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Insurers, Security Experts Wary of Google Apps
Jul 29, 2010
Reporting from the Burton Group Catalyst Conference, NetworkWorld writes that enterprises continue to have security concerns about Google Apps. One major insurer, The Hartford, has rejected issuing cyber risk insurance because of similar concerns. 
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Enterprises Budgeting for Windows 7
Jul 28, 2010
According to a Computer Economics study on technology trends, a significant percentage of IT organizations are budgeting to upgrade to Windows 7. 
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Microsoft Says Google-Yahoo Japan Alliance is Anticompetitive
Jul 27, 2010
Google announced that it will provide search services for Yahoo Japan, a separate business entity from Yahoo, which owns a minority stake in the company. Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith said, “This agreement is even more anticompetitive than Google’s deal with Yahoo in the United States and Canada that the Department of Justice found to be illegal.” 
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European Commission Opens Investigations of IBM
Jul 26, 2010
The European Commission announced today that it was opening two investigations of IBM to determine if the tech giant was illegally thwarting competition in the mainframe market. The investigations focus on emulation software and service contracts.  Read More

Microsoft Beats Wall Street Expectations
Jul 22, 2010
Microsoft reported quarterly earnings that outpaced the forecasts of Wall Street analysts. In the fourth quarter of its 2010 fiscal year, the company posted a net income of $4.52 billion on revenues of $16.04 billion. The company’s full year income and revenue were $18.76 billion and $62.48 billion, respectively.  Read More

States Proceed with Google Investigation
Jul 21, 2010
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, leading a group of 37 states and the District of Columbia, demanded answers from Google about its collection of private information from Wi-Fi networks. “We will take all appropriate steps -- including potential legal action if warranted -- to obtain complete, comprehensive answers,” said Blumenthal.  Read More

Server Sales Surge
Jul 20, 2010
As part of the rebound in corporate spending, companies are making substantial investments in servers to bolster their online offerings.  Read More

Nokia Siemens Snaps Up Motorola Unit
Jul 19, 2010
Joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks is purchasing Motorola’s network equipment arm for $1.2 billion. The acquisition strengthens Nokia Siemens market position in North America and Japan.  Read More

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VFI Blog Watch

Slashdot Struggles to Remain Relevant in the Social Web
July 29, 2010
Richard MacManus on ReadWriteWeb blogs about the declining relevance of Slashdot, the quasi-patriarch of news and discussion about open source software and other IT topics. In the shifting landscape of social media, “Slashdot is no longer the powerhouse it once was,” MacManus writes.

A New Federal Privacy Law on the Horizon?
July 23, 2010
On the TRUSTe Blog, Elizabeth Frazee discusses the recent congressional hearing on the Best Practices Act, a privacy bill introduced by U.S. Representative Bobby Rush (D-IL). Frazee discusses industry self-regulatory practices and predicts that digital privacy legislation will not be passed this year.
 
A Windows Phone 7 Milestone
July 18, 2010
More on Windows Phone 7 from the Windows Phone Blog… The technical preview of the new mobile software has been released, and now prototype phones will be available to thousands of developers.

Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools Beta Released
July 12, 2010
Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Developer Division Scott Guthrie blogs about the beta release of Windows Phone 7 developer tools, which includes an express edition of Visual Studio 2010 and versions of Silverlight and XNA Game Studio for Windows Phone 7. And Guthrie is tweeting now at twitter.com/scottgu.
 
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Jul 29, 2010

Reporting from the Burton Group Catalyst Conference, NetworkWorld writes that enterprises continue to have security concerns about Google Apps. One major insurer, The Hartford, has rejected issuing cyber risk insurance because of similar concerns.
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