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Computer Industry

"IBM's Sun Deal Has Bright Prospects" Barron's 7:59 AM
"article imageSun to Offer Public Cloud Computing, an IBM Strategy?" Digital Journal 8:52 PM
"Sun Microsystems may shine in Big Blue sky" Dayton Business Journal 8:08 AM
"Practical Analysis: Cisco And IBM Make A Play For The Data Center/If Cisco thinks it will call the data center shots over HP and IBM, it had better think again." InformationWeek 8:16 AM
"Cisco's Giving A Welcome Jolt To The Data Center: Even if its unified computing products don't take off, it will push the market where it needs to go." InformationWeek 8:15 AM
"Microsoft will be big for document management – Dr Paul Duller" Digital Energy Journal 8:53 PM
"Microsoft Internet Explorer Still Beats Rival Browsers" InfoWorld 9:13 AM
"Is IE8 A Rising Star, Or Just Maintaining Altitude?" InformationWeek 8:50 PM
"From Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 to Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers Tighten Security" eWeek 8:53 PM
"Steve Ballmer's take on Apple? Just a $500 logo" Computerworld 8:50 PM
"Palm, AMD, Quantum: Smaller rivals of big Silicon Valley tech names just hanging on" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:56 PM
"What Google should learn from Apple" CNET News 8:49 PM
"Google's Larry Page Wants to Live Large and Green" earth2tech 8:15 AM
"Will Google Chrome supplant Firefox as the power user's browser of choice?" CrunchGear 8:53 PM
"Power grid is found susceptible to cyberattack" IDG News Service 3:18 PM
"IBM-Sun Rivalry May Finally Reach An Accord: One of the main reasons IBM is willing to pay a premium for Sun is that Sun owns Java, and Java IP is worth billions in future revenue to IBM." InformationWeek 3/20
"Antitrust Scrutiny Ahead for an IBM, Sun Deal? Observers weigh in on the prospects for IBM's dominance in hardware." Reuters 3/20
"IBM Lawyers Scour Sun's Documents" WSJ.com 3/20
"IBM said to be poring over Sun's contracts" InfoWorld 3/20
"IBM doing due diligence on Sun Microsystems" San Jose Mercury News 3/20
"IBM talks with Sun Micro not just about servers" Reuters 3/20
"IBM to Run New Lloyd's Exchange" Insurance Tech 3/20
"Ballmer Still Carries a Torch for Yahoo: Also says as many as 20 small deals could be ahead this year for the software giant." Reuters 3/20
"Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft's Cloud-y Future" New York Times 3/20
"Ballmer Says Microsoft Can Experiment in Web Search" Bloomberg 3/20
"PC buyers fail to prove MS deceived in Vista 'Capable' suit: Motion for partial summary judgment denied" Channel Register 3/20
"TomTom countersues Microsoft: Both firms are looking for compensation for alleged patent infringements" vnunet 3/20
"TomTom Slaps Microsoft With Countersuit" Reuters 3/20
"Microsoft + Facebook + Netbook = Getting Ahead of the Curve" Seeking Alpha 3/20
"Buxton: Microsoft starting to get design" CNET News 3/20
"Explorer 8: Bugs, Crashes, Glitches, Oh My! Microsoft's new browser is causing big problems for some computer users." InformationWeek 3/20
"Microsoft promises IE web-standards love" The Register 3/20
"Azure Outage Caused by System Update Problem" InternetNews 3/20
"Carriers Reject Dell's First Attempts At Making A Cellphone For Being 'Dell-Like'" mocoNews.net 3/20
"Dell: Dude, What Did You Do With Your Cell Phone?" Barron's 3/20
"Dell confirms more jobs cuts in EMEA: The Axeman cometh to Bracknell" Channel Register 3/20
"Promising Stocks in the Bargain Bin: Dell" The Motley Fool 3/20
"Intel Chip Vulnerability Could Lead to Stealthy Rootkits: Security researchers have turned the spotlight on an Intel chip vulnerability that could allow hackers unauthorized access to system management mode code." eWeek 3/20
"Intel Atom processors hit 2.0GHz" ZDNet Blogs 3/20
"Next Opponent for Cisco: Apple?" WSJ.com 3/20
"Is Cisco really going to take on Apple? Not quite." ZDNet Blogs 3/20
"A Tiny Camcorder Has a Big Payday" New York Times 3/20
"The Prophecy for Oracle Is Growth" TheStreet 3/20
"Browser war centers on once-obscure JavaScript" CNET News 3/20
"Telecoms: Don't Tie Stimulus Funds To Internet Speeds/Internet speeds should be set by the market, say telecom firms. Public interest groups say this is one reason why the U.S. is behind many other countries in broadband speeds." Reuters 3/20
"Chip Book-to-Bill Ratio: All-Time Low" TheStreet 3/20
"Tech Companies Need a Cash Plan" WSJ.com 3/20
"Sun Micro Seen As First Salvo In Tech Battle: Quite a few technology companies could lose their independence in the next year or so as the battle among industry giants heats up." Reuters 3/20
"Multicore chips pose next big challenge for industry" InfoWorld 3/20

General Interest

"O'Brien: Three ways Yahoo could become great again" San Jose Mercury News [Free Registration Required] 8:49 PM
"For Palm, Some Tough Acts to Follow" New York Times [Free Registration Required] 8:09 PM
"Wii Game Hits Sales Record" GamePro 9:13 AM
"Game publishers pissed at Sony over PSN 'bandwidth fee'" Destructoir 3/20
"Researchers demo keystroke-sniffing via laser" ZDNet UK 3/20
"Tai Chi Scooter One-Ups The Segway" Wired Blogs 3/20
"You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz" InfoWorld 3/20
"Open-Xchange to Launch Open Data Cloud: New open source effort starts with an eye on semantic metadata by using microformats to tag the data." InternetNews 3/20
"Greening Snail Mail: Earth Class Mail can shred, recycle or digitally archive your mail." Forbes 3/20
"Qualcomm Upbeat on Smartphone Market" Reuters 3/20
"Flaw makes Twitter vulnerable to serious viral attack" The Register 3/20
"Researchers make wormy Twitter attack: The hack is similar to a clickjacking attack on Twitter last month" IDG News Service 3/20
"A search is launched for Conficker's first victim: University of Michigan researchers want to figure out where the worm started" IDG News Service 3/20
"Palm says Pre on track as revenue plummets" Reuters 3/20
"Google designer leaves, blaming data-centrism" CNET News 3/20
"Chrome begins RSS support, solidifies extensions: Google has begun work on one much-requested feature of its Chrome browser, the ability to detect when a Web page offers a subscription service through RSS or Atom technology." CNET News 3/20
"As MS pushes out IE8, Google Pushes the Envelope with Chrome" Wired Blogs 3/20
"'Google Ventures' May Be in the Works: Google may have tipped its hand that a new venture capital arm is in the works and that one of its senior wireless executives, the so-called founder of its Android OS, will join the team." Reuters 3/20
"An 'Undo Send' button has been added to Gmail: Users now have five seconds to abort that embarrassing message" vnunet 3/20
"Google Gmail Now Allows Users to Undo Sent Email: Google announces a feature that gives users five seconds to 'unsend' a message, if they have second thoughts about what they're sending." eWeek 3/20
"Google pulls some street images: Google has removed dozens of photos from its new UK Street View service." BBC 3/20
"Acer Gaming PCs Overheat, Recall Issued: The problem stems from insulation on the computers' internal wiring, which can become bent and stripped, safety officials said." InformationWeek 3/20
"UK team builds robot fish to detect pollution" Reuters 3/20
"MySpace introduces FotoFlexer's editing tools" CNET News 3/20
"Sony Ericsson warning stuns ailing mobile sector" Reuters 3/20
"Sony Ericsson issues first-quarter profit warning" MarketWatch 3/20
"Ericsson Stung as Phone Sales Plunge" TheStreet 3/20
"Xerox dims first quarter outlook" Financial Times 3/20
"Xerox cuts 1Q view nearly 80 percent, stock falls" Associated Press 3/20
"Xerox Lowers First-Quarter Outlook" WSJ.com 3/20
"Xerox Slashes First-Quarter Profit Forecast" TheStreet 3/20

Press Releases

"IBM Appointed to Run Lloyd's Exchange: IBM to Run New Messaging Service for London Market" Market Wire 3/20
"IBM Podcast: Pro Bono Legal Services Are Vital to Nonprofit Organizations" Market Wire 3/20
"IBM, MedVirginia and Social Security Administration Unveil First Electronic Health Records Exchange for a U.S. Government Agency" Market Wire 3/20

Microsoft

"Windows Mobile 6.5 ditches honeycomb homescreen" IntoMobile 8:48 PM
"Windows Vista Exec's Solo Album Almost As Good As Vista" Silicon Alley Insider 10:36 AM
"Help File: Using Hotmail With Regular Mail Programs" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 7:55 AM
"Francois Ajenstat With Microsoft and Richard Rabins From Alpha Software to Be Featured on Let's Talk Computers (R)" Market Wire 3/20
"Windows 7 expected to spur NAND flash demand" DigiTimes 3/20
"IE 8 lacks speed, community" CNET News 3/20
"Mix 09: IE 8, Silverlight in the spotlight" CNET News 3/20
"Mad About Options: Microsoft DOA?" [Video Report] TheStreet 3/20

Government/Law/Politics

"Software lobby seeks greater role in U.S. security" Reuters 3/20
"Gov't watchdog reveals early ID card concerns: The agency charged with driving value for money for government projects has revealed its early concerns over the £4.7bn ID card project." Silicon 3/20
"Privacy campaigner vows legal challenge to Google Street View" The Register 3/20
"ISPs under pressure to produce code" The Press 3/20
"Wall Street's Pain, Silicon Alley's Gain? Cast-off investment bankers and other financial professionals could be re-emerging as Silicon Alley entrepreneurs under a program initiated by New York City's Bloomberg administration." Red Herring 3/20
"Prison trip may wait for Nacchio: His bail request is being considered. A 'suspicious growth' on his leg has been found to be benign." Denver Post 3/20
"SEC drops options case against former McAfee lawyer" Associated Press 3/20
"China says WTO report mostly rejects U.S. piracy case" Reuters 3/20
"2nd Employee Is Charged in Bribery Scheme: Mayor Orders Audit of Agency and Restricts Its Authority to Issue Contracts" Washington Post 3/20
"Lawmakers Seek Inventory of U.S. Airwaves" WSJ.com 3/20
"Australia Starts Antitrust Case Against Telstra" WSJ.com 3/20

Analysis/Editorial/Help/Opinion

"Recovery 2.0 - Where Web 2.0 Really Accelerates" ZDNet Blogs 8:09 PM
"How to troubleshoot a non-booting, homebrew PC" Houston Chronicle 7:56 AM
"Verizon Wireless Tops Call Quality Study: Verizon had fewer complaints from its subscribers, but the difference in network quality is shrinking, according to J.D. Power and Associates." InformationWeek 3/20
"Bridge the gap between PC and TV: How'd you like to eliminate your cable or satellite television bill?" USA Today 3/20
"Philips 42in Ambilight LED array TV: The best 1080p LCD TV yet?" Reg Hardware 3/20
"Asus Eee PC 1000HE netbook: Nine-hour battery life? You betcha" Reg Hardware 3/20
"94% of Facebook users hate new design" Sydney Morning Herald 3/20
"Analyst: waning interest in femtocells is only temporary" EE Times Europe 3/20
"Firefox May Already Be Dead" PC World 3/20
"The Top Smartphones by OS: Big BlackBerry fan? All about Windows Mobile? We've got the best handsets for every mobile operating system." PC Magazine 3/20
"Top 10 Electronic Reminder Services: Create to-do lists, share your calendar, and send reminders to your phone, e-mail, RSS reader, and more with these organizational tools." PC Magazine 3/20
"I Stole My Friend's Identity: If you've not yet leapt into the great abyss of social networking, then you haven't created any accounts that can be compromised, and you're safe, right? Not!" PC Magazine 3/20
"Countering the computer spies: Recent computer espionage cases reveal seemingly countless ways to steal data. You can take a few simple steps to fight back" InfoWorld Blogs 3/20
"Hack attack: All your browser base belong to us/IE8, Firefox, and Safari have one thing in common: They're easier to crack than a day-old egg. Is any browser safe?" InfoWorld Blogs 3/20
"ThinkMobile: Twitter Ecosystem Growing Up/While some companies are making money with Twitter services, it's not clear how big the opportunity is going forward." InternetNews 3/20
"3 In 4 Drivers Favor Voice Recognition Systems: Young drivers, and drivers in stressful situations are the most likely to turn to voice-recognition systems, a new study finds." InformationWeek 3/20
"In Consolidating IT Industry, All Bets Are Off" InformationWeek 3/20
"Gaming The Recession: The online and mobile gaming industries offer low-cost entrepreneurial opportunities." Forbes 3/20
"Business Intelligence, Part 3: Is It Worth It?" CRM Buyer 3/20
"Software review: Pluses and minuses of TurboTax and TaxCut" Washington Post 3/20
"Tired of waiting for Windows to boot? HyperSpace and Splashtop can help: A hands-on examination of two Linux-based 'instant-on' environments that live side by side with Windows." Computerworld 3/20
"How to squeeze the most from your computer" CNN 3/20
"Prepaid Wireless Takes Off: Consumers are abandoning traditional subscription plans, which may curb growth for AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile" BusinessWeek 3/20
"Hands on with Gmail's New 'Undo Send' Feature" PC World 3/20
"Google: Beware the eBay Curse/Here are five things the Web search giant should do to avoid the fate that befell eBay after the last recession" BusinessWeek 3/20
"Japan warming to cheap foreign gadgets amid slump" Associated Press 3/20
"Surge in demand for online video: British demand for online video sites has shot up over the past year, according to a new report." BBC 3/20
"Strange New World: Tech Picks of the Week" ABCNews 3/20
"Divining the Future of Professional Media in a Web 2.0 World" Wall Street & Technology 3/20
"February Gaming Sales: Still a Growing Industry" Seeking Alpha 3/20
"The browser battle: Where does security fit in the evaluation process?" ZDNet Blogs 3/20
"The Browser Battle: How Relevant Is Security?" Seeking Alpha 3/20
"Can 3-D Save Hollywood? From Jeffrey Katzenberg to James Cameron, studio heads and top directors are betting big on the technology. But getting audiences into seats can be trickier than making monsters jump off the screen." WSJ.com 3/20
"A Positive Sign for Palm? As Palm prepares for the launch of its new Palm Pre device, which the company has promised for the first half of the year, the question is how successful the smart phone will be." WSJ.com 3/20

Acquisitions/Deals/Investments/Mergers

"SAS starts building for the cloud: SAS, the world's largest vendor of business-intelligence software, is planning to spend $70m (£50m) on a cloud-computing facility to expand its on-demand applications." ZDNet 3/20
"SpiralFrog Goes Belly Up" TechCrunch 3/20
"TSMC cancels short-time working, say reports" EE Times Europe 3/20
"Chip Orders Revive TSMC Production Lines" IDG News Service 3/20
"Opera Software's U.S. Push: Norwegian Web browser firm plans to announce deals with U.S. mobile carriers at CTIA." Forbes 3/20
"Ericsson rumored withdrawal from Sony Ericsson may affect partnerships with Taiwan handset makers" DigiTimes 3/20
"Furl Changes Hands" WSJ.com 3/20

Tech Stocks

"Tech Stocks: Techs slide, but Nasdaq posts second week of gains: Semiconductor stocks weigh sector down; Palm advances" MarketWatch 3/20
"U.S. Stocks Fall, Curbing Second-Straight Weekly Advance" Bloomberg 3/20
"Ugly End to Week of Gains on Wall Street" FOXBusiness 3/20
"Despite Fall Today, U.S. Markets Cling to Weekly Gains" Washington Post 3/20
"Dow ends off 122 but Wall Street posts 2-week gain" Associated Press 3/20
"Stocks in U.S. Hold Near Flat Line" TheStreet 3/20
"Stocks: Second straight week of gains/Wall Street retreats as investors step back after a big run. But stocks manage gains on week for second in a row." CNNMoney 3/20
"Bank Stocks Drag on Market" WSJ.com 3/20
"Asia Markets: Oil's climb above $50 buoys Asian energy shares/Crude rallies to four-month high, holds above key level on Globex" MarketWatch 3/20
"Europe Markets: Stocks in Europe end higher as insurers support/Warning from Sony Ericsson takes tech sector lower" MarketWatch 3/20

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