Computers

October 25, 2007 -- (SANTA FE)---In a case that has potentially significant consequences for New Mexico consumers; New Mexico Attorney General Gary King’s office is asking the state Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that is preventing a New Mexico man from suing Dell Computer Corporation for selling him a computer that did not have as much storage capacity as Dell claimed it did.    » read more »

October 23, 2007 -- SEATTLE -- The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $8.3 million in grants to help public libraries in 10 states provide quality access to computers and the Internet. The new "Opportunity Online" hardware grants are for public libraries serving communities with high concentrations of poverty and that are at risk of having outdated technology. Libraries must provide matching funds to be eligible for the grants. These required local funds are expected to total $4.75 million.    » read more »

Will Follow ESPN Content and Advertising Across Television, Computer and Mobile Screens

October 17, 2007, NEW YORK, NY – ESPN, Inc. and The Nielsen Company today announced a ground-breaking collaboration to measure how consumers use media across a variety of platforms including television, the Internet and digital mobile devices.    » read more »

At the Dartmouth CIO/CISO Executive Workshop on Cyber Security

October 11, 2007 -- Hanover, New Hampshire -- (Remarks as prepared) -- "I want to thank all of you for making the commitment to be here. As you all know, this happens to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month. It is an annual event officially sanctioned by the Congress through a formal resolution, and supported by DHS, the national cyber security alliance, the Multi-State ISAC and numerous companies and organizations around the country.    » read more »

October 9, 2007 -- (MONTGOMERY) — Alabama Attorney General Troy King announced the conviction today of a Montgomery woman for identity theft. Kwantrice M. Thornton was arrested August 6 on a warrant brought by Attorney General King's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and this morning she pleaded guilty as charged, in an information document filed with the Montgomery County Circuit Court.    » read more »

* The News: Xerox scientists develop a new smart technology that can simultaneously categorize both text and visuals.
* The Context: The proliferation of digital content means that many more documents today contain both visual and textual information. But until now categorization technology has focused principally on either one or the other.
* Why It Matters: Smarter ways to categorize information will improve search, help businesses operate more efficiently and create more effective documents.

Stratix III FPGA-Based Module Delivers Significant Cost, Power and Space Savings

San Francisco, CA, September 18, 2007—Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and XtremeData, Inc. today announced they are demonstrating their operational FPGA/Intel® Xeon® processor-based front side bus (FSB) module at the Intel Developer Forum. Equipped with an Altera® high performance Stratix® III FPGA, the XD2000i targets the Intel FSB at 1066 MHz for coprocessing applications.    » read more »

September 11, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, along with five other states and the District of Columbia, asked that a federal court judge extend the Final Judgment in the Microsoft case for another five years because the company has maintained its illegal monopoly.    » read more »

Justice Department Files Review of Final Judgements in Microsoft Case

Aug. 30, 2007 -- WASHINGTON —The Department of Justice said today that competition and consumers have benefitted from the final judgements entered because of the Department’s antitrust enforcement efforts against Microsoft. The judgment has protected the development and distribution of middleware -- including web browsers, media players, and instant messaging software -- that has increased choices available to consumers. In a joint filing in the U.S.    » read more »

August 30, 2007 -- Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell today ordered the issuance of a new Laptop Computer Security Policy and associated guidelines for State of Connecticut employees. Governor Rell ordered Chief Information Officer Diane S. Wallace of the Department of Information Technology (DOIT) to prepare a new policy for her review and approval by Friday, September 7. Once approved, it will take effect immediately.

Governor Rell said the policy must include some key features, including the following:    » read more »

Next Generation Product Offers New Features and Broader Vendor Support

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 27, 2007 – Intel Corporation today further reinforced desktop PC security by unveiling the newest generation of Intel® vPro™ processor technology for businesses and IT with new innovations that add better protection against hacking, viruses and other threats.    » read more »

New Dell OptiPlex 755 Extends Dell’s Environmental Leadership with a Gold EPEAT Rating and Energy Star 4.0 Compliance

Round Rock, Texas, August 27, 2007 -- Dell today is adding the OptiPlex 755 with the most flexible approach to systems management, delivering on customer demands for business efficiency.

The OptiPlex 755 also adds to Dell’s environmental leadership with Energy Star 4.0 compliance and an Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) "Gold" rating.    » read more »

Network to Link Medicaid with Doctors and Health Agencies Across the State

August 14, 2007 -- MONTGOMERY - Alabama Governor Bob Riley visited Jackson Hospital Tuesday to see how physicians and hospitals are using technology to improve patient care.    » read more »

Using new PCs and laptops with Windows Vista can help students succeed in school, while keeping connected with friends and family despite busy schedules.

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 14, 2007 — With Labor Day just around the corner, students are gearing up to go back to school. Staple items such as pens, pencils, erasers and book bags will be joined — or even replaced — by cameras, camcorders and computer keyboards.    » read more »

Enhancing Investment in Bay State High Tech Talent

BOSTON, MA - 14 Aug 2007: Continuing its pattern of growth, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it will open the largest software campus in Massachusetts in 2008. The software campus, comprised of sites in Littleton and Westford, Massachusetts, will bring together 3,400 of IBM's top technical talent in the state.

Two-thirds of IBM's nearly 5,000 employees in the state focus on the software part of IBM's business. IBM predicts that its highly profitable software unit will represent 50% of IBM's overall profit by 2010.    » read more »