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DARPA Plots Supercomputing Future
The Omnipresent High Performance Computing program is seeking proposals to dramatically advance the performance and capabilities of future computing systems and enable ExtremeScale computing.
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• Supercomputer Development Thriving In China
• Intel Unveils Supercomputing Multicore Processor
• Microsoft Takes Supercomputing To The Cloud
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China Search, E-Commerce Leaders In Dispute
Baidu accused of unfair competition by reducing search results for Alibaba Group retail sites.
FCC Names New CTO
Former division chief Douglas Sicker will lead the agency's technology efforts starting next month, replacing Jon Peha, who is leaving for OSTP.
Amazon Boosts Kindle Royalties
Authors can almost the amount they receive from sales of digital books priced 20% or more below the list price for the physical book version.
Google Search Partially Blocked In China
The company isn't prepared to speculate about whether the technical issues are related to its ongoing tension with the Chinese government.
FairPoint Landline Service Plan Rejected
The Vermont Public Service Board rejected Fairpoint's plan to provide service to former Verizon landline customers.
Android 3.0 'Gingerbread' Elements Leaked
The first details about Android 3.0 -- codenamed "Gingerbread" -- have been revealed. Android 3.0 will set the Android bar higher.
Cisco Unveils Cloud, Data Center Technologies
Cisco FabricPath, a networking technology for data centers, Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution and Cisco Data Path, were among the announcements at CiscoLive.
Sony Recalls Half Million Vaio Laptops
At least 30 laptops have been reported to overheat causing casings and keyboards to warp and reaching temperatures hot enough to burn users.
Study: Windows 7 Halves SMB Support Costs
Automation and security tools built into Microsoft's newest operating system mean fewer headaches for IT staffs and less downtime for users, IDC says.
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HP's Confusing UC Strategy
By Paul Korzeniowski
HP continued to widen the circle of UC options. The company signed a three year deal so it will now be offering Avaya's broad portfolio of products, but questions remain about the viability of such agreements in the highly volatile UC marketplace.
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Which Platform Is Safer: Android, Blackberry, or iPhone?
By George Hulme
With the hand-held platform battle over market share heating up, more people are wondering just which platforms may be safer from attackers and snoops.
Summer Worker Security
By Keith Ferrell
Temporary and summer workers offer the chance to increase production -- and increase your security risks. But taking on summer help also offers the opportunity to review, refresh and enhance your security policies and practices.
Rock Star CIO Scores A CEO Seat
By Chris Murphy
A rare few CIOs make the jump to CEO of their companies. Even fewer jump to vendor CEO roles. John Glaser's doing just that.
Wikileaks: An Enemy Of Open Society?
By Thomas Claburn
Steven Aftergood, who runs the Federation of American Scientists' Secrecy News site, on Monday dropped the hammer on Wikileaks, a Web site now infamous for exposing documents that countries and other powerful entities wish to keep secret. "WikiLeaks must be counted among the enemies of open society because it does not respect the rule of law nor does it honor the rights of individuals," declared Aftergood in a blog post.
Glaser Talks About Healthcare's Challenges, Opportunities
By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
When longtime Partners Healthcare CIO John Glaser leaves his position in mid-August to join Siemens Healthcare as CEO of its Health Services Business Unit, he'll be bringing along solid, on-the-ground experience and insightful perspective about the many challenges facing the healthcare industry.
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The Battle For Mobile Supremacy
While it won't be long before billions of smartphones and tablets are in buyers' hands, PC history tells us that, of the dozen or so mobile platforms currently in play, not all can survive. It's clear that the warchests are opening up to win the battle for global mobile supremacy.But who will reign supreme?
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