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  • US city schools locked down after online threat(AFP) (2010-03-11 01:59:52)
    AFP - A vague threat apparently posted by an Australian on two social networking sites led to the lockdown on Wednesday of all schools in the busy midwestern US city of Minneapolis, officials said.
  • Chambers: How I'll make Cisco into IT's biggest player(InfoWorld) (2010-03-10 23:41:39)
    InfoWorld - By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in the networking pond.
  • Summary Box: Review of Google's social hub, Buzz(AP) (2010-03-10 22:46:32)
    AP - THE BUZZ: Google's answer to the popularity of social networking. Circles of friends can connect right on Google's Gmail home page.
  • Zeus Botnet Dealt a Blow as ISP Troyak Knocked out(PC World) (2010-03-10 20:50:13)
    PC World - Internet service providers linked to the notorious Zeus botnet have been taken down, knocking out a third of the command-and-control servers that run the network of hacked machines.
  • 3Com gets 3-year networking contract(AP) (2010-03-10 19:07:16)
    AP - Computer networking systems maker 3Com Corp. said Wednesday that it received a three-year contract with the Department of Education and Training in Australia's Northern Territory to supply schools.
  • MySpace Redesign May Be Its Last Gasp(PC Magazine) (2010-03-10 14:02:31)
    PC Magazine - How will MySpace regain its footing in the social networking space? A month after ditching Owen Van Natta as chief executive in favor of two co-presidents, the News Corp.-owned site announced Wednesday that its new focus will be on gaming.
  • Need an Extra Terabyte for Your TiVo? New App Lets You Link to an HP MediaSmart Server(PC World) (2010-03-10 12:06:00)
    PC World - If you’re a TiVo aficionado, you know that there’s no such thing as too much storage. And now you can let your TV show and movie collection spill out of the box, across your home network and into an HP MediaSmart server.
  • IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones(Reuters) (2010-03-10 11:31:09)
    Reuters - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiterate.
  • Google Apps Marketplace Targets Biz Developers(PC Magazine) (2010-03-10 10:11:24)
    PC Magazine - Google has already jumped into the consumer apps marketplace with the Android Market, but it is now tackling the enterprise side with a business applications store.
  • MySpace outlines makeover after exec shake up(AP) (2010-03-10 03:33:15)
    AP - Long-ago lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning a series of updates over the next months that will link its users' posts to those sites more easily and carve out its niche as an entertainment hub more clearly.
  • MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth(Reuters) (2010-03-10 03:26:39)
    Reuters - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
  • MySpace outlines makeover after exec shakeup(AP) (2010-03-10 03:05:20)
    AP - Lapped by Facebook in popularity and with fast-growing Twitter on its tail, social networking site MySpace is planning updates it hopes will restore some of its luster.
  • Ex-Sun Chief Dishes Dirt on Gates, Jobs(PC World) (2010-03-10 01:20:13)
    PC World - Don't expect Jonathan Schwartz to go quietly.
  • Facebook Reported Ready To Let Users Share Locations(NewsFactor) (2010-03-09 23:06:42)
    NewsFactor - Facebook may join other Internet companies in offering location-based services. The social-networking site plans to let its users to share their location and see the locations of friends, according to published reports.
  • Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature(PC World) (2010-03-09 22:20:20)
    PC World - Sentilla has released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which lets IT and facilities staff track the energy usage of servers and other equipment. The latest version is a software-only product that adds a chargeback capability, allowing companies to bill individual business units for the energy they use.
  • Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot(PC World) (2010-03-09 18:00:19)
    PC World - A number of former Sun Microsystems employees who worked on Drizzle, an offshoot of the MySQL open-source database, have ended up at cloud infrastructure provider Rackspace, where they will continue their efforts, developer Jay Pipes wrote in a blog post Monday.
  • Cisco to introduce new heavy-duty Internet router(AP) (2010-03-09 16:43:27)
    AP - Cisco is upgrading one of its biggest pieces of networking hardware, an router that's used to power the most trafficked parts of the Internet backbone.
  • Spigit Adds App to Manage Idea-generating Competitions(PC World) (2010-03-09 14:50:16)
    PC World - Spigit, an enterprise collaboration software vendor focused on idea generation and management, has developed a product for automating contests and competitions involving a company's customers.
  • IBM Will Research Mobile Access for the Aged and Illiterate(PC World) (2010-03-09 12:40:18)
    PC World - IBM is teaming with researchers in academic institutions in Japan and India to explore an open, common user interface for mobile devices that will make them easier for aged or illiterate people around the world to use.
  • IBM makes Earth-friendly plastic from plants(AFP) (2010-03-09 08:18:57)
    AFP - IBM researchers on Tuesday said they have discovered a way to make Earth-friendly plastic from plants that could replace petroleum-based products tough on the environment.
  • IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling(AP) (2010-03-09 05:02:49)
    AP - When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.
  • IBM CEO's pay ticked higher to $21.2M in 2009(AP) (2010-03-09 01:00:19)
    AP - The pay package for IBM Corp.'s CEO notched slightly higher in 2009, according to calculations by The Associated Press, as he was rewarded for a year in which the technology company wrung out big profit gains despite a rocky market that clipped sales.
  • Cisco shares up ahead of Tuesday event(AP) (2010-03-08 20:52:22)
    AP - Shares of Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of computer networking gear, rose Monday after JP Morgan initiated coverage of the stock with an "Overweight" rating, and investors waited for a Cisco news conference on Tuesday.
  • Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO(AP) (2010-03-08 20:30:59)
    AP - A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO of an organization in charge of coordinating the technical specifications behind the World Wide Web.
  • IBM looks to pair security technologies for software development(InfoWorld) (2010-03-08 12:00:00)
    InfoWorld - Honing in on the need for more security in application development, IBM Rational is planning an enterprise-level  product that features two separately acquired technologies for security testing and code scanning.
  • AMD Tries to Draw Intel Into Chip Battle(PC World) (2010-03-05 21:10:14)
    PC World - Advanced Micro Devices is offering prizes to drum up more interest ahead of this month's launch of its 12-core server chip, as rival Intel also has server-chip launch plans.
  • Microsoft Pulls Plug on Business Server Package(PC World) (2010-03-05 20:30:22)
    PC World - Microsoft will discontinue development of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) as of June 30, the company announced via a blog.
  • Intel to Launch Eight-core Nehalem-EX This Month(PC World) (2010-03-05 17:40:00)
    PC World - Intel will release its fastest and highly anticipated eight-core Nehalem-EX server processor later this month, a company executive said late Thursday.
  • Microsoft Kills Windows Essential Business Server(PC Magazine) (2010-03-05 14:07:35)
    PC Magazine - Microsoft will discontinue future development of Windows Essential Business Server (EBS), effective June 30th, 2010.
  • Microsoft puts its stamp on cross-platform link to ALM server(InfoWorld) (2010-03-05 12:35:35)
    InfoWorld - Microsoft is offering its own version of technology acquired last year that offers cross-platform access to the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Team Foundation Server (TFS) application lifecycle management (ALM) platform.
  • IBM and Eclipse efforts focus on OSGi modularity(InfoWorld) (2010-03-05 00:36:04)
    InfoWorld - OSGi, which is intended to provide modularity for Java, is the focus of efforts afoot at IBM and the Eclipse Foundation, with IBM leveraging OSGi in its application server and Eclipse using it in a new framework for accessing enterprise technology.
  • Netgear Announces Superfast Powerline Network Products(PC World) (2010-03-04 19:33:00)
    PC World - Home networking giant Netgear plans to introduce a 500 megabit-per-second line of HomePlug AV powerline products this fall. Netgear announced a slew of products, including next-generation powerline and advanced multimedia-optimized Wi-Fi products this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in Hannover, Germany.
  • RightNow Tries to Change SaaS Contract, Pricing Game(PC World) (2010-03-04 17:50:16)
    PC World - CRM vendor RightNow announced a new SaaS (software as a service) pricing and licensing model on Thursday that it says provides customers with fairer, clearer deals. The company also issued a "Cloud Challenge" to competitors, urging them to adopt similar principles.
  • Facebook in no rush to go public: Zuckerberg(AFP) (2010-03-04 16:58:07)
    AFP - Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg says he is in no hurry to launch an initial public offering for the wildly popular social networking site.
  • Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO(Reuters) (2010-03-04 14:01:59)
    Reuters - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to take the popular social-networking site public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
  • Ciena posts larger fiscal 1Q loss, shares fall(AP) (2010-03-04 13:41:39)
    AP - Telecommunications equipment maker Ciena Corp. on Thursday posted a larger net loss for its fiscal first quarter as it recorded costs from its pending acquisition of Nortel's optical networking and carrier ethernet businesses.
  • IBM Aims to Replace Copper Chip Interconnects With Light(PC World) (2010-03-04 08:10:12)
    PC World - IBM researchers are a step closer to developing chips that use pulses of light instead of electrical signals to carry information between them.
  • Facebook CEO in no rush for IPO: report(Reuters) (2010-03-04 03:41:20)
    Reuters - Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is in no rush to take the popular social-networking site public, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
  • Microsoft Envisions Ultra-modular Data Centers(PC World) (2010-03-04 01:40:14)
    PC World - In the years to come, Microsoft's data centers may not be huge buildings tightly packed with server racks, but rather rows of small, stand-alone IT units spread across acres and acres of cool, cheap land.
  • Israeli army nixes raid after Facebook leak: radio(Reuters) (2010-03-03 16:26:21)
    Reuters - The Israeli military called off a raid in Palestinian territory after a soldier posted details, including the time and place, on social networking website Facebook, Israel's Army Radio reported on Wednesday.
  • Socialtext Adds Tools to Manage Its Twitter-like Stream(PC World) (2010-03-03 16:20:26)
    PC World - One year after it added Signals, a Twitter-like microblogging component, to its eponymous enterprise social networking and collaboration suite, Socialtext is giving users features to manage that stream of posts.
  • Elliott offers $2 billion buyout of Novell(AP) (2010-03-03 00:47:30)
    AP - Private equity firm Elliott Associates LP on Tuesday offered to buy the 91.5 percent of the shares it doesn't already own in enterprise software company Novell Inc. for $5.75 each, an offer valuing the company at about $2 billion.
  • Private equity firm makes bid for Novell(AFP) (2010-03-03 00:29:43)
    AFP - Elliott Associates, a private equity firm, offered to buy Novell Tuesday with a bid that values the enterprise software company at some two billion dollars.
  • Opera Says Version 10.50 Is the Fastest Windows Browser(NewsFactor) (2010-03-02 21:46:04)
    NewsFactor - Opera Software released a new version of its Internet browser Tuesday that the company claims is the fastest Windows-based platform for surfing the web. Called Opera 10.50, the free browser download now sports a sleek and refined design, together with new social-networking capabilities as well as a private browsing feature that hides all traces of the sites that users visit.
  • New Cisco Architecture Secures Mobile Access(NewsFactor) (2010-03-02 20:29:24)
    NewsFactor - In a move to address an ongoing mobile challenges in the enterprise, Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a new architecture to help business users access information from any device and from any location with better security. At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, Cisco debuted the Cisco Secure Borderless Network architecture.