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In a world that just keeps getting smaller, Microsoft and Swatch have teamed up to introduce a new line of watches that that uses wireless technology to offer personalized news, sports and weather from MSN Direct. If that's not enough to sell the futuristic timepiece, the Swiss watchmaker is also at...

Despite a surging software industry revolution in favor of subscription-style pricing arrangements, most enterprise software buyers prefer the traditional approach of buying a one-time license, according to a newly released report. A survey of 500 enterprise software makers and their customers spons...

U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell is calling for a hands-off approach to Voice over IP (VoIP) and has vowed to attempt to take regulatory control back from the states after the presidential election. "It is very likely that treatment of VoIP will have some of the f...

It's time again for a medical check. As we approach 2005, it's best to know if your corporate identity image is healthy, slightly injured or on a life-support system. You have to know this, as only healthy images are fit to run the race, and potentially win. Injured corporate identities can surely s...

Purchases by businesses kept sales of personal computers growing in the third quarter, although at a slowed rate, and Dell extended its lead over its top rival for the vendor crown, according to two new reports. Both IDC and Gartner reported strong growth in PC sales in the quarter, although at a sl...

Search engine company Google has found itself under intense scrutiny over privacy concerns just days after releasing its new desktop search tool. Google released a beta version of Desktop Search just last week with the typical media fanfare and analyst glee. The free downloadable tool allows users t...

While ultra-high clock speeds may make gamers salivate, the need for ever-rising numbers in other applications is highly dubious. AMD released two new chips today, the Athlon 64 FX-55 and the Athlon 64 4000+, which outperform any of its previous chips. The Athlon 64 FX-55 is geared toward gamers; th...

Microsoft's next major upgrade to its popular SQL database server software will be delayed and an incremental beta version released in the meantime, a move that could help keep developers and end customers from straying to competitors while they wait for the real thing. SQL Server 2005 is now expect...

North American firms often take great pride in their environmental policies and performance, and justifiably so. Corporate demonstrations of environmental and social responsibility generate long-term marketing and branding advantages, which translate into competitive advantages. American consumers, ...

U.S.-based computer memory chip maker Micron Technology has announced plans to build its first chip manufacturing plant in China in mid-2005, according to an Associated Press report today citing a company executive in Shanghai as its source. Micron plans to spend "likely more" than US$100 million (a...

With their bottom lines and corporate reputations at risk, many security professionals, tired of only being able to react to viruses, worms and compromised network performance are looking for ways to prevent degradation and infection. DeepNines Technologies has developed a scalable, platform-indepen...

Salaries of information technology workers will climb as much as 15 percent in the next three years, significantly driving up the cost of managing IT infrastructure for large enterprises, according to a report. The Stamford, Connecticut-based Meta Group said in its annual IT Staffing and Compensatio...

Backing away from a promised processor-speed milestone, Intel yesterday said it would not release a 4 GHz version of its Pentium 4 processor for personal computers early next year as had been planned. Intel did not give specific reasons for the decision to redirect engineering staff away from pushin...

Have you ever dreamed about taking your company public -- the relative ease of raising capital, the ability to use your company's stock to buy other businesses, and the liquidity of your own shares so that you can "cash out" when you are ready? This all sounds good, and it is. But not every business...

In its first major innovation since its August IPO, Google has launched a desktop search engine tool that allows users to search personal computer files at the same speed they "google" the Web. The new application throws the gauntlet directly in Microsoft's front court. "Google Desktop Search brings...