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IBM targets mobile, BYOD customers with cloud software, security services
Written on Mon, 04/30/12 - 4:26pm
IBM today rolled out a comprehensive package of software and services to help customers handle growing mobile device-based workforces.
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NASA: You know you’re a Geek if….
Written on Mon, 02/20/12 - 10:33am
NASA's always interesting CIO today posted a tribute to Geeks. 
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Courts move to ban juror use of Blackberry, iPhone, Twitter and Facebook
Written on Tue, 02/02/10 - 5:28pm
If you think you're going to use your spanking new iPhone to entertain yourself next time you're on jury duty, think again.  Judges are going to take an even dimmer view of jury member use of Blackberry, iPhone or other electronic devices as a judicial policy-setting group has told district judges...
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IBM smartphone software translates 11 languages
Written on Mon, 11/23/09 - 3:51pm
Researchers at IBM say they have created smart software that that translates text between English and 11 other languages including Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, Russian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Arabic. Hosted as an internal IBM service since August 2008, n.Fluent offers...
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FBI getting its geek chic on for mounting intelligence gathering role
Written on Tue, 09/16/08 - 1:25pm
Expanded Internet access for agents, more collaborative e-mail and messaging systems and significantly improved database sharing are just a few of the high-tech paths the Federal Bureau of Investigation is following to bolster its crime fighting and intelligence gathering techniques of the  future....
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Attack of the crazed Blackberry and cell phone users.
Written on Fri, 08/17/07 - 4:28pm
So what is about the Blackberry in particular that makes it an attractive weapon the throw at people?  
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Study: For many, vacation means quality time with their laptops
Written on Fri, 06/01/07 - 1:29pm
So the summer vacation season is upon us. And what will you bring along?
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USA whiffs, Intelligent Community of the Year: Waterloo
Written on Mon, 05/21/07 - 1:16pm
Waterloo, Canada, home of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and the city responsible for 10% of successful startups on the Toronto Stock Exchange was named the 2007 Intelligent Community of the Year last week.
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Anti-texting while driving movement heats up
Written on Mon, 03/26/07 - 11:34am
Legislatures on both coasts are looking at developing laws against texting (ala Blackberries and other devices) and driving. Three South Jersey lawmakers say texting while driving is even more dangerous than using a cell phone because it requires drivers to divert their hands and eyes. And according...
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Companies liable for BlackBerry addiction?
Written on Tue, 08/22/06 - 1:58pm
Got a BlackBerry from your employer? You may be able to hold them liable if you go bonkers. Gayle Porter, an associate professor of management at the Rutgers-Camden School of Business, says the "fast and relentless pace of technology-enhanced work environments creates a source of stimulation that...
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Layer 8 is written by Michael Cooney, an online news editor with Network World
 

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