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Google Dumps Internal Use of Microsoft Windows, Report Says
Google is reportedly phasing out internal company use of Microsoft Windows due to security concerns, according to a report in the Financial Times. The report cites unnamed Google employees who told the FT that new employees are given the option of using Apple’s Mac computers or else PCs running Linux. Employees say that the directive…
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Apple iPad Tablet Computer Sales Reach 2 Million Units
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago and taking it to nine international markets this past weekend. The company did not give a geographic breakdown of sales in its statement, but had previously said it sold 1 million iPads…
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IT Sales Levels Pass Pre-Recession Highs, Report Finds
IT sales through distribution are currently exceeding the peak levels achieved prior to the economic crisis that began in Sept. 2008, according to the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC), comprised of the computer industry’s wholesale distributors dedicated to serving the channel. The organization, whose member sales are tracked by independent databases available to subscribers of…
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Professor Claims Substantial Conflict in Visa Workers Research
A University of California professor refutes claims made in a recent University of Maryland study that H-1B visa holders make more money than U.S. technology workers. Professor Norman Matloff dissects the wage numbers used, finds what he claims are critical omissions and discusses his own studies and others which found the majority of H-1B visa…
