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Friday, March 5, 2010
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Computer Industry

"The Future of Java Revisited: What does the future hold for Java in light of Oracle's acquisition of it?" Dr. Dobb's 10:07 AM
"Oracle Outlook Boosted by Sun Acquisition: Caris & Co. raised estimates on the software giant." Barron's 3:58 PM
"Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat: Says no plan to change China strategy despite Google spat" Reuters 9:59 AM
"Microsoft Predicts Tame Patch Tuesday for March" PCWorld 11:59 AM
"Patch Tuesday will leave F1 hole unpatched" The Register 2:46 PM
"Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts" Computerworld 10:30 AM
"Microsoft's EU Browser Choice Screen Faces Commission Petition" eWeek 10:53 AM
"'Forgotten Six' highlight Microsoft Browser Ballot flaw" ZDNet Blogs 3:10 PM
"Microsoft Kills Windows Essential Business Server; Underscores Focus on Cloud" PC Magazine 11:50 AM
"Microsoft discontinuing midmarket server" CNET News 4:03 PM
"Voice: It's The New UI/Windows 7 does speech recognition one better." InformationWeek 11:23 PM
"New Windows Phones won't run current apps: New Windows Phone 7 won't run current Windows Mobile applications" Associated Press 9:58 AM
"Windows Phone 7 Will Not Run Current Windows Mobile Apps" eWeek 10:54 AM
"Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': exclusive pictures and details (update: video!)" Engadget 2:37 PM
"Microsoft 'Pink' Phone Photos and Details Leaked" PCWorld 11:58 AM
"Verizon Said to Offer Microsoft Phones in May or June" Bloomberg 10:19 AM
"Microsoft to sell phones on Verizon by summer: source" Reuters 10:05 AM
"Making H-P too big to fail" MarketWatch 3:25 PM
"HP Cuts Reported Profit on Additional BSkyB Legal Costs" IDG News Service [Free Registration Required] 8:13 PM
"HP trims 1Q net income because of lawsuit ruling" Associated Press 8:04 PM
"HP faces strike over redundancy threat to former EDS workers: Union claims 2,500 threatened with compulsory redundancy" Computerworld UK 12:04 PM
"BSkyB case 'yesterday's chip paper', says HP-EDS UK boss: More controls and scrutiny in place now than in 'crackers' 2000, states Wilson" CIO UK 12:03 PM
"HP pushes converged IT for all: Flat-pack kit with packaged services bolted on" Channel Register 2:45 PM
"IBM: Reinventing the Wheel at the Speed of Light" The Motley Fool 3:51 PM
"IBM banks on China's smart-grid efforts" CNET News 10:02 AM
"Dell and Fujitsu roll out zero-client devices" ZDNet UK 3:15 PM
"Intel Atom Platform Targets SMBs: LaCie, LG Electronics, QNAP, Synology, and Thecus plan to use the technology in their storage products, the chip maker said." InformationWeek 10:06 AM
"Global CIO Quick Take: Cisco TelePresence Shaping Next-Gen Hotels/TelePresence suites help Starwood Hotels innovate today and be relevant to the tech-immersed business travelers of tomorrow." InformationWeek 11:23 PM
"Virtualization 2010: How virtualization is seeping into every aspect of our lives." Forbes 11:02 AM
"Taiwan Quake Shuts Down Some LCD Suppliers" PC Magazine 11:47 AM
"Taiwan earthquake may send LCD, chip prices higher" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Chip market to see 'modest' 2010 recovery, says iSuppli" EE Times 10:43 AM
"2010 chip revs to top pre-recession levels—iSuppli" Reuters 3:51 PM
"Gartner says world will buy 10.5m tablets in 2010" The Register 2:43 PM

General Interest

"MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate" CNET News 11:19 PM
"Yahoo Loses Exclusive T-Mobile USA Search Deal To Google" paidContent 4:28 PM
"Geeks and Fashion Make Strange Bedfellows" Wired 3:06 PM
"Fujitsu Executive Claims He Was Forced Out" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:54 PM
"Nvidia pulls malfunctioning WHQL drivers" TG Daily 2:37 PM
"Gamers send out 8-bit wedding invitation" TG Daily 2:36 PM
"Internet hit by wave of ransom malware" Techworld 2:33 PM
"Adobe, Microsoft Debate Spar Over Flash, Silverlight, HTML5: Adobe and Microsoft execs debate the merits of Flash and Silverlight, the looming threat of HTML5, and the battle for mobile dominance in our weekly Fritz & David Show Podcast." InformationWeek 4:12 PM
"Adobe courts Android developers for Photoshop.com Mobile" ZDNet Blogs 3:11 PM
"Adobe releases Photoshop.com Mobile editor for Android developers" MobileCrunch 2:29 PM
"GoldSpot Delivers Mobile Ads While You Sleep" GigaOM Network 12:24 PM
"Social tensions at Siemens, ST-Ericsson, Wipro-NewLogic France" EE Times 12:21 PM
"Samsung Prices Blu-ray Notebooks to Move" PC Magazine 11:48 AM
"The InfoWorld news quiz: March 5, 2010" InfoWorld 11:16 AM
"Tech time travel with Popular Science archives" Houston Chronicle 11:07 AM
"'Green' Carrier ATandT Announces New Packaging Requirements" eWeek 10:53 AM
"Severe vulnerability found in RSA encryption" TG Daily 2:36 PM
"RSA 1024-bit private key encryption cracked" Network World 2:33 PM
"RSA: Cutting Through the Cloud Security Talk" eWeek 10:53 AM
"Magnetic Solder to Wire 3-D Chips: The lead-free material may make it easier and cheaper to make 'stacked' chips with more computing power." Technology Review 2:31 PM
"Researchers Chase 3D Without the Glasses" IDG News Service 11:59 AM
"HDMI tunes into 3D TV broadcasts" Register Hardware 2:45 PM
"New version of HDMI spec adds 3-D formats" EE Times 10:44 AM
"Taiwan Earthquake Damages Undersea Internet Cables" IDG News Service 12:00 PM
"TSMC, UMC wafer production in southern Taiwan affected by quake" DigiTimes 10:39 AM
"Rapportive Makes Gmail More Useful" GigaOM Network 12:24 PM
"Chrome bug kills offline Gmail" Download 4:02 PM
"Google pumps out Chrome build which knows where you are" The Register 2:45 PM
"Google Wave Eyes Network Effect with E-Mail Notifications" eWeek 10:54 AM
"Beijing Says It's Working With Google To Resolve Dispute" Reuters 3:04 PM
"Android largely unharmed in Google-China row" IDG News Service 10:29 AM
"Silicon Valley Rules Oscars as Hollywood Looks North" Bloomberg 10:18 AM
"GPS Mishaps: When Trust in Tech Leads to Trouble: Drivers End Up on Railroad Tracks, Stranded in Snow After Following GPS Directions" ABCNews 10:14 AM
"Browser makers demand screen time: Makers of small web browsers want their programs to be given more prominence on Microsoft's browser choice screen." BBC 10:16 AM
"Minor browsers seek more prominence in Europe" CNET News 10:02 AM

Press Releases

"HP Revises First Quarter Earnings Following Developments in Legacy EDS Litigation Matter" Business Wire 3:54 PM

Microsoft

"A closer look at Windows Phone 7 Series" CNET News 8:07 PM
"More details leak on Microsoft's 'Courier'" CNET News 4:03 PM
"Office 2010 nearly ready; upgrade offer launched" CNET News 4:03 PM
"Spamhaus: Microsoft's botnet cull had little effect/Microsoft's takedown of the Waledac botnet has not been effective, according to some security researchers." ZDNet UK 3:15 PM
"FT shock discovery: EU Google probe has MS link" The Register 2:44 PM
"Microsoft sends flowers to IE6 funeral" The Register 2:43 PM
"Xbox Live changes policy on referencing gender, race" CNET News 4:02 PM
"It's Okay to Be Gay on Xbox Live" Wired 3:04 PM
"Microsoft: Sexual orientation now allowed on Xbox Live" TG Daily 2:37 PM
"Microsoft puts its stamp on cross-platform link to ALM server: Visual Studio Team Explorer 2010, based on Teamprise technology acquired from SourceGear, enables TFS to serve as an ALM server for multiple platforms" InfoWorld 11:16 AM
"Why I like Windows Phone 7 (so far): A brief hands-on encounter makes me more hopeful that Microsoft is bringing real, useful innovation to the me-too mobile market" InfoWorld 11:16 AM

Government/Law/Politics

"New Massachusetts Data Privacy Law Adds Incentive For Strong Database Security: Massachusetts Data Privacy Law went into effect on March 1, focuses on prevention" DarkReading 8:16 PM
"GSA Preps $35 Billion Networking Contract: The General Services Administration's contract vehicle will be awarded for government agencies' telecom needs." InformationWeek 4:10 PM
"EU to Hold Meeting on Radio Spectrum Future" IDG News Service [Free Registration Required] 4:07 PM
"Rescuecom drops trademark suit against Google" CNET News 4:02 PM
"ICO pushes business case for protecting privacy: The Information Commissioner's Office is urging organisations to put a financial value on protecting personal information." Kable 3:16 PM
"UK next-gen broadband gets funding body: Two major upgrades to the UK's broadband infrastructure have moved closer with the creation of an organisation which will allocate funding for the work." ZDNet UK 3:15 PM
"Law firms investigated over copyright cash demands: The UK's legal industry regulator is investigating two law firms over the sending of payment-demanding letters to people accused of unlawful file-sharing." ZDNet UK 3:15 PM
"European Commission urged to close digital divide: EC cannot rely on markets alone, says Committee of the Regions" V3 2:52 PM
"Photographers rue Mandy's copyright landgrab" The Register 2:46 PM
"Copycat China Google hacks are on pace to double this year: Massive scale of attacks point to Chinese government, says F-Secure" Network World 2:34 PM
"Six years later, SCO-Novell lawsuit finally going to trial" Salt Lake Tribune 12:23 PM
"Homeland Security seeks to thwart cyber-attacks" San Francisco Chronicle 12:22 PM
"FCC to propose reforming Universal Service Fund" Associated Press [Free Registration Required] 12:00 PM
"Tories move to stall new IT contracts: Sir Gus O'Donnell, the Cabinet secretary, has been urged by the Conservatives to ensure that no big IT contracts are signed in the run-up to the general election." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:00 AM
"FBI director warns of growing cyber threat: Foreign governments, terrorists pose threat by seeking to use the Internet for espionage, says Robert Mueller" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 11:07 AM
"FBI Director Promises Privacy, Information About Attacks To Breach Victim Organizations: Robert Mueller tells attendees FBI 'cannot act' if businesses don't report cyberattacks" DarkReading 10:08 AM

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"Practical Analysis: Are You Neglecting Your WAN? Web apps and consolidated data centers are adding pressure, and video will bring even more. It could be time to explore new options." InformationWeek 11:22 PM
"Natural Computing: A design principle for kick-ass problems on the frontiers of the possible" Dr. Dobb's 4:11 PM
"Software Patching Too Much Trouble For Most: Automated software patching, common among enterprises, is making its way onto consumer PCs." InformationWeek 4:11 PM
"Can A Little Gray Box Virtualize The Desktop?" InformationWeek 4:10 PM
"The home client is about simplicity" CNET News 4:03 PM
"Boomers Continue to Fuel High-Tech" CNBC 3:59 PM
"Map Shows Large Gains in Tech Sector" Seeking Alpha 3:53 PM
"Smartphones have changed the way we travel" USA Today 2:52 PM
"10 Years of the PS2: The System's Most Underappreciated Games" [Slideshow] Techland 2:47 PM
"Hunting Mobile Threats in Memory: New software aims to expose mobile malware by monitoring a device's memory usage." Technology Review 2:31 PM
"RSA Conference 2010 and Security B-Sides Recap" CSO 12:05 PM
"Humans 93% predictable: research/It is possible to determine where you are 93 per cent of the time, according to research." Computerworld Australia 12:04 PM
"Up to 90% of UK companies may not comply with PCI standards" Computerworld UK 12:03 PM
"TiVo's Patent Win: What It Means For You" PCWorld 11:58 AM
"Study Says Typical Users Hit With Hundreds of Vulnerabilities Per Year" PC Magazine Blogs 11:50 AM
"Eight Great Under-$200 Digital Cameras: With PMA behind us, scores of new digital cameras will hit store shelves in the coming months, but now is the time to scoop up a deal on a top-rated camera you can get today." PC Magazine 11:47 AM
"ClipSync and the wisdom of the peanut gallery" Los Angeles Times [Free Registration Required] 11:22 AM
"Why businesses still hate enterprise software: Forrester survey shows the 5 top reasons why your big-bucks apps are so unloved" CIO 11:17 AM
"7 Android devices that aren't phones" [Slideshow] Network World 11:15 AM
"Is Ubuntu ready to run your business servers? Despite its desktop-oriented reputation, Ubuntu is making serious inroads as a business server that can compete with Red Hat" InfoWorld 11:15 AM
"What's Slowing Down Verizon's LTE Speeds?" GigaOM 11:13 AM
"When copyright walked the plank: Adrian Jones sheds light on today's piracy battles by exploring those of the past" The Globe and Mail [Free Registration Required] 11:06 AM
"10 Essentials for Your Own Business Cloud" Smarter Technology 10:55 AM
"IT Infrastructure: 10 Desktop PC Brands You Won't See at Wal-Mart" [Slideshow] eWeek 10:53 AM
"Does your laptop's Wi-Fi really make it more vulnerable to thieves? Experts debunk most of security firm's claims, but say there are risks -- and solutions" Computerworld 10:29 AM
"Is chasing cybercrooks worth it?" CNN 10:27 AM
"Global CIO: In Age Of Google Hack, Verdasys Redefining Cybersecurity" TechWeb News 10:07 AM
"How Google became the indispensable frenemy" Sydney Morning Herald 12:28 PM
"Google Should Take Its Broadband to Failing Cities" PCWorld 12:04 PM
"Business Benefits of Google Disaster Recovery" PCWorld 11:57 AM
"Buzz backfire: How Google pushed me to Facebook" CNET News 10:02 AM
"Global Smartphone App Market Could Reach $15 Billion by 2013" Seeking Alpha 9:59 AM
"Data storage rebound continues in 4th qtr - IDC: Sales dip 0.7 percent to $5.3 bln" Reuters 9:57 AM
"Broadband Plan Winners And Losers: Analysts are already identifying companies that will benefit--or not--from the FCC's upcoming multibillion-dollar plan." Forbes 9:55 AM
"The next tech goldmine: Medical records" Fortune Small Business 9:39 AM

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"Burbn Funded for HTML 5 Version of Foursquare" GigaOM 8:14 PM
"Google's Acquisition Binge: Why It Bought Picnik" Time 2:48 PM
"Google buys DocVerse in latest shot at Microsoft" Associated Press 3:58 PM
"Google takes aim at Microsoft with DocVerse acquisition" Reuters [Free Registration Required] 2:59 PM
"Google Agrees to Buy DocVerse for $25 Million" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 2:55 PM
"Google Acquires Docverse To Further Office Arms Race" TechCrunch 2:29 PM
"Emis prepares for float: Emis, the healthcare software provider, will on Friday stage the opening road show in Leeds in preparation for a £200m ($301m) flotation on Aim later this month." Financial Times [Paid Membership Required] 11:01 AM
"UMC to step up hiring for 12-inch fab expansion" DigiTimes 10:39 AM
"Crowdstar Launches Rapid Expansion to Gain Ground in Facebook Games" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 10:04 AM
"Local broadband provider RCN to be bought by private firm" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 2:59 PM
"Hub private equity firm agrees to buy RCN" Boston Globe [Free Registration Required] 10:20 AM
"RCN to Be Acquired by Abry Partners for $1.2 Billion" Bloomberg 10:18 AM
"Private-Equity Firm to Buy RCN for $531 Million" WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 9:45 AM

Tech Stocks

"The Ups and Downs of 10 Years of Tech Investing: Stacey Delo talks to Internet Fund Manager Ryan Jacob about the ups and downs of tech fund investing since 2000. Today, he says, many Net companies are profitable and it's easier to measure their potential, but it's still a risky business." [Video Report] MarketWatch 3:26 PM
"Tech stocks follow Apple's rise to close with gains" MarketWatch 4:13 PM
"U.S. stocks rally as jobs data lifting sentiment: Benchmarks post second week of gains; Dow has best day since mid-Feb." MarketWatch 7:56 PM
"US Stocks Climb As Jobs Report Boosts Sentiment; DJIA Up 89" MarketWatch 9:50 AM
"Nasdaq at 18-month high: Stocks rallied Friday, with the Nasdaq ending at an 18-month high, after a government report showed employers cut fewer positions last month than had been expected, in the latest sign that the pace of job cuts is slowing." CNNMoney 4:13 PM
"Bears Call in Sick on Jobs Day: Dow Jumps 122/Wall Street capped off a big week of gains with a triple-digit rally on Friday as the bulls cheered a better-than-expected monthly jobs report by pushing the Dow to a fresh six-week high and the S&P 500 to a six-day win streak." FOXBusiness 3:20 PM
"Stocks Climb, Treasuries Decline, Dollar Retreats on Jobs Data" Bloomberg 3:20 PM
"Dow Gains 122 on a Half-Full Unemployment Report" TheStreet 7:56 PM
"Jobs Report Boosts Dow 122.06 Points: Signs of slowing job losses sparked the best one-day gain in stocks in more than two weeks, as investors bet more aggressively on an economic recovery." WSJ.com [Paid Membership Required] 7:59 PM
"Stocks set for rally at open: U.S. stocks were poised for early gains Friday, as investors reacted to the government's better-than-expected employment report." CNNMoney 9:32 AM
"Tokyo stocks lead Asia on hopes of monetary easing: Japanese shares paced gains for Asian markets Friday as hopes that the Bank of Japan would ease its monetary policy further powered shares across sectors." MarketWatch 9:50 AM
"Europe Markets: European shares advance after U.S. jobs report/European shares jumped Friday to stretch a winning run to six sessions after a report painted a much better-than-expected picture of the U.S. jobs market." MarketWatch 3:21 PM

SectorWatch

BioTech

Broadcasting and Cable

CAD/CAM

Chips

Communication

Communications Equipment

Communications Services

Computers

Computer Services

Consultants and Integrators

Productivity Software

Telecommunication-Cellular

Telecom Equipment

Wireless

Wireless Communications

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Associated Press (Checked 11:15 PM; no changes since 8:00 PM CST)

"FCC to propose reforming Universal Service Fund"
"Waste watchers? UK group fears trash bin spies"
"AP IMPACT: Toyota secretive on 'black box' data"
"New Windows phones won't run current apps"
"US Apple iPad launch slightly delayed to April 3"
"HP trims 1Q net income because of lawsuit ruling"
"Airport body scanners spreading across US"

CNET News (Updated 11:20 PM CST)

"MIT Media Lab Complex ready to illuminate"
"Conan uses Twitter to change one woman's life"
"Slacker adds stations curated by artists, experts"
"Vlingo 2.0 for iPhone: E-mail, SMS dictation now cost"
"First shots we've spotted of an iPad game"
"A closer look at Windows Phone 7 Series"
"Reporters' Roundtable podcast: The soul of Microsoft"
"Apple drops price of Mac Developer Program to $99"
"3D printing changing prosthetics forever"
"Xbox Live changes policy on referencing gender, race" ...

New York Times (Checked 11:20 PM; no changes since 8:10 PM CST)

"Making Another Dive Into Evils of the Deep"
"iPad to Arrive in Stores on April 3"
"Former Book Designer Says Good Riddance To Print"
"Flawed Security Exposes Vital Software to Hackers"
"Private Equity Firm Acquires Broadband Provider"
"Tireless Employees Get Their Tribute, Even if It's in Felt and Polyester"
"The Newest Hybrid Model"
"The Fans Are Disappointed, but Is That a Crime?"

Reuters (Checked 11:20 PM; no changes since 4:10 PM CST)

"IPad to hit stores April 3"
"Google takes aim at Microsoft with acquisition"
"2010 chip revenues to top pre-recession levels: iSuppli"
"Microsoft to stay its China course despite Google spat"
"Microsoft to sell phones on Verizon by summer: source"
"EU urged to level playing field for Web browsers"

TechWeb (Updated 11:20 PM CST)

"Global CIO: BP's Extraordinary Transformation Led By CIO Dana Deasy"
"The Communication Strategy Basics"
"Opportunities, Challenges Of UC In Healthcare"
"PPM Gets Your Projects In Line"
"Practical Analysis: Are You Neglecting Your WAN?"
"Voice: It's The New UI"
"CIO Profiles: Patricia Coffee Of Allstate Insurance And The Society For Information Management"
"Global CIO Quick Take: Cisco TelePresence Shaping Next-Gen Hotels"

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