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Firefox achieves 10 percent market share
News Open source browser hits a new high, but uptake in the UK is lagging.
Tags: Web browsers, Open source
C++ creator upbeat on its future
Techguide OXFORD, England--The creator of the C++ programming language claims there has been a backlash against some of the newer programming languages such as Java and C#, with developers moving back to using C++.
Net tax panel punts
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eBay ex-CEO to make Calif. gubernatorial bid official
News Former CEO of eBay is expected to officially declare her candidacy for governor of California on Tuesday.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, eBay Inc., Republican, Governor, Internet, Sen.
Yahoo redesigns data center, ditches carbon offsets
News A new data center in Lockport, N.Y., is part of a strategy that Yahoo believes will allow it to end carbon offset purchases to reach carbon-neutral status.
Tags: Green IT, David Filo, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, Server, New York, co-founder, strategy, data center, leadership
Symantec CEO is top US commerce secretary candidate
News Reuters reports that John Thompson is being considered as the Obama administration's secretary of commerce.
Tags: Security, Politics, IBM Corp., Governor, Commerce Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce, Symantec Corp., CEO, BusinessWeek, New Mexico
New national cyber adviser to report to Obama
News Obama administration releases homeland security agenda that includes plans to create a national cyber adviser position to report directly to the U.S. president.
Tags: Defense/military, Federal Government, State Government, Network infrastructure, IT training, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Arizona, Governor, State Government
Australian financial sector says no problem
News Australia's financial system appears to have successfully made it through the Y2K transition.
Red Hat opens office in China
News Red Hat on Thursday announced the opening of its first office in China.
Tags: Open source
Indiana nixes India offshore deal
News Citing the need to protect local businesses, the U.S. state of Indiana terminated a software contract it had awarded to an Indian company--a move indicative of growing opposition to offshore outsourcing.
Sun takes on Passport--with hardware
News Sun Microsystems is stepping up its effort to consign Microsoft's Passport to oblivion by bringing something the software giant lacks to the network-authentication battle: hardware.
The myth of electronic privacy
Blogs I had been reading with amusement the tumultuous sex scandal that recently brought down New York Governor Eliot Spitzer ...
IBM keeps mainframe flame burning
News The z990 system, code-named T-Rex, spearheads Big Blue's effort to insure that its mainframes--under fierce competition from Unix and Windows servers--aren't doomed to extinction.
Political cybersquatting scores a win
News A dispute-resolution panel refuses to hand Web addresses to a politician, saying it will no longer rule on such cases unless a personal name is being commercially exploited.
Linux services growing on the double
News As open-source software catches on in Europe, so does the need for support--and companies are willing to pay.
