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IBM Rolls Out Lotus Notes for Mac OS X
IBMs Lotus Software division is taking a bigger bite of Apples Mac OS X.
The Armonk, N.Y. company on Dec. 28 formally rolled out the...
HDD Storage Expert Receives IEEE Award
The IEEE, the worlds largest professional association for the advancement of technology, named Mason L. Williams on Dec. 27 as the recipient of its...
Robots: Surgeons Little Helpers
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unveiled a snakelike robot that might, one day, slither in patients throats to make incisions and tie off sutures....
VMware Unleashes Fusion Beta for the Mac
VMware, a virtualization software maker, has released the beta version of its desktop product, which will allow Microsofts Windows operating system to run on...
Level 3 Communications to Buy SAVVIS CDN Division
Level 3 Communications has announced plans to purchase the Content Delivery Network services business of SAVVIS for $135 million in cash, a move meant...
VOIP Use in U.S. Households Is on the Rise
In-Stat, a technology research company, released a report on Dec. 20 that noted an increase in voice-over-IP use in U.S. households.
The Scottsdale, Ariz., companys...
Amazon Learns the Old-Fashioned Truth About E-Commerce
Amazon.com the week of Dec. 25 announced sales figures that make the 2006 holiday season its best thus far, including one day (Dec. 11,...
Swelling Installed Base Brings Challenges to Microsoft
As Microsoft heads into 2007, the company faces a number of ongoing threats and challenges, most notably getting its large installed base to upgrade...
Report: Spamming Soared in 2006
A report on spam by e-mail security firm Commtouch Software dubs 2006 the "Year of the Zombies."
The study found that "zombies," the name given...
Survey: 40 Percent of Employers to Hire in 2007
Nearly one in 10 employers will hire more than of 500 new employees in 2007, according to a survey released by Chicago-based CareerBuilder.com on...