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Motorola Takes Another Shot At Apple

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:21
Motorola has published another full-page ad for one of its Android devices, and takes a poke at the iPhone's inability to access Flash.

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Dell's 3PAR Termination Fee Could Fuel Storage Acquisition

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 18:03
HP won the bidding war for 3PAR, but Dell will pocket a $72 million termination fee that could help fund purchase of another storage provider and bolster Dell's aggressive move into IT services.

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Google Plans 'Wave in a Box'

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:55
Would-be Wave users will soon see the project's open source code packaged for easier deployment.

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Virginia May Lose Data From Outage

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 17:12
Though state agencies have resumed IT operations, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency and Northrop Grumman, which has apologized for a more than weeklong failure, are still working to recover data.

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Feds Issue Smart Grid Cybersecurity Guidelines

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:49
Stuxnet served to catalyze concerns about smart grid security, which the 537-page "Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security" strives to address by providing security requirements and a risk assessment framework.

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Reconsidering TPC Database Performance Benchmarks

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:42
Some say they are abstract if not downright misleading. But TPC benchmarks remain the only available standardized test of total-system performance and cost. Use them with caution.

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Global CIO: Danger, Danger, Larry Ellison: The T-Shirts Are Coming!

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:25
Instead of campaigning to marshal support against Ellison's Java plans, Java creator Gosling has trivialized the issue with his insipid T-shirt "protest."

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Sharp Demos 3D Camera Phone

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:13
Similar to the Apple iPhone 4 or Samsung Galaxy S in design, the prototype mobile device has a glasses-free 3D parallax screen and multiple 3D cameras.

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Toshiba Recalls Laptops Due To Overheating Risk

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:05
Updated BIOS released to detect faulty power harness in certain Satellite model notebooks.

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HP Better Positioned Against Cisco With 3Par Acquisition

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 16:02
Addition of storage vendor will aid Hewlett-Packard in achieving its "Converged Infrastructure" focus on storage, server, and networking.

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Accenture Inks Health IT Deal With Stanford

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:30
Stanford Hospital & Clinics will migrate to Accenture's virtualization offering, which will be a key component of the hospital's technology infrastructure.

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Ubuntu 10.10 Linux Released To Beta

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:40
Distribution, codenamed Maverick Meerkat, speeds boot time, enhances cloud integration.

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Jobs Bets Big On Apple TV

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:10
$99 console will offer television downloads as well as streaming content from Netflix, YouTube, and Internet radio.

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Sprint Says Samsung Epic 4G A Hit

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:43
Sprint on Friday announced that the new Samsung Galaxy Epic 4G Android phone is one of its best sellers.

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Facebook Ups Security With Remote Log Out

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:25
Users can view their active sessions of the social network and shut them down from one central control.

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Down To Business: Why Some People 'Dread' Collaboration

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:00
If workers use certain collaboration tools just because they’re compelled to do so, they'll get lost in the white noise of misplaced communications.

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Inventors Demo Ubiquitous, Hands Free Interfaces

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:00
The VMworld closing general session in San Francisco showcased potential advances in the user interface that may allow more direct interaction with computer systems.

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CIOs Must Match RIS Decisions With Facility Priorities

IT News - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 12:00
With Meaningful Use regulations yet to address images and provide clear direction, CIOs face competing priorities in making choices about institutions' Radiology Information Systems.

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