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Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Lenovo are among the PC makers Greenpeace criticized
In the past week, Microsoft has launched service packs for its enterprise security wares including Geneva, Forefront, Antigen.
Known as 'Little Hacker,' he'd use the 911 system to send SWAT teams to victims' houses
The company believes that security concerns are holding back adoption of cloud computing
The lamp is the latest product to use Sanyo's Eneloop rechargeable batteries
A Linux advocate urged Chinese companies to offer Linux-based devices and download stores
Global Gaming Factory X will look for ways to pay copyright holders for files downloaded via the site
The service automates physician billing and other back-office tasks
Questions of piracy, security and free speech still hang over the filter software
They'll be located in Dublin, Ireland and Chicago
Server creates location-based network access control for Wi-Fi networks
Northrop Grumman tests new rocket, $20M more for lunar spacecraft
A lack coordination and political vision at the European Commission has hindered Europe's digital services says a trade group
The move is aimed at both existing and new customers
Emulex board tells shareholders to wait on its review of the offer
Its CTO says Cisco will set itself apart by helping enterprises move resources among internal and external clouds
Lawmakers seem to be gearing up for a major privacy push, the group says
The closure, in which employees are required to take paid time off, is the second of four planned for the year
Carriers should concentrate less on revenues, more on adoption, says Yankee Group
Cloud computing to include many virtual applications
The U.S. Secret Service, the Italian police and the Italian postal service are involved in the effort
Offers upgrade on opening day to users of older browser to boost uptake
The researcher had found serious flaws in ATM software
IT spending declines were worse than expected; could herald early turnaround
Pennsylvania man reportedly went after sites that ran stories about 'cybervigilante' group
Smaller PC makers are either eating or putting the cost of the OS into hardware prices
Google, Yahoo and Bing get the press but Exalead, Scour, Hunch , Scirus and Indeed fill a void
Max Ray Butler charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of credit cards in September '07
Company exec denies that higher EU prices stem from antitrust action
Evaluate encryption and redundancy before selecting a cloud vendor, Forrester says
Forrester Research says U.S. IT market will shrink by 5%, anticipates spending to start to return in Q4 and early 2010
Cisco says it is up to the challenge from Google's Voice, Wave
John McHugh, vice president of enterprise data solutions, says what Nortel is going through is akin to 'chemotherapy'
It takes more than a labor protest and a demonstration glitch to stop Cisco's chief from selling his vision
The Google plug-in disabled Windows Desktop Search in Outlook
Thomson Reuters avoids equipment and service costs with virtualization
Site members want Google to offer them the option to keep the old layout on their channels
The new Energy Star 5.0 power-efficiency specification will help cut electricity bills
While just 6% of its stores are completely out, 57% have no 16GB white models
Users get free minutes or texts in return