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Doing your SAN homework

When in doubt, businesses buy more storage

The simple fact that many enterprises can't easily and accurately measure how much storage space they're using often leads to unnecessary purchases of more storage

Apple product hazards put to shareholder vote

Company's board opposes resolution to remove certain chemicals from its products

Do-not-call registry proposed for India

Telemarketers would have to submit calling list to a registry

Orbitz, MapQuest partner with hosted apps vendor

Services from Orbitz, MapQuest, and Business.com will be embedded into BlueTie's hosted apps

Microsoft requests guidance on protocol pricing

Redmond attempts to defuse its confrontations with the EC over documentation, pricing of Windows protocols

Wi-Fi cloaks the City of London

New service employs mesh technology to provide users with continuous connectivity

SAN buyers, do your homework

Update: Business Objects to buy financial software vendor

Acquisition of Cartesis will help Business Objects expand in the market BPM software

Motorola buys Terayon for $140 million

Motorola makes acquisition to strengthen its high-definition video and networking technology

India tops 200 million telephone subscribers

India's telephone subscribers are up by 47 percent from a year ago

NTT DoCoMo adds motion-sensitive gaming to cellphones

New cellphones will offer motion-sensitive games similar to those on Nintendo's Wii console

Europe considers network security portal for SMBs

EISAS system would alert small and medium-size businesses to network and information security threats

Barclays merger will move 10,800 jobs to India

Giant merger with ABN Amro will be accompanied by job reductions, outsourcing, and IT savings

Google looking to expand geo-tagged information

Google want to expand and add more regional information to the geo Web layer

The fascism of citizen journalism

HP files second patent lawsuit against Acer

New suit alleges Acer knowingly infringed on five HP patents related to PCs

RIM readies software client for non-Blackberry devices

New software will appear as an icon on Mobile Windows devices and allow users to toggle between the two platforms

Is Apple TV a Mac?

Oracle releases delayed Windows database patch

The Critical Patch Update released earlier this week failed to fix the flaw in Oracle Database Server 9.2.0.8 for Windows, which this patch fixes

Research firm: Rising tide lifts network spending

Infonetics Research reports that sales of telecom and networking gear rose 9 percent in 2006, and the firm expects spending to rise another 20 percent by 2010

Microsoft hit with patent suit over .Net

Vertical Computer Systems is suing Microsoft for allegedly using without permission its patent for a 'method of generating Web sites' as part of the .Net framework

PC vendors seek profits in recycling

The profit motive has become a major catalyst for companies to start sustainable IT programs and maintain green IT practices

Google buys video conferencing software

Company acquires Marratech software but won't say whether it might later try to market the technology or integrate it into one of its commercial products

Security experts hack satellite navigation

A security engineer and a hacker used off-the-shelf equipment to get a satellite navigation system to convey false information, illustrating a major security hole

Myth crushed as hacker shows Mac break-in

Dino Dai Zovi was able to remotely break into a Mac as part of a contest designed to illustrate security flaws in OS X

Experts: No easy ride for Symbian in U.S.

The mobile device OS maker is betting that it can become a leader in the U.S. market, but experts say it must overcome several hurdles to win over enterprise customers

Digg floats API, phishing mashups to come

Identity, copyright remain top concerns for those looking to make good on fledgling API model

DOJ: Kickbacks on gov’t contracts widespread

Whistle-blower cases could involve dozens of high-profile tech companies

Update: EPIC, CDD ask FTC to block Google-DoubleClick merger

Civil rights groups demand that Google stop tracking its Internet users and protect their privacy

Content management vendors eye midmarket

As smaller businesses have to deal with dramatically larger amounts of content, ECM companies increasingly try to gain a foothold in those smaller markets

Ad trade group challenges Web statistics providers

IAB wants an auditor to examine the Web measurement practices of two major Web traffic trackers

Epic.org domain renewal comes at a bad time

Advocacy group's registration expired the day before it filed a legal challenge to Google's DoubleClick deal

Mobile phone sales to slow in 2007

IDC says sales will grow at a lower rate as fewer prospective customers remain

Group pushes to monitor U.K. e-voting next month

U.K. group has questioned the security and accuracy of e-voting systems

Confused about iSCSI?

Emerging markets want more value from vendors

Applications matter more than the technology or device to users in developing markets

Update: SAP first-quarter profit climbs 10 percent

SAP results follow turbulent quarter that saw it sued by Oracle, reorganizing its execs, and battling slower revenue growth

India’s Wipro revenue up 41 percent

Continuing boom in outsourcing to India raises Wipro's profits by 44 percent for the year

Gnome extends reach to mobile and embedded devices

Intel and Nokia back an initiative aimed at increasing the use of open source software in mobile phones

Google exec says innovations coming in mobile

Director for Google's mobile offerings sees opportunities to make money beyond just text ads

Protecting the Earth and the bottom line

Companies are realizing that energy conservation is good for business, not just public relations

OLPC laptop shipments delayed until third quarter

Software adjustments by the OLPC group have pushed back the schedule for the $100 laptop

Google buys Marratech videoconferencing company

Google moves further into the market for collaborative work tools

No settlement with Oracle, SAP chief says

CEO Kagermann's comments set the stage for what could be a lengthy courtroom battle over trade secrets

Intel retakes market share from AMD in Q1

ISuppli reports that sales of the Core 2 Duo boosted Intel's gains over rival AMD

Via details credit card-sized motherboard

Pico-ITX motherboard opens the door to very small PC designs

SOA governance: Pay now or later

Best of Talkback: Language debate, burned-truck rebate

MySpace launches beta of news aggregation site

Newroo lets MySpace users rate and share stories with other site users