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The tech provocateur talks about exposing the wicked, staying out of trouble and designing machines that can feel.
Four data centers were rolled into two, saving about $65 million.
Vendors are touting fast times for loading information into data warehouses. But is there a need for that kind of speed?
Google will soon reinforce the mobile OS with new features. But Android phones likely won't leapfrog rivals.
Salem expects SaaS to account for 20% of the company's business within five years
Famed scientist has been suffering from a chest infection for several weeks
Lets Google users see news in graphical timeline, and scan for similar images
The cell-phone application platform probably won't be a priority, observers say
Digital signboards will supplement wall maps for a couple of months to gauge the usefulness of a high-tech map system
But its 'not fair' to blame Microsoft, says analyst
Analysts said key features of Solaris, particularly DTrace, could be useful additions to Linux
Promises nearly a third fewer UAC prompts than in Vista
Security guards now keep tabs on the thermostats, too.
Oracle customers using Sun hardware won't be able to beat the application and systems management technology from the merged companies
Former exec admits illegal software installations aided downfall
Builder of BigDog robot making Precision Urban Hopper for the U.S. government
Sales and marketing would be hit hardest, one group predicts
Contracts mention these factors, but there is little verification
HP's converged platform seeks to simplify application deployment
Product lineups shows many overlaps
Upgrades to wireless management software focused on simplifying operational tasks
Ellison said Java, Solaris were main reasons for acquisition
Open source MySQL widely used but lacks sales figures that interest regulators
Investment is down almost 50 percent overall from the previous quarter.
U.S. government's Networx program —dubbed world's largest — isn't meeting $20 billion sales projection
Software vendor will update its End-to-End Trust vision at RSA next week.
Google's revenue, head count and other measures declined for the first time
The T-Mobile device, aimed at young, heavy text messaging users, will also support 3G
Android will be found in netbooks and other mobile Internet devices this year
The court has sentenced them to a year in prison and ordered them to pay damages of 30 million Swedish kronor
World of Warcraft's current operator in China could be left with a pack of idle blade servers
.Net-sploit can hide rootkits in a framework untouched by security software, where they can affect many applications
Judges cite 1996 camera ban in overturning decision to allow webcast of hearing in lawsuit against college student
Sure it saves money, but sometimes used equipment is just ... old
Palm’s new operating system is designed with the mobile Web in mind
By asking visitors to find the top of a randomly rotated image, it hopes to keep bots out of Web services such as Gmail
Researchers say new study "dispels the myth that globalization generates no losers"
Windows 7's fair game for oversight, but after that, its hands off, officials promise
