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  • ‘Trusted Adviser` Moniker Isn`t Cliché

    New Mexico One Call isn’t a huge organization or one you would’ve heard about outside its home state’s civil engineering circles. But this organization of less than three dozen managerial and field operatives are responsible for ensuring public utilities aren’t damaged by contractors digging into the earth. Prior to Dennis Woodruff’s arrival in 2006, New…

  • Apple Smashes Profit Forecasts, iPhone Shines

    (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s quarterly profit blew past Wall Street forecasts thanks to strong sales of Macs and iPhones and higher-than-expected gross margins, boosting its shares 4 percent on Tuesday. The company continued to defy the global recession with a solid 13 percent jump in fiscal third-quarter net profit. It sold more than seven times…

  • Microsoft Blasts Windows 7 to Manufacturing

    Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 7 operating system was released to manufacturing on Wednesday, a milestone that signals the formal completion of the engineering development phase. Partners and ISVs can work with the final version, with locked-in code and features, as they build out their own solutions heading toward the general availability launch of the products this…

  • PCI Council Offers Wireless Security Guidance

    Security service providers and enterprises that deal with sensitive credit card information received valuable wireless security guidance last week with the publication of a new report by the PCI Security Standards Council. Known as the keeper of the PCI data security standards, PCI SSC released <a href=”https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/education/info_sup.shtml “> PCI DSS Wireless Guideline</a> to offer organizations…

  • AMD Quarter Earnings Beat the Street, but Still Disappoint

    Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) revenues of $1.18 billion beat Wall Street expectations of $1.13 billion, but that wasn’t enough to quell disappointment that the company’s results were not as impressive as its larger rival Intel’s, announced last week. AMD revenue was flat sequentially and down 13 percent from the same period last year. AMD…

  • IBM Expands Juniper, Brocade and Cisco Relationships

    Looking to boost its competitive position in a market where big technology vendors are increasingly seeking to provide customers with a complete solution – from servers to networking equipment – IBM has announced an expansion of its existing relationships with networking vendors Brocade, Cisco and Juniper. The announcement immediately led to speculation that IBM’s efforts…

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