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NewsITAA makes case for U.S. onshoring
The Information Technology Association of America believes that a growing number of organizations are recognizing the benefits of unloading non-core IT operations to domestic (U.S.-based) outsourcing Read more...
CIOs in Major Cities Forge Ahead with MuniWiFiMany CIOs from various large cities are moving ahead with their citywide WiFi plans, despite criticisms of high cost and unreliable service. Cities can justify their investment by attracting new Read more... Open-source to take root in NetherlandsIn a move to reduce costs and increase leverage with vendors and suppliers, Amsterdam's technology leaders are moving toward open-source technologies, though they won't be tossing out all of their Read more... Lawmakers haggling over new communications rulesThe Internet and all that comes with it--such as increased security risks to data, the proliferation of child pornography and the battle over selling bandwidth based on use--is the forefront of Read more... | Press ReleasesUS Lighting Tech and Deco Settle Patent Infringement Action upon Confidential Financial Terms, and Deco Has Agreed to WithIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- US Lighting Tech (www.uslightingtech.com), the leader in induction lighting, announced today that it reached a settlement regarding the patent infringement lawsuit Read more >> Texas Court of Appeals Affirms Decision for Online Travel Companies in Occupancy Tax DisputeCourt finds that Online Travel Companies (OTCs) "help consumers make informed choices in spending their travel dollars, and to do so conveniently and efficiently."WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2011 Read more >> IBM Opens $50 Million Smarter Cities Challenge Grant Program to 2012 ApplicantsInitiative provided practical advice to dozens of cities worldwide in 2011ARMONK, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has opened the IBM Smarter Cities Read more >> Metadigm Services Announces Utility Services Partnership with ECGPartnership provides CT meter testing services for ECG’s 51 municipal electric utilities ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Metadigm Services, a utility services company specializing in Advanced Metering Read more >> Tod Dykstra Joins Streetline Advisory BoardSAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Streetline, Inc. today announced that company founder Tod Dykstra will join the Streetline Advisory Board, transitioning out of the day-to-day Read more >> |
