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Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Earnings Q1 2012

* Please note, Microsoft's fiscal year begins earlier than that of most other companies View MSFT Q1 Earnings Report Highlights: First-quarter revenue of $17.37 billion for the quarter ended Sept. Read more...

What happens to Skype now that it is officially Microsoft's?

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) ballyhooed its "official" ownership of Skype Thursday, although there are a few regulators around the world yet to approve the 8.5 billion acquisition. The question looming Read more...

Microsoft's Skype purchase could benefit enterprise users

Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) purchase of Skype for $8.5 billion this week (regulatory approval pending) could result in a promising enterprise offering, if the Redmond, Wash., software giant plays its Read more...

Expanded surveillance proposal raises security red flags

The Obama administration is drafting a proposal for a new law that would enable the government to intercept and decode all Internet communications, including encrypted data, Charlie Savage at The New Read more...

Google rumored to be creating web-based calling via Gmail Chat

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is working on a way to enable users to make calls directly from their Gmail chat box, according to an article by CNET's Tom Krazit. Google declined to comment on the report, but Read more...

Encyclopedia lists internal security threats

A new and free online encyclopedia of internal network security issues has been released by provider Promisec, and includes some popular web-based applications among possible data-loss threats. These Read more...

CIOs tout collaboration tools

A number of top CIOs got together recently at the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium in Cambridge, MA, to discuss some basic IT workplace issues. But the CIOs quickly focused on a new hot topic; how to tap the Read more...

Managing consumer technology

Every CIO knows that iPods, Skype, USB flash drives and other consumer products have invaded the workplace as employees routinely seek support for connecting their devices to the office desktop. CIO Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Bridging the gap; Making the transition to IP telephony;

> IT managers and bridging the gap. Blog > Making the transition to IP telephony. Read more...

Trust and open-mindedness are important CIO traits

CIOs are sometimes viewed as a drain on the organization, costing significant money but providing limited value. While nothing could be further from the truth, that perception lingers, and that's Read more...

Press Releases

LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Joins Skype Co-Founder Niklas Zennström on Wrapp Board as Greylock Adds $5 Million to Ser

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wrapp, the new social gifting service, today announced that Greylock Partners is adding $5 million to the company’s Series A funding and co-leading the round with Read more >>

Panasonic Introduces Smart Network 3D Blu-ray Disc™ Home Theater Systems With Enhanced Sound Quality

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic is pleased to introduce three new Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc™ home theater systems, SC-BTT490, SC-BTT195 and SC-BTT190, that employ advanced Read more >>

Panasonic Expands and Enhances VIERA Connect's Video Social Experience

New Social TV Split Screen Allows Users To Make Skype Video Calls with Friends and Family While Continuing to View Their Favorite Show On Their VIERA HDTVLAS VEGAS, Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >>

Kobo™ Partners with Rdio to Bring Music to its Readers

Consumers now have access to Rdio's full catalogue of 12+ million tracks on the new Kobo VoxSAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Rdio (www.rdio.com) the digital music service Read more >>

Vidtel Channel Program Expands Opportunities in Video Conferencing for VARs and SMEs

CMIT Solutions among the first VARs offering MeetMe, Vidtel's any-to-any enterprise video conferencing service in the cloudSUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For small and medium Read more >>