News to know: Exchange 2010; Google; Oracle and EC; CIO priorities; Smartphone buyer guide
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Mary Jo Foley: Windows Server 2008 R2 finally gets its day in the sun
- Ed Bott: Why I'm letting someone else run my Exchange 2010 server
- Gallery:
- Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?
Larry Dignan: Google picks up AdMob for $750 million; Targets mobile display ads
Google: Investing in a mobile future with AdMob
Sam Diaz: Oracle: EC has 'profound misunderstanding' of database market; DOJ seems to agree
David Morgenstern: Snow Leopard update squashes bugs
Ryan Naraine: Mac OS X mega patch covers 58 security vulnerabilities
TechCrunch: Exclusive: Google Has Acquired Gizmo5
Zack Whittaker: Paperless students? Never going to happen
Sprint to cut 2,000 to 2,500 jobs
Sam Diaz: Survey: Cloud confusion among IT could slow enterprise adoption
- Joe McKendrick: Enterprise mashup, defined
- Forrester: Firms get more strategic about SaaS sourcing in 2010
- Michael Krigsman: Enterprise unplugged: Riffing on failure and performance
- Jason Hiner: CIO top priorities: Productivity and cost reduction, according to SIM survey
- SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010
- Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0: now we're talking
- Dana Gardner: Here's why text-based content access and management play crucial roles in real-time BI
- Tom Foremski: SnapLogic snaps together different data flows and cuts integration costs
Matthew Miller: Smartphone Buyer's Guide: What are the choices on my carrier?
Silicon Alley Insider: EA Acquires Playfish For Up To $400 Million
AP: Electronic Arts posts 2Q loss, plans layoffs
Andrew Nusca: RIM announces app payment platform, Adobe partnership, OpenGL ES support
Eco-friendly Sony HDTV turns off when you leave the room
- Did you buy a Motorola Droid? [open thread]
- Walmart sells Lexmark wireless multifunction printer for $59
- Nokia recalls 14 million mobile phone chargers
- Jason O'Grady: Gallery: Droid vs. iPhone - battle of the screens
- Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone
- Droid by Motorola and Verizon Wireless
TechRepublic: Five reasons why Windows 7 XP Mode will encourage upgrades
Digits: App Watch: HD Radio for the iPhone
MarketWatch: Cisco takes advantage of strong appetite for bonds
Dana Blankenhorn: Where should Mozilla go from here?
Foley: Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy
Sean Portnoy: Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent "Chance of Meatballs" before DVD release
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Counting vulnerabilities is pointless
- Dignan: 'Tis the season for ID fraud: Retailers face $100 billion in losses
- Ryan Naraine: CBS 60 Minutes tackles cyber-terrorism
- Smart Planet: Old documents and the big identity theft threat
Kingsley-Hughes: OpenOfficeMouse - Put an end to button envy!
Jennifer Leggio: American Express OPEN keeps 'pulse' on small business with social media
Heather Clancy: Fortune Data Centers gets its LEED Gold certification
Doug Hanchard: Northrop Grumman sells consulting firm in leveraged buy-out
Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files
Money pit? Clearwire to get cash infusion
Zack Whittaker: 10 technological changes in 10 technological years
Howlett: Fidor Bank: a glimpse to the future?
Google trying not to cross 'the creepy line'
Rachel King: Black Friday digital camera and camcorder deal reports are rolling in