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Wall Street's Wednesday rebound helped repair some of the psychological damage caused by Tuesday's 416-point loss in the Dow, but questions remain about computer malfunctions that may have contributed to the Dow's plunge Dow Jones, which collects and reports market data, and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) indicated Wednesday that system problem...
Open source database vendor MySQL and business intelligence (BI) software providerJasperSoft are teaming up in a joint reselling agreement to deliver solutions for the burgeoning ISV/OEM (independent software vendor/original equipment manufacturer) market The two companies announced the availability of Jasper for MySQL: OEM Edition, a suite of oper...
Currently, identity theft may be the most worrisome and threatening problem for online users and the businesses and institutions that support them Unfortunately, it is now easier and cheaper than ever for those bent on illicit gain to use the Internet to obtain the private, personal information necessary to impersonate you online -- the first step ...
As it does every year,Beagle Research has investigated emerging technologies and developments in the CRM space, singling out for accolades a handful of leading companies in its report -- aptly named CRM WizKids This year, the report highlights eight winners: Cast Iron Systems, Centive, Echopass, Market2Lead, Pragmatech, Sapias, Electronic Arts' cus...
Information technology service management (ITSM) -- how IT is delivered inside an enterprise as a service -- and a related area, the quickly evolving Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), form complementary trends that are helping to mature IT as a customer-focused, quality-of-service activity IT departments are under mounting press...
One of the most common security challenges Linux and Unix IT administrators face is how to effectively manage the root or super-user account. In an age of regulatory compliance and data privacy laws -- and as more and more organizations elect to run mission-critical financial, CRM (customer relationship management), SCM (supply chain management) and other applications in heterogeneous Unix and Linux environments -- controlling and auditing privileged account access is more crucial than ever...
Ask a sales associate at a big-box retailer which section of the store has the most traffic this year, and more than likely he will point to the rows lined with big HDTV screens Yes, those slim, shining flat-panel HDTV sets are irresistible. Even the bulkier DLP (digital light processing) and rear-projection TVs are on the Slim-Fast diet this year ...
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Wednesday stepped up its efforts to wipe out illegal music sharing on college campuses The group, which represents the music recording industry, announced that it has sent out 400 "pre-litigation" letters to 13 American universities, informing them that a copyright infringement lawsuit is imminen...
Shortages of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) video game console should be resolved by May, Sony Computer Entertainment America chief executive Jack Tretton told Reuters in an interview Tuesday. The console remains a hard-to-get item in some areas of the country, according to the Sony executive "April or May is when we feel like we're going to catch up to d...
Advanced Micro Devices has announced the availability of its AMD 690 chipset, the first integrated chipset that includes the recently acquired ATI Radeon X1250 graphics processor Integration of the Radeon processor means that PCs based on the 690 chipset will not require any additional graphics cards, according to AMD....
Sprint Nextel on Wednesday reported higher profits in Q4, crediting the gains in part to recent acquisitions of former affiliates, including Nextel Partners The Reston, Va.-based company earned US$261 million, or 9 cents per share, up from $197 million, or 7 cents per share, a year earlier. Sales were $10.4 billion, up 6.7 percent from the year-ago...
In time for the annual Photo Marketing Association (PMA) trade show that begins March 8, Sony Electronics, unveiled Tuesday a flock of seven new Cyber-shot digital cameras. Many of the new models can be plugged directly into high-definition televisions and feature the company's new face-detection technology The new cameras include two new super-thi...
A new upstart in online social networking, Ning, launched Tuesday, saying it plans to leapfrog social networking powerhouses MySpace and Facebook Cofounded by Marc Andreessen, who also cofounded Netscape, Ning is a platform that lets people create their own social networks. The next generation of social networks, Ning says, will be many focused nic...
There's no doubt that online banking is widely popular in this country -- just ask the millions of customers who've signed on for the convenience it provides. As fraudsters create new scams to bilk financial services customers or to simply hijack their accounts, however, banking customer trust is on the decline That customer trust is a powerful thi...
Like many home keyboard jockeys, I view my wireless network as a black box. I set it up to share my broadband Internet connection. It does that. So I leave well enough alone That doesn't mean, though, that my curiosity isn'taroused from time to time, and I feel an urge to poke around with the network. Usuallyit's an urge that I resist, but a slick ...
Google's YouTube said Monday it had struck a deal to license video from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for use on the video-sharing site, as well as encourage user development of basketball-flavored content The deal is a small but symbolic victory for Google, which has struggled to convince big-name video content owners to strike licensi...
A pair of hackers arrested last year for trying to extort US$150,000 from MySpace.com have struck a deal that will spare them jail time. The two pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court to the lesser charge of illegal computer access Prosecutors agreed to drop extortion charges that could have resulted in four-year jail terms. Instead, the defend...
Citizens of Second Life, the online virtual world, have until now communicated silently via instant messaging and chat. They will soon be given the power of speech. Linden Lab, creator of Second Life, announced Tuesday it will add voice capabilities to the Second Life grid. The new feature is "part of an ongoing drive toward creating a richer, more immersive virtual environment," according to the company...
A consortium of private equity firms agreed Monday to purchase Dallas-based utility TXU for a record US$45 billion, in a deal that was sealed with the help of environmental groups. As part of the buyout plan, TXU will shelve plans to build eight coal-fired power plants and also invest in "green" energy technology Coal-burning electrical generating ...
Sony fired the latest salvo in the ongoing high-definition format war Monday when it announced that it will release its second Blu-ray Disc player for about US$400 less than its current one Priced at about $600, the new BDP-S300 model will sport a new design, advanced audio codecs, Bravia Theater Sync and CD playback. It will be capable of outputti...
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