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Supply Chain Group Goes Global to Combat Terrorism
To combat terrorism—in addition to billions of dollars annually in cargo theft—the 33-year-old National Cargo Security Council rolled out international expansion plans last week...
Linspire, Wal-Mart Partner on Low-Price Linux Laptop
Not too long ago, the sub-$500 computer was a dream, now its a CompUSA commonplace. And now, thanks to a partnership between Wal-Mart and...
Hosted Backup and Restore: Microsofts Next Small-Biz Service?
Slowly but surely, Microsoft is rolling out the hosted services for small-business customers that CEO Steve Ballmer outlined vaguely this summer.
In July, Ballmer sent...
IBM Gains Support for BladeCenter Spec
IBM has signed up more than 110 companies to build technologies to the open specification for its BladeCenter systems.
IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., and chip...
Wi-LAN, Quintum Team on Wireless VOIP
Wi-LAN Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor of fixed wireless broadband services, has tapped media gateway maker Quintum Technologies Inc. as its integration partner for...
Software as a Service Has Its Place
As you might have noticed, I am a proponent of anything that gives customers more control over how they spend their money. For example,...
Verity Teams with Yahoo for Web Search
Verity Inc. has partnered with Yahoo Inc. to deliver Web search results within its enterprise-search platforms and to receive a cut of the revenue...
Siebel to Fortify CRM Wares with Edocs Buyout
Siebel Systems Inc. will be a stronger competitor against both Oracle Corp. and Salesforce.com as a result of its acquisition Friday of online billing...
FCC Certifies UWB Positioning Tags
The Federal Communications Commission has certified the UWB (ultra wide-band) technology of a Denver-based developer of RFID indoor location positioning systems. The FCC certification...
Microsoft Spyware Acquisition Hits Ownership Snag
Microsofts big move into the anti-spyware business has hit an immediate speed bump, with questions swirling around a Florida companys claim that it co-owns...