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Security information and event management watches for "employee malfeasance"
The PROTECT IP Act would target ISPs and search engines with court orders
People with NFC-capable phones in New York and San Francisco can pay for goods in 120,000 shops with their phones
SAP allegedly enticed Marin County officials into joining an early adopter program, leading to a failed software project
The matter is up to the British legal system, he said, offering softer comments than the US attorney general two weeks ago
Google is successfully convincing its core small and medium search advertisers to also spend on display ads
The word on Twitter: "Skype crash is global. Now you know it's a Microsoft product."
North Carolina State University researchers devise performance-boosting techniques
Lenovo wants it LePad tablet to grab a 20 percent market share in China
Google said it wants to avoid any controversies over privacy and conflicts with government
Microsoft's volume licensing plans: Are they worth it?
An important step for Amazon to become more enterprise friendly
More than 72% of physicians in the U.S. use smartphones
Volkswagen Group of America CIO is building a different kind of IT organization to focus on connecting the business to innovation
The company hopes to tap China's user base of 100 million working professionals
Sales of Bravia TVs, Vaio PCs and PlayStation 3 consoles rose in the previous year
The bill against child pornography directs Internet service providers to keep subscriber information for up to 18 months
The service available from Wednesday includes theft insurance, security alerts and help from experts
NetApp expects to grow revenue by 26% to 34% next year
An insider sold sensitive information to thieves who then used that information in check fraud
Robotic arm will collect an asteroid sample as spacecraft hovers close to asteroid
Carriers are clamoring for the peer-to-peer standard for content exchange, according to Broadcom
The use of near-field communications chips for payments will soar, Broadcom said
Researchers examine spam supply chain, find cutting off payments is the most effective way to stop influx of nuisance emails
Sony Xperia PLAY, LG Revolution go head-to-head with the Droid X2
Franken calls on Google and Apple to require privacy policies for apps that use location information
U.S. Sen. Grassley says B-1 has become "subterfuge" for avoiding H-1B visa; U.S. acknowledges B-1 problems
Facebook founder takes on issue of young users at e-G8 forum
Criminals 'give Apple the finger,' says security researcher, by releasing new version just hours after Apple warned of fake AV software
With focus on entertainment, phone includes Netflix app
You may come across the fake A/V malware MacDefender, but don't fall for it
The proposed legislation would give government new access to private data, some critics say
Citrix: PC-to-cloud transition "bigger than a Windows desktop"
It will use MapR's technology as part of a pre-tested Hadoop software stack
First cities are Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio; Ten more will follow later in the year
Twitter scoops up popular third-party apps for its social network platform
Fails to fix flaws used by Vupen to score sandbox escape, says French security firm
There's been no communication with the rover in more than a year
The judge in the Java lawsuit hasn't ruled out a stay while some Oracle patents are re-examined
However, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz declined to provide details about the negotiations
Education and parental responsibility are the answers, according to Neelie Kroes
Most member states fail to take any action on the new anti-cookie directive
How the company makes the technology available only to law enforcement and government officials remains unknown
More likely a change in strategy, than Microsoft putting pressure on the company
