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posted in December 2006
12/22/2006
As robots continue to become more sophisticated, they'll also get the same responsibilities, too, like paying taxes and military service.
12/22/2006
A Harris Interactive online poll shows that more than five years after 9/11, more than half of business leaders are still worried about terrorism.
12/22/2006
A fifth Samsung executive has pleaded guilty to price-fixing charges that have resulted from a global investigation.
12/21/2006
The aircraft behemoth is dealing with the third stolen company laptop in two years, despite new security policies, employee education and technology.
12/21/2006
The hard-disk drive manufacturer will acquire EVault for $185 million in a deal expected to close in Seagate's fiscal Q3 2007.
12/20/2006
NEC is recalling 14,600 Valuestar desktop PCs, which were sold only in Japan, because of a defect in the power supply unit.
12/20/2006
Canon is asking workers to shut down equipment before heading out on holiday, to save 43.6 million kilowatts of electricity.
12/20/2006
After 12% of employees quit this year, more companies are putting in place special job-retention programs such as extra training and bonuses.
12/19/2006
According to Gotham Books, Tom Perkins -- who blew the lid off the HP spy scandal -- also is set to write about his marriage to author Danielle Steele, his trial for manslaughter in a backwater French town, and the creation of Genetech.
12/19/2006
A savvy IT worker spotted and disarmed the logic bomb, which would have taken down the database that pharmacists use to make sure patients' new prescriptions don't interact dangerously with their current prescriptions.
12/18/2006
Cybercriminals are expected to become much more organized and connected in the new year, driving zero-day attacks and upping the ante for online crime, according to a new report.
12/18/2006
New encryption and hardening capabilities are focused on data protection and compliance issues.
12/15/2006
Former systems administrators took down ex-employer's servers.
12/15/2006
The employee violated company policy by downloading the information onto the laptop and not encrypting it, according to a Boeing spokesman.
12/15/2006
Ryan Fisher pled guilty to launching an attack that shut down Wi-Fi service to the customers of SBT Internet and UT1 Internet, which both provide service in and around Vernal, Utah.
12/15/2006
Kontron is getting ready to release an ultra-rugged laptop in the U.S. during the first quarter of 2007. But, at 13 pounds, it's a bit heavy.
12/15/2006
A new report from In-Stat says that an acceleration in electronics manufacturing and growing semiconductor consumption is setting India up to be a major player in that market.
12/14/2006
AMD already had announced that its first native quad-core offering will come out in the middle of next year. That will be followed by Shanghai in the first half of 2008, which will feature HyperTransport 3.0.
12/14/2006
CEO noted at Analyst Day that making IT equipment more energy efficient is good for "the world we live in," as well as good for business.
12/14/2006
He also says hiring managers need to be more careful about who they're putting in critical IT positions.
12/13/2006
Roger Duronio was found guilty of computer sabotage and securities fraud for writing, planting, and disseminating malicious code that took down up to 2,000 servers.
12/12/2006
Intel is eager to end the year with a strong swing at the quad-core market, and at rival AMD, analysts say.
12/12/2006
IBM retained its top spot and Sun improved its standing with Unix users, but Hewlett-Packard slipped in the latest vendor preference ratings.
12/12/2006
Wi-Fi chipset sales are expected to exceed 200 million units in 2006, according to a report released by the Wi-Fi Alliance and In-Stat.
12/11/2006
The HP Compaq nc6400 notebook has integrated Cingular Wireless UMTS/HSDPA-based technology and will work in 115 countries.
12/11/2006
Network Appliance and IBM both showed strong year-over-year revenue growth in the storage software market, according to IDC.
12/11/2006
As Bob Wayman gets ready to step down as chief financial officer, Cathie Lesjak, the company's treasurer, prepares to take on the role.
12/8/2006
The PC powerhouse has donated 200 computers to the families of soldiers being deployed to Iraq out of Fort Hood in Texas.
12/8/2006
Executives from Sony and Dell were elected to co-chair the Portable Computer Battery Working Group.
12/8/2006
STMicro also announced that it will invest as much as $25 million in India by the end of 2007 and plans to increase its head count there by 300 to 400 per year.
12/8/2006
A new study shows that mobile professionals say they could get more work done if they could access and manipulate e-mail attachments on their handheld devices.
12/8/2006
Try each site before you make a commitment. Use its freebies before you pay. Go on the site, check it out, and fool around with it. Make sure you're comfortable with the way it works.
12/7/2006
Companies and consumers may buy laptops thinking that they're going mobile. But a new study shows that most laptops don't do a lot of traveling.
12/7/2006
UBS failed to do a background check when it hired Roger Duronio as a full-time systems administrator, so it never discovered his criminal record. Duronio will be sentenced next week for crashing UBS’s systems and causing millions in damages.
12/6/2006
In general, any PC more than two years old won't be able to run Vista, a new study says. Since many companies keep their machines for three or even five years, that could slow adoption.
12/5/2006
Apple disputes a study that says nearly half of its installed base of home computer users are 55 or older.
12/5/2006
AMD's Athlon 64 X2 chips for desktop computers now will be manufactured with 65-nm process technology, down from 90nm.
12/5/2006
AMD's semiconductor revenue is expected to jump by 90% this year, moving the company into the No. 7 spot this year, according to preliminary forecasts.
12/4/2006
The Energy Smart PowerEdge 1950 and the Energy Smart PowerEdge 2950 are designed to deliver 24% to 26% greater performance per watt.
12/4/2006
IBM is extending its BladeCenter family by delving into the telecommunications market with offerings that include an AdvancedMC Carrier Blade, an NGN Gateway Blade and an Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter.
12/4/2006
Desktop PC sales were down on Black Friday, but huge gains in notebook computer sales more than made up for it.
12/1/2006
Hewlett-Packard said the blade workstation is aimed at the financial and manufacturing markets.
12/1/2006
The intrusions and loss of data cost the Navy, NASA, and the Department of Energy a total of more than $1.4 million in losses. The man charged with the intrusions now is facing prosecution on separate charges in Romania.
12/1/2006
HP says its Dynamic Smart Cooling system will cut data center power cost by 20% to 40%.
12/1/2006
Xerox is developing printing technology that creates images that only last for a day. Then the paper can be used again, reducing the amount of office paper wasted.
12/1/2006
The strong numbers bolstered HP's market share, pushing it up to 16.5% from 13.6% in the second quarter. That puts HP slightly ahead of Dell by just two-tenths of a point.
12/1/2006
A new study shows that nearly half of Apple's users are 55 and older. What are younger buyers going for? Gateway.
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