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Amazon Auctions Cloud Computation

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:54:00 EST

Businesses can now bid for computing capacity during times of low demand to save money.

Strong Authentication Not Strong Enough

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:05:00 EST

Cyber thieves are defeating two-factor authentication systems. Gartner recommends defense-in-depth.

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Los Angeles Goes Google

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:26:00 EST

As of Monday, city employees will be able to start using Google Apps for daily computing tasks.

Global CIO: The CIO's Christmas

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:06:00 EST

A holiday poem, with apologies to Dr. Seuss

Google Douses Privacy Fire

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:01:00 EST

CEO Eric Schmidt's remarks are being taken out of context, the company says.

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Americans Consume 34 GB Of Data Daily

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:37:00 EST

Video games accounted for most of the bandwidth, but watching TV consumed most of the time.

Chinese Trade Policy Discriminatory, Groups Claim

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:51:00 EST

A new Chinese government procurement policy gives preference to products based on Chinese-owned intellectual property.

Google Search Appliance Now Finds Tweets

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:58:00 EST

Social media is infiltrating the business world, like it or not.

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Amazon EC2 Cloud Data Center Loses Power

Charles Babcock — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:38:00 EST

Operations in Amazon's Northern Virginia cloud computing data center were disrupted during a five-hour period Wednesday.

Video Driving Cisco Growth

W. David Gardner — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:59:00 EST

Cisco will accellerate its move into video while also branching aggressively into collaboration and virtualization, said CEO John Chambers.

Google Web Toolkit 2.0 Adds Performance Tools

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 14:53:00 EST

Developers who share Google's obsession with speed have new options to make Web apps faster.

Cox Launches Wireless Service

Marin Perez — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:23:00 EST

The cable company is using its portion of the 700-MHz spectrum to offer cellular voice services.

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Google Groups Joins Apps Suite

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:11:00 EST

Users gain more flexible communication and collaboration options, while IT administrators gain more control over information management.

Novell Maps Workload Management For Cloud

Charles Babcock — Wed, 9 Dec 2009 11:10:00 EST

The company charts a new path as it applies identity management and security to workloads run in the cloud.

Google Fights 'Google Money' Fraud Scheme

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:09:00 EST

In an effort to protect its brand, Google is suing a company offering kits that purport to reveal how to earn money from home using Google.

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Fujitsu To Offer Cloud Services

Charles Babcock — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:48:00 EST

The company enters the ranks of cloud competitors, supplying compute infrastructure as a service through its expanded data centers.

Google Releases Chrome For Mac, Linux

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST

Over a year after the release of Google Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux beta versions have arrived.

Cisco Security Report Sees Social Media Risk

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 15:53:00 EST

Bad passwords, inconsistent patching, excessive information sharing, and outdated AV software are key ingredients in what Cisco calls a security "nightmare formula."

Savvis, Cisco Boost Enterprise Cloud Offerings

W. David Gardner — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:13:00 EST

The firms will team to offer enterprise-class virtual private data center and multi-tiered security and quality-of-service capabilities.

IBM Snags Pair Of Outsourcing Deals

Paul McDougall — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:36:00 EST

Big Blue wins multi-year tech services agreements from Maersk and Navistar.

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Google Reinvents Search For Mobile Era

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 8 Dec 2009 06:05:00 EST

Search is moving beyond keywords and desktop interaction into the wider world.

Google Search Goes Real Time

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 15:08:00 EST

Search is changing at Google, with new real-time, voice-driven translation, and image recognition capabilities.

Good Adds Android, iPhone Support

Marin Perez — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:55:00 EST

The mobile messaging service will help businesses handle the looming consumerization of the enterprise smartphone space, Good Technology said.

Apple Buys Lala Music Service

Antone Gonsalves — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:22:00 EST

The service enables customers to buy tunes for 10 cents each and stream them on their PCs or Mac.

Ruckus Installs 802.11n Video On Demand

W. David Gardner — Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:30:00 EST

The Wi-Fi network converts multicast IP traffic to unicast, allowing simultaneous distribution of IP-based high-definition video.

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Google Buys AppJet To Power Wave

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:35:00 EST

The start-up's collaborative technology will be adapted to improve the way Google Wave handles group editing.

Cloud, Mobile To Drive IT Growth In 2010

Antone Gonsalves — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:51:00 EST

An analyst firm believes consumers and businesses will spend 3.2% more on telecom, hardware, software and services than in 2009.

Bing Back After Outage

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:01:00 EST

Microsoft is investigating what happened in an effort to prevent future downtime.

Lenovo Offers AT&T Tech Support With PCs

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:55:00 EST

The companies are courting SMBs with the PC and IT support bundle.

Google Accelerates Internet With Public DNS Service

Thomas Claburn — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST

By taking on Internet traffic direction, Google aims to make the Internet more responsive while also deepening its access to valuable traffic data.

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Intel Demos 48-Core CPU

Antone Gonsalves — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:34:00 EST

The single-chip cloud computer aims to dramatically boost performance and power efficiency in laptops, desktops, and servers.

Ciena Beats Nokia To Acquire Nortel Unit

W. David Gardner — Thu, 3 Dec 2009 12:12:00 EST

Nokia Siemens Networks made an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to wrest Metro Ethernet Networks from Ciena with a higher bid.

Government Surveillance Of Social Networks Challenged

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:23:00 EST

Policies governing the usage of social network data remain unclear at many government agencies.

Cisco Again Extends Tandberg Acquisition Deadline

W. David Gardner — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:38:00 EST

The company is giving Tandberg shareholders until Thursday to approve its $3.4 billion offer to acquire the Norwegian videoconferencing company.

Ansca Mobile Releases Corona For iPhone Development

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:26:00 EST

Flash designers and other developers now have a new bridge to world of mobile apps.

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Broadcom To Acquire Dune For $178 Million

W. David Gardner — Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:32:00 EST

The deal will boost Broadcom's data center and cloud computing portfolio.

Large Hadron Collider Breaks Energy Record

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:00 EST

The physics community is excited to see CERN's particle accelerator up and running again.

AT&T, LG Intro 1 GHz Smartphone

Marin Perez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:29:00 EST

The eXpo is the first major U.S. smartphone to feature a 1-GHz processor, an integrated mobile projector, and a fingerprint sensor.

RIM Updates BlackBerry Server, Media Software

Marin Perez — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:54:00 EST

The BlackBerry maker added multiple features to its BlackBerry Enterprise Server and Media Sync software.

How Cloud Computing Changes IT Organizations

Charles Babcock — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Cloud's still emerging, but greater use will bring changes, just as outsourcing forced new strategies and skills.

Apple Accepts PhoneGap For iPhone Development

Thomas Claburn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:11:00 EST

Cross-platform mobile development is getting easier, thanks to frameworks that leverage Web technology.

'Godfather Of Spam' Gets Four Years In Prison

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:10:00 EST

Prosecutors hope the prison sentence sends a message to spammers.

Microsoft Issues Internet Explorer Security Advisory

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:17:00 EST

Users of Internet Explorer 6 and 7 may be vulnerable to a malware attack.

Google, TiVo Partner For TV Data

Thomas Claburn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:00 EST

TV advertisers can look forward to a deeper understanding of how TiVo viewers receive their ads.

Microsoft Lands UK Cloud Deal

Mary Hayes Weier — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:20:00 EST

CSC will support 30,000 U.K. postal service employees using cloud versions of Exchange and SharePoint.

Microsoft Bing Cashback Not Always A Bargain

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Microsoft's search rebate program inflates some prices for online shoppers, claims a competitor.

Google Buys Ad Start-Up Teracent

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:33:00 EST

Teracent's technology will help Google automate display ad design and delivery.

Jailbroken iPhones Vulnerable To 'Duh' Worm

Thomas Claburn — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST

Cybersecurity companies are warning that new malware can turn modified iPhones and iPods into zombies.

Chrome OS: There Will Be Local Storage

Thomas Claburn — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST

Despite what Google says, not all data will be in the cloud.

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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.