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Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft petition US over surveillance requests

The companies made a renewed push for greater transparency around data requests related to national security

PowerPoint presentations get a 4F in the Army as Tableau gains a foothold

Data visualization is being used to help the military move equipment out of Afghanistan

Windows 8 Update: Picture passwords not so terribly insecure, researcher says

Also, Surface to get battery-boost keyboard, Nokia buy could lead to Surface Phone brand

Lawyer: Verizon should be able to block websites

Congress didn't authorize the FCC to pass net neutrality rules, Verizon's lawyer tells an appeals court

Decline of Digital Equipment offers lessons for Microsoft

Former DEC exec wonders how Microsoft can weather the storms it's created

PostgreSQL 9.3 communicates well with others

The new version of the open source PostgreSQL database now comes with data wrappers that can both write and read data to other systems

SAP focuses on stability, data source support with Business Objects update

Business Objects 4.1 is now generally available

China to give jail sentences for Internet users found guilty of online defamation

China has been stepping up measures to crack down on online rumors

Unified Communications Drives Collaboration, Cost Savings (After a Lot of Hard Work)

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 12

Because some of them will bring a smile