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China overtakes U.S. for total broadband subscribers
After growing by 28 percent last year, China finished 2007 with 71.6 million broadband subscribers, placing it ahead of the United States by more than 1.4 million subscriber. These figures, by market Read more...
Another way to spot a hacker
It continues to be hard to spot security vultures, but McAfee's "Mapping the Mal Web Revisited' outlines data from 9.9 million websites to spot the biggest security threats. The report said that Read more...
China and U.S. tie as Internet attack source
A new report finds that China and the U.S. were home to the greatest percentage of Internet attacks during the first quarter of 2008. Akamai, which operates a global server network, said the most Read more...
U.S., China largest originators of Internet attacks
Akamai Technologies, who operates a global network of servers used to support the distribution of online media as well as large-scale web sites and
Read more...Check out the top 100 IT companies
Business Week posted its top 100 Information Technology companies worldwide--companies that are in hot industries, and that have performed well in terms of shareholder return, revenue growth and Read more...
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> Microsoft acquires desktop virtualization management software firm. Read more...
Malware becomes local
Malware is becoming local, and oddly enough, that could be good news for the CIO. "People are writing malware that targets the specific behaviors of local people," said Dave Marcus, security research Read more...
U.S. ranked as world's No. 1 tech user
A new study finds that the United States, Sweden and Japan are the leading countries using technologies such as networks, cell phones and computers to increase social and economic prosperity. The Read more...