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Air Force scraps iPad deployment plan over security concerns

A plan by the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to acquire almost 3,000 iPad tablets to lighten pilots' load was abruptly cancelled midweek. No reason was offered, though the prevailing

Microsoft on Global Play Fair Day: Pirated software gives $2.9B unfair competitive advantage

A study commissioned by Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT ) has found that manufacturers in emerging countries save up to $2.9 billion annually by using pirated software. The results of the study were announced

Hackers break into SCADA system, destroy pump at Illinois water utility

Using data stolen from a company that makes SCADA systems, hackers gained remote access into the control system of a city water utility and destroyed a water pump. SCADA stands for supervisory

How BI tools simplify life for Europe's 2nd largest brewery

Baltika Brewery, based in St. Petersburg, Russia, is the second-largest brewery in Europe after Heineken. The company merged with three other breweries in 2006, creating a beer-making powerhouse with

United States named biggest spam producer in world

It's no surprise that the United States is No. 1 on many lists, but this one is a painful headache. Security firm Sophos said the United States was responsible for nearly 16 percent of all spam

IT spending may inch up

IT spending has been hit by the bad economy, and the turnaround will be slow. A new Forrester Research report is now forecasting that the IT spending growth rate will be only 1.6 percent next year,

Are you ready for a foreign cyber attack?

The Internet attacks on Georgia by the Russians as their ground troops swept into that country are a clear signal of the danger that the U.S. computer systems could face. U.S. security experts say

Get hip to IT alignment

IT alignment will save you money if you know what you are doing. But plenty of CIOs don't have a clue what IT alignment really is. Once they get it, they will understand that they can use this

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