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A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Google’s Street View application violated the privacy of a Pennsylvania couple by using pictures of their home. Aaron and Christine Boring sued Google in April 2008 for privacy, trespassing, negligence and unjust enrichment after photographs of their home showed up on Street View, a mapping program that […]

Samsung is taking eco-friendly to new extremes at the Mobile World Congress later this month with its “Blue Earth” cell phone, which uses solar energy instead of traditional batteries to power the device. The new device — designed to emulate a flat, rounded pebble — features a solar panel located on the back of the […]

How Technology Sped Minnesota Bridge’s Rebirth Bentley Systems’ 3D PDF can be used by construction teams in the field to understand complex assemblies on structural components. No Title FIGG International used 3D PDF to accurately construct segments of the St. Anthony Falls Bridge in Minneapolis, after it collapsed Aug. 1, 2007. No Title Precise communications […]

A group of Rice University researchers are trying to show that a flaw within Intel’s Pentium processor might actually lead to a major breakthrough in creating more energy-efficient chips in the future. To read more about this discovery and how it may affect chip makers, click here for the full story on PC Magazine.

Paul Russell is the CIO of the town of Enfield, Conn. He and three network operations staff manage the town’s recently converged unified communications network, which services all of Enfield’s K-12 schools and more than 1,200 town employees. Below are the issues topping Russell’s priority list. 1. Build on Our Solid Foundation Last year, the […]

Peter Schroer is the founder, chairman and president of Aras, which provides product lifecycle management solutions. During the past two decades, Schroer has had manufacturing and engineering business roles at IBM, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Data General. Below are the issues topping Schroer’s priority list. 1. Focus IT Projects on High-Value Business Goals In 2008 […]

IBM CIO Mark Hennessy is an IBM lifer who has been in his current position since August 2007. His resume includes executive positions in marketing, corporate strategy, sales, global channel distribution, quality process and customer satisfaction. Below are the issues topping Hennessy’s priority list. 1. Align Business and IT This is foundational and critically important. […]

No 1: Slide Show, The Best and Worst Microsoft Products-June 24, 2008 From the server-side scripting Active Server Pages to perennial stalwarts Windows Server 2003 and Exchange Server, Microsoft has more than a few solid products. On the other hand, there’s Hotmail, Internet Explorer 6, ActiveX and, of course, the very regrettable and forgettable Bob. […]

The IT industry, perhaps more than any other, is reliant on new growth. In the ferocious race to win the title “new”-and to hang on to that title the next day and the next-major and minor events jockey for position and perspective in our collective minds. Staring at any one of them might cause you […]

Yahoo CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang announced his pending resignation as CEO Nov. 17 after facing months of grueling pressure from shareholders, employees and an unsuccessful hostile takeover attempt by Microsoft. Read more here about Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang resigning as Yahoo CEO. In an e-mail to all Yahoo employees, CEO Jerry Yang, who had […]