NetFlash: Proposed tax-relief legislation for teleworkers gathers steam

Proposed tax-relief legislation for teleworkers gathers steam

Backers of a proposed bill to protect teleworkers from onerous state tax rules hope this could be the year the legislation sticks. If passed, the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act would prevent states from taxing income that nonresidents who telecommute to an in-state employer earn while working from home. Click here for more.

Verizon speeds enterprise apps

Verizon Business this week launched a suite of services designed to help companies improve the performance of the applications on their Web sites. The new managed offerings, called Application Acceleration Services, accelerate the delivery of enterprise and e-commerce software applications, such as e-mail and online shopping carts. Click here for more.

PC blade maker steps up management focus

ClearCube is stepping up its focus on tools to manage its PC blades, as well as those from other vendors, as enterprises show growing interest in centralizing their computing resources. Click here for more.

Continuous data protection gets gussied up

Jon Holmes and his staff at Vitale, Caturano & Co. sleep better at night knowing that their data is always safe thanks to new CDP features such as event-driven backup and archiving. Click here for more.

Vista consumer launch could slip further, says Ballmer

The launch of the consumer version of Windows Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system, could be pushed back past the stated January launch date, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Wednesday. Click here for more.

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