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President-elect Barack Obama's plan to nurture a high-speed Internet for all Americans could create hundreds of thousands of jobs and help service providers grow dramatically. Building new networks Read more...

No matter where you are sitting, the alarm bells are ringing. It's a tough time to be working in IT, or anywhere else these days. The economy is shaky, but it hasn't crashed. A story posted this Read more...

The presidential candidates are getting up to speed on technology slowly. Although they acknowledge that technology is a big driver in today's economy, they have spent little time on an issue that Read more...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates takes his final lap around Washington, D.C., next week as company chairman when he testifies on March 12 at a hearing on the future of innovation and U.S. Read more...

> Increasing the tech industry's competitiveness. Article > IBM to use embedded Read more...

CIOs must find ways to contribute more to their companies' bottom lines, according to a new study from Gartner. To do that, CIOs must think more creatively about what they provide to the business Read more...

Becoming a leading E-tailer is no mean feat given the competitiveness in every industry today. But as one shoe seller's story relates, success can be achieved if you keep the technology simple and Read more...

To describe Freddie Mac as being on the warpath to IT innovation would be an understatement. The mortgage financing company, which just three years ago was under congressional scrutiny for Read more...