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Feb. 27, 2006 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Network World , 02/23/2006
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GOOD: Happy anniversary, HP Labs

HP Labs this year is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Not resting on its laurels for having made breakthroughs in everything from calculators to printing, researchers at the lab are envisioning a future with everything from virtually unstaffed data centers to low-cost, lightweight multimedia displays as small as a watch or as large as a wall.

BAD: Teen bloggers exposed

Northwestern University researchers say teenage bloggers are putting themselves at risk for cyberstalking and cyberbullying by being too free with their real names, ages and offline locations. The research, which included a look at about 70 randomly selected teenagers' blogs, was being discussed this weekend at a science convention in St. Louis.

UGLY: Dell gets dumped

In a blow for Dell, the company confirmed last week that it has lost a services deal with Dutch electronics giant Koninklijke Philips Electronics that was valued at up to $700 million. While Dell declined to say exactly what went wrong, the company said has worked with Philips for the past 12 months to provide hardware and managed desktop services. Philips continues to be a Dell products customer.

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