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PCI Council says mobile payment apps can meet security standard

Guidance can help merchants, tool vendors move on; no ruling yet on apps that run on popular consumer devices

Nefsis offers video and collaboration in the cloud

LightSquared proposes spectrum change to allay GPS concerns

But critics aren't buying the spectrum shift, and lower radio power

Lawmakers want to block LightSquared approval

A House spending bill amendment would block the FCC from spending money granting a waiver

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Four companies rethink databases for the cloud

NimbusDB, Xeround, ParAccel and Cloudant all aim to provide greater scale and elasticity

Microsoft looks to business tools for health care

Microsoft's Craig Mundie discussed how machine learning and the Kinect sensor can be used in health care

US House approves patent reform bill

Critics say the bill's first-to-file provision would hurt small inventors

Outsourcing: How to Avoid Contract Disputes

Oracle Q4 net income rises 36 percent

New software license sales show strength, but hardware revenue fell 6 percent