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Sun Being Acquired by Oracle
By Alexander Goldman | News Article Published April 20, 2009
In a surprise announcement, Oracle said today it will Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion.
Open Source Cloud Storage Billows
By Sean Michael Kerner | News Article Published April 14, 2009
A new approach distributes content slices, providing massive new scalability.
Gartner Calls for Grim Spending Contraction
By CIO Update Staff | News Article Published March 17, 2009
Overall, IT spending growth during 2009 will be worse than during 2001 when the Internet investment bubble burst.
New Framework Designed to Optimize IT Value
By CIO Update Staff | News Article Published February 11, 2009
Intel, Chevron, SAP, BP and a host of other influential global companies have come together to provide CIOs with a way out of the quagmire of IT/business alignment.
Software Can't Keep Up with Chip Speed
By Andy Patrizio | News Article Published February 2, 2009
Gartner finds multicore chips are outpacing the skill of parallel programmers.
Tech Firms Still Ready to Deal
By David Needle | News Article Published December 3, 2008
Execs from Google, IBM, Microsoft and others say economic climate won't slow interest in acquisitions.
Windows 7 May Trigger 64-bit OS Adoption
By Esther Shein | News Article Published October 31, 2008
The key to the PC's future may be the upcoming 64-bit edition of Windows 7.
M&As Open a Can of Technology Worms
By Richard Adhikari | News Article Published October 22, 2008
The market meltdown has spawned a wave of mergers and acquisitions, but CIOs will face several IT challenges after the deals are completed.
There's Hope for the IT Industry
By Richard Adhikari | News Article Published October 1, 2008
Consultants, system integrators and pay as you go services will get a boost as corporations tighten their belts on IT spending.
Amazon Opens 'Block Store' in the Cloud
By Judy Mottl | News Article Published August 21, 2008
Web services provider pushes new "block" system for storage cloud.
Dell's Trademark for 'Cloud Computing' Raises Ire
By Andy Patrizio | News Article Published August 4, 2008
The company says it doesn't plan to put the squeeze on others, but the Slashdot natives are restless.
Nominations Open for CEO Vision Awards
By internetnews.com Staff | News Article Published July 11, 2008
Who are the most visionary CEOs in tech? Submit your nominations by Aug. 2 for the 2008 InternetNews.com CEO Vision Awards.
J.D. Power and Associates: Verizon Wireless is the Best
By CIO Update Staff | News Article Published May 22, 2008
For enterprise customers, higher levels of satisfaction are largely due to having a single point of contact for sales and service.
Services Giant: HP To Buy EDS
By internetnews.com Staff | News Article Published May 13, 2008
HP steps up services and outsourcing assets in $13.9 billion acquisition.
XP Service Pack Rocky for Some, OK for Others
By Stuart J. Johnston | News Article Published May 9, 2008
Windows XP's last service pack poses challenges for some users, but so far it's largely business as usual.
Oracle Digs Deep to Snare BEA
By Larry Barrett | News Article Published January 17, 2008
After more than three months of posturing, Oracle finally agrees to pay more than $8.5 billion for the middleware vendor.
Innovation on Macworld Expo Show Floor
By David Needle | News Article Published January 16, 2008
Apple's surge brings more exhibitors and attendees to seminal Mac event.
AOL Fires 3 Over Breach
By Ed Sutherland | News Article Published August 22, 2006
UPDATED: The company lets go of employees over the recent research 'accident.'
DTV Bill Heads to President's Desk
By Roy Mark | News Article Published December 22, 2005
UPDATED: With Bush's signature, over-the-air analog broadcasting will go dark in three years.
Telecommuting Eases NYC Transit Strike Pain
By Tim Gray | News Article Published December 21, 2005
UPDATED: Some of the city's workers are taking advantage of the halt in the city's subways and buses.
FTC: CAN-SPAM Is Working
By Roy Mark | News Article Published December 21, 2005
With a big helping hand from technology, feds spam say volume is declining. But are spammers staying away?
House Tables Data-Breach Law Talk
By Roy Mark | News Article Published December 19, 2005
Disagreements over enforcement provisions push vote to next year.
Economics Crucial to Computer Security
By Tim Gray | News Article Published December 9, 2005
Security guru says bottom line financial considerations can make or break computer security.
Tech Stocks Push Higher
By Paul Shread | News Article Published December 5, 2005
Tech stocks shook off inflation fears Friday to push to fresh four-year highs.
HP and Red Hat Team Up For Enterprise Linux Support
By Dan Orzech | News Article Published March 19, 2003
A deal with Red Hat lets HP offer customers considering Linux a single point of contact for enterprise support.
560,000 Tech Pink Slips Issued Over Two Years
By Clint Boulton | News Article Published March 19, 2003
More than half a million job cuts? Indeed. The American Electronics Association culled the dismal data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Sun Illuminates its Web Services Progress
By Ryan Naraine | News Article Published March 19, 2003
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The Sun ONE Web Services Platform Developer Edition will feature a package of software and tools needed to build Web Services applications.
Verizon to Roll Out Wireless Broadband
By Mark Berniker | News Article Published March 18, 2003
Verizon has Wi-Fi and 1xEV-DO high-speed wireless services coming to market later this year.
IBM Helps Take Truck Stops Wireless with Linux
By Thor Olavsrud | News Article Published March 18, 2003
IBM teams with Rocksteady Networks and Columbia Advanced Wireless to bring Wi-Fi hotspots to more than 1,000 truck stops nationwide.
Gateway Closing Stores, Revamping Lineup
By Michael Singer | News Article Published March 18, 2003
The Poway, Calif.-based computer maker will eliminate 80 stores, 17 percent of its workforce and reorganize its products in an attempt to save itself from extinction.
Microsoft Patches 'Critical' Windows 2000 Flaw
By Ryan Naraine | News Article Published March 17, 2003
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An exploit for the security vulnerability is already publicly available, increasing the urgency for the application of the patch.
Politics, not Technology, is Biggest Barrier to Grid Computing
By Dan Orzech | News Article Published March 14, 2003
A new study says that organizational politics, not technology, stands in the way of widespread commercial acceptance of Grid computing.
Sun Lashes Out at Microsoft, Others Over Spec
By Clint Boulton | News Article Published March 14, 2003
Incensed that Microsoft and a few other firms published their own specification for reliable Web services, Sun takes its protestations public.
PeopleSoft Adds IM to New Enterprise Portal
By Ryan Naraine | News Article Published March 14, 2003
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Business instant messaging products from IBM, Microsoft and Yahoo have been fitted into the upgraded Enterprise Portal 8.8 but AOL is conspicuously absent.
AMD's Sledgehammer: By the Numbers
By Michael Singer | News Article Published March 14, 2003
The chipmaker outlines how it will organize its 64-bit Opteron processor family in anticipation of its product launch in New York City next month.
JBoss Makes Inroads at WorldCom
By Dan Orzech | News Article Published March 14, 2003
WorldCom tosses out a commercial app server in favor of JBoss for a key network application.
HP Poaches MTV Deal from IBM
By Mark Berniker | News Article Published March 13, 2003
HP moves to raise its profile in the media industry with servers and storage products for the music network.
Oracle Unites with UnitedLinux
By Thor Olavsrud | News Article Published March 13, 2003
Oracle and UnitedLinux unveil an agreement under which the company will provide enterprise-level technical support for customers who use its products on UnitedLinux platforms.

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