Information Week - Management
Taming Windows Vista's Security Controls
User Account Control warnings driving you nuts? Here are seven ways to make Vista's UAC less intrusive, while keeping legitimate security threats at bay.
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CIO Values: David Riley, CIO, VP Of IS And Technology, Foundry Networks
"Continue your business education and networking with peers at larger companies."
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Potential Facebook IPO Keeps Investors Speculating
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's founder and chief executive, has remained mum on the social network's IPO plans, except to say a 2008 IPO is "highly unlikely."
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Tech Sector Sees More Deals Despite Tough Financing
The global technology industry is expected to consolidate further as companies seek niche technologies and greater economies of scale, even as troubled credit markets make it tougher to raise money for deals.
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Yahoo Delays Annual Meeting, Urges 'No' Vote On Icahn Slate
Yahoo delayed its annual meeting to gain more time to develop business alternatives that don't involve Microsoft to present to shareholders.
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In Slap At Microsoft, Google Has 'No Plan To Pay Our Users'
A Google executive told an investor conference that there are many revenue opportunities for the company, particularly through refinements in search relevance, user experience, and ad quality.
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Fear, Envy Mark European Attitudes To Google
Executives from across Europe's technology, media and telecoms sector fear Internet search and advertising giant Google may steal their business, they told a
Reuters summit this week.
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Salesforce.com Reports 50% Revenue Growth
Salesforce.com reported net income of $9.56 million on revenues of $247.6 million in the first quarter and said it signed 2,600 companies and organizations as new customers.
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Yahoo Nominates Board, Postpones Annual Meeting
The move sets the stage for a showdown with dissident shareholders after Microsoft walked away from its sweetened $47.5 billion offer for Yahoo earlier this month.
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Sony To Distribute Hi-Def 'Special Events' To Movie Theaters
Sony plans to distribute high-definition showings of concerts, sporting events, Broadway shows, and other performing arts to movie theaters equipped with digital projectors.
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Legg Mason Urges Microsoft-Yahoo Merger
Legg Mason funds manager Bill Miller says Microsoft should revive talks to acquire the Internet portal.
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Disabled Teens Get Grant For Online IT Training
The CompTIA Educational Foundation initiative provides career development opportunities for people who have been underrepresented in IT fields.
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Court Rules Against Bell Canada Buyout Deal
The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the $52 billion buyout plan -- the largest buyout plan ever -- isn't fair to bondholders.
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VCs See Hungry Microsoft Prowling For Buys
Microsoft's bid for Yahoo indicates an acquisition hunger that could prompt it to gobble up a chain of smaller companies, venture capitalists said Wednesday.
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Tech Execs See Green Profits At Work And Home
Technologies that help businesses use power more efficiently should become a bigger money-maker in the next decade, even if surging demand for data means overall energy use in the tech sector will still rise.
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For Indian Tech Entrepreneurs, Downturn Still Offers Opportunities
The head of The Indus Entrepreneurs, a tech networking group that mentors immigrant talent, says now is a good time to start new companies.
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OLPC Reveals XO 2.0, The Sub-$100 Laptop
The XO 2.0, which could sell for as little as $75, is a highly slimmed-down version of OLPC's current XO model and is designed for students that, in some cases, must walk miles to and from school.
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Adobe Confident On Big Deals But Eyes Small Ones
Shantanu Narayen says he's is not interested in bargain hunting, but does like small companies with 10 to 50 employees that fill gaps in Adobe's technology.
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Apple's Mighty Mouse Challenged In Court
Maryland-based Man & Machine says the name of Apple's peripheral infringes on the name of its own waterproof optical mouse.
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Social Networking, E-Commerce Driving Smartphone Users To The Web
U.S. smartphone users spend almost a third of their mobile Web time shopping on Craigslist, while their U.K. counterparts are browsing Facebook.
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