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Cybersecurity Czar: Privacy Won't Be a Casualty
NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander reaffirmed his view that protecting U.S. government, military and civilian data networks doesn't mean sacrificing citizens' right to privacy.
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Microsoft Boosts IT Certification Effort
The company's Elevate America initiative aims to get IT education and certifications in the hands of more potential workers.
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Google Faces Heat Over Privacy Tweaks
A move to reduce legalese has one privacy advocacy group up in arms.
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Microsoft IE Browser Slips in Share After Gains
Microsoft has been hyping the recent gains in market share Internet Explorer has enjoyed in recapturing some of its eroding market share, but the latest figures suggest that it could be slipping again.
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Microsoft Tool 'Hardens' Mission Critical Apps
The new Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 2.0 is designed to head off potential security threats.
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Twitter Touts Mobile, Third-Party Client Use
Microblogging phenom Twitter hasn't achieved all that it hoped in the mobile arena, but Evan Williams, the company's CEO, describes how that might be changing.
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Firms Slow to Virtualize Mission-Critical Apps
Virtualization vendors promise enterprises substantial IT cost savings, but a new survey has found that adoption continues to lag when it comes to business-critical applications.
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Dell Regains No. 2 Spot in PC Market Share
After falling behind Acer in global sales, Dell's now back in the number two slot behind Hewlett Packard
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Cisco Sprucing Up Call Centers With Social Media
Building on the portfolio it acquired from GeoTel more than a decade ago, Cisco is planning to layer in social media technologies as it revamps its call center products.
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FCC Study Finds Broadband Speeds Lagging
In its latest snapshot of the broadband market, Federal Communications Commission finds that less than half of households have sufficient connection speeds.
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Cisco Snags Arch Rock in Smart Grid Play
Networking giant looks to advance its position in the burgeoning smart-grid market with the acquisition of Arch Rock, a firm specializing in wireless sensors that connect devices to a mesh network.
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Microsoft Begins Yahoo Ad Integration
Software giant puts Yahoo advertisers on notice that the transition to its adCenter technology is underway, with hopes to complete the integration by October.
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Google, AOL Extend Search Agreement
Under renewed agreement, Google will provide AOL's search and advertising technology for five more years, with an expansion into mobile and video content.
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Salesforce CRM Gets Real-Time Contact Updates, Leads
Thanks to its acquisition of Jigsaw, the SaaS player integrates real-time updates on CRM contacts to its solution.
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Say What? The Week's Top Five IT Quotes
RIM's encryption battle, measuring the business impact of IT, storage forecast and more.
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Xsigo's New I/O Director Trumps Cisco on Price
Unlike solutions that require Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) adapters and PCIe link extenders, I/O Director doesn't use costly add-on cards. .
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Virtualization: Is It Safe?
That was the chief question on the minds of attendees at this year's VMworld. Not surprisingly, VMware and its partners had much to say on the subject.
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Microsoft Issues 'Fix It' for DLL Flaw
Following the revelation of a flaw that put hundreds of Windows applications at risk, Microsoft issues an automated "Fix It" tool to address the vulnerability.
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Twitter Link-Shortening Raises Privacy Concerns
Amid a wider rollout of new security and third-party app authentication enhancements, one feature has some Twitter users worried.
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Intel Shares Its Own Virtualization Success Story
The world's largest chipmaker uses a lot of servers. But it says it's having to spend money on fewer now thanks to VMware -- and offers a few lessons to CIOs also looking to trim costs.
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