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Authorize.net categorizes downtime events as 'a perfect storm'

pasmith — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 07:58:47 -0400

Now that the smoke has cleared (literally), we find out a bit more about what happened to Authorize.net's services as a result of the Fisher Plaza data center fire.

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

ITworld staff — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:39:28 -0400

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.

Fire brings down authorize.net services

pasmith — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:59:28 -0400

Details are still trickling in, but a fire in Authorize.net primary data center in Seattle took the service off line for a few hours today. The backup data center was also impacted, but details are still hazy. Service should be back online by the time you read this.

How to sell Windows 7 to the average consumer

pasmith — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:08:03 -0400

Pre-order upgrade discounts are great for us early adopters, but the recently discovered Family Pack is what might bring in the average consumer. But only if the pricing is right, and only if it's a Family Pack of full versions. Here's my take on how Microsoft needs to price Windows 7 in order to get our moms and dads on the latest version of Windows.

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

ITworld staff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:49:10 -0400

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

Satyam buyer does not get enough shares in public offer

ITworld staff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:17:37 -0400

Tech Mahindra may have to ask Satyam for a preferential issue of equity

Wall Street Beat: After a strong Q2, what's next for tech?

ITworld staff — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:12:27 -0400

The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.

Microsoft removes projectile-vomiting IE8 ad from Web

ITworld staff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:27:12 -0400

An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it.

Online ad groups release new behavioral ad principles

ITworld staff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:21:28 -0400

Online consumers should get more information about what information is being tracked and collected for the purposes of behavioral advertising, and they should have more control over what data is being collected, according to new privacy principles released Thursday by four advertising trade groups.

Dell and HP take knocks in India over recycling programs

ITworld staff — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:09:02 -0400

Dell and Hewlett-Packard (HP) were criticized by Greenpeace for not implementing their product recycling services properly in India.