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Microsoft links PHP and business intelligence

Developing and managing e-mail archiving policies

Teleflirtation: The latest hot way to hook up

Teleflirtation: instant messaging hookups during a telepresence conference are result of lifelike videoconferencing sessions

Researcher warns of impending PDF attack wave

No-bug-required Reader flaw 'easy to reproduce,' says expert, expects money-stealing attacks soon

Titus Labs simplifies e-mail data classification

BlackBerry Tip: Separating BIS & BES E-Mail in OS 5.0

Adobe evangelist tells Apple: ‘Go screw yourself’

The employee expressed his outrage over Apple's new terms for iPhone developers

1-in-10 Windows PCs still vulnerable to Conficker worm

A year after doomsday reports, 10% of systems unpatched against worm's exploits

Judge in Sarah Palin e-mail hacking case denies motion challenging computer search

David Kernell's Fourth Amendment rights not violated by search, judge says

BenQ chooses e-reader path over iPad

BenQ has no plans to launch a tablet device this year

Google says mobile services now mostly accessible in China

Google's China status page says its mobile services are only blocked on a small scale

India’s much-delayed 3G auction happening Friday

The bidding is dominated by existing mobile phone operators in India

Microsoft’s cloud-enabled Office 2010 set to join battle with Google

Contract terms, not features, may have major role in Google Apps vs. Office cloud decisions

iPad costs more to make than first thought, says iSuppli

After teardown of real deal, bumps up cost of goods 12%, cites high number of chips, pricier display

Salesforce.com unveils ‘Chatter-enabled’ apps

A group of partners has already built integrations with the vendor's enterprise Facebook-like tool

Oracle chief architect to reveal MySQL strategy

Edward Screven will deliver a keynote at the O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo Tuesday

Payment card trapping rises in Europe

Using wires, tape and thread, criminals can trap cards and pull them out of machines

Google Android threatened by fragmentation

Privacy groups file FTC complaint on behavioral advertising

The groups complain about the real-time sale and trading of Internet users' profiles

Adobe to switch on silent PDF updates for Reader, Acrobat

Move takes effect on Tuesday; users will have to configure tool for hands-off updating

Avatars rising in the enterprise

Virtual worlds are finding a niche in the workplace for purposes such as training, simulation and prototyping

Touchscreens will be slow to penetrate business, Gartner says

But next generation of schoolchildren will demand access to touch systems in 10 to 15 years

Social Media Safety: Acceptable-Use Policies Critical

Cloud Computing Shakes Up Traditional IT Outsourcing

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn will win out in enterprise, investor says

Rather than build private tools, vendors should improve public social networks

Apple previews iPhone OS 4.0, adds multitasking

But iPad users won't get the new OS until fall

Gartner Explores DevOps

FCC: 60 new proceedings in ’10 related to broadband plan

The agency plans proceedings on TV spectrum, public safety network and other parts of the national plan

Apple surprises with iPhone OS 4.0 business features

Apple iPhone OS upgrade enables smartphones to reach out to servers, social gaming networks

Microsoft slates 25-patch Windows update for next week

Double-digit Patch Tuesday to target flaws in Windows, Office and Exchange

A Chinese ISP momentarily hijacks the Internet

Traffic for 10 percent of the Internet, including to the sites of Dell, Apple, Starbucks and CNN, was redirected to China

IBM systems signal shift toward tighter integration

Its preconfigured servers can mean faster performance for customers, but also less choice, analysts said

Apple unveils iPhone OS upgrade

HP chip discovery could be a tech ‘game changer’

The 'memristor' acts as a turbo boost for transistors

Oracle extends Hyperion for more financial duties

The company releases new modules for its business intelligence software

Samsung thinks thin with sensors, displays

The company is slimming down hard drives, webcam sensors and LCDs for mobility and design

Mystery solved: Why time stands still at 9:42 on iPhone

And, as an added bonus, we learn why Apple's iPad ads shows 9:41

In cyberwar, who’s in charge?

The president for sure, but after that, it's pretty murky

From Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It

Is the U.S. the nation most vulnerable to cyberattack?

Ex-presidential advisor Richard Clarke warns cyberattacks could lead to more traditional combat

Maley: Here’s How Firing REALLY Went Down

Nexaira targets smaller buyers with 3G/4G router

Small-office and home users can plug a 3G or WiMax modem into the unit and share it via Wi-Fi

Facebook takes steps to deal with gift card scams

The company is developing an automated system to crack down on fake gift card offers

iPad security for the enterprise still subject to debate

While Apple's tablet has a Cisco VPN, it's not widely known

Microsoft cites no-email crawl pledge

The future of MySQL in a post-Sun world

Don’t be fooled: Windows Phone 7, Silverlight are business-ready

Botnets ‘the Swiss Army knife of attack tools’

Hacker militias can turn to botnets for instant cyberattacks

Estonia readies for the next cyberattack

Estonia's defense minister says the questions is not if, but when another attacks will occur.

Adobe considers changes to mitigate PDF attack

The company has also detailed two ways to prevent an attack detailed last week