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Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft makes it official: Forefront reaches the cloud
Ryan Naraine: Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant
- Oracle drops mega critical patch bundle
- Dancho Danchev: Scareware pops-up at FoxNews
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC
Financial Times: Yahoo ready to sell Hot Jobs
Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 Beta 4 code to freeze as tax deadline approaches
Sam Diaz: IDC: PC demand not as bad as feared
Mary Jo Foley: Axum: Another piece of Microsoft's parallel programming puzzle
Dennis Howlett: RightNow's DoD play: a good antidote to the cloud security naysayers
- Andrew Nusca: Is adopting the cloud a money-losing mistake?
- Heather Clancy: Psssst. Google's data center efficiency secrets. Pass them on.
Michael Krigsman: IT scapegoats and blame
Google Operating System: Google Search Prepares for Switching to Ajax
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Tax Day 2009: Why The IRS Loves A Good Recession
Nusca: External battery promises 16 hour battery life with Macbook Air
- Jason O'Grady:Review: Brando's 200x USB Microscope
- Review: Richard Solo iPhone/iPod Dual Charging Station
- Should Apple keep its exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T?
- D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network
- ZuneHD player images, details leak; is it better than iPod?
Microsoft 'Laptop Hunters' ad backlash 2.0: parodies
Joe McKendrick: Moving SOA beyond 'service oriented integration'
- Jennifer Leggio: NHL kicks off playoffs with 20+ viewing 'tweet-ups' across U.S., Canada
- Micro Persuasion: Twitter's Monetization Strategy: Developers, Developers, Developers
Zeebo - the fourth game console?
Dignan: Skype could be bought before any IPO; Gauging valuation
Nusca: Amazon now one-third of all U.S. e-commerce, analyst says
Cutting costs by scrapping paper
Dawson: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston College