A San Francisco start-up is promising faster, safer and smarter Web surfing--but there's a catch. OpenDNS says its free address-lookup service makes Web sites load faster, and that it blocks malicious ...

DNS provider OpenDNS rolled out a new service this morning that enables users to use keyword-based shortcuts from the address bar of any web browser. The service, simply called "Shortcuts," aims to ...

Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks startups apart when he gets bored. He has evaluated thousands of new companies, most of which have since gone out of business. His ...

A domain name system helps computers translate domain names into IP addresses. Every domain name has its own unique IP address, giving it an address on the Internet. When you type in a website address ...

A company providing free domain name system services has begun offering a tool that will allow subscribers to create their own shortcuts for web addresses. San Francisco-based OpenDNS said shortcuts ...

OpenDNS yesterday said it would drop in-browser advertisements from its free consumer services next week because its pivot to an enterprise security provider has been successful. OpenDNS is best known ...

A few days ago, I wrote about the Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool, free software from Microsoft that can remove the conficker (a.k.a. Downadup and Kido) worm along with other malicious ...

Last week I spent some time reviewing options for both home and small-business Web filtering, activity logging, and parental controls. The options included software and reasonably priced routers (such ...

Cisco announced today that it is acquiring OpenDNS for $635 million in cash. The security-as-a-service company will join Sourcefire and others to round out the Cisco Security portfolio. "As more ...

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

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