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Bowing to legal pressure from Sequoia Voting Systems, New Jersey election officials decided March 18 to pull their request for Princeton University researchers to conduct an independent analysis of Sequoia’s e-voting machines. The request originally came after Union County, N.J., officials reported some of Sequoia’s AVC Advantage machines reported incorrect party vote totals in New […]

IT workers are evenly split between Barack Obama and John McCain as their choice for the next president of the United States, according to a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association and Rasmussen Reports. The survey of IT workers, taken in early March, shows Obama and McCain in a dead heat, with each […]

Bidding in the FCC’s 700MHz auction closed March 18 after the auction raised a record $19.6 billion over 261 bidding rounds. The winners of the spectrum have not been disclosed as yet by the Federal Communications Commission. The results of this single spectrum auction surpass the $19.1 billion combined total raised by the FCC in […]

“Universalis cosmographia secundum Ptholomaei traditionem et Americi Vespucii aliorumque lustrations.” In English, it translates roughly into the $10 million mistake that put America on the map. With the help of hyperspectral imaging, the Library of Congress plans to keep it that way. Thought to be the only surviving copy of a 1507 world map made […]

Two more executives have left troubled Motorola, with Larry R. Raymond replacing treasurer Steve Strobel and Stephen Nolan taking over for Mike Fenger as the head of the company’s mobile devices group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Since Greg Brown took over from Ed Zander as CEO in January, Motorola has brought in new […]

Online advertiser ValueClick was hit with a record $2.9 million fine March 17 for deceptive online advertising and failing to properly secure consumers’ sensitive financial data. The fine is the single largest ever levied for a violation of the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act, according to the Federal Trade Commission. ValueClick neither admitted nor denied the charges […]

Tech sector analysts continue to predict that the country’s deepening financial woes will have little to no effect on the IT industry, pointing to no downturn in IT spending and a continuing, vibrant acquisitions market. “Tech is still maintaining its strength. We’re still seeing lots of deals getting done,” Ward Carter, president of mergers and […]

Motorola joined the 802.11n parade March 11 with the release of WLAN switches to support the company’s vision of an all-wireless enterprise. The 802.11n standard, which is still in draft stages, promises speeds of up to four times faster than those of 802.11a/b/g and works over much longer distances. While the 802.11n standard has not […]

WASHINGTON-Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates praised government technology policy March 13 but warned that lawmakers’ desire for an instant return on long-term investments threatens what he termed “a good job of making the right decisions.” After spending March 12 jousting with members of the U.S. House Science and Technology Committee over contentious tech policies such as […]

WASHINGTON-The United States is at an innovation crossroads that requires Congress to move decisively if America is to remain competitive in the global marketplace, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said March 12. Testifying before the House Committee on Science and Technology, Gates urged lawmakers to increase the number of H-1B visas, to invest heavily in education […]

Bill Gates makes one of his periodic Washington appearances this week to stump for his favorite Capitol Hill subjects: more H1-B visas, more public-private partnerships and more federal spending on math, science and technology. The Microsoft chairman’s two-day trip includes testifying before the U.S. House and Technology Committee March 12 and keynoting a sold out […]

Rumors are floating around Florida that the state could resort to Internet voting as part of a makeover primary election. Under the plan, Florida Democrats could cast votes by mail, the telephone or over the Internet. Florida held a primary Jan. 19 but the DNC (Democratic National Committee) refuses to recognize the results because the […]