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Reconnex intros pre-DLP device

Reconnex has found that many companies are wary of implementing DLP technologies and has created a new device to allay companies' fears

Microsoft fixing Hotmail outage

Customers around the world were having trouble logging into their Hotmail accounts Tuesday

Tech group: Increase US gov’t research funding

CEOs of IBM, Dell, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and six other companies urge Congress to meet goals set in America Competes Act of 2007

Adobe extending Flash platform

Other languages would be accommodated in Flash Player

HP storage array set to simplify midsize company life

With EVA4400, Hewlett-Packard targets medium-size businesses that see enterprise storage gear as too complex but need more than entry-level technology

Microsoft updates embedded development platform

Microsoft has released an updated version of its .Net Micro Framework development platform, adding a Web services component and support for native TCP/IP

EMC plans to release online services software after Pi buy

In an attempt to boost its cloud computing strategy, EMC will roll out Pi Worx and Smart Desktop, which are currently being tested, later this year

Yahoo releases APIs for more detailed search results

Yahoo is opening up its APIs to publishers in order to encourage more third-party development on its Internet platform

Inside Sun’s integration of MySQL

Presidential candidates on H-1B visas

Daily news beat for Feb. 26, 2008

Embedded virtualization set to lure SMBs

Fujitsu-Siemens ships servers with embedded VMware technology; Dell, HP, and IBM will jump on the bandwagon within 60 days

Update: Sun’s CEO talks up buy as MySQL deal closes

CEO Jonathan Schwartz calls Sun's $1 billion acquisition of MySQL 'the most important in the modern software industry'

Siemens to cut 3,800 jobs in telecom unit

Layoffs are part of Siemens' effort to transform its Siemens Enterprise Communications subsidiary into a telecom software and solutions provider

Yahoo aims to lasso the ‘Buzz’ with Digg clone

Yahoo's new site combines user votes and search patterns to rank news stories and blog posts

Hundreds of millions ‘to be wasted’ on SOA

Network Solutions sued over domain name policy

Class-action lawsuit alleges Network Solutions has unfairly profited from its domain name registration business

IBM launches z10 mainframe

IBM's next-generation mainframe features quad-core processors and is aimed at computing-intensive tasks

IBM bolsters software development for System z10 mainframes

Big Blue releases software, resources to help developers turn Cobol apps into Web services; mobile device support is also offered

Comic desperation in the back office

Google: Fate tied to the Web

Obama is to WiMax as Clinton is to LTE

BlackBerry stumbles over words in Taiwan

RIM expects a big improvement in BlackBerry sales in Taiwan this year because people there will be able to type mobile e-mails in their own language

Google part of group building cable to Japan

Unity consortium is building a new undersea fiber-optic cable to boost Internet capacity between the United States and Asia

The pros and cons of four-day workweeks in IT

U.S. judge pokes hole in file-sharing lawsuit

Court ruling could force the music industry to provide more evidence against people accused of illegal file sharing, legal experts say

India’s Wipro plans big expansion in China

Wipro is diversifying the geographic mix of its business in response to the impact of economic problems in the U.S. market

Katmai’s cool DBA feature

YouTube outage underscores big Internet problem

BGP data intended to block access to YouTube within Pakistan was accidentally broadcast to other service providers, causing a widespread YouTube outage

Lenovo unveils ultrathin ThinkPad X300 laptop

Lenovo claims its ThinkPad X300 ultraportable has more features than Apple's MacBook Air — and is lighter, too

Salesforce.com in Adobe camp – at least for now

Covad deal revives Silicon Valley wireless plan

Covad's plan calls for targeting businesses first in order to build the network, then bringing on other partners later

SOA spend up despite unclear benefits

AMR report shows agility is the top actual benefit for early adopters, not code reuse

Trend Micro buys U.K. encryption firm

Trend Micro has bought U.K.-based e-mail encryption company Identum

Adobe AIR joins list of rich app technologies

Microsoft Silverlight, AJAX among the other players

RightNow tries new UI approach to CRM app

Context-sensitive drop-down menus and topic monitoring are two key upgrades

Adobe CTO: AIR for Linux due later this year

Mobile proliferation also anticipated; Microsoft cites security concerns

Lessig decides not to run for Congress

Professor and cyberlaw author drops idea after determining 'no possible way' to achieve name recognition needed to run against popular former Democratic state senator

E-scammers trashing reputations

Through tactics like cyber-squatting and phishing, online criminals are hurting the reputations of legitimate businesses as they ply their trade

Update: FCC hearing weighs net neutrality

Debate draws members of FCC, industry reps, legal scholars, and pro-neutrality advocates, many of whom suggest issue is crucial to Internet's future

New Windows Server will lead march to 64-bit OS

The release of the latest Windows Server software includes a 64-bit version, which many believe will be the preferred choice as 64-bit hardware grows in popularity

Comcast charging more for less

False: Google is one of most open companies on the Net

Daily news beat for Feb. 25, 2008

Critical VMware bug lets attackers zap ‘real’ Windows

VMware posts its second security-related notice posted in two days

Computer financing firms settle FTC charges

BlueHippo companies pay $5 million to settle a complaint that they violated a federal lending law and sometimes failed to deliver the computers

Management tools take center stage at VMworld

VMware unveils three management tools for a virtualized enterprise

Blu-ray Disc faces fight against downloads

Victory for Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD may be short-lived if consumers choose to download high-definition content from the Internet

SOA may be misleading moniker

Microsoft to measure ‘engagement’ with online ads

Microsoft claims its Engagement ROI reporting tool measures the impact of online ad campaigns rather than merely counting clicks