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2009 Women of Influence Award Winners Named

Security researchers ask: Does self-destructing data really vanish?

Researchers break Vanish, a prototype communications security system developed at the University of Washington.

Cost of IT security breaches jumps 97 per cent

In Autodesk case, judge rules secondhand sales OK

The suit was filed by a man banned from eBay for selling used Autocad software

Windows Mobile’s demise greatly exaggerated, iSuppli says

New Windows Mobile 7 will help the OS grow by 2013

Ambitious Web startup smacks of teen spirit

Web on Weels making the Web drag-and-drop

The OpenBlockS 600 is a Linux server that fits in your palm

It's about the size of two cigarette packs side-by-side

Consumer group: ‘Free’ Windows 7 upgrades not always free

Fees for supposedly free upgrades range from $11.25 to $17, says site

Data breach hits payroll firm PayChoice

PayChoice acknowledges data breach in payroll-processing operations

Apple iPhone Users: It’s All Good — Except AT&T

Virginia man gets prison time for online threats

He threatened to kill members of LiveJournal.com and shoot up universities

Anger up, visas down: Top 10 H-1B stories of last 12 months

Active year could lead to final H-1B showdown during 2010 immigration reform debate

Twitter tests Lists feature to group tweets

Company aims to help you sort out friends' and family's tweets from colleagues'

Improve Business Smarts by Extending What You Already Do

How to find the right staff

Sharing the Vision to Put Customers First

BlackBerry Enterprise IM Clients Get v2.5 Update

Battling Microsoft, Google adds more options to search

Google looks to give users more tools to help better slice and dice search results

Facebook Captchas broken?

Hackers are automatically creating Facebook profiles, security researcher says

Exclusive Unified Communications Survey Results

Me, me, me! 80% of Twitterers tweet mostly about themselves

Rutgers study shows vast majority of Twitter users are 'meformers,' not informers

Obama bars fed workers from texting and driving

Transportation Secretary at end of Distracted Driving Summit: Order 'shows the federal government is leading by example'

IE’s slide quickens as Firefox, Chrome add share

Chrome breaks 3% barrier, Firefox nears record, Safari stalls

Cisco struggle to move TelePresence down market prompts Tandberg buyout

Video conferencing blockbuster: Cisco jumps from leader in telepresence to tops in overall video conferencing

Nortel set to sell off GSM business

The bankrupt network equipment maker seeks to auction off the division in early November

Internet TV could boom in the next few years, study says

TVs with Internet connectivity could reach 6 million by 2013, according to Ernst & Young

Large online payroll service hacked

Login data on unknown number of PayChoice customers stolen

Microsoft turning configuration management “on its side”

Microsoft has user-centric overhaul of Windows Server-based System Center Configuration Manager underway

Windows 7: The hypeman cometh

What's that awful noise? Microsoft's hype machine, grinding away to tout Win 7. Will Redmond finally get it right?

Oracle fined by TPC over benchmarking claims

The nonprofit group says Oracle used figures that the TPC hasn't authorized

iPhone, Android boost mobile Web usage

iPhone, Android and Palm users make up an increasing share of mobile Web users

Microsoft looks to move SourceSafe users to newer technology

Two Romanians to face phishing charges in U.S.

A third Romanian was convicted earlier this year

Autodesk suit could affect secondary software sales

A dispute over secondhand sales of Autocad continues

Report highlights Smart Grid security vulnerabilities

Strategy needed to address security and privacy issues, NIST report says

Wireless charging to go mainstream in 2010, maker says

Fulton sees wireless charging pads becoming as ubiquitous as electrical plugs

AT&T unveils dual-mode Genus smartphone

It can use TerreStar satellite launched over North America in July

Researchers ready $30 fuel cell mobile phone recharger

Taiwan's ITRI developed a plastic solid-state hydrogen as fuel for the device

Unisys service uses the cloud to manage mobile devices

Devices supported include BlackBerry and Windows Mobile phones

Salesforce.com, Coda form new SaaS financials company

FinancialForce.com will incorporate Coda's Coda 2go application

Texas governor blames Web campaign flop on hackers

But an error message may have been caused by a technical glitch

Wi-Fi group launches full 11n certification

The Wi-Fi Alliance is also working on a device-to-device specification for next year

Google turns 11 with an eye on Microsoft

Still young, Google looks to offer viable options to Office, IE -- even Windows

Panasonic, Sanyo will sell battery units to win EU merger OK

The merger would stifle competition in the rechargeable battery market unless the companies sold assets, the EU ruled

Yahoo updates Zimbra’s application platform

The new version of the Zimbra e-mail and collaboration suite also has user interface enhancements

The dark side of DLP

Monitoring employee habits via data loss protection tools might create an atmosphere of distrust and stifle innovation

Facebook warns members about rise in ‘419’ scam

Fraudsters pose as Facebook members and ask their friends for money

Windows 7 May Spur Virtual Desktops, On and Off the iPhone

Barrelfish OS will speed up future multicore systems

Developed by researchers at Microsoft and Swiss university ETH Zurich, it won't replace Windows 7 any time soon

Broadband will connect 20% of households worldwide this year, Gartner projects

Internet access in South Korea leads the way with 86% connected