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FTC’s ‘Do Not Track’ Worries Web Marketers
After federal regulators proposed a "Do Not Track" mechanism to give control over what consumer data companies can collect and share, a lot of confusion remains about what the proposal really means. In a 122-page preliminary report issued Dec. 1, the Federal Trade Commission suggested that users need a way to universally opt-out of having…
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Small Businesses Taking Big Tech Risks: Survey
Resource-and-cash-strapped small businesses struggling to cut costs in a slow economy are leaving simple cost-savings options on the table and putting data at risk, according to a recent survey from Lenovo. The Lenovo-AMD Small Business Tech Survey, which sought to identify common issues and trends in technology use by small businesses, also uncovered several peculiar…
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IBM Unveils New Security Solution
IBM has tapped its Rational tools division to deliver new software that advances security analysis. Slated for announcement on Dec. 3, IBM’s new software and analysis capabilities provide a more efficient and accurate way to help organizations design, build and manage secure applications, the company said. The new offering is based on software IBM got…
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Mobile Advertising to Reach $2.9 Billion in 2014: Report
According to BIA/Kelsey’s U.S. Mobile Ad Revenue Forecast (2009-2014), U.S. mobile advertising revenues will grow from $491 million in 2009 to $2.9 billion in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43 percent. The forecast comprises advertising placed in mobile search (text advertising applied to search queries on mobile devices), display (display advertising…
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Xserve Wasn’t Working
Xserve Wasn’t Working When Apple announced that it would discontinue Xserve by the end of January, it wasn’t much of a surprise to the vast majority of enterprise customers that care about those products. Xserve was the also-ran in the marketplace. And it’s clear now that Xserve didn’t cut it. But in the process, Apple…
