Robots, already widely found on factory floors, are increasingly encroaching on the human world and a number of robots on display at the RoboDevelopment conference in Santa Clara, Calif., were programmed to not only entertain, but to secure homes, direct lost people to stores in malls and teach English.

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12 mars 2010 : AT&T CEO's pay jumps 35% to $20.3 million in 2009

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson's stock awards fell 8% in 2009, but he earned a cash bonus of $5.85 million that helped increase his total compensation by 35%.

12 mars 2010 : Ethernet switch sales may have forced Brocade product exec out

Senior Vice President Marc Randall left Brocade following disappointing first quarter sales of Ethernet switches.

11 mars 2010 : IE zero-day exploit code goes public

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11 mars 2010 : NASA, cosmos community turn up volume on International Space Station

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11 mars 2010 : Tighter security coming for .org names

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11 mars 2010 : Pennsylvania fires CISO over RSA talk

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11 mars 2010 : Salesforce.com outage has customers tweeting

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11 mars 2010 : Banish Seven Bad Tech Habits

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11 mars 2010 : MySpace Extends Social Network to Microsoft Outlook

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11 mars 2010 : iPhone apps usage shifts into high gear at night, on weekends

Maybe iPhone users aren’t wasting countless hours at work fiddling with their smartphone apps after all.

11 mars 2010 : Poor Bill Gates: Mexican telecom tycoon grabs Richest Man title

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is no longer the world's richest man according to the annual Forbes magazine list released Tuesday, but it's not like he's going to have to go crawling back for his old job either.

11 mars 2010 : Android Dominates, Windows Mobile Plummets, iPhone Stagnant

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11 mars 2010 : After takedown, botnet-linked ISP Troyak resurfaces

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11 mars 2010 : Virtual desktop start-up targets VMware and Citrix users

A virtual desktop start-up Unidesk is aiming to improve deployments of VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop with management software that it says reduces storage costs and gives users a more personalized desktop than the VDI tools by (...)

11 mars 2010 : Zeus botnet dealt a blow as ISP Troyak knocked out

Internet service providers linked to the notorious Zeus botnet have been taken down, knocking out a third of the command-and-control servers that run the network of hacked machines.

11 mars 2010 : CA buying Nimsoft to further cloud computing ambitions

CA inks a deal to acquire for $350 million Nimsoft, an IT service management player with customers in the managed service provider market.

11 mars 2010 : WiMAX device shipments surged in 2009

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10 mars 2010 : Ex-Sun chief dishes dirt on Gates, Jobs

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10 mars 2010 : Cisco, Microsoft certifications increase high-tech salaries

IT professionals with certain IT certifications could make bank compared to counterparts, according to a study of 17,000 high-tech workers conducted by Dice Learning.

10 mars 2010 : Procter & Gamble tries a bring-your-laptop-to-work program

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10 mars 2010 : EFF dubs Apple a 'jealous feudal lord' over iPhone dev contract

Apple's agreement with iPhone developers contains several "troubling" clauses that paint the company as a "jealous and arbitrary feudal lord," the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday.

10 mars 2010 : Google opens Google Apps Marketplace

Third-party developers can integrate with Google's own applications

10 mars 2010 : NASA space shuttle gearing up for big phase out

NASA is working to finish out the space shuttle program with some key missions. First, the next space shuttle, Discovery, currently is sitting on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

10 mars 2010 : Sun's open source chief leaves following Oracle merger

Sun open source chief Simon Phipps announces his departure in a blog post.

10 mars 2010 : Your guide to all those damn smartphone lawsuits

Having trouble keeping track of who is suing whom among smartphone and mobile technology players over the past few months? Here's a quick rundown:

10 mars 2010 : VMware unveils experimental projects on new Web site

VMware is making experimental projects available to developers through a new "VMware Labs" Web site.

10 mars 2010 : Excel vulnerabilities revealed on 'slower' Patch Tuesday

Coming off a record-making Patch Tuesday in February, Microsoft announces a lighter load of bulletins and advisories targeting client operating systems, Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer.

9 mars 2010 : Schneier: Fight for privacy or kiss it good-bye

If the public wants online privacy it had better fight now for laws to protect it because businesses won't and individuals don't have the clout, security expert Bruce Schneier told RSA Conference.

9 mars 2010 : Are Macs Really Cheaper To Manage Than PCs?

Does "I'm a Mac" mean "I'm less expensive to manage?" An Enterprise Desktop Alliance survey says Macs cost a lot less than PCs to manage -- yet Macs come with special challenges for enterprise IT admins.

9 mars 2010 : Microsoft seeks browser comeback with IE 9

Industry watchers say Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 browser could help the software giant regain market share and get products in front of more customers.

9 mars 2010 : The Windows 7 procrastinators

Although even some large shops are delaying Windows 7 implementation, observers caution not to wait too long.

9 mars 2010 : New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networks

Machine to machine (M2M) communications via 3G cellular data links is expanding in the enterprise. Sixnet offers a battery of new products to make it simple and cost-effective to network kiosks, remote offices, point-of-sale equipment and digital (...)

9 mars 2010 : IBM CEO's pay hit $21.2 million in 2009

IBM CEO Sam Palmisano’s bonus fell 14% in 2009, but his stock awards rose 11%. His total compensation is up slightly compared to 2008.

9 mars 2010 : MIT opens new Media Lab Complex, expands research space

MIT has expanded the footprint of its Media Lab with a new $90 million, 163,000-square-foot modern building.

9 mars 2010 : Adobe CEO's 2009 compensation falls 68% to $5.2 million

Compensation for Adobe Systems president and CEO Shantanu Narayen took a big hit in 2009, as did the company's annual revenue and income.

9 mars 2010 : Android Finally Invades AT&T

AT&T has finally added the Google Android platform to its portfolio of mobile devices with the launch of the Motorola Backflip. AT&T, the exclusive provider of the Apple iPhone in the United States, now offers business professionals a more diverse array of choices--expanding even further later (...)

9 mars 2010 : IT centralization is back in fashion

When the economy plummeted at the end of 2008, the Western U.S. branch of The Salvation Army was ahead of the cost-cutting game. CIO Clarence White had centralized the IT organization a year or two earlier, and he had consolidated the database and storage servers from the business units into a (...)

8 mars 2010 : US Treasury as free speech purveyor

The Treasury Department said it would add general licenses authorizing the exportation of free personal Internet-based communications services – such as instant messaging, chat and email, and social networking – to Cuba, Iran and (...)

8 mars 2010 : Microsoft delivers feature-rich SSL-VPN

We tested Whale Communications' SSL VPN back in 2003 and the product didn't fare very well. Microsoft bought Whale in 2006, jettisoned some of the strange idiosyncracies of the product, dramatically simplified management, and subsequently integrated several Vista and Windows 7 (...)

8 mars 2010 : LTE speeds faster than expected in Verizon trials

Verizon said that its field tests of LTE, or 4G, technology has shown wireless data speeds much faster than first expected.

8 mars 2010 : Pa. district accused of student spying puts IT workers on leave

Two IT employees of the suburban Philadelphia school district accused of spying on students by activating the cameras on their school-issued laptops have been placed on administrative leave.

8 mars 2010 : The state of 4G in 2010

The transition to 4G services will slowly start to take shape by the end of the year.

8 mars 2010 : Apple's iPad hype machine rolls into action at the Oscars

Apple chose the Oscars on the ABC television network to air its first iPad commercial on Sunday night in the U.S.

8 mars 2010 : Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip

Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there.

8 mars 2010 : IBM looks to pair security technologies for software development

Former Watchfire and Ounce Labs capabilities would be partnered in an enterprise-level product to be released later this year

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6 mars 2010 : Data centers tackling cyber terrorism, slowly

The data center is receiving more public scrutiny than ever before, with IT managers facing a range of challenges from making systems run more efficiently to protecting computers from cyber terrorism, says AFCOM chief executive Jill (...)

5 mars 2010 : Wi-Fi troubleshooting gets easier, more portable

The cool new handheld Wi-Fi troubleshooter from Fluke Networks can help network technicians who aren't RF engineers to quickly diagnose a range of common wireless LAN problems.

5 mars 2010 : Google sheds light on Chrome OS Netbook security

Google's Chrome OS Netbook will feature a host of built-in security technologies designed to protect users from malware and other threats, a Google engineer said at the RSA Conference Thursday.

5 mars 2010 : Cisco exiting WiMAX RAN?

Reports have surfaced that Cisco is exiting the WiMAX radio access networks business following its $2.9 billion acquisition of Starent Networks.

5 mars 2010 : Better, faster, stronger: 4G's impact on app development

With 4G networks due to hit the mass market over the next two years, some application developers are looking at ways to exploit the new high-speed connections to improve their apps' performance and capabilities.

5 mars 2010 : Windows Mobile apps won't work on new phones

While Microsoft still isn't commenting on whether current Windows Mobile phones will be upgradeable to its new Windows Phone 7 software, it has finally officially revealed that existing applications won't work on the new platform.

5 mars 2010 : Netgear Announces Fast Powerline Network Products

Home networking giant Netgear plans to introduce a 500 megabit-per-second line of HomePlug AV powerline products this fall. Netgear announced a slew of products, including next-generation powerline and advanced multimedia-optimized Wi-Fi products this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in (...)

5 mars 2010 : Microsoft's tax-for-hacks 'horrible' idea, say security experts

Microsoft's idea that the fight against malware could be funded by an Internet tax is "horrible," an analyst said Thursday as other experts weighed in on a recent comment by the company's security chief.

5 mars 2010 : Microsoft plans to patch 8 Windows, Office bugs next week

Microsoft today announced it will ship two security updates on Tuesday to patch eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.

5 mars 2010 : CISOs rain on cloud-computing parade at RSA

Economic pressures are driving more businesses and governments to nervously eye cloud computing, despite myriad unanswered questions that swirl around a single central concern: security. This was backdrop for a panel discussion between CISOs at this week's RSA (...)

5 mars 2010 : Juniper helps virtualization security vendor Altor raise $10 million

Virtualization security vendor Altor Network has raised $10 million in a new funding round from investors including Juniper Networks.

5 mars 2010 : Microsoft's Ballmer: 'For the cloud, we're all in'

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at University of Washington about cloud computing, the company's strategy and why it's not just for techies.

5 mars 2010 : FBI embeds cyber-investigators in Ukraine, Estonia

Hoping to catch cybercrooks, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has begun embedding agents with law enforcement agencies in Estonia, the Ukraine and the Netherlands.

4 mars 2010 : Researchers find way to zap RSA security scheme

Three University of Michigan computer scientists say they have found a way to exploit a weakness in RSA security technology used to protect everything from media players to smartphones and e-commerce servers.

4 mars 2010 : Medical identity theft strikes 5.8% of American adults

Identity thieves are not only interested in tapping financial resources, but also after your medical identification data and services.

4 mars 2010 : Chinese attacks like the one against Google are on pace to double this year

Recent Internet attacks from China against Google and other U.S. companies will more than double this year if the pace during the first two months continues, a security expert says at RSA Conference.

4 mars 2010 : SharePoint 2010: More Cloud-Friendly than Past Versions

SharePoint's many moving pieces have not traditionally fit neatly into the cloud. But SharePoint 2010 addresses that problem - with three key changes.

4 mars 2010 : Open Identity Exchange backs U.S. gov't privacy guidelines

Google, Equifax, Verizon and others launched the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) this week to support federal government guidelines for online privacy and security.

4 mars 2010 : FCC Broadband Plan Under Fire From All Sides

The National Broadband Plan proposed by the FCC expected to be submitted to Congress on March 17 is already under fire. Depending on who you ask, the $25 billion plan to expand and modernize the broadband infrastructure in the United States is either overly ambitious, or completely (...)

4 mars 2010 : Microsoft to spend $9.5 billion on research in 2010

Microsoft plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said Thursday is more than any competitor.

4 mars 2010 : Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud

The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for leaving software vulnerabilities unpatched sometimes for years.

4 mars 2010 : From sneakers to smartphones: The man behind Microsoft's Windows Phone design

One of the key figures in redefining the Windows experience on smartphones is Albert Shum, who’s been with Microsoft for barely two-and-a-half two years. His previous employer for 12 years: sneaker manufacturer Nike, where he worked in (...)

4 mars 2010 : Microsoft at last releases famed Red Hat/Linux virtualization drivers

Last week, Microsoft released a set of drivers that allow production versions of Red Hat to run on Hyper-V. The drivers, otherwise known as integration components, have some limitations, but they come with the full assurance that both Microsoft and Red Hat will support such an (...)

4 mars 2010 : Is Novell worth $2 billion?

Novell isn't the IT giant it once was, but the company may be well worth the $2 billion offered in a takeover bid by a New York hedge fund, analysts say.

3 mars 2010 : Nine things you don't know about Novell

If you’re a long-time NetWare user, you might think you know everything Novell-ish. But the company looks a lot different these days than it used to, now that it is focused on Linux, and is claiming customers who never used NetWare. So here, for those of who remember NetWare fondly as (...)

3 mars 2010 : Spanish police take down massive Mariposa botnet

Spanish authorities have arrested three men in an operation that has crushed a major botnet network of infected computers.

3 mars 2010 : Verizon Wireless confirms data outage

Verizon Wireless has confirmed that a data outage affected some eastern U.S. users during a four-hour period this morning.

3 mars 2010 : EMC: Flash could spell doom for Fibre Channel

Fibre Channel storage could be a thing of the past in just a few years as enterprises increase adoption of flash memory for I/O-intensive applications, while storing less-frequently used data on inexpensive SATA drives.

3 mars 2010 : Microsoft cranks out new identity management software

Microsoft announced at the RSA Conference Tuesday that it has begun shipping Forefront Identity Manager 2010, server software for provisioning and de-provisioning user access and privileges for network and database resources.

3 mars 2010 : Internet freedom and security

It's already been a busy year in Internet freedom and security, with Google getting hacked, Hillary Clinton speaking out, the FTC notifying companies about P2P threats and ZeuS Trojan attacks

3 mars 2010 : Google throws down the broadband gauntlet

You have to give Google points for great timing — and an entertaining sense of mischief. Just as the telcos are gearing up for battle with the FCC over the feasibility of widespread broadband, Google rolls out an audacious new plan to deliver gigabit/sec residential connectivity to some (...)

3 mars 2010 : Novell target of hedge fund's $2 billion takeover bid

Novell, one of the earliest names in networking, Tuesday received an unsolicited takeover bid worth about $2 billion by a New York hedge fund.

3 mars 2010 : Ethernet switch vendor Force10 files for IPO

Ethernet switching company Force10 Networks this week filed for a $144 million IPO.

3 mars 2010 : Dell is latest to unveil 'zero client' hardware for VDI

Jumping on the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) bandwagon, Dell Inc. today announced its first "zero client" device aimed at large enterprises.

3 mars 2010 : AMD to ship first six-core desktop processor in Q2

Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said its first six-core processor for desktops will ship in the second quarter of this year.

3 mars 2010 : Clearwire exec shares WiMAX road map

Clearwire chief commercial officer Mike Sievert gives us the lowdown on the company's plans to build out its WiMAX network this year and its potential future plans to upgrade to the "WiMAX 2" standard.

3 mars 2010 : Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers

How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of (...)

3 mars 2010 : Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers

How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of (...)

3 mars 2010 : Microsoft's Charney suggests 'Net tax to clean computers

How will we ever get a leg up on hackers who are infecting computers worldwide? Microsoft's security chief laid out several suggestions Tuesday, including a possible Internet usage tax to pay for the inspection and quarantine of (...)

2 mars 2010 : Wi-Fi finders let thieves track down hidden laptops

Stuffing your company laptop into the car trunk or even a locker, without turning off its Wi-Fi radio, can be an open invitation to thieves, according to Credant Technologies.

2 mars 2010 : Data theft creates notification nightmare for BlueCross

A break-in one evening last October at a shopping mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is proving expensive for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.

2 mars 2010 : Microsoft: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP

Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

2 mars 2010 : VeriSign: DNSSEC is on track

VeriSign is reporting no serious problems with its ongoing deployment of DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) on the Internet's root servers and on the top-level domain servers that it operates, including the systems that power the popular .com and .net (...)

2 mars 2010 : Cisco outlines new plan for securing mobile, cloud apps

Cisco on Monday outlined its security product-development strategy aimed at providing a new type of "always on" security protection for mobile devices as well as a way to establish controls over cloud-computing applications used by the enterprise. Cisco is calling the initiative its Secure (...)

2 mars 2010 : Ethernet veteran McHugh joins Brocade

After a disappointing quarter in its Ethernet/IP business, Brocade this week reached out to an industry veteran to try to right the LAN switching ship.

2 mars 2010 : Ex-Mozilla security chief takes job at Apple

Former Mozilla security chief Window Snyder has been hired by Apple.

2 mars 2010 : Topeka renames itself ... Google, Kansas?

All that what missing was a promotional video of Dorothy Gale clicking her ruby slippers and whispering, “There’s no place like Google; there’s no place like Google …”

2 mars 2010 : Sony blames leap year glitch for PlayStation troubles

Sony has restored service to the PlayStation Network by resolving a glitch in the internal clock of some PlayStation 3 consoles that recognized 2010 as a leap year and wrongly added a Feb. 29 to the clock.

2 mars 2010 : IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers

IBM's new class of x86 servers based on Intel Nehalem-EX chips treat memory, processors and solid-state disk as interchangeable components.

2 mars 2010 : EMC, Intel, VMware team to secure private clouds

EMC, Intel and VMware are teaming up to improve security and regulatory compliance in cloud computing with a proof of concept to be demonstrated at this week's RSA Conference in San Francisco.

2 mars 2010 : Sprint CEO pitches WiMAX to healthcare industry

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse continued his company's aggressive push for its 4G services Monday by pitching the virtues of WiMAX to the healthcare industry.

2 mars 2010 : Microsoft still not commenting on Windows Mobile 7 upgrades

Despite a report quoting a Microsoft executive saying that no current-generation phones will be upgradeable to the forthcoming Windows Mobile 7, the company refused to confirm those comments.

2 mars 2010 : Force10 claims 10G Ethernet density lead

Force10 Networks this week claimed leadership in 10G density in Ethernet switching by unveiling a 40-port 10G line card for its ExaScale switch.