a clue that the data on most drives is worth far more than the hardware, and that their potential liability, if the data ends up in the hands of an identity thief, is also much greater.
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Here's what one university library found when they compared the hardware and software costs.
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A price-fixing scheme caused computer makers such as Apple and Dell to pay more for dynamic RAM than they would have in a competitive market, a lawsuit alleged, and the costs were then passed on to consumers.
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By Tampone, Kevin  SYRACUSE - For those outside the world of information technology, mainframe computers that fill entire rooms may seem like relics of a bygone era.
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LAS VEGAS - EbayÂ has brought together several technology industry heavyweights in an initiative to promote recycling of old computers and other consumer electronics hardware. The move also is an attempt by the industry to pre-empt further electronic waste legislation.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.