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Sony started putting Chrome in PCs bound for North America in May as part of a test run
He sold shares at US$14.85 per share, far less than the $25 each he paid in hopes of a Microsoft-Yahoo merger
Improvements to the database focus on clustering, storage management and compression
The devices, to be rebranded "Windows phones," will be the first to include the application Marketplace
The notorious Zeus malware can transmit stolen data immediately using an instant messaging module
Microcontainer architecture gives developers choices, company official argues
Claims some apps will run eight times faster on new version
IE6 numbers take a nose dive; Firefox reaps nearly all the benefit
An upgrade from VMware ESX to vSphere doesn't have to mean throwing your old hosts away
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency developing secure, highly controllable network.
Adds tab thumbnail previews, omits Unite P2P technology
The 7K500 drive is 16% faster than its predecessor
In VMworld keynote, VMware CEO Paul Maritz promises cloud innovations
No word yet on fix status or timeline
Wave, which combines elements from a variety of online services, is currently only available to developers
Organizations want to require Web sites and advertising networks to get opt-in permission before collecting personal data
"BBN's rich technology heritage makes this a natural fit," says Raytheon CEO
Neither Cisco nor EMC has previously engaged in the funding and formation of a separate joint venture company with another major vendor
Removing wires from patients' bedsides seen as improving mobility, reducing infection risk
The move follows similar price cuts offered to consumers
A dozen or more tech firms likely to be lobbying wherever there's a tech bill
Some say problems with Android's online market make it hard to earn money on Google's mobile-phone platform
Jury finds two companies enabled the sale of counterfeit Louis Vuitton goods
Virtual machine interoperability a major goal for Xen Cloud Platform
Volunteers contribute spare computing cycles to crack old wartime ciphers
Learn about the open source software behind SETI@home and dozens of other volunteer computing projects
Consider signing on with SETI@home or these other volunteer grid computing efforts
The company offers low-cost report conversions to grab users of Oracle, BusinessObjects and other BI platforms
DDR3 computer memory chips rose 18.9 percent in August, Gartner said
The combination of vCenter AppSpeed with EMC's Ionix is intended to help enterprises migrate to private clouds
Missing drivers the main culprit, but other issues and brands make the gripe list, too
InfoWorld's 2009 Bossies spotlight today's Top 40 open source products for business and IT pros
Readers share their IT experiences in InfoWorld’s Off the Record blog
OpenAjax Alliance Hub 2.0 is offered to isolate third-party widgets
An "Ophone" version of the HTC Magic was also displayed after its sales launch
The iPhone still faces tough negotiations and competition from look-alike handsets in China
Psystar claims it's just like Microsoft, Google in new antitrust lawsuit filed in Florida
CEO Joe Tucci calls Egan 'a great man and a great leader'
Understanding mix of WAN optimization techniques from Cisco, Blue Coat, Citrix and others helps save the most money.
D3N would help build pocket-switched networks to avoid wireless infrastructures
