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EMC Aims to Cut Data Center Power, Cooling Costs
EMC on Dec. 6 introduced two new products to help customers create energy-efficient data centers.
EMC Energy Efficiency Services is a set of assessment and...
What Yahoo’s Reorg Means for Google
Yahoo's reorganization is nothing but good news for Google, right?Wrong. While Google holds a comfortable lead in both search and advertising, the search giant...
Adobe Updates Reader, Launches Web Conferencing Software
Adobe Systems on Dec. 6 announced two new software products that it says will help businesses exchange and communicate information in real time: Adobe...
Readers Respond: Red Hat Rejects Patent Agreement with Microsoft
On Nov. 15, eWEEK Senior Editor Peter Galli posted a blog on Microsoft Watch about Red Hats rejection of Microsofts patent protection overtures. Following...
Whirlpool Soothes Highs and Lows
Whirlpool, a $13 billion global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, credits its success in the industry to innovation, a focus on customer...
Google Extends Free Checkout Promotion, Pressures PayPal
Google announced yesterday that it is extending its free transaction promotion for a full year, until the end of 2007.And while everybody should know...
Forecast: HHS to Spend $5 Billion on Technology in 2007
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will probably spend more than $5 billion on 670 technology initiatives in 2007, according to forecasts...
EAC Unit Recommends E-Voting Software Independence
WASHINGTON—The Technical Guidelines Development Committee, a committee appointed by the Election Assistance Commission to study security issues involving electronic voting, voted on Dec. 5...
Digital Mammography Brings Cancer Screening to Remote Reservations
A truck equipped with mammography equipment has been delivering care to Native American women in North Dakota and South Dakota, connecting patients with clinicians...
Desperately Seeking a Vision for Crap Storage
In a recent interview, Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins offered a reality check on the state of the computing today and the storage market....