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As critical data continues to leave the office in laptops, PDAs and cell phones, the need for more efficient ways to secure it is growing exponentially. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we examined how serious the issue of mobile device theft has become, and how deeply businesses and government i...

In a first for the evolving home movie industry, Paramount Pictures said it would release "Mission: Impossible III" in three formats at once later this fall, including the two formats competing to claim dominance in the high-definition DVD space. Paramount said "M:I-3" will be out Oct. 30 in standar...

BetOnSports.com, the UK-based online gaming site whose CEO faces accusations of fraud, has shut down its U.S. operations. The site has become a flashpoint in the online gambling debate since the charges were initially filed almost a month ago. A note on the company's Web site says the firm made the...

As more consumers discover the benefits of wireless networking in their homes, their eyes will start opening to the perks of network storage. That awareness will fuel some beefy growth in the market over the next five years, according to a report released Wednesday by ABI Research. The report, writt...

Viacom's MTV Networks continued to make aggressive moves into the Web space, saying Wednesday it would buy Atom Entertainment, known for its gaming and short films sites, for US$200 million. MTV Networks said the buy is an extension of the company's "multiplatform strategy of building an engaging un...

Making its third software acquisition in a week, IBM said Thursday it would buy enterprise content management provider FileNet for US$1.6 billion in cash. Big Blue said it would use the FileNet technology to round out its "Information on Demand" efforts, which it launched earlier this year. The move...

Last week, Maryland police arrested two teenagers for the theft of a laptop and hard drive loaded with sensitive data for millions of veterans and military personnel. The equipment contained the names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of millions of up to 26.5 million veterans discharged sin...

Sprint Nextel plans to invest up to US$3 billion over the next two years to build a fourth-generation wireless network based on the WiMax wireless broadband standard, the company announced Tuesday. Sprint believes that by embracing the emerging WiMax standard, it can be the first to market with an u...

While returning to school may only be a fleeting thought for most students at this time of year, it's top of mind for the folks charged with keeping university networks free from a host of electronic nasties. "Fall is definitely the worst time for viruses and things wrong with computers on the netwo...

AOL has apologized for inadvertently posting on the Internet search data of 658,000 AOL members that used the proprietary software to conduct searches over a three month period. The data, which has since been taken down, had been collected for academic researchers and did not directly connect search...

Making a bid for a greater share of the digital music space, mobile phone giant Nokia said Tuesday it had reached an agreement to buy music distributor Loudeye in a deal worth US$60 million. Finland-based Nokia said it would pay $4.50 per share for Loudeye, more than twice what the stock was worth a...

In the Web search world at least, the rich may continue to get richer. Google said late Monday it had signed a US$900 million deal to become the exclusive search provider for social networking giant MySpace.com and other Web properties owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch, beating out its major riva...

In a market where most registrars have positioned themselves as full-service hosting firms, BulkRegister kept focusing on its original business model. The competitive advantage that it enjoyed by undercutting prices during its growth spurt in 2000 has been neutralized by the evolving business pract...

For technology dependent companies, risk comes in many forms. While the traditional information security risks are often the first that spring to mind, businesses with extensive collections of software face additional risks, especially when those applications become numerous. Guy Hoffman, chief exec...

Google said it has no intention of entering the digital music space, squelching mounting speculation that it would use its role as a search player to become a competitor to Apple's iTunes Music Store and other music download offerings. With numerous initiatives feeding rumors that it would enter the...