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Financial Services Focus on Security: Survey
After years of slashing IT budgets in a down economy, most financial services firms are now investing in identity management and other security applications.
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When Will Vendors End Support for Your OS?
How long will your installed versions of Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux or HP-UX still be receiving support from their makers? It's a more complex issue than you might think.
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Uncertainty Clouds Novell as Earnings Slump
Enterprise software vendor admits that it's operating in a precarious business environment amid an unsolicited bid from a hedge fund looking to take the company private.
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Intel Snags Infineon Wireless Unit in $1.4B Deal
Chip giant signals its ambitious designs on the mobile sector with the purchase of Infineon's Wireless Solutions division for $1.4 billion in an all-cash deal.
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Older Americans Flock to Social Networking
New report from Pew Internet Project finds that older Americans are gravitating to social sites like Facebook and LinkedIn at a staggering rate, much faster than the young.
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Researcher Warns of New 64-Bit Windows Rootkit
Security research firm Prevx warns that a new iteration of a familiar rootkit, TDL3, is now in the wild and threatens to compromise 64-bit Windows systems.
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Gartner Warns Windows 7 Costlier Than Thought
Microsoft's new operating system may make an appealing case for IT buyers, particularly as more businesses enter a refresh cycle, but Gartner warns of the hidden costs of the transition.
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FCC Needs More Wireless Market Data: GAO
The Government Accountability Office's latest report advises the FCC seek out more information, particularly about competition and pricing, to better serve wireless consumers.
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Microsoft Adds New Features to Office Web Apps
Software giant continues drive into the cloud with the rollout of a spate of new features for the Web-based versions of its popular Office productivity suite.
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Most SMBs Still Fall Short on Security: Survey
Small and midsized businesses know the risks and ramifications of failing to secure their data networks, but for a variety of reasons most still aren't doing what it takes to lock them down.
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Bing, Yahoo Post Modest Gains in Search Share
Microsoft and Yahoo managed to eke out small gains in overall search traffic in July but the modest improvement belies bigger issues for both companies.
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Apple iTV? New iPods? iTunes in the Cloud? Mulling Apple's Upcoming News
Industry observers weigh what Steve Jobs may have up his sleeve.
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Latest Malware Trap: Bogus Celebrity Deaths
After mastering the art of rigging search engine results to spread malware when breaking news and celebrity gossip is trending hot, hackers have decided to just cut out the middleman.
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Btrfs Linux Filesystem Nearing Mainstream
For at least two years, excitement has surrounded the Btrfs Linux filesystem as a successor to current systems, but new improvements could take it over the top.
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Verizon, Free Press Deepen Net Neutrality Feud
War of words escalates between Verizon and Free Press, as the telecom giant defends its net neutrality compromise with Google, which the outspoken advocacy group sees as a death knell for the open Internet.
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Microsoft Pushes Out Exchange 2010 SP1
After a summer of refinements, Microsoft says it is ready to take the wraps off of Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1, offering updates to the Outlook Web App and a revamped management user interface.
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Dell Matches HP With $1.8B Counteroffer for 3PAR
Sparring continues between the two computing giants in the courtship of storage heavyweight 3PAR, with Dell matching HP's latest offer in a bidding war that could top $2 billion.
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Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes
Why develop for Android, the battle over 3PAR heats up, the U.S.'s cybersecurity shortcomings, and more.
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Microsoft Scores Virtualization Win Over VMware
Microsoft has notched a significant win over rival VMware in the ultra-competitive virtualization space, landing the business of engineering giant CH2M Hill.
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HP Isn't Letting 3PAR Go, Ups Offer to $1.8B
The bidding war escalates between HP and Dell for the virtualization and cloud storage specialist.
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