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Mercury Computer Systems to Report Fourth Quarter Earnings and Host
MSN MoneyCentral - CHELMSFORD, Mass., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. MRCY will announce the financial results for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. ET. Management will host a conference call at 5

DTK Computer launches latest consumer entertainment PC with Intel Viiv
MENAFN - (MENAFN Press) DTK Computer Middle East, part of DTK worldwide network of branch offices, a leading brand of personal computers, notebooks and servers, has announced the Middle East launch of its latest consumer entertainment PC, Cuatro 9330. The PC

Microsoft offers $500 Vista PC in India
BusinessWeek - The computer and related online content will be available in Bangalore and Pune on Sunday. In a blog post, Orlando Ayala, a senior vice president for Microsoft’s emerging segments market development group, described the computer as “low cost” and

Why would animal services cite me for lack of tag, shots?
Miami Herald - The citations have been voided. In researching your case, Animal Services found that, several years ago, an incorrect date for the expiration of the license had been entered into the computer system. It has updated the records and notified you that

Two Oregon School Districts Choose Computer Automation Systems for
Forbes - Two public school districts in Marion County, Ore. have chosen Computer Automation Systems Inc. http://www.computerautomation.com/ to provide a web-based software solution to manage services for students in special education and Section 504 programs

Spare Backup, Inc. Announces Agreement to Expand its Storage and
MSN MoneyCentral - We expect that our relationship with Currys, for the digital camera image opportunity, along with traditional computer sales will prove to be a significant opportunity for Spare Backup and to an appropriate solution for DSGI, within the camera and

S&P volatility:computer,network hardware
Boston Globe - NEW YORK — As the first half of the year winds down, the computer and network hardware industry group of the S&P 500 has demonstrated more volatility than the index as a whole. The group has an average “beta value,” or measure of volatility, of 1.35

Spyware may be reason for computer slowdown
Baltimore Sun - The Sun ’s David Zeiler follows all developments related to Apple, Inc. At times, when I am working at my com- puter something begins to run in the background that slows everything down. Nothing appears on the screen to indicate what it might be. The

Microsoft sues local computer store
Star-Banner - OCALA - Software giant Microsoft Corp. is suing an Ocala computer shop in a bid to send allegedly pirated software to Davy Jones’ locker. Microsoft filed a lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Ocala against Ken’s Computers, a computer retailer

iphone “a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer”
Raleigh News & Observer - One of the most important trends in personal technology over the past few years has been the evolution of the humble cellphone into a true handheld computer, a device able to replicate many of the key functions of a laptop. But most of these smart

THE MIDDLE SEAT
Wall Street Journal - A couple weeks earlier, on Friday, June 8, a Federal Aviation Administration computer snafu, along with some thunderstorms in the Northeast, left planes parked on taxiways at Newark Liberty International Airport like cars for sale at an auto

Will iPhone change everything or fall flat?
Globe and Mail - And unlike the BlackBerry, its oversized screen makes it a Web surfing computer, as well as a phone and e-mail device. In its search for superlatives, Apple isn’t shy about calling its latest product revolutionary. There has never been a phone like

With hype high, iPhone may have to fight a flop
Boston Globe - Apple Computer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone in San Francisco, California on January 9, 2007. Not since Alexander Graham Bell has so much attention been lavished on a phone. But the hype surrounding Apple Inc.’s media

If successful, iPhone could raise the bars
San Francisco Gate - It doesn’t let users download music and videos wirelessly; they still need to connect to their computer to do that. Though Apple recently announced extended battery life for the device, some still worry it isn’t enough. And at $500 to $600 apiece

LG Electronics Signs Pact With Microsoft
US News and World Report - Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft will gain access to LG’s patents relating to computer-related devices for its products, LG said. Microsoft will also use other patents developed by LG that are owned by MicroConnect Group, a U.S.-based business

Preparing for computer attacks
Silicon Valley - Anyone who follows technology or military affairs has heard the predictions for more than a decade. Cyberwar is coming. Although the long-announced, long-awaited computer-based conflict has yet to occur, the forecast grows more ominous with every

Family Slayings Suspect Appears In Court
Guardian Unlimited - Vaughn, 32, a computer consultant from Oswego, Ill., was arrested by Illinois State Police on Saturday at a funeral home in this St. Louis suburb just before he was to attend a memorial service for his family: Kimberly Vaughn, 34, and children

Live Free or Die Hard
Coming Soon! - Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is called into service to bring in computer hacker Matthew Farrell (Justin Long) who may have played a part in a cyber-terrorist attack, but then, they’re both attacked by the henchmen of the man responsible

Quick tip
Detroit Free Press - QUESTION: I tried to download some updates from Microsoft for Windows XP and received a message that said my Windows XP was stolen and a counterfeit Windows is now on my computer . Is this a ploy to sell me a new copy or has someone really stolen my

Man accused of killing family awaits hearing in Missouri
WAND TV - But Vaughn’s attorney says the 32-year-old computer security consultant will fight extradition. Vaughn was arrested Saturday at a suburban St. Louis funeral home just before he was to attend a memorial service for his family. The bodies of Vaughn’s

Computer failure stacks up United
Chicago Tribune - United Airlines’ main flight operations computer crashed for two hours Wednesday during the morning travel rush, delaying takeoffs and snarling landings for tens of thousands of passengers in the middle of the busiest air travel week of the summer. A

Computer simulation studies WTC collapse
USA Today - INDIANAPOLIS A computer simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks supports a federal agency’s findings that the initial impact from the hijacked airplanes stripped away crucial fireproofing material and that the weakened towers collapsed

Dell and Goodwill Launch Free Computer Recycling Service for
MSN MoneyCentral - Reconnect, a free drop-off program to recycle unwanted computers, was introduced today by Dell DELL , Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey and Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey/Quaker City Goodwill. Reconnect will

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Man charged in girls’ prostitution case ‘inadvertently’ freed
Houston Chronicle - Authorities are not sure when Espinoza-Escama’s charges were updated in the computer system, McDuell said. “Obviously, this shouldn’t have happened,” he said, adding that an internal investigation has been launched. “We are trying to determine if it

NASA, Space Teams Continue Computer Repairs
Information Week - Flight controllers were still trying to reboot Russian navigation computers on the International Space Station Friday afternoon. Mission control staff in Houston spoke with U.S. astronauts during one of several live broadcasts from the International

Alleged Killer Drawn For Grand Jury Duty
CBS News - Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court Bobby Boudreaux confirmed that serial killing suspect Ronald Dominique’s name was on a computer-generated list in early June. There’s no chance of Dominique actually serving. State law forbids anyone indicted for a

Computer Sciences 4Q Profit Jumps
MSN MoneyCentral - EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Information technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday its fourth quarter profit jumped 57 percent, but it failed to match Wall Street estimates. For the quarter ended March 30, net income rose to

Two Portable Flextop Computer Models Incorporate Additional SATA HDDs
Animation & FX - Two Portable Flextop Computer Models Incorporate Additional SATA HDDs for Enhanced Data Throughput Rates and Storage DMN Newswire–2007-6-14–NextComputing, high performance portable computer manufacturers, announce the incorporation of additional

Acer Trims 2007 Computer Sales Forecast
Hampton Roads Daily Press - TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan personal computer vendor Acer Inc. expects its computer shipments to increase 30 percent to 40 percent this year, a reduction from previous sales forecasts. The company trimmed earlier expectations of shipment growth that it

ShockWatch and Glacier(R) Computer Sign Global Distribution Agreement
Forbes - ShockWatch, a leader in developing and manufacturing damage prevention products, announces its new global distribution agreement with Glacier(R) Computer, an Amherst, N.H.-based developer of rugged industrial computer systems. The companies will

Examine Future Estimates for the Sale of Computer Hardware and
Forbes - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c59445) has announced the addition of 2007 U.S. Computer Hardware and Software Product Lines to their offering. The 2007 U.S. Computer Hardware and Software Product Lines report features

Three Charged With Cyber Crimes; FBI Trying To Identify All The
CBS News - An attacker gains control by infecting the computer with a virus or other malicious code and the computer continues to operate normally,” FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director James Finch said in a statement. “The majority of victims are not even

News Blog: Posts tagged patni computer systems
CNET News - An India-based company that counts itself among the largest recipients of controversial H-1B visas has agreed to pay $2.4 million in back wages to 607 allegedly underpaid computer professionals employed through that avenue. The U.S. Department of

Affiliated Computer Opens Door to Bids
Forbes - Shares of Affiliated Computer Services Inc. edged higher Monday after the technology-outsourcing company opened the door to higher bids for a sale. ACS said Sunday that Chairman Darwin Deason and the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management L

Datameg to Acquire Computer Ctr.Com, Inc.
MSN MoneyCentral - Datameg Corporation (OTCBB: DTMG) today announced that it has entered into a contract to acquire Computer Ctr.Com, Inc., a privately held Massachusetts-based company that provides a wide range of technology solutions, for 1.5 million unregistered

Computer Power Waste Targeted
Wall Street Journal - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. and Intel Corp. announced an effort to get computer makers and customers to adopt technologies that reduce energy consumption. The initiative sets annual targets for reducing power usage on personal computers and

Computer Guidance Corporation Releases Web Project Management
Forbes - Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of financial and project management software solutions for the commercial construction industry, announced the next evolution of Project Collaborator at the 25th Annual Construction Financial

Head-mounted display computer makes debut
Daily Yomiuri On-Line - Universities, electronics makers and local governments are working to make Kansai a developmental hub for “wearable computers,” a market that is expected to grow rapidly as computers become smaller and Internet availability increases. An event to

Did computer glitch lead to illegal search of Jeffs?
Salt Lake Tribune - Warren Jeffs, left, looks on as defense attorney Richard Wright argues on his behalf during a preliminary hearing Wednesday in St. George, Utah. A judge wants to know more about Nevada law before deciding whether evidence collected during the arrest

Will Microsoft beat Apple with its ‘giant iPhone’?
Computerworld - May 31, 2007 (Computerworld) — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled a product this week called Surface at the Wall Street Journal ’s D: All Things Digital conference. Surface is a Windows Vista “coffee table” computer that features multitouch — the

Top Technology News
WOOD - There are 15 activities that measure players’ brain power in the categories of identify, memorize, analyze, computer and visualize. The title makes extensive use of the Wii remote, in that players can use it to do things like burst balloons, complete

Open-Source Licensing
eWeek - Recent moves by such companies as Sun Microsystems and Computer Associates to dip their toes into the world of open source have reawakened interest in how open-source software licenses work, and what benefits they bring to software companies if any

Saving Soldiers’ Lives From The Homeland
Forbes - MILLERSVILLE, Pa., June 5 /PRNewswire/ — In order to mitigate serious soldier injuries in Iraq, Millersville University’s Dr. Gary Zoppetti, computer science, and his students are collaborating to develop computer-based technologies to combat losses

Computer scientist to head the largest of Harvard schools
Boston Online - Incoming Harvard president Drew G. Faust has tapped a well-liked computer scientist to be dean of Harvard’s largest school, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Michael D. Smith, 45, will oversee Harvard College and the PhD programs. At Harvard, where

Bless the ‘bergeeks’ who tried to salvage my Vista password
Oregonian - I couldn’t remember my password. Hundreds of readers let me know I wasn’t alone. Two weeks ago I made a public confession, admitting I’d forgotten the password to my new computer’s operating system. The tech expert I’d hired to set up the new

EDS’ Charlie Feld to Speak at Bear Stearns 8th Annual Computer
MSN MoneyCentral - PLANO, Texas, June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — EDS Senior Executive Vice President of Applications Services, Charlie Feld, will be speaking at the Bear Stearns 8th Annual Computer and Business Services Conference on June 11, 2007, at 1:45 p.m

Verizon Wireless, Panasonic, QUALCOMM and Alcatel-Lucent to Host
MSN MoneyCentral - Verizon Wireless, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, QUALCOMM and Alcatel-Lucent, leaders in mobile and wireless solutions, will today host a leadership forum for senior government IT decision makers entitled, “Leading the Way in Wireless

World’s second-largest computer show begins five-day run in Taiwan
Herald Tribune - TAIPEI, Taiwan: The world’s second-largest computer show opened Tuesday in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, with organizers promising it would lift the curtain on a number of new and innovative products. Computex, now in its 27th year, trails only

Concerns emerge over iTunes user data
BusinessWeek - Besides, users can remove their identifying data from the files simply by burning the tracks to a CD and then ripping the songs back to their computer in the MP3 format, said Fred Von Lohmann, an attorney with the San Francisco-based group. Still, the

Neurotechnologija Announces SentiSight SDK Universal Object
Forbes - Designed for the development of computer-based vision systems, the SentiSight algorithm provides versatile, fast and accurate 2D and 3D object recognition for use in a wide variety of applications, including image search engines, security systems

Cyber ignorance not bliss for public servants
Herald Tribune - The Internet can sometimes seem overrun with versions of Simon, the alpha male tech guy from the BBC series “The Office.” When the show’s hero, Tim, asks Simon what he is doing to his computer, Simon at first answers, “You don’t need to know,” and

Tom Anderson Named President of CSC’s Newly Consolidated Civil
Forbes - EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire/ — Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC) today announced that Tom Anderson has been named president of its recently consolidated North American Public Sector business unit’s Civil Division. Reporting to

Microsoft and Apple, bitter rivals, try to save the desktop operating
Herald Tribune - In the battle between Apple and Microsoft, Bertrand Serlet and Steven Sinofsky are the field generals in charge of competing efforts to insure that the personal computer’s basic software stays relevant in an increasingly Web-centric world. The two

A hardware-software symbiosis
ZDNet Blogs - We all want smaller and faster computers. Of course, this increases the complexity of the work of computer designers. But now, computer scientists from the University of Virginia are coming with a radical new idea which may revolutionize computer

Knowledgeable furniture
Herald Tribune - It is, in essence, a 30-inch computer touch screen in coffee-table format - called Surface - and it is likely to be deployed first in Las Vegas casinos for visitors who already believe they can communicate with slot machines. According to Microsoft’s

Sector Snap: Smartphone stocks rise
Boston Globe - Rubenstein helped bring Apple’s iMac computer to fruition and headed the company’s iPod unit between 2004 and 2006. In addition, Palm said board members D. Scott Mercer and Eric Benhamou — a former Palm chief executive — will resign and Elevation

DIY computer repair: Know when to fold ‘em
AZCentral.com - ATLANTA - The car I had just repaired was a hiccup on wheels — sputtering and popping, moving in jumps like a demented frog — as I drove toward Disney World. It was an old MGB with two side-draft carburetors. As part of a do-it-yourself tuneup, I

GLO CPAs, LLP Keynote Speaker Luncheon: ‘Pillars of Professionalism’
Forbes - For nine years at Compaq Computer Corporation, John was responsible for the company’s product public relations, as well as mergers & acquisitions and internet initiatives. In prior lives, he was a public information officer for the Metropolitan