InformationWeek - All StoriesInformationWeekCost Of Day-Care Sparks Discontent At Google HQ- July 7, 2008 Google is under fire from a handful of parents who work at the company's Silicon Valley offices for price hikes in the cost of on-site day care services, the <i>New York Times<i> reported.http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802878&... Ruggedized Smartphones Find Their Niche- July 7, 2008 Smartphone makers Motorola, Intermec , and Tripod Data Systems are enclosing handsets in ruggedized cases and sales are soaring. Go ahead: Rock 'em, drop 'em, and knock 'em down. They can take it.http://www.informationweek.com/news/mobility/smart_phones/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2088... Ultra Mobile PC Buyer's Guide- July 5, 2008 We look at a range of versatile UMPCs and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) from ASUS, Gigabyte, and Samsung, Amtek, OQO, Roan Digital, Vye, and WiBrain.http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/handheld/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=20880152... Apple Drops Price Of MacBook Air- July 3, 2008 The price reduction appears to be the result of a drop in the price of the 1.8-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and a reduction in the price of the 64-GB solid-state drive.http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802721&... Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company- July 3, 2008 As a precautionary measure, the company is offering to enroll affected employees in Kroll's IDTheftSmart identity and credit protection program for a year.http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/client/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802710&... Interview With 'Net Pioneer Vint Cerf- July 3, 2008 Microsoft is working with Circuit City to offer a consumer software subscription service that includes its Office, Windows Live OneCare, Messenger, and Photo Gallery applications and services.http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2... 'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals- July 3, 2008 With a container approach from Parallels' Virtuozzo, memory consumption and processor overhead are reduced through the use of one operating system per host.http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/server_virtualization/showArticle.jhtml?artic... Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011- July 3, 2008 Research firm eMarketer predicts that music sales as a whole will continue to decline, but online and mobile markets will grow rapidly.http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/music/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802... IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center Recordings- July 3, 2008 Using speech analytics, the technology identifies and masks credit card numbers and other sensitive information in audio recordings.http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208802677... IBM Back On Top Of Server Market- July 3, 2008 Gartner revised figures for the first quarter, lowering server revenue growth from 4.3% to 2.5% and putting IBM back in first place ahead of HP.http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/windows_servers/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2... |