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Computer Makers Dell, HP and Apple Push Green
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Personal computer makers are increasingly prioritizing "green" strategies, creating a pivotal point of competition for customers that are becoming more attuned to their financial — and societal — benefits. Analysts say going green has become a business plan unto itself for the industry’s heavyweights: a way to stand apart from rivals,…
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Integrators Target Digital TV Conversion Opportunity
Over the next few days people in 2.8 million homes will lose their television service. That’s how many households that The Nielson Co. reports are completely unready for the transition from analog to digital television. Friday, June 12 is the deadline for converting all full-powered U.S. television stations from analog to digital transmission. That…
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OnForce: Surge in Applicants for IT Contract Jobs
Online technology services marketplace OnForce has experienced a surge in applicants looking to become service professionals with OnForce in Q1 of this year. OnForce’s online technology marketplace matches up businesses and individuals looking to fill mostly short-term technology contract jobs with individuals who can fulfill those jobs. Currently, OnForce has a database of more than…
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Netbooks Brighten PC Sales Outlook
Worldwide PC shipments didn’t fall as sharply as expected in Q1 – dropping just 6.8 percent – 1.4 percent better than previously forecast. But the decline still marked the sharpest decrease since Q3 of 2001, according to market research firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. IDC notes that positive activity at the end of the…
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Survey: IT Security Breaches More Severe
The severity of security breaches is climbing at a time when IT organizations are under pressure to cut expenses and work with smaller budgets. But the good news is that IT security remains a major priority among IT professionals. A total of 38 percent of U.S.-based IT professionals ranked IT security as their top priority.…
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Apple iPhone, Snow Leopard OS Highlight WWDC, but No Jobs
Steve Jobs may not be scheduled to unveil advancements around the iPhone, the new Snow Leopard Mac operating system or other Apple technologies at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, but Apple is likely to have plenty of news in store for its loyal followers about those technologies. And WWDC is something that…