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Top 10: iPhone 3GS heats up, DOJ takes aim at Google

The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three.

| News | Internet | Mobile & wireless | 07/04/09 at 9:56 am |


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US court rejects IBM appeal in executive's move to Dell

A U.S. court has rejected an IBM appeal to bar David Johnson, the company's former chief of mergers and acquisitions, from working at rival Dell over concerns regarding trade secrets.

| News | Business | IT management/strategy | 07/04/09 at 9:39 am |


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SAP benchmarking program begins tracking first KPIs

SAP users have begun measuring the performance of key aspects of their ERP (enterprise resource planning) systems as part of a benchmarking process agreed to with user groups. In April, SAP agreed to delay an increase in the cost of its Enterprise Support service, and to make future increases conditional on meeting certain targets for performance and customer satisfaction.

| News | IT management/strategy | Software | 07/03/09 at 1:00 pm |


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Oracle may cut up to 1,000 European jobs, union says

Oracle may lay off between 850 to 1,000 European employees, according to the French union CFDT.

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