http://news.cnet.com/8300-10789_3-60.html en-us Coop's Corner 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:28:00 PDT http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10225338-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner I'm outta here. But before signing off one final time, I did want to tip the hat to acknowledge you, the readers, for making it one very fun ride. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10225338-60.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:28:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10225278-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Head of an FBI undercover sting operation explains how law enforcement cracked an ID theft ring and detailed the increasing influence of Russian organized crime. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10225278-60.html Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:19:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10222541-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Don't know about you, but I'm thoroughly bored by the daily exegesis that attends even the smallest, most trivial "news" surrounding Twitter. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10222541-60.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:42:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10211116-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Call it the second coming of the network computer, if you like, but major telecommunications companies have set up pilot outsourcing programs where they would supply access to virtual computers. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10211116-60.html Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:00:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10209855-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Budgets are tight everywhere but take a lesson from one Indian outsource giant, where employee education and retraining remains a corporate priority. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10209855-60.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:45:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10209341-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner The optimist in me wants to believe that even the most raging egos must know that all glory is fleeting. What with Silicon Valley's famous chronic self-absorption, that's not a sure bet. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10209341-60.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:34:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10208651-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Collaboration and communication in an innovative new package. The second coming of Lotus Notes? Not exactly but IBM is hoping it has the same impact in the enterprise. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10208651-60.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:00:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10207839-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Company to license technology to help both IT and software developers build their own private clouds http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10207839-60.html Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:01:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10207377-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner On the eve of the G-20 meeting near London, Nandan Nilekani urges continued free flow of labor and free trade as best remedy to the global economic crisis http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10207377-60.html Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:23:00 PDT Charles Cooper http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10206128-60.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Coop'sCorner Appearance of the "Open Cloud Manifesto" immediately runs into a snag as Amazon and Microsoft opt out. What's needed now is the intervention of cooler heads who can rise above the fray to figure out how to heal the rift before it widens. http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-10206128-60.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:21:00 PDT Charles Cooper