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Vendors at the Enterprise 2.0 conference tried to convince a group of seasoned IT pros that they should put all their data in the so-called cloud and leave it to outsiders to manage.
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O2 customers who choose service plans costing either $88 or $146.50 a month would get the 8-GB version of the iPhone 3G at no additional cost.
Google's Sergey Brin Books Multi-Million Dollar Space Flight
Brin has joined Space Adventures' Orbital Mission Explorers Circle, giving him preferential access to space mission seats.
Apple App Store A $1.2 Billion Business In 2009
The iPhone installed base will balloon and users will download at least two applications next year, according to a Piper Jaffray assessment.
Apple's 3G iPhone Stands Better Chance Against BlackBerry
Apple's 3G iPhone could become a strong competitor against the BlackBerry and weaken Google's initiative to build an open source operating system for smartphones.
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Google CEO Talks Of Good, Evil, And Monopoly Fears
Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt Wednesday detailed his theory of competition in the Web industry while saying Google's famous mantra of "Don't be evil" is often misunderstood.
Enterprise 2.0: Sony, CIA, Pfizer Strategize On Boosting Enterprise 2.0 Adoption
The panel of enterprise 2.0 enthusiasts tried to explain why the nascent technology of wikis, e-mails, blogs, and forums hasn't taken large organizations by storm.
Oregon State Wins 2008 Mars Rover Challenge
The team was commended for the way they used common household products in the competition, which involved geology, biology, basic engineering, construction, and emergency navigation.
Enterprise 2.0: Pfizer's Cyberpunks Drive Social Computing At Drug Maker
Workers at the company now routinely post articles to a wiki called Pfizerpedia that's grown to feature more than 10,000 articles and numerous how-to videos.
Enterprise 2.0: Wachovia Turns To Wikis, Blogs To Support Growth
To connect its 100,000-plus employees, the financial services company is rolling out a slew of new collaboration tools anchored by Microsoft's SharePoint Server.
Procter & Gamble Signs $650 Million Outsourcing Deal With BT
BT will run P&G's VoIP, Internet services, remote access, audio and videoconferencing and some security services like firewall and anti-virus.
Many Tech Workers Would Accept Pay Cut To Telecommute
In a poll of more than 1,500 IT workers, 37% said they would be willing to take a pay cut of up to 10% to telecommute full time.
ISPs Agree To Block Child Porn Sites, Newsgroups
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