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Everex Readies gOS Linux-Powered Laptop for Release
As expected, Everex, a U.S.-based computer OEM, has announced that it will be releasing its gOS 2.0 Linux-powered laptop, the CloudBook Ultra-Mobile PC, to...
Microsoft: Fast on the Draw
Offering $1.2 billion, a 42 percent premium over Fast's trading price is a princely sum even for the coffers of a company such as...
Wireless Devices Becoming an IT Burden
As wireless technologies have enabled more workers to telecommute and companies to employ a distributed work force, the support of wireless devices has increasingly...
Rhode Island School Pilots GPS, RFID on Busses
When Brittan Elementary School District in Sutter, California quietly kicked off a pilot program in 2005 that required its students to wear an identification...
CodeGear: A Year After the Borland Spinout
Jim Douglas, CEO of CodeGear, says the tool maker is picking up steam. According to Douglas, the company is poised to capitalize on opportunities...
San Francisco Data Center Turns In Big Power Savings
We write a lot about ways to save electrical power in the data center and help the environment, but it's always nice to see...
Intel’s Otellini Talks of the Personal Internet
LAS VEGAS—The Internet is about to become more personal and interactive, and Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that his company is beginning to overcome...
Feds Bust Internet Gambling Ring
The government continued its crackdown on Internet gambling Jan. 7 with the indictments of 12 people for operating a Costa Rica-based wagering Web site...
Old-School SUSE Executives Take Over Open-Xchange
Open-Xchange, a German open-source groupware company with long ties to SUSE Linux, is changing its top management team.
Rafael Laguna, who played a major role...
It’s Getting Easier to Be Green
One of the hottest attractions at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas isn't a product but rather a color.Green.A multitude of...