Obama names Copps as acting FCC chief President Barack Obama has appointed Commissioner Michael Copps as acting chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, filling the seat emptied by former Chairman Kevin Martin's departure on Tuesday. White House confirms: ObamaBerry is a go In today's just-concluded press briefing, the White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will have the use of a security-enhanced BlackBerry. Google Q4 earnings plummet, revenue up 18% Google's profit took a dive in the fourth quarter, which ended Dec. 31, while revenue grew almost 20 percent, the company announced Thursday. Anonymous postings give clues to where Microsoft is cutting jobs Microsoft is laying off employees in the divisions that make its Zune music player , Microsoft Office software, and Live Search site, but not in the group preparing its Windows 7 operating system. Plus: Besides Windows, other trouble spots at Microsoft Virtual desktops getting security boost Businesses looking for safer virtual desktops can cut the risk of attacks if they run their virtual-machine hypervisors directly on computer hardware, eliminating reliance on separate operating systems that can be ... Symbian malware takes money from phone Hackers have discovered a new way to steal your money: texting it out of your phone. How to cut IT costs without hemorrhaging With no fat left to trim, how can IT managers keep cutting costs without damaging core services? Many industry professionals say implementing processes around IT cost management or deploying chargeback technologies can provide the insight that IT and business teams need to better understand how to spend what's left of budgets. Plus: What not to cut from IT budgets: Staff Sprint offers low-cost enterprise wireless plans Sprint is now offering businesses low-cost wireless plans through its Direct Connect push-to-talk service. House panel moves forward with broadband stimulus A U.S. House of Representatives committee took the first step toward including more than $37 billion of technology-related spending in a massive economic stimulus bill by approving a new program aimed at bringing ... Sour Apple: Tim Cook warns iPhone rivals "don't rip off" our patents Apple's COO Tim Cook issued a veiled warning to the company's iPhone rivals this week, especially Palm with its well-recieved but not-yet-released Palm Pre smartphone. Brad Reese on Cisco: Nortel chief flying in corporate jet as company files for bankruptcy protection Yours truly was totally shocked to learn that Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski was still using a private jet, especially six days after Nortel filed for bankruptcy protection. Today on Layer 8: From fighting toxic chemicals to fixing cyber nfrastructure: The government’s top 10 trials and tribulations Watchdogs at the Government Accounting Office periodically assess the Fed’s most high-risk areas or areas that are prone to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement that can directly impact all of us. On the GAO hit list which was sent to the 111th Congress this week are all manner of issues from repairing the nation’s cyber infrastructure and keeping taxpayer information private to how to effectively move the IRS and financial regulatory systems into the future. Today on Cisco Subnet Military vets given incentive to try for Cisco certifications; Cisco Networkers Barcelona is next week; GSM hacking - the next big thing. Latest Podcasts: Obama: Yes He Can have a BlackBerry (44:22) Heartland hit by massive data breach (11:15) Idiots guide to the perfect resume, rattoo removal and other job search skills (63:40) January giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet Up for grabs: Two Cisco training courses from Skyline-ATS worth up to $6,990, a Microsoft training course from New Horizons worth up to $2,500, 15 copies each of the hot book titles Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration, IPv6 Security and Chained Exploits: Advanced Hacking Attacks. Get all the entry details here. |
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