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Samsung Launches First Ultramobile Tablet PC

SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung Electronics on May 1 launched its Q1 here—not the companys latest quarterly earnings results, but its first ultramobile PC. The device is...

Survey: HIPAA Compliance Drops, Patient Concerns Grow

Fewer hospitals and health care facilities are complying with federal laws to protect patient privacy, and more patients are refusing to sign forms to...

As IT Certifications Devalue, Vendors Up the Ante

A recent research report by Foote Partners, a New Canaan, Conn.-based management consultancy firm, found that noncertified IT skills have been growing in value...

Telecom Layoffs Continue to Decline

Telecommunications sector job cuts fell almost 30 percent in the first four months of 2006, from 37,118 to 26,418, according to data released May...

Homeland Security Audit Flags Critical Linux Bug

An open-source security audit program funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has flagged a critical vulnerability in the X Window System which...

Microsoft, SAP Ramp Up, Rename Mendocino

The courtship between Microsoft and SAP is growing more amorous by the day. The two companies announced May 2 that they will offer almost...

Microsoft-Google Browser War Doubles Down

High-profile employees at Microsoft and Yahoo say rival Googles complaints to authorities about a supposed unfair Microsoft practice is a case of the pot...

Eager IT Leaders Could Swallow Security Industry

With industry experts predicting a wave of consolidation across the security applications sector, the continued efforts of the IT industrys largest players to bake...

Would Another Vista Delay Matter?

If yet another Windows release date falls by the wayside, would anyone care? Thats the question that Microsoft watchers are asking, as Microsoft comes into...

Security Watch: The Fake Internet Lottery Jackpot is… All Your Money!

The Watch Theres another zero-day attack on Internet Explorer. There are conflicting claims about how serious it is, but read about how serious it could...