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Entry level price for Beehive is cut by more than half
$764M offer "significantly undervalues" company, Emulex board says
Cloud computing and data center architectures emerge as key themes for the show
Some pirated builds on file-sharing sites harbor attack code
Intel will host the first conference on standards in June
Payment processor had been delisted in March following investigation of major data breach
The company has scheduled an event for Wednesday amid speculation of a new type of Kindle
Researchers say IT shops aren't doing enough to protect their machines from botnet herders
Converged networks will be Emulex's earnings potential
SpringSource acquires Hyperic to offer Java application life-cycle suite
The companies have integrated their software so they can be used interchangeably
A bigger-screen version of the e-book reader can offer opportunity for struggling newspaper publishers, but also more risk
Obama's tech-savvy staff puts out information in Tweets and MySpace, Facebook posts
But it will stop patching consumer editions in April 2012
Police raid the homes of four people suspected of contributing to the Hunt the Cop site
Software add-on lets network managers pinpoint a BlackBerry's location via GPS
Responds to customers, similar steps by competitors
A new feature in Google Apps will deliver Google messages to the BlackBerry's e-mail client
A large tech group raises concerns about cybersecurity legislation
Beta software promises to make it easy to run Google Apps on the popular smartphone
College-focused spammers indicted on 51 counts under federal CAN-SPAM Act
Features boost OS's performance, lower energy use for Intel Nehalem-based servers
Via chips could complement main server chips to run multimedia applications, reducing energy costs
No show for Office 2010, 'but the one after that,' BI director says
This software development tool kit allows companies to reduce energy costs in data centers.
Less cash means weakened chip makers may be unable to upgrade production lines
Cites trademark infringement, seeks $94 million in damages
Concept hits chord, but development work needed
Hardware add-on to edge and core switches adds firewall, VPN and IDS/IPS
But lack of netbooks could stymie Apple's growth, adds analyst
With XP, Vista as a guide, Windows 7 could debut between Aug. 28 and Sept. 20
The Copyright Office will hear arguments in favor of legalizing jailbreaking under U.S. law
Recent proposals may go too far in an attempt to protect the Internet, witnesses say
IDC says netbook shipments for 2009 should reach 22 million
Microsoft's chief software architect discussed the roots of his interest in collaborative software
The company feels the boost from low-end server sales outweighs the risk of cannibalizing other sales
Asustek sees the first quarter of 2010 as a better opportunity for non-Windows OSs, such as Android, in netbooks
It has hired two former CTOs of graphics products from AMD, and has almost 20 lower-level chip design jobs open
The privacy tools are there, but the challenge is getting enthusiastic Facebookers to use them.
