Collapse spurs schools to tout bridge-safety tech research
The collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis has sent universities into overdrive promoting the wireless and nanotechnology …
Vista, wireless kept off core Olympic IT roster
Microsoft Corp.’s newest OS, Vista, has been relegated to waterboy status at the 2008 Olympic Games, while wireless networking won’t even play a supporting role in Beijing.
Opinion: FCC ignores the lesson of Wi-Fi
As just about everybody predicted, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission recently decided that only giant telephone companies are smart enough to manage wireless spectrum. The FCC included a minuscule favor that it claimed might help the rest of us, but whether it actually will is far from clear.
Vodafone decides to hang onto Verizon
Vodafone Group PLC has decided to keep a 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless Inc. in a move to retain a toehold in the important U.S. mobile …
Ingres names new CEO, says appliances coming soon
Open-source database vendor Ingres Corp. appointed a new CEO on Wednesday and said its new appliance servers, which are slightly behind schedule …
Lenovo hopes to win European users with Packard Bell
The world’s third largest PC vendor hopes to strengthen its position among European consumers by acquiring Packard Bell BV, a top …
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Defcon boots undercover reporter
Attendees at the Defcon hacker convention in Las Vegas spot an undercover Dateline NBC producer and escort her away from the facility.
