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Tech debate: Google Gmail vs. hosted Microsoft Exchange
More and more businesses are looking to hosted email services to reduce costs and ease management, and the choice often comes down to Google's Gmail (the key component of Google Apps) or a hosted version of Microsoft Exchange. Read More


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Time Flies Dept.: Dot-com craze peaked 10 years ago
When the NASDAQ stock index hit its all-time high of 5,133 on March 10, 2000 - having more than doubled in a year -- the now legendary dot-com bubble was already looking like a balloon strapped to the back of a porcupine. Read More

Can open source make the iPhone enterprise-ready?
No one can argue the with the huge success of the iPhone as a personal communication and computing tool. However, some have been quick to point out that the sleek, ubiquitous smartphone is just a personal gadget and not really part of the enterprise computing equation. The open source BIRT project seeks to change that. Read More


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Virtualization and Disaster Recovery
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Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip
Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there. Read More

W3C pulls former Novell CTO for CEO spot
Filling a position left open since 2008, former Novell CTO Jeffrey Jaffe has taken on the role of chief executive officer for the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). Read More


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Energy-Efficient Servers
Most organizations faced with budget challenges put off capital expenditures (capex) and seek alternatives, such as extending server life cycles and extending software licenses. This paper demonstrates that such a buy and hold strategy actually adds costs to the datacenter. Learn more

US softens Internet export rules for Iran, Sudan and Cuba
Looking to facilitate what it calls free speech rights in countries that don't look favorably at such liberties, the US government today said it would ease the regulations around exporting Internet-based applications. Read More

When it comes to online, in seals we trust
Gibbs ponders why we trust and what impact a certification might have then looks at why ControlScan got in trouble with the FTC. Read More

Full body scanners hit Boston's Logan Airport
Video: Full body scanners hit Boston's Logan Airport. Read More



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