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Google Sued For Vacuuming WiFi Data
Having admitted it 'screwed up,' Google may have to pay up.
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Microsoft Releases AppFabric RC
AppFabric is tightly tied into Microsoft's integration server, BizTalk Server 2010, which is scheduled to be generally available in the third quarter. is scheduled to be generally available in the third quarter.
GSA Sharpens Focus On Tech Innovation
The General Services Administration's addition of an innovative technologies office is part of the agency's transparency initiative.
Dossia Expanding EHR Platform Reach
The employer consortium is offering its e-health record software to other companies via the cloud and is also developing an EHR package for small and mid-size businesses.
Yahoo, Nokia Unveil Mobile Services Deal
The partnership integrates Yahoo's e-mail and instant-messaging services with Nokia's Ovi Internet platform.
Climate Agency Awards $350 Million For Supercomputers
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will pay CSC and Cray to plan, build, and operate high-performance computers for climate prediction research.
Can SAP Deliver IT Simplicity?
Apps vendor talks real-time; customers hear "removing IT infrastructure."
Global CIO: Cloud Computing 2.0: Are You Ready?
With cloud computing nearing the end of the hype/confusion/hype stage, CIOs must focus on quantifiable business benefits and long-term viability.
Intel Intros Mobile Processors For Ultralight Laptops
The low-power chips are targeted at the escalating consumer ultra-low voltage notebook market.
FCC Clears Verizon, Frontier Landline Deal
Frontier Communications has agreed to pay $8.6 billion to acquire nearly 5 million Verizon telephone lines in 14 states.
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Top 3 Pluses & Minuses Of Enterprise 2.0
By Alexander Wolfe
Getting ready for the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, June 14- 17, I've been thinking about the value of the online collaboration tools most of us are beginning to embrace. My early take is that the positives are engagement, empowerment, and the potential to spur innovation. The downsides are the dangers of groupthink gone wild and the security risks of exposing valuable company data. Click through for my "top three" lists of E2.0 pluses and minuses.
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Gov 2.0: Aspiring For Greatness In Open Government
By John Foley
Tim O'Reilly is raising the bar on what he envisions for the open government movement. At this week's Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, D.C., O'Reilly won't be talking merely about government serving as "a platform" -- that was last year's idea -- but about government as "a platform for greatness."
Selecting A Cloud Storage Provider
By George Crump
In my last entry I discussed some of the circumstances that might lead a business to decide to use one cloud storage application over another. The other end of that equation is the actual provider. All cloud storage providers are not created equal and some research should be done before selecting the vendor that could potentially be storing your organization's digital assets for years to come.
eBay's $2,000-Per-Second Data Center
By Bob Evans
eBay's new $287 million data center in Utah was built in just 14 months and is responsible for managing all transactions and revenue from eBay.com and PayPal.com, which in 2009 totaled $60 billion or about $2,000 per second. Maybe it's no surprise that two of the project's leaders are former tank commanders and West Point graduates. And don't miss the photos!
Leaks On Next Version Of Droid For Verizon
By Ed Hansberry
The Motorola Droid on Verizon's network has been a very popular device, so much so that in much of the public's eye, the Droid is the Android phone. It is about six months old though which is approaching middle-age for smartphones. Fortunately for us, there are leaks on the next generation Droid from Motorola and it too has Verizon branding.
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Book Excerpt: Making It Big In Software: Google's Peter Norvig
In this excerpt from the book Making It Big in Software: Get the Job. Work the Org. Become Great, by Sam Lightstone, Google's Director of Research Peter Norvig shares insights into the working at the upper echelons of the software industry.
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Virtual Event: Merging Mobility And UC In The Enterprise
Microsoft has made the Ribbon a standard feature across all Office applications in its latest release, and it has made the Ribbon customizable. It also has made many of the Office 2010 features more visible in the Ribbon, and added some new features.
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