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Amazon Drops More Affiliates Over Online Tax Issue
The online retailer has been dropping affiliates in states that approve the collection of sales taxes for online transactions.
Supreme Court May Review Conviction Of Ex-Qwest CEO
Joe Nacchio is serving six years in prison for illegal insider trading while head of the telecom firm.
IBM Wins Round Against Dell Exec
David Johnson cannot assume full duties in Round Rock until lawsuit is resolved.
Are SMBs Facing A Crisis Of Cloud Confidence?
Cloud computing is often thought of as the perfect option for small businesses. But a new survey shows that small businesses share many of the cloud computing concerns of their larger competitors, including security, availability, and speed.
The Pirate Bay Goes Legit
Buyer Global Gaming Factory X plans to introduce commercial business model to infamous file-swapping site.
Pirate Bay Takes On YouTube
VideoBay is in "beta extreme" and comes with the warning, "Don't expect anything to work at all."
Nokia Siemens' Acquisition Of Nortel's LTE Unit Contested
In the face of objections from creditors and suppliers, Nortel wants a judge to approve the proposed $650 million sale.
Jobs Returns To Work At Apple
The Apple chief executive is splitting his time between the company's corporate offices and working from home.
Amazon Drops North Carolina SMBs Over Sales Tax Proposal
Trying to make up for declining state revenue, North Carolina is preparing to collect taxes on online transactions.
Universal Cell Phone Charger Gets EU OK
Manufacturers endorsing EU agreement include Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Qualcomm, and RIM. Concept has been endorsed in the US by the CTIA wireless association.
Does Twitter Match The Mission?
A CIO with the U.S. Air Force argues that government-technology decision makers must apply cost-benefit analysis in determining whether Web 2.0 tools make sense for their agencies.
Judge OKs Former IBM Exec's Dell Move
David Johnson can begin work in Round Rock while breach of contract case is heard.
Macintosh Malware + Twitter = Greater Vigilance (If You're Smart)
Tweets from a respected Macintosh evangelist inadvertently contained links to a Trojan horse aimed at Macintosh computers. The incident should serve as a warning to Mac-using SMBs that while their Macs aren't nearly as subject to malware attacks as Windows machines are, that's not a guarantee that nothing bad can happen.
ICANN Names Security Expert As CEO
Rod Beckstrom, former director of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Center, faces demands to make the US organization into an international body.
Lenovo Joins HP In Free Windows 7 Upgrade
Buy a PC running Windows Vista Vista now, get a free upgrade to Windows 7 when it ships in September.
Pirate Bay Judge Not Biased, Appeals Court Rules
Judge who ruled against Pirate Bay in filesharing case did not have a conflict of interest, despite involvement in a copyright protection group, appeals court said.
AT&T Expands Smart Grid Ambitions
The carrier is teaming with Cooper Power Systems to sell wireless grid sensors to power utilities.
VIDEO: Social Networking For SMBs, Friend Or Foe?
A video presentation of the pros and cons of various Web 2.0, technologies, with hints on how small and midsize companies can take advantage of them without wasting precious time and money. Plus: Download the PowerPoint presentation, too!
Tesla Gets $465 Million For Electric-Car Production
Tesla plans to use $100 million of the funds from the Department of Energy for a powertrain manufacturing plant.
Google China Blocks Porn Accuser's Name
The Chinese government's condemnation of Google as a purveyor of porn continues.
SMB Netbook Mania: New Models From HP, Toshiba, Gateway
New SMB-focused netbooks and notebooks from HP, Toshiba, and Gateway illustrate the variety of choices available. Choosing wisely for your applications is critical.
Apple Beefs Up iPhone Business Security Features
The new iPhone 3.0 OS and Configuration Utility 2.0 add several features aimed at satisfying enterprise IT departments. Some of them may be overkill for SMBs, but others will prove attractive to any business whose employees use iPhones for business.
Cloudmark Goes After SMS Exploits
The carrier-grade mobile messaging security system provides content filtering, reputation data, and monitoring of text and multimedia messages.
CSC In $29 Million Navy IT Deal
The outsourcer will support the fleet's naval enterprise network under a one-year task order.
Selling Online 2.0: Q&A With Author Michael Miller
Millions of small businesses started out selling online with eBay auctions, but times have changed and fees are soaring. E-Commerce expert Michael Miller shares his insights about choosing the right selling strategies and channels for your businesses.
What You Don't Know About Pay-Per Click Advertising: Q&A With Kevin Lee Of Didit
Buy a few keywords and watch the customers flock to your site -- if only it were that easy. Search marketing expert Kevin Lee shares his insights about what it takes to carry out a successful search campaign and the most common mistakes.
The Web 2.0 Social Networking Revolution: Q&A With Author Matthew Fraser
The promise of the Internet age was the end of business as usual. Instead much of the business world has resisted the paradigm shifts of Web 2.0 and social media, but the Great Recession may prove the tipping point for widespread adoption.
Google Tries Blocking Pornography In China
The engineering effort may require disentangling Google.cn from search indexes associated with other Google search sites, like Google.com.
FCC Examining Exclusive Handset-Carrier Deals
Hearings will likely focus on AT&T's exclusive deal with Apple.
Virginia Probes Outsourcing Deal, CIO Fired
The state's $2.3 billion contract with Northrop Grumman is under fire from legislators.
Federal Jury: Music Downloader Owes $1.92 Million
Decision is a victory for the RIAA in its crackdown on illegal music file sharing.
Enterprise 2.0: Wiki While You Work
The corporation is where Web 2.0 tools hold the most promise to transform social organization, but it's also where there has been the most resistance to change. Although Web 2.0 tools can have a tremendous upside for businesses, the reality is that, inside many companies, reactions to online social networking have been fixated on the downside.
Sensationalism: The Real Open-Source Security Risk
A recent Forrester study attempts to tell us something useful about Open Source. What it actually does is point out the absurdity of selling self-fulfilling prophesies dressed up as useful research.
Google's Anti-Malvertising.com Fights Off Bad Ads
The site was created because Google has a significant interest in making sure that ad blocking doesn't become a standard security practice.
Qwest Inks Deal With IBM To Offer Managed Services To Midsize Companies
The 5-year deal is intended to result in delivering enterprise-class network and security services that are affordable for smaller companies.
IBM, Qwest Delivering IT Services To Mid-Sized Businesses
The telecom and IT software partnership is largely based on the concept that many midsize businesses want sophisticated computing services, but can't afford the capital investment.
Federal CIO Seeks 'Storefront' For Government IT Procurement
The goal is to have a central place to allow federal agencies to quickly buy systems and get them up and running.
E-Health Records Planned Despite Stimulus Uncertainty
More than 50% of healthcare providers surveyed by IVANS do not believe the federal stimulus package will successfully encourage health IT adoption.
Dell Expands Virtualization, Server, Storage Portfolio
The company also added more flexible support services and turnkey virtualization configurations for small and medium-sized businesses.
How To Measure Your Web Presence
Web Metrics Guru says it's one thing to generate online buzz. It's another to know how to use it. These tools can help.
iPhone Gets Enterprise IT Boost From Startup Apperian
Apple's lack of interest in being a major player in enterprise IT has opened the door for Apperian to work with large corporations to develop applications for the iPhone.
Government Debating 'Meaningful Use' Of E-Health Records
Members of the HIT Policy Committee are initially suggesting linking the use of health IT to individual care and public health outcomes.
Cloud Computing: 10 Questions For Federal CIO Vivek Kundra
Kundra discuss his thoughts about cloud computing in government, and what it would take to make cloud technologies easier to adopt in the federal space.
Senators Want To Grill Wireless Carriers, Manufacturers
Lawmakers say they want to determine whether "exclusivity agreements" between mobile handset makers and wireless carriers "are restricting consumer choice."
Exec Leaves Sega For iPhone Game Maker
The move is another sign that Apple's iPhone is becoming a strong player in the mobile gaming space.
Is That A Cloud On Healthcare's Horizon?
Cloud models are starting to provide an attractive option for large and influential regional medical centers to get lots of small, local, laggard doctor offices trading in their paper patient files for electronic medical records. Are there clouds in your forecast?
GE Offers Stimulus Loans To Bolster E-Medical Records
GE also promises that its GE Centricity e-medical record products will be certified to meet evolving health IT standards.
EDS Wins $34 Million DoD Contract
HP's outsourcing arm will provide the Defense Information Systems Agency with engineering and technical support.
Universal, Virgin Media Enter Unlimited Download Deal
The deal reflects a new tactic in battling piracy that accounts for 95% of online music, according to industry estimates.
Apple Fixes Java Security Hole
The flaw could have allowed a Java applet to execute malicious code on affected Macs, potentially leading to information theft or a compromised system.
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