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Security firms knock heads over Shady RAT hacks

Attacks 'advanced' only in the sense they breached 'crappy defenses,' says analyst

Customer alleges broken pledges, lies in ERP software suit

Ross Systems misrepresented the capabilities of its system, according to farming company Woolf Enterprises

Oracle wants copyright claims to remain in Google suit

Oracle opposed Google's request that a judge issue a summary judgment on the copyright issue

22 essential Mac tools for IT admins

These (mostly free) open source, donationware, and Apple tools take the pain out of Mac deployment and management

RFID boosts residential recycling in South Carolina county

Intermec and Sonrai Systems track RFID tags on home recycling carts

How the CSA Is Working to Solve Cloud Security Problems

Is Your CRM Business Process Really a Workflow?

Offshoring Pioneer GE to Hire 1,100 American IT Workers

Portland General Electric tries smart security monitoring

Best Buy gives away iPhone 3GS in one-day special

Sign up for 2 years with AT&T, save $49 on 2009 smartphone

AT&T expands its mobile app services

Full mobile app development possible with cloud storage

The decline, further decline and collapse of webOS

How one operating system went from irrelevance to oblivion in under 2 years' time

HP allays fears around PC business uncertainty

HP will continue to sell and support PC products as it explores options to spin off or sell the Personal Systems Group

Career Watch: When the CIO isn’t part of the team

Cloud Computing: More IT Leaders Turn to SaaS ERP

Cloud Growth Prompts Shift in Enterprise Security Strategies

Microsoft pursues webOS devs, offers free phones

Pitches Windows Phone 7 to developers deserted by HP

Wireless sensors could avert bridge disasters

The race to cloud standards gets crowded

Big businesses take a small bite of the Apple

How to join the gold rush for mobile apps

Patent protection advocate calls for help in hindering Nortel patent sale

Open Invention Network leader wants the DOJ to limit the Nortel patent sale as it did with Novell patents

Ukraine arrests four in carding scam

Those arrested were part of a group that allegedly caused up to US$20 million in losses

Outsourced and Fired, IT Workers Strike Back

Laid-off IT pros list their reasons for filing suit against Molina Healthcare, its former CIO and its outsourcer

Internet restored in Tripoli as rebels take control

The country will also soon integrate the rebel mobile networks with the network in Tripoli

Vendors as partners

CIO rolls out innovative program designed to get more out of the often fractious buyer/supplier relationship

Chinese developers take a bite of the Apple

Game makers see Apple's app store as a way to break into the U.S. market

How does the Google-Motorola deal change mobility?

Jury is way out on the deal, with patents, Android, Microsoft caught in blender of issues

Domain name changes will help global users, says ICANN chief says

Expanded global Top Level Domain (gTLD) project is ICANN's biggest challenge, says outgoing CEO Beckstrom

Dell unveils next-gen EqualLogic arrays

New Dell offerings include first sub-$10,000 EqualLogic storage system model

Kotlin project adds another language option to JVM

Hadoop Works Alongside RDBMS

Health Insurer Encrypts All Stored Data

Disaster hits Japan’s semiconductor demand

IDC notes chip demand in Japan is down after this year's earthquake, tsunami

Skype acquiring startup GroupMe for group text messaging

GroupMe's team in New York will continue to focus on its group text messaging application

Internet restored briefly as rebels close in on Tripoli

At one point a majority of the country's international routes were also down, reported Renesys

HP’s $99 TouchPad tablet selling out in retailer fire sale

TouchPads were picked up fast by customers happy with the bargain-basement prices

Google+ introduces identity-verification badges

For now, the feature is intended to help users recognize the official accounts of public figures

IBM: The PC is the new mainframe

PC dead in terms of innovation, but not profit

WebOS developers mourn HP’s move but aren’t surprised

How To Prevent IT Sabotage Inside Your Company

HP’s PC unit could be a tough sell

A high price and low margins may discourage prospective buyers of HP's Personal Systems Group unit

HP’s tablet exit no signal of iPad immunity, say analysts

Experts dismiss idea that HP's dumping of webOS devices means Apple can't be challenged

HP shift on PCs could boost rivals

But can Dell, Acer and Lenovo take advantage of uncertainty?

Security rundown for week ending Aug. 19

Debate over wisdom of firewalls, passwords and SSL -- plus, Anonymous strikes again

HP’s Apotheker changes his tune on mobility

6 months after the 'vision,' reality takes its toll on HP's mobile ambitions

In iPad’s shadow, HP ditches tablet hopes

Though tablets are hot, HP's TouchPad wasn't

Wall Street Beat: Megamergers, earnings roil tech

But market volatility is likely to dampen acquisitions in the coming quarters

Firefox 7 reaches beta, promises faster browsing

MemShrink project reduced memory consumption by as much as 50%

HP’s WebOS failure highlight PC giants’ mobile struggle

Poor brands, limited reach and a lack of differentiation have tripped up hopes for smartphone success