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Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News The company has posted a beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, for testers in the United States, China, Israel and Brazil.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Rootkit, Mary Jo Foley, antivirus, Ina Fried, Beta, antipiracy, ZDNet, U.S.
Analyst sees Windows 7 done by summer
News Collins Stewart analyst says he sees Microsoft finalizing the operating system by June or July. He also predicts a search deal with Yahoo sooner rather than later.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software engineering/development, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Sales, Microsoft Windows, financial analyst, Microsoft Office, industry, analyst
Windows Starter gets new market: Netbooks
News Microsoft's entry-level Windows, previously limited to emerging markets, will now also be offered on low-cost PCs in developed countries.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Personal Computers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Notebook, Computer, Windows Starter, processor, computer company, Microsoft Windows
US House of Representatives OKs climate bill
News The bill's cap on greenhouse gases, along with a renewable electricity mandate and Clean Energy Bank, is designed to promote clean energy technologies.
Tags: Green IT, Cap, Allowance, Carbon Emission, Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, greenhouse gas, Global Warming, pollution, power generation
Roaming caps legal, advises EU advocate general
News The EC's imposition of roaming caps on Vodafone and other mobile operators did not stifle competition, according to the European Court of Justice's advocate general.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Commission, Cap, European Commission, mobile, Miguel Poiares Maduro, Telecommunications, European Court, European Union, economic activity
Samsung's market value approaches Intel's
News In 2002 it surpassed Sony, and now some analysts expect Samsung to surpass Intel in market valuation in a year or so.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Memory Chip, TV, Market Capitalization, semiconductor, Sony Corp., Business Strategies & Functions, Intel Corp., handset
Is US missing the boat on green tech?
News GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt and famed venture capitalist John Doerr warn policy makers that the United States is lagging China in developing green-technology industries.
Tags: Green IT, Investments, Government, Energy, Carbon Emission, General Electric Co., Renewable Energy, electricity grid, greenhouse gas, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Lack of global climate deal won't crush green tech
News No matter what happens at global talks in Copenhagen next month, industry and national governments are likely to drive investment in the near term.
Tags: Green IT, Climate, Cap-and-Trade, greenhouse gas, climate change, Carbon Emission, Green IT, U.S. Senate, Copenhagen, Environment
EU proposes further roaming price cuts
News The European Commission has proposed that text-roaming costs be cut by 60 percent, and that measures be introduced to prevent data-roaming "bill shocks".
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile, European Parliament, Telecommunications, Europe, phone, VAT, European Commission, agency, spokesman
Pondering Dell's data center, services targets
Techguide Dell would go far in becoming more relevant in the hardware replacement cycle if it can cement the shift in its business mix.
Tags: Servers, Data centers, Acquisitions, Services, Microsoft Windows 7, Market Capitalization, Data Center, Acquisition, Sales, Dell Computer Corp.
Report: Investment group teeing up Yahoo deal, seeks Microsoft backing
News A group of investors is reportedly turning to Microsoft to play the role of banker in backing a buyout of Yahoo, according to a report in TechCrunch.
Tags: Web sites, Venture capital, Investments, Search, Internet advertising, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Yahoo! Inc., software company, financing
Keeping the faith in Silicon Valley
News Spirits are high and ideas are flowing in the cubicles of one startup incubator, Plug and Play Tech Center.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Venture capital, PayPal, Start-up, Palo Alto, Real Estate, Recruiting, Investor, Facebook, recession
Biometric scanners to delve inside your brain
News Brain activity scanners and heart rate sensors are among the next generation of biometric security devices being developed by the EU.
Tags: Biometrics, Security, Sensor, Scanner, RFID, European Union, voice recognition, computer, RFID chip, microphone
Europe reduces cap on voice-roaming prices
News Price reductions are due to EU regulation that aims to "curb the excessive roaming charges consumers had to pay for roaming calls".
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Euro, Mobile, European Parliament, Cell Phone, Europe, phone, VAT, European Commission, data service
10 ways IT departments waste money
Techguide IT is often a popular target for corporate cost-cutting. So the more you can identify and control unnecessary spending, the better you’ll be able to fend off the budget axe.
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, Employee, Money, Training, Server, Hardware, job, consultant, Benefit
