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Web site analysis needs improvement

Forrester Research recommends metrics for measuring Web site success and maintaining satisfied online customers.

Carrier groups oppose spectrum auction proposal

Integrated issue tracking with Ikiwiki

Connect project documentation with bug tracking and the revision control system, using a new powerful approach to Wiki software.

Private equity firm tries again to acquire Embarcadero

Microsoft changes tune on selling DRM-free songs

Cambridge to host wireless sensor network

Vonage’s future questioned after latest setback

Vonage facing death by 1,000 paper cuts? Sprint suit on the horizon

FAQ: Vonage’s latest blow explained

FBI, retailers to share crime data

AT&T considers partners in Italy

Telecom giant wants inroad into Italian telecom market

PCI compliance tops Humane Society CIO’s agenda

Qualys service makes PCI audits easier, Humane Society finds

ICANN is considering becoming a private entity

Privacy advocate targets U.S. state Web site

Windows phone users get new data access option

Start-up Formotus powers mobile data collection and access

Qwest founder, ex-president testify in Nacchio case

Former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio faces 42 counts of insider trading.

PG&E extends rebate program to storage

AFP-Google settlement leaves open questions

WAN Optimization: Management challenges arise as traditional boundaries blur

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How to win the battle for network talent

Tactics you should use to attract and retain network professionals

Nine things you don’t know about Novell

NetWare-turned-Linux company has a rich history

Data security breach at UCSF may put thousands at risk

Investigation ongoing into whether data was compromised

Many colleges see drawbacks to VoIP

Some schools find compelling benefits, but overall VoIP is a hard sell

Consumer groups call for spectrum auction conditions

Firefox prototype reveals Web 2.0 features for Firefox

VeriSign to increase .com, .net domain fees

Qualcomm says it doesn’t need Nokia patents

Wall Street Beat: M&A activity tops and tails the week

Vendors hail Fibre Channel over Ethernet spec

Microsoft ships final Longhorn preview

Longhorn Server is set to ship in the second half of the year, Microsoft says.

Not always encrypted, but IRS PCs do phone home

Q&A: Making life a little harder for ID thieves

Microsoft releases SDK for Windows Home Server

Qualcomm document talks tough on Nokia

Google executives take $1 salaries

For the third year in a row, Google’s founders and CEO opt for nominal compensation

Google delivers maps mashup tool for non-techies

HP is ready to play in the gaming market

Epson ITC case against ink vendors moves forward

Google to build $600M data center in South Carolina

Video of Thai King removed from YouTube

Data storage in a petri dish

Managed services a risky endeavor if not managed

Enterprises need to commit time, effort and money to looking after service contracts, Butler Group says

Yahoo tests customizable Alpha search engine

WebMethods to put Software AG as no. 3 SOA player

Novell and the computer game that changed networking

Ex-Novell exec shares the story of Snipes

Cirrus CEO busted for selling U.S. computer technology to India

UPDATE – Social networking becoming a college course

NSF funds social computing study at Rochester Institute of Technology

Web site lets the blind request library books

Software-as-a-service application makes Maryland library's online catalog accessible to blind users

The tax traffic cometh

How the IRS gets its Web site ready for April 15

Has the end arrived for desktop antivirus?

Analysts say traditional desktop antivirus, signature-based protection won’t protect corporate jewels — whitelisting, behavior-blocking technology is the answer

IBM donates 10,000 copies of translation software for use in Iraq

IBM CEO Samuel Palmisano writes President George Bush about the donation