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More and more data center managers have begun implementing virtualization and server consolidation strategies in an effort to cope with the growing complexities they face today, according to a Symantec report released Tuesday. The survey also found that data managers must confront a plethora of chal...

With all indicators of new home construction being so bearish these days -- and unlikely to improve significantly anytime soon -- there's been a great deal of speculation that remodeling market opportunities are emerging as a better market play for custom installing dealers/installers -- at least in...

In an effort to further streamline its operations and somehow become more competitive, French-American telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent is planning to ax about 4,000 workers during the coming year. Cutting jobs is nothing new at Alcatel-Lucent. The company in February announced it would lay of...

In a move that could finally help clear up a cloud that has hung over the company for more than a year, Dell on Tuesday restated earnings for four full fiscal years and part of a fifth, cutting its net income over that time by $92 million in the process. Dell filed with the U.S. Securities and Excha...

Online retail sales in the United States jumped 23 percent, to US$28.4 billion, during the third quarter of this year compared with the same July-September period in 2006. The retail surge was led by sales of video games, consoles and accessories, which showed a year-to-year increase of 199 percent,...

Fifty years ago, novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand wrote of a society that hindered innovation and stifled the creative spirit. Atlas Shrugged told of a society where individual effort went unrewarded, where technological advancement was thwarted by short-term greed, and where the governments failed...

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 402 to 0 Tuesday to extend the ban on Internet service taxes another seven years, adopting the same time frame passed by the Senate Friday. The House previously voted to extend the moratorium for only four years. The original ban was first imposed in 1998 -- t...

Satellite radio provider Sirius reported Tuesday that it added more than a half-million new subscribers in the third quarter, growth that helped it narrow its financial losses. Sirius, which is still awaiting regulatory word on its planned merger with rival XM, said revenue for the quarter was up 45...

October seemed as though it would be a banner month for the recording industry after a Minnesota jury ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America in the first peer-to-peer file sharing lawsuit to go to trial. The jurors demanded Jammie Thomas, a single mother who the RIAA claimed...

In a move that could create millions of potential new customers for telecommunications companies now hawking video service and deal a blow to cable companies, the Federal Communications Commission appears poised to ban deals that give cable carriers exclusive access to residents of large apartment c...

NBC Universal and News Corp. have launched a beta version of Hulu, an advertising-driven Web site where users can view for free television shows, clips and movies. Currently available only to those who are invited after sending in applications, Hulu is presenting full-length versions of hit programs...

Verizon Communications' earnings fell compared with a year ago, but the company still managed to beat forecasts as it grew revenue on the strength of its wireless business and its small but fast-growing television services. Revenue for the third quarter was $23.8 billion, up 5.8 percent from $22.5 b...

Many high-technology manufacturers are knowingly putting their intellectual property at risk by collaborating with partners and suppliers with communication tools that they don't consider secure, according to a survey Microsoft commissioned. Microsoft said its survey of high-tech manufacturers found...

Vonage has settled the financial details of a lawsuit it lost to Verizon for patent infringement, capping its penalty at $120 million -- a possible $32 million in addition to the $88 million already accrued and held in escrow. The final amount will depend on how the Court of Appeals decides Vonage's...

The U.S. Senate, echoing a similar bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, has approved an extension to a moratorium on state and local taxes on Internet access for another seven years. The House's version, however, calls for a four-year ban. The original ban, first imposed in 19...