EDITOR'S NOTE

Morning all,

Our recent run of Top 10s continues with overhyped products on the chopping block this week.

Without ruining things, there's a few seemingly obvious candidates that make the list, a couple of surprises and a few honourable mentions to boot. Let us know what you think should have been on there...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Shaun Nichols , Iain Thomson | December 15, 2008

This week, we take a look at some of those epic failures who crashed despite being billed as the "next big thing".

By Iain Thomson | December 15, 2008

Microsoft has confirmed that it is not just Internet Explorer (IE) 7 that is vulnerable to a new zero day attack, but older versions of the browser too.

By Julie Steenhuysen | December 15, 2008

U.S. scientists have developed a tiny sensor that can detect small amounts of cancer-causing toxins or trace the effectiveness of cancer drugs inside living cells.

By Daniel Robinson | December 15, 2008

Sun Microsystems has announced availability of the latest OpenSolaris update, which adds a new snapshot feature, boosts performance, and is easier to deploy in data centres, according to the vendor.

By Alistair Macleod | December 15, 2008

SOA may alleviate some integration issues, but metadata proliferation is a risk, writes Alistair Mcleod

By Rosalie Marshall | December 15, 2008

Business Objects has upgraded its OnDemand software to allow customers to consolidate their on-demand and on-premises application data.

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