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Companies tell employees not to use Google Drive for now
A number of companies, including The New York Times , voiced concerns this week about the privacy and intellectual property implications of using Google Drive.
The reality of digital espionage and defending against it
The New York Times has an article that talked about the reality of digital espionage and spying conducted against companies and government officials in the United States. As was widely reported late
FBI shutters Megaupload, Anonymous steps in
The FBI closed down the file-sharing site Megaupload Thursday, charging seven individuals with operating an international business based on digital piracy, The Wall Street Journal reported. Four
Google fattens patent portfolio with huge purchase from IBM
Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) last month quietly purchased 1,030 patents from IBM ( NYSE: IBM ), covering a variety of technologies, including the architecture of microprocessors, servers, routers, relational
Western Digital acquires hard drive unit of Hitachi
Leading hard disk maker Western Digital will be acquiring Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (GST)--the hard disk drive division of Hitachi--in a deal worth $4.3 billion. The move will effectively
Virgin considers suspending file sharers
Virgin Media will be launching an unlimited music download service as part of a collaborative arrangement with Universal record company. Based on a monthly subscription fee, it would certainly not be
U.S. still ahead in tech, but for how long?
A new study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has found the U.S. lead in information technology is slipping. While the U.S. still has a highly
Go slowly on social networking
Social networking may be the hottest item to come down the pike in a while. But a new study by Gartner warns businesses about getting caught up in the hype. The caution from the research company is
Obama unveils tech plans
Presidential politics are in the air, and technology is taking off. To that end, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has wasted no time in unveiling a nine-page technology policy plan.
Web 2.0 changes the way we connect
Meanwhile, Rob Carter, CIO of FedEx, told a roomful of technology executives at the SIMposium 2007 that Web 2.0 technologies are changing the way that people view connectedness and networking. Sites
