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Web 2.0 Expo: Noveck Cites Open Gov Challenges

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST

The deputy CTO for open government sees progress, but acknowledges push back and resource constraints on the path to transparency..

Motorola Buys RadioFrame's iDEN Business

W. David Gardner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:00 EST

Integrated Digital Enhanced Network products have been The acquisition will enhance its push-to-talk technology delivered over an integrated Digital Enhanced Network, Motorola says.

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Air Force To Expand PlayStation-Based Supercomputer

J. Nicholas Hoover — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:49:00 EST

The cluster of PlayStation 3 consoles is already being used for research into high-def video processing and systems with brain-like properties.

China Cyber Espionage Threatens U.S., Report Says

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:39:00 EST

A Congressional advisory report warns that cyber attacks against defense computers are on the rise.

U.S. Cellular Offers Mobile Plan Notifications

Marin Perez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:00 EST

Wireless plan customers nearing their limits on minutes or text messages can opt to receive notification from the carrier via SMS.

Microsoft AppFabric Adds Azure Cloud Plumbing

Charles Babcock — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST

Microsoft is implementing a background technology for Azure, AppFabric, that will help it serve as a platform for composite applications working with software in the enterprise.

Network Provides Healthcare Pricing Data

Mitch Wagner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST

Transparent Health Network negotiates healthcare pricing with medical providers, and shares price data with its members online.

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Nokia Sees Enterprise Demand For Netbook

Marin Perez — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:00 EST

The Booklet 3G's embedded mobile broadband and long battery life are attracting mobile professionals, not the mass market it had aimed for, Nokia says.

Telepresence Acquisitions Booming

W. David Gardner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:34:00 EST

Videoconferencing firms BT, Polycom, Logitech, LifeSize Communications, Cisco, and Tandberg all have either made deals or are in negotiations.

Ballmer Says Windows 7 Is Microsoft's Best OS Ever

Paul McDougall — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:51:00 EST

New operating system is building market momentum as PC users upgrade from Vista, CEO says.

Remote Monitoring Yields Healthier Patients

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:05 EST

Nursing service uses wireless devices to monitor homebound patients and get data to doctors faster, reducing hospitalizations by more than 50%.

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First LTE Data Call Made On Live Net

W. David Gardner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:18:00 EST

Alcatel-Lucent's live call is the latest in a series of Long Term Evolution tests and trials in preparation for the launch of LTE.

IBM Reports Cognitive Computing Advances

United Press International — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:30 EST

IBM has taken a big step forward in the development of a computer that works like a human brain, officials told a supercomputing conference in Oregon Wednesday.

BMC, CA Join Salesforce.com Cloud

Mary Hayes Weier — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:30:00 EST

Salesforce.com's challenge will be to convince even more CIOs and developers that it's no longer just a CRM company.

Medicine Bottles Get Net Connection

Mitch Wagner — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Bottle cap with wireless Internet connection flashes when it's time to take a pill and even calls forgetful patients with reminders.

Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:00 EST

The consensus of the Enterprise Cloud Summit panel was that the cloud promises reduced costs and added IT flexibility, but significant legal and technical challenges remain.

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Google Chrome OS Depends On Hardware Partners

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST

Despite its focus on the Web -- a platform with proven appeal -- Chrome OS will also need compelling hardware to compete against Apple's anticipated tablet and Windows netbooks.

Interop: CIOs Eye Cloud With Optimistic Caution

Paul McDougall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:39:00 EST

Tech chiefs see potential for savings and IT flexibility, but remain wary of legal and technical challenges.

Obama Team Challenges Web Developers

J. Nicholas Hoover — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:25:00 EST

Having rebuilt Whitehouse.gov on the open source Drupal platform, President Obama's new media team is calling on the open source community for new ideas and technology.n.

eBay Founder Starting Online News Site

W. David Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 EST

As print journalism suffers from the move of ad dollars to the Web, Pierre Omidyar hopes his service will fill gaps in local Hawaiian news reporting.

Opera Mobile 10 Hits Windows Mobile

Marin Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:40:00 EST

The latest version of Opera Mobile adds boosted touchscreen support, visual bookmarks, and improved data compression features.

Google Releases Chrome OS Code

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:00 EST

Developers can now participate in the Chrome OS open source project and help Google bring its new operating system to market next year.

FCC Speeds Cell Tower Reviews

Marin Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:00 EST

The "shot clock" rule will set a limit on how long local governments can review applications for new cellular towers.

Web 2.0 Expo: Startup Aims At Public Policy Crowdsourcing

J. Nicholas Hoover — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:00 EST

Expert Labs, a non-profit startup, will use social media tools to bring private sector expertise to the U.S. government's decision-making processes.

AT&T Loses Bid To Stop Verizon Ads

Marin Perez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:47:00 EST

Verizon may continue to air its 3G comparison ads, judge rules.

8 In 10 Smartphone Users Frustrated By Content

W. David Gardner — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:29:00 EST

Slow page loads and too much irrelevant content are among mobile phone users' complaints, survey by Qualcomm's Xiam Technologies finds.

Interop: New York Tests Xbox-Based Alert System

Paul McDougall — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:00 EST

State officials eye video game networks as a means to send emergency warnings to younger residents.

FAA Resolves Flight Plan System Failure

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:56:00 EST

Air traffic controllers had to enter flight plan information manually Thursday morning, delaying some East Coast flights.

Healthcare Goes Mobile, Virtual WIth Dell Offering

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Dell Mobile Clinical Computing solution provides clinicians with single sign-on and roaming capabilities.

Obama Administration Defends Its Data Quality

J. Nicholas Hoover — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Inaccuracies in stimulus-tracking data on Recovery.gov do exist, but overall the transparency effort has been a success, says a special advisor to the President.

Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:56:00 EST

"The Holy Grail is to deliver IT services on-demand," said Citrix Systems CEO Mark Templeton in his Interop keynote.

Lawmakers Slam Deceptive Web Marketers

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Post-transaction marketing abuses bring calls for stronger oversight.

Interop: Net Optics Launches Monitoring Tools

Paul McDougall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:43:00 EST

Solutions are designed to boost network performance and security.

Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.6 Beta 3

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:42:00 EST

The third beta version of the next Firefox sports speed and stability improvements.

EMR Adoption Earns Hospital High Score

Mitch Wagner — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:00 EST

Achieving its high level of electronic medical records adoption has taken small Maine hospital five years.

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:31:00 EST

Global CIO: Microsoft Data Center Strategy Vital To Azure

Chris Murphy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:00 EST

Microsoft's envisions a more just-in-time approach to bringing on data center capacity.

Google, Microsoft Gain Search Share

W. David Gardner — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:00 EST

Yahoo lost market share, but retained the number two spot on ComScore's October search engine rankings.

Salesforce Adds Enterprise Social Networking

Mary Hayes Weier — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:00 EST

Chatter brings Facebook- and Twitter-type capabilities to applications running on the Force.com cloud computing platform.

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In-Q-Tel Invests In Cybersecurity Company

J. Nicholas Hoover — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:00 EST

The venture arm of the U.S. intelligence community, In-Q-Tel, has invested an unknown sum in FireEye, which sells a cybersecurity appliance.

Yahoo Refocusing Mobile Efforts

Marin Perez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:22:00 EST

The company is shutting down its Go service to concentrate on specialized apps and the mobile Web.

Google Phone Coming, Report Claims

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:01:00 EST

But for many, a Google phone doesn't make sense.

Healthcare Provider Saves With E-Invoicing

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Electronic invoices are saving Memorial Hermann Healthcare System millions of dollars.

Sprint iPCS Acquisition Opposed

Marin Perez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:49:00 EST

A key iPCS investor said the acquisition price is far too low considering Sprint Nextel paid more for similar-sized affiliate networks.

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Bill Would Ban P2P Use By Federal Employees

J. Nicholas Hoover — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:17:00 EST

Proposed legislation would prohibit use of P2P software like BitTorrent or Limewire on government computers and set policies for employees and contractors.

Verizon's Droid Has Camera Issues

Marin Perez — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:46:00 EST

A bug is causing the smartphone's autofocus feature to work incorrectly for days at a time, says a Google engineer.

Interop: IT Forecast Says Clouds

Paul McDougall — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:30:00 EST

Techfest keynoters predict SaaS will dominate business technology due to simplicity, flexibility, and reliability.

UPS Gets Energy Efficiency Boost

W. David Gardner — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:19:00 EST

Uninterruptible power supply systems from APC target energy efficiencies in network closets and server rooms.

Q&A: Microsoft Exec Bob Muglia On Cloud, Azure

Charles Babcock — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Muglia talks about coordinating between the Azure cloud and the existing data center and calls the the cloud "the biggest thing I've seen in 20 years."

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Global CIO: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's Goodbye Letter To European Customers

Bob Evans — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Column about the possibility that Oracle might suspend its operations in Europe to bypass the EC's absurd and unreasonable conditions on approving the Oracle-Sun acquisition.

Healthcare's New Revenue Generator: Business Apps

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST

Banner Health uses $17 million supply chain savings to pay for new clinical information systems.