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Singapore gets Microsoft hosted suite
News Country is first in Asia to get Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Suite, already launched in U.S. and Europe, at monthly fee of US$10 per seat.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., network, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Broadband, business productivity, Indonesia
Terrorism hits India's high-tech hub
News news analysis A series of explosions killed at least one and injured many more. But if history is a guide, the attacks will do little to slow the city's development.
Tags: Security, City, India, Outsourcing Company, Om Malik, software, Paris, Bangalore, blog, industry
Campaigners call for Google privacy policy link
News A conglomerate of privacy groups has called for the search giant to link to its privacy policy from its homepage.
Tags: Web services, Web sites, Privacy, Google Inc., Privacy, Privacy Policy, Privacy Information, Advertisement, Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center
IBM's North Carolina smart-grid trial shaves power
News Electricity use drops by an average of 15 percent in a pilot test of a smart-grid system among 100 commercial and business customers.
Tags: Green IT, Verizon Communications Inc., IBM Corp., Conference, Wireless, HVAC, 3G, adjustment, Washington D.C., PC
Appeals court weighs Word injunction
News Microsoft is hoping to overturn a ruling that versions of Word infringe on a patent held by Canada's I4i. It also faces US$200 million in damages and an injunction.
Tags: Business applications, Business Strategies & Functions, Patent, software company, chairman, Washington D.C., spokesman, Microsoft Word, lawyer, XML
Google co-founder pushes for Yahoo ad deal
News Larry Page says an advertising deal between the two companies could be structured so as to keep Yahoo independent without stirring up antitrust issues.
Tags: Antitrust, Internet advertising, Business development/management, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Page, Advertisement, software, text advertisement, Yahoo IM
Texas University launches security tech incubator
News Institute for Cyber Security's incubator at University of Texas at San Antonio to initially help start-ups focused on protecting companies from Web application attacks and threats with using online mashups.
Tags: Security, Start-up, intrusion detection, venture capital, social networking, University of Texas, mashup, security technology, Washington D.C., Texas
China and U.S. lead in Internet attacks
News A new study from Akamai shows that more than 30 percent of all Internet attacks originate from China and the United States.
Tags: Network security, Web sites, Data security, PC security, Security Management, India, Akamai Technologies Inc., Attack, Internet Attack, Mbps
World Bank under cyberattack?
News Up to 40 servers have been penetrated in a series of attacks that have been under investigation by the FBI since last year, says report.
Tags: Security, World Bank Group, World Bank, Graham Cluley, Token, Intrusion, Password, bank, China, U.S.
Patent filings surge in China
News Applications are rising by 20 percent a year in the mainland, a sign of growing concern for intellectual-property rights.
Tags: Patents, Patent, Database, Japan, intellectual property, prior art, China, U.S., strategy, Washington D.C.
UN report: Clean energy booming globally
News Investment in renewable energy grew by 60 percent last year and will reach US$600 billion in 12 years, according to United Nations research.
Tags: Green IT, Clean Technology, Investment, U.N., venture capital, Spain, energy efficiency, bank, America, Adobe PDF
T-Mobile readying Android phone for 3G launch?
News Several blogs speculate T-Mobile will launch its 3G service nationwide in October and will debut an Android phone with the service. T-Mobile remains tight-lipped.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Smart phones, 3G (Third Generation), Google Inc., phone, Dallas, software, 3G, T-Mobile, Google Android
Software makers threaten to sue eBay over counterfeits
News Software body says it is eyeing a lawsuit over counterfeit programs offered for sale. If that does not work, it may ask U.S. Congress to rewrite copyright law.
Tags: Software, Piracy, E-commerce, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., intellectual property, online auction company, strategy, Washington D.C., Software
Will greentech attract lots of green in the new year?
News Folks with money expect the new regime under U.S. president-elect Barack Obama to encourage, perhaps even subsidize, greentech in the United States.
Tags: Green IT, Network infrastructure, Infrastructure/architecture management, Dollar, Money, Wyoming, fossil fuel industry, Greece, venture capital, SolFocus
US mulls antitrust challenge to Google-Yahoo deal
News The U.S. Department of Justice has hired an antitrust litigator to head any legal action over the planned search-ad partnership, according to reports.
Tags: Antitrust, Legal, Search, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, Dow Jones & Company Inc., Yahoo Search
