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April 30, 2008

SAP Puts Brakes on Business ByDesign Rollout

SAP has announced plans to slow rollout of its small-business offering Business ByDesign after the sluggish U.S. economy sapped its first-quarter profits, reports InfoWorld .   The German com... More >

April 29, 2008

Hosting Company Rackspace Plans IPO

Web hosting company Rackspace has notified the Securities and Exchange Commission of its intent to hold an initial public offering.   It says it has not determined the number of shares or price ... More >

April 28, 2008

After Deadline, What Now for Yahoo?

Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo's board to act on its offer came and went over the weekend, with both sides silent. That leaves the speculators going wild.   Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell  on Thurs... More >

April 25, 2008

Complete Yahoo Rewiring Under Way

While Microsoft postures, Yahoo presses on with a total rewiring project begun before Redmond came calling, reports Dan Farber on News.com .   The project opens the company's assets up to thi... More >

Many Accolades for McAfee

SC Magazine has named McAfee's Endpoint Encryption for Devices "Best Security Product" and "Best Security Solution for Government" at its SC Awards Europe 2008 event. However, the "Best Security C... More >

April 23, 2008

Employers Urged to Go Green by Expanding Telecommuting

Gas prices and green initiatives could fuel a boon for telework. News.com reported that the American Electronics Agency released a report on Earth Day calling on employers to cut carbon emissions... More >

April 22, 2008

SAP Teams With Utilities on Integration

SAP is collaborating with seven utility companies to integrate its enterprise systems with Advanced Metering Infrastructure technology, reports eWEEK .   Utilities worldwide increasingly are... More >

April 21, 2008

Consumer Demand Galvanizing Rechargeable Battery Development

Consumer consciousness and the grip of mobility on the daily lives of people are driving sales of rechargeable batteries, reports vnunet.com . The article notes that from 2002 to 2007, sales of rech... More >

April 18, 2008

Activists Call for Continued Legal Action Against Samsung Chairman

Activists in South Korea are in an uproar about results of a three-month investigation into Samsung , reports AFP . About 50 civic groups are calling for a do-over after a special prosecutor indict... More >

Wanted: Security Software Developer

The sputtering economy doesn't seem to be impacting the IT workforce . IT employment grew 7.9 percent in December 2007. Moreover, fellow February showed a gain of 40,000 jobs .   Now there's m... More >

April 17, 2008

FBI Violates Privacy Rights; ACLU Fired up

Last year, Democrats nearly busted at the seams when it was discovered intelligence agencies were conducting warrantless wiretaps.   Lawmakers demanded to know what information telephone compani... More >

Green Technology has VCs Pouring 'Greenbacks' into Silicon Valley

Baseline reports that venture capitalists are placing their bets with technology, including green technology and desktop virtualization.   VCs at a recent conference in California were targetin... More >

April 15, 2008

AOL Acquires Sphere Blog Search Engine

AOL has acquired contextual search start-up Sphere , which aggregates content on related subjects with video, audio, and blog posts to drive page views and increase advertising exposure, reports In... More >

April 14, 2008

New York Adds Sales Tax to Online Sales

A provision in the state budget passed last week by New York lawmakers will force online retailers such as Amazon to register with the state and begin collecting state sales tax by June 1 or face a... More >

April 11, 2008

Going Green Looks Good

Green is the new black , according to this Saving Our Planet One Bag at a Time blog post. Earth Day is right around the corner and should serve as a blunt reminder that going green is not only fa... More >

April 10, 2008

FCC Approves Nationwide Alert: 'U R n Dangr'

The FCC has approved a plan to create a system that will send text messages to issue nationwide emergency alerts , according to The New York Times . The system will not only cover emergencies such ... More >

Common Sense an Important Step in Going Green

There has been a lot of hype surrounding green technology of late. This Byte and Switch article says to not believe all the hoopla. Being green and speaking green are two separate animals, especial... More >

April 9, 2008

New York State to Invest $480 Million in Green Technology

Thomas DiNapoli, New York's state comptroller, has vowed to invest $480 million of the state's pension money in green technology . DiNapoli issued a four-point plan to promote clean industry in and ... More >

Motorola Names New Chairman

Former AT&T chief David Dorman will replace outgoing Ed Zander as Motorola's non-executive chairman , reports CNNMoney.com . He will oversee Motorola's recently announced plan to spin off its ... More >

IBM Spreads Enterprise 2.0 with New Mashup Portfolio

IBM unveiled a multi-tiered mashup portfolio aimed at non-technical, line-of-business users yesterday. The portfolio consists of the IBM Mashup Center and WebSphere sMash. The two mashup packages w... More >

April 8, 2008

Dell Drives Toward Carbon Neutrality, but Can the Third World Follow?

Dell recently announced that its 2.1 million-square-foot headquarters in Round Rock, Texas is completely powered by renewable energy . Sixty percent of the facility is powered by wind energy and the... More >

Can You Hear Me Now? I'm Flying in Europe

Several airlines have been testing the use of cell phones during flight. While the U.S. has yet to approve in-flight cell phone use , the European Commission has given the go ahead for passengers in... More >

April 7, 2008

Motorola Bows to Icahn's Demands

When Motorola's stock prices plummeted last year, billionaire Carl Icahn snatched them up. He began pushing for Motorola to dispose of the handset division and waged a proxy battle for a seat on the ... More >

Green Is the New Shade of Innovation

IBM has developed a new technology that could be the future of bandwidth transfers. Dubbed " green optical technology ," the prototype uses light rays instead of hard wires or optical fibers to trans... More >

Death by Blogging?

Everyone knows that stress is not good for your health, but can it kill you? The recent deaths of two bloggers -- Russell Shaw and Marc Orchant -- have people wondering if the around-the-clock Inter... More >

Yahoo Details AMP! Platform

Yahoo has detailed plans for a new online ad sales system . The announcement of the system, known as AMP!, is business as usual for the Internet company despite an ultimatum issued to its board ove... More >

April 4, 2008

Ready and Willing to Adopt Green Tech

Singapore-based companies that are ready to green their IT systems are receiving some help from U.S.-based power and heating firm APC . The company constructed a 25,000-square-foot facility in Ang Ko... More >

Report Shows Internet Crime up, Men the Bigger Suckers

Internet crime has reached an all-time high , according to research by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. The agency says losses rose to $240 million in 2007, which is $40 million more than 2... More >

Motorola to Lay off 2,600 Workers

Motorola plans to lay off 2,600 workers as part of its plan to cut costs by $500 million this year, reports The Chicago Tribune . The company has 66,000 employees.   Paying severance costs of... More >

April 3, 2008

Novel Approaches to Green Technology

The market for green IT is growing fast at the enterprise computing level. There are a number of ways in which an organization can reduce its environmental impact while improving its bottom line. Vi... More >

Even More Job Cuts at Dell?

Reuters is reporting that Dell plans more job cuts than the 8,800 announced earlier . It quotes CEO Michael Dell as saying: "Every area of the company is being pursued" for cost cuts.   Cove... More >

April 2, 2008

Number of Venture-Backed IPOs Takes a Dive

Market turmoil and the sale of investment bank Bear Stearns have thrown cold water on the tech IPO market. Not that the IPO market is doing so well overall.   Only five venture-backed companies ... More >

HP, IBM Lead 'Green' Charge for Tech Companies

Last month Samsung and Toshiba fared well in Greenpeace's latest quarterly "Guide to Greener Electronics." The report says electronic waste is growing exponentially and now makes up 5 percent of al... More >

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