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ISO Says OK to PDF -- Thursday, July 3, 2008

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that it has approved Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) as an international standard for electronic documents.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

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Insider Security Threats Double in Past Year -- Thursday, July 3, 2008

Security breaches due to insider action have more than doubled since 2007, according to a new report. One organization is working on an insider risk assessment service.

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Source(s): DarkReading

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Google Puts Instant Messaging on iPhone and iPod Touch -- Thursday, July 3, 2008

According to a Google engineer's blog post, Google has made it possible to use its Google Talk instant-messaging application on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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Source(s): CNET News

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Study: Dialup Users Don't Want Broadband Anyway -- Thursday, July 3, 2008

A new study suggests that the slow spread of broadband may have as much to do with lack of consumer interest as with accessibility.

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Source(s): Associated Press via Wired

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Small Businesses See Modest Job Growth, Midsize Businesses Down: Report -- Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Midsize businesses shed 35,000 jobs, while small businesses gained 7,000, according to the ADP National Employment Report for June.

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Source(s): The Street, CNN Money

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Microsoft Beefs Up Security For IE 8 Beta 2 -- Wednesday, July 2, 2008

When Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 debuts next month, it will include a raft of new or upgraded security features designed to safeguard against malware, phishing and scripting attacks.

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Source(s): CNET News.com, InformationWeek

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ACLU, EFF Sue DOJ Over Cell Phone Tracking -- Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Two civil liberties groups are suing the Department of Justice in their quest to see records that would reveal how far the tracking of cell phone users has gone.

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Source(s): PC World

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Microsoft To Buy Online Search Company Powerset -- Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Online searches could take on greater meaning with Microsoft's planned acquisition of Powerset, whose natural language-based technologies strive to understand the meaning and intent behind keywords used for indexing and searching.

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Source(s): The Register, TechCrunch

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Unison Announces SMB-Oriented Unified Communications -- Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Unified communications vendor Unison announced pricing and sales details for its Linux-based software.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb

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AT&T Announces iPhone Pricing -- Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Prices for the 3G iPhone from AT&T will range from $199 for new customers with a two-year contract up to $699 for a phone with no contract. At the same time, the price of service plans is going up.

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Source(s): InformationWeek, Computerworld

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Apple Patches 25 Mac OS Security Flaws -- Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Apple has patched 25 security vulnerabilities, more than half of which involved open-source code, in its Tiger (10.4) and Leopard (10.5) operating systems.

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Source(s): Macworld, Computerworld

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New Adobe Flash Player Enables Google, Yahoo to Index RIAs -- Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Adobe Systems has optimized its Flash Player so that Google and Yahoo can better index dynamic Web content and rich Internet applications (RIAs) and provide more relevant searches.

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Source(s): CNET News, PC Pro

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Dell Introduces Laptop Security Service -- Monday, June 30, 2008

Dell introduced Dell ProSupport Mobility Services to help companies track lost laptops, remotely delete sensitive information if necessary, and recover information from damaged computers.

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Source(s): ChannelWeb, Dell press release

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PC Tools Launches iAntiVirus for Macs -- Monday, June 30, 2008

PC utility and security vendor PC Tools introduced iAntiVirus, a Mac-specific anti-malware application.

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Source(s): Macworld

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Vendors Fight Back Against at 'Patent Trolls' -- Monday, June 30, 2008

Eleven high-tech companies have joined forces to safeguard themselves from costly patent lawsuits.

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Source(s): CNN Money, The Wall Street Journal

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Mitel Upgrades Unified Communications Software Suite -- Monday, June 30, 2008

Unified communications solution provider Mitel has unveiled a new version of its IP-based Mitel Applications Suite.

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Source(s): Marketwire

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Intel-Backed Nirvanix Goes Beta With CloudNAS Storage Service -- Friday, June 27, 2008

Intel-funded Nirvanix has released a beta version of its new CloudNAS online storage service, giving users the ability to store up to 25 TB of data for free.

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Source(s): Computerworld

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Sun Packages MySQL Database With GlassFish App Server -- Friday, June 27, 2008

Sun Microsystems wants to take on commercial software providers, including IBM, BEA and Oracle, with a new offering that bundles its MySQL open-source database with its GlassFish application server.

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Source(s): InformationWeek

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NEC To Acquire NetCracker -- Friday, June 27, 2008

Japan's NEC is spending $300 million to acquire NetCracker Technology, a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of network interfaces and communications services.

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Source(s): Reuters

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Symantec Upgrades DLP Security Software -- Friday, June 27, 2008

Symantec aims to simplify content discovery with an upgraded version of its Vontu Data Loss Prevention software suite.

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Source(s): eWeek

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Internet Naming System Loosened -- Thursday, June 26, 2008

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to relax the rules on top-level domain names (the familiar .com and .org, etc.), opening the door for companies and individuals to establish domains based on their names or products.

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Source(s): BBC News

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CentOS Releases Free Clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux -- Thursday, June 26, 2008

Following on the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5.2, the CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) organization has released a free clone, promising full compatibility.

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Source(s): Heise Online, The Register

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Microsoft Releases Hyper-V Server Virtualization Software -- Thursday, June 26, 2008

Microsoft made the full release version of Hyper-V for Windows Server 2008 available for download.

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Source(s): InformationWeek, NetworkWorld

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Dell Adds Storage, Disaster Recovery to Services -- Thursday, June 26, 2008

Dell announced it was offering a new storage consulting practice and customizable backup and disaster management services to businesses.

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Source(s): PC World, ChannelWeb

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Panasonic Introduces Ultra-Mobile Toughbook -- Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Panasonic came out with the Toughbook CF-U1, a ruggedized ultra-mobile PC that can run a full version of Windows XP or Vista.

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Source(s): CNET Crave, ChannelWeb

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