Web 2.0 Summit: Web Squared Emerges

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Web 2.0 Summit: Web Squared Emerges

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, companies still see the Web as the platform of the future.

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Why Your Next IT Job Will Be In Healthcare

Federal stimulus billions are fueling demand for up to 50,000 new information technology positions. Most sought after are tech pros with real-world implementation experience, Windows experts, and network admins.

Microsoft Unveils SharePoint 2010


CEO Steve Ballmer calls the enterprise collaboration suite the biggest and most important SharePoint release to date.

Space Shuttle Successor Ready For Test Flight

NASA's Ares I-X rocket is set to lift off next week on first trial run.

AT&T Pushes Mobile Enterprise Apps


The wireless carrier is extending its enterprise mobile platforms to the hospitality and consumer goods markets.

Government IT Spending To Slow

IT spending by civilian agencies will grow 3.4% annually over the next five years, a significant slowdown compared to the previous five years, according to a new report from TechAmerica.

E-Health Records Put Patient Privacy At Risk


Healthcare IT managers say their organizations aren't adequately protecting electronic health records, survey says.

Google Search Appliance Gets Smart


Corporate searchers can now look forward to more relevant search results, thanks to improvements in the Google Search Appliance.

Symbian Foundation Loses Key Contributor


Catalyst and futurist David Wood will be leaving as the foundation prepares to release the first version of the open source Symbian.

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Web 2.0 Summit - Time To Imagine


Posted by Fritz Nelson

As we launch into another exciting week of Web happenings, I had a chance to conduct a video interview with the Web 2.0 Summit Chair, John Battelle about what we could expect to see this year. You can see the interview at our Live Web 2 Summit TV site. We'll stream selected content live, and on demand, throughout the conference on that site. The lineup is pretty impressive, but after talking to Battelle, I'm even more excited. Here's why.

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How Much Identity Management Do We Want?

Posted By Michael Hickins


Identity management, from both national security and personal security standpoints, could well be the next big policy debate we have in the United States.

Google Phone To Be A Reality: Analyst

Posted By Eric Zeman


Here we go again. Long thought dead due to the presence of nearly a dozen Android handset models in the market, the Google phone rumor has reappeared. The Google-branded hardware will come with Android 2.0 and use Qualcomm's chips.

Gumblar: Back With A Vengeance

Posted By George Hulme


Earlier this year, the botnet Gumblar made a splash when it infected more than 2,300 Websites, including popular destinations such as Tennis.com, Variety, and Coldwellbanker.com. Now, security researchers say Gumblar is back in strength and is changing its tactics.

FCC Gets Net Neutrality Boost

Posted By Michael Hickins


Prominent tech companies and individuals associated with the creation of the Internet (although not Al Gore) are filling new Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski's inbox with letters in support of his proposed network neutrality rules.

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