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Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind

A more mature market has attracted additional mobile operators, such as Qwest, AT&T and Tele2 Sweden

The Smart Grid

What is it, when will it get here, and what difference will it make?

SAP expands business-intelligence strategy

Co-CEO Apotheker previewed new products and acquisition of sustainability company at event in New York Monday

FTC chairman: Agency may enforce net neutrality

Network management practices could fall under consumer protection, Leibowitz says

Oracle Aims to Be the Apple of Data Center Hardware

SAP announces Business Suite 7 availability

Risk management shouldn’t be a solo IT project

Oracle cuts some support prices — temporarily

What Google knows about you

Google may know more about you than your mother does. Got a problem with that?

Rimini Street readies SAP support services

The company plans to support a range of ERP platforms at cut-rate prices

Career Watch: The ‘fix mentality’ is in

Nortel: Revenues stabilize, but still off 37% from ’08 levels

The company filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors Jan. 14

NASA astronaut’s next Twitter will be from space

Mission specialist Mike Massimino Twittered this morning before Hubble mission lifts off

More iPhone Business Apps Emerge

Amazon hones Kindle store for iPhones

The move could signal Apple tablet in the works, says analyst

Twitter Bible: All You Need To Know About Twitter

How Aker Philadelphia Shipyard Lowered Costs with IT

Data Integration Helps Shipbuilder Trim Costs

Applied Materials Looks to Flexible Offshoring Deals

The Many Ways to Fail

Obama Stimulus Bill Effects Will Take Time

The Power of Storytelling

What CIOs Need To Know about Desktop Video Conferencing

Windows 7 on track for August RTM, October on-sale

Unlike Vista, new OS will be ready for holidays, say Microsoft execs

Johns Hopkins to patients: Employee stole data for fraud

About 10,200 records were accessed over a 13-month period

AT&T to buy divested Verizon assets for $2.35B

It will convert former Alltel networks in rural parts of 18 states, with 1.5 million subscribers, to GSM-based technology

Negotiate Severance, Catch up on Tweets, Promote Your Work

Digital Gear: Gadgets to cut energy costs

Power strips, plugs and electricity monitoring devices help pinpoint and shut down electricity hogs

Windows Server 2008 R2: 3 Key New Features

Mind Maps Fuel Productivity

Apple, Dell, HP laptop owners sue Nvidia over faulty graphics

Five plaintiffs join forces to demand class-action lawsuit

US DOJ takes more aggressive approach to antitrust

Tech firms may need to be careful, experts say

Heartland breach costs at $12.6M – and counting

Biggest portion of expenses has been a MasterCard fine

NASA shuttle blasts off on Hubble life-saving mission

Space shuttle Atlantis successfully lifts off in plume of fire and smoke this afternoon

Big Show, Big Questions, Big Stakes

Cloud security demands greater scrutiny than traditional IT outsourcing, Forrester says

Multi-tenancy, lack of visibility raise concerns

Rackable Systems becomes SGI, closes deal

The acquisition price jumped from $25 million to $42.5 million in the bankruptcy auction proceedings

Boston subway crash rekindles texting-while-driving debate

Some want 'distracted driving' laws, others urge safety education

Teenager pleads guilty to Scientology Web attack

He faces 10 years for the January 2008 'Anonymous' DDOS attack

As hacking hits home, China strengthens cyber laws

Cybercrime maximum sentences jump from three years to seven

Inside a data leak audit

Pharma firm shocked by findings

Microsoft plans 10 fake ‘updates’ for Windows 7

Phony fixes will automatically install in test of Windows Update

Nvidia looks to mobile chips for growth

The graphics vendor is counting on mobile devices to drive it through the recession

Dell netbook rumor prompts questions about Android

Android-based netbooks may be Web-centric devices with touch screens

Bill would turn Internet flamers into felons

Opinion: Do sci-fi films get advanced tech right?

Real-time e-surveillance? Absolutely. Genetic engineering? We're well on our way. Warp engines? Not so much.

Years on, China pushes WAPI in mobile phones

WAPI isn't widely used in China, but the government is pushing carriers to adopt the security protocol

Most companies ready for SEC conversion

Many large public companies began filing financial documents in XBRL

Oracle will stay in the hardware business, Ellison says

Larry Ellison scotches speculation Oracles plans to sell or shut down parts of Sun's hardware business.

Security Wisdom Watch: Who Gets Thumbs Up (and Down)?