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Security vendors warn of Christmas e-crime spike

The most recent News from VNU Business Publications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:11:00 +0000

Phil Muncaster, vnunet.com, Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 18:11:00

Festive season likely to prove a fertile hunting ground for internet criminals

The IT security vendor community came out in force today to warn consumers and corporate web surfers that internet criminals are likely to double their efforts over the Christmas season...

Coalition urges Obama to adopt open transition

CNET News.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:52:00 +0000

A group including MoveOn.org, Tim O'Reilly, and Newt Gingrich's organization American Solutions is asking President-elect Barack Obama's transition team to free up content from Change.gov.

European stock markets rise as Dow opens higher

By CARLO PIOVANO — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:52:00 +0000

LONDON (AP) -- European stocks rose Tuesday, helped by mild early gains on Wall Street - which still only recovered a fraction of Monday's sharp losses. Asian markets closed lower....

Hands-on: KDE 4.2 beta 1 brings impressive improvements

Ryan Paul — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:46:00 +0000

Ars tests the first beta release of KDE 4.2. The new version of the popular Linux desktop environment has lots of new features, including significant improvements to the panel and other Plasma components.

Green news harvest: utility installs solar panels

CNET News.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:41 +0000

Southern California Edison hits milestone on its plans to put solar panels on commercial rooftops. Also this week: river power and GE bails on incandescent bulb.

YouTube’s ‘Orchestra’ Takes Carnegie Hall

ABC News: Technology & Science — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:31:55 +0000

YouTube creates an orchestra of musicians selected by best video performances.

FCC to mull free Internet plan at meeting

Reuters: Technology News — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:30:09 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is likely to consider a plan this month to auction public airwaves with a mandate that the winning bidder set aside some for free Internet nationwide, a proposal staunchly opposed by the cell phone industry.

Channel marketing execs expect a grim 2009

The most recent News from VNU Business Publications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Sam Trendall, CRN, Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 15:15:00

Marketers in the IT industry expect to be the worst hit by job losses as economic climate worsens next year

Marketing professionals in the technology and telecommunications sector are set to be some of the worst-affected by the economic climate as 2009 brings staff cuts and shrinking budgets....

Euler revises its profit forecasts

The most recent News from VNU Business Publications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Sara Yirrell, CRN, Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 15:14:00

Credit insurance giant takes a hit from the collapse of Woolworths

Credit insurance giant Euler Hermes has revised its 2008 profits in the wake of the Woolworths collapse. The Canary Wharf-based mammoth has recorded a ???higher than expected??? claims development in...

Sorry, Beaumont! AT&T brings (more) bandwidth caps to Texas

John Timmer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:12:17 +0000

AT&T is expanding its usage caps to another market. The company has identified a great method to determine where to roll out this potentially unpopular scheme: pick a location where another ISP is already limiting customers.

Speaker specifications, a buyer’s guide

CNET News.com — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:11:00 +0000

Untangling the secrets of speaker specifications is the key to better sound.

Space Spotlight: an avalanche on Mars

CNN.com - Technology — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:02:36 +0000

Nokia device to challenge RIM and Apple next year

AP Top Technology News At 10 a.m. EST — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:02:06 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is launching a new phone next year that is designed to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone and Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerrys at the high end of the market....

Gartner reports boom in software-as-a-service

The most recent News from VNU Business Publications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:47:00 +0000

David Neal, vnunet.com, Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 14:47:00

Enterprises warm to SaaS cost-effectiveness and ease of deployment

The majority of enterprises expect to increase their use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) in the coming months and years, according to a survey from Gartner....

Tesco keeps online focus

The most recent News from VNU Business Publications — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:44:00 +0000

Angelica Mari, Computing, Tuesday 2 December 2008 at 14:44:00

Supermarket chain will continue investing in internet strategies to attract more customers

Tesco has said it will focus on its online retail operations to attract more customers after announcing slow overall sales growth today….