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Disk Storage Still Bouncing Back, IDC Says (PC World)
Friday, September 3, 2010 6:46:00 PM CST
PC World - The market for enterprise disk storage systems grew strongly in the second quarter, continuing to recover from a slump brought on by the economic slowdown of 2008 and 2009, research company IDC said on Friday.
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IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads (PC World)
Friday, September 3, 2010 3:40:12 PM CST
PC World - Some of the first fruits of a European Union-funded project led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.
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Where Will Apple's A4 Chip Go Next? (PC World)
Friday, September 3, 2010 2:20:14 PM CST
PC World - Apple's internally developed A4 chip could be implemented in new devices such as low-power servers, TVs or even communications or entertainment boxes, if the company tries to expand the chip's footprint, analysts said.
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Accenture, Cisco and Sun Still Face Kickbacks Charges (PC World)
Friday, September 3, 2010 9:20:20 AM CST
PC World - After recent settlements by Hewlett-Packard and EMC in a long-standing government contracting fraud case, three major IT and consulting companies are still embroiled in lawsuits brought by two former insiders.
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NASA Plans to Visit the Sun (Mashable)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:26:17 PM CST
Mashable - If you've seen Danny Boyle's movie Sunshine, you may be a little disappointed: NASA's mission to visit the Earth's sun won't include sending people up there.
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Dell's enterprise challenge remains after 3Par (AP)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 7:48:44 PM CST
AP - Dell Inc. doesn't have to start over in its quest to become a significant purveyor of technology for businesses after losing a multibillion dollar bidding contest for an obscure data-storage maker.
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Google, Skype targeted in India security crackdown (AP)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 1:00:06 PM CST
AP - India has widened its security crackdown, asking all companies that provide encrypted communications — not just BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion — to install servers in the country to make it easier for the government to obtain users' data. That would likely affect digital giants like Google and Skype.
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Tandberg Announces Data Protection Appliance for SMBs (PC Magazine)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 11:07:24 AM CST
PC Magazine - Tandberg Data now offers several enterprise-level network-attached data protection devices for the SMB.
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Onapsis to Release ERP Vulnerability Testing Suite (PC World)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 10:10:12 AM CST
PC World - An information security company will soon release a tool that will allow companies to test their ERP (enterprise resource planning) software for security threats.
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With Dell Out, 3PAR and HP Will Rule Enterprise Storage (PC Magazine)
Thursday, September 2, 2010 8:04:44 AM CST
PC Magazine - Now that Dell is out, HP's acquisition of 3PAR for $2.4 billion will make HP a force to be reckoned with in the enterprise storage space.
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Plastics company cancels job creation contract (AP)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:02:22 PM CST
AP - A plastics compounding company operating in eastern Texas has canceled its state job creation contract, joining other businesses that have quit or changed their pacts under the Texas Enterprise Fund.
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Zulu plugin for FileMaker merges databases with iCal (Macworld.com)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 3:00:00 PM CST
Macworld.com - SeedCode has announced the Zulu iCal Server plugin for FileMaker Pro Server databases. FileMaker offers internal date-handling, but before now, databases that implement a calendaring solution have typically had to use FileMaker scripting and AppleScript in order to export this information to an iCal calendar. Zulu bypasses that by making the live data in a multiuser FileMaker database available directly in iCal.
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India tells Google, Skype to set up local servers (AFP)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 11:00:00 AM CST
AFP - India told Google and Skype on Wednesday that they must set up servers in the country to allow law enforcers to screen traffic, as it widened its security offensive on Internet communications firms.
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Salesforce.com Rolls out Contact-data Service (PC World)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 9:40:09 AM CST
PC World - Salesforce.com rolled out a new service on Wednesday that integrates business-contact information with its own CRM (customer relationship management) application and Chatter collaboration software.
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How to Watch Apple's Streaming Music Event on Your PC (PC World)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 8:47:00 AM CST
PC World - Apple's music-centric event today promises to bring new iPods, an iTV update, and perhaps a new video streaming service. To capitalize on streaming online video's popularity, Apple will be broadcasting the event live to test its new server farm -- but only on Apple products. So if you have these specs:
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India says will ask Google and Skype for data access (Reuters)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 7:12:16 AM CST
Reuters - India on Wednesday launched a clampdown on major Internet communications firms, including Google and Skype, and began accessing some BlackBerry traffic in a campaign driven by security fears.
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Salesforce and Jigsaw Help Keep Business Data Up-to-Date in Real-Time (Mashable)
Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5:40:53 AM CST
Mashable - Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com is introducing the newest component to its platform, Jigsaw for Salesforce CRM.
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Complex SAP Project Expected to Succeed (PC World)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:50:10 PM CST
PC World - SAP customer Airgas said Tuesday that its "highly customized" implementation of the vendor's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software is looking like a major success.
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Verizon Uses VMware for Enterprise Cloud Service (PC World)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 2:00:21 PM CST
PC World - Verizon Business is tapping into the popularity of VMware technology with a cloud computing service designed to let customers easily move workloads between their own infrastructure and Verizon's cloud.
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Xsigo Gives Ethernet a Path Into Converged I/O (PC World)
Tuesday, August 31, 2010 1:20:21 PM CST
PC World - I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo Systems is tapping into the most ubiquitous network connections around, offering an appliance that lets enterprises carve many virtual links out of the Gigabit Ethernet or 10-Gigabit Ethernet port built into a server.