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Siemens Reinvents the Car Brake

FRANKFURT, Germany—If your car uses fuel injectors—as most modern vehicles do—you are already driving "by wire." Instead of using mechanical pressure to control a...

U.S. Appeals Court Tosses Bar-Code Patent Case

A U.S. Court of Appeals panel this week issued a ruling in a long-running patent infringement lawsuit that threatened retailers using bar-code readers. The...

Salesforce.com Dreams On About eBay-Scale Success

With the introduction of its AppExchange application-sharing platform, Salesforce.com contends it has a chance to become the eBay of hosted software, supporting a community...

Security Patch Watch: Apple Plugs Mac OS X Java Holes

Apple Computer Inc. late Tuesday posted a Java security update for Mac OS X to plug five vulnerabilities that could cause system hijack, security...

Google Posts Blog Search

Google Inc. unveiled Wednesday a beta version of its search engine for Weblogs, more commonly known as blogs. The company, which first jumped into the...

Coding Error Causes Sales Tax Glitch For Wal-Mart Customer

During an annual tax-free shopping holiday in Georgia, a Wal-Mart store mistakenly charged sales tax on an item due to a coding error, according...

German Burger Kings Getting Digital Menus

One of the biggest launches of digital menus is taking place at Burger King locations in Germany, with the technology already in place at...

Major Retailers Learn Barcode Lesson Arizona-Style

Retail IT execs would be wise to triple-check their barcode accuracy before setting up shop in Arizona, after that state started cracking down on...

Storage Digest: News from Apple, NetApp, EqualLogic, ADIC, Evertrust, Emulex, Quest Software

Apple upgrades its Xserve RAID storage system, NetApps SnapManager works with Oracle, Evertrust and Pegasus partner to address compliance regulations, EqualLogic partners with Western...

Software Buyers Have Resources at Hand

I have kids playing fall baseball and softball. I volunteered to keep score, mostly because I read Moneyball over the summer and I became...