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Unkept promises could lead to backlash from early adopters
A guide for data managers on what enterprise data security is, how to achieve it and how to budget for it.
New software combines search technology with Interwoven's content-management system
Security questions such as where to deploy intrusion-detection and management systems or firewalls arise in virtualized world
The world's fastest laptops with Core i7 chips could be reaching homes soon
The CRS-1 debuted in 2004 and has proved it's needed even as competition gains on Cisco
The FCC should 'tenaciously preserve' the open Internet, the report says
Collaboration software acquired by Microsoft in 2005 will be included in Office 2010
Microsoft, Citrix catching up but missing critical features
Rise of smartphones, user needs expected to fuel growth
Analysts say Google has been rock solid but Microsoft (Bing?), WolframAlpha taking aim
EMC will add Configuresoft's server configuration, change and compliance management products to its resource management software portfolio
It works with HDS' replication software for automated fail over and recovery
Ericsson's service checks to see is a person's mobile phone is in the same country as where a card transaction occurs
The phone will run a version of Android tweaked for China Mobile
AT&T will bring the store to its customers later this year
Using ink-jet technology will allow it to make large OLED screens that can compete with LCDs and PDPs
Third party chip providers can now only differentiate on the I/O part
Increase in storage utilization will pay for server virtualization projects, chief architect says
The government claimed that no adequate alternative existed to the desktop software and services Microsoft supplies
10 social media sites where you can interact with the U.S. government
Proposed legislation would legitimize unsafe recycling exports, groups say
Don't just sit there -- now's the time to position your IT department
ABI projects government will invest $6.8 billion into wireless communications upgrades
Microsoft's new search engine will leverage Powerset technology to improve search relevancy
Russian, Canadian and European astronauts set to begin six-month mission tomorrow
Adviser would likely have direct access to the president, Washington Post says
California court still expected to rule on the matter
Some spammers are dropping the use of botnets in favor of massive spam blasts
Recruiters say U.S. firms should resume hiring IT workers by year's end
The futuristic display could one day form the base of a pocketable, bendable and lightweight television
A man beat up a fellow Internet cafe user to obtain virtual items that would improve his performance in online games
$449 netbook targets TV, multimedia lovers
Lenovo's IdeaPad U350 delivers is a cheap laptop that delivers full PC functionality.
Online tools are a popular way for the country's young voters to promote candidates
Tells OEMs to shrink screens, lower power consumption
EC ruling risks balkanizing the Windows platform and weakening Microsoft's operating system, ACT says
With a new service, Amazon’s customers can ship hard drives full of data faster than they could transfer it over broadband
It plans to use its Live ID authentication system to prevent piracy
He made thousands online, pennies at a time
