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IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference.

Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more?

Motorola accidentally shipped 100 refurbished tablets with old customer data still intact. Here's what you can do to ensure your information isn't sold by mistake.

Economic Development Administration has disabled its website and email while attack is investigated.

By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone.

EU regulators want Google to delay its plan to combine privacy policies. But Google doesn't like that idea.

NSA is piloting secure smartphones now and plans broader adoption of commercially available devices that can access classified networks.

Check out these telltale characteristics of the phony Facebook 'Friend,' courtesy of Barracuda Networks.

New tool uses interface based on Google Earth plus modeling and simulation to predict how car or truck bombs would impact the streets of lower Manhattan. Goals include safer buildings and better escape routes.

Researchers have cracked two common voice encryption protocols, enabling low-tech interceptions of satellite calls.

IT managers at healthcare organizations say tablets pose challenges for entering data into enterprise healthcare applications and can raise IT support costs.

FBI confirms legitimacy of 16-minute call, posted by hacktivists, that discussed sentencing and future arrests of LulzSec and Anonymous participants.

RIM hopes new government security certifications and a device management platform will bolster the platform's position against iOS, Android.

SimView captures video, audio, data logs, and simulated patient responses for live observation or retroactive review of medical simulations.

IT leaders are funny--even when they don't mean to be.

IT is a service business, where nice guys often finish first. But you'd better be effective too, because scorched-earth leaders are just waiting to pounce.

Take a tour through the latest iteration of the enterprise social platform the Obama campaign used to track, share data on its outreach efforts.

Brainshark rolls out SlideShark Team Edition, bringing PowerPoint compatibility to the Apple tablet on an enterprise scale.

Update also fixes several bugs that affect proxy settings and call duration display.

Microsoft cosponsors algorithm contest with $200,000 pot to spur development of gesture-based games and other apps.

In a cloud computing legal battle, Google sides with ReDigi instead of Capitol Records, but court rebuffs its attempt to file a 'friend-of-the-court' brief.

From the Super Bowl to the World Cup, sports fans are being watched in new ways. Consider these technologies changing sports security.

Companies must get on the social business bandwagon or risk falling behind, says Jive Software chief Tony Zingale.

Most doctors still use desktops because iPads lack speech processing capabilities. One expert, however, says iPad EHRs are coming.

Check out three compelling devices, from a fitness gadget to a ground-breaking camera, recently featured on our Valley View web TV show.

Council recommends focusing on 16 technologies, from radiation mitigation to solar power, in pursuit of NASA's goals relating to space exploration and better understanding of Earth.

SAP President Sanjay Poonen makes the case for SAP's dominance beyond just the traditional software market. Check out our video interview.

Windows Phone 8 has major changes en route, according to Microsoft's Joe Belfiore. Look for better hardware support, Windows 8 compatibility, and enterprise security.

SEC data breach disclosure report triggers admission from VeriSign that attackers might have accessed sensitive domain name system data. What could they do with it?

EMC Isilon and RainStor address enterprise gaps in the open source Apache Hadoop framework.

Sprint targets budget-conscious shoppers with Android Optik tablet from Chinese manufacturer ZTE.

As banks gather skyrocketing volumes of data, their traditional storage technologies just don't cut it.

Microsoft attack ad draws quick retort from Google, as controversy over new privacy policies heats up.

IT pros are split on whether a bolder move might have helped the BlackBerry maker, but they almost universally agree that elevating Thorsten Heins to CEO won't help.

No promises, but MegaRetrieval campaign tries to reunite legitimate Megaupload users with their data.

Make it easier for knowledge workers to do their jobs, and you're in for the long haul.

Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail integrates processes from supply chain to point of sale, spanning in-store, Web, and mobile retailing.

Skip the sales and marketing fireworks in favor of vendors that show you how you'll get real results.

You can bring your iPad to the Super Bowl. Should you be allowed to?

Surescripts research tracks higher Rx fill rates, better patient medication adherence with electronic prescriptions.

iRobot partners with InTouch Health to develop new generation of 'telepresence' robots that could help people with chronic diseases remain at home.

Smaller, lighter, and more agile are more than just industry buzzwords. IT organizations that fail to lead those charges will get relegated to cost centers.

What Facebook's public offering says about social media and social business.

National Coordinator for Health IT is predictably optimistic, but observers take a more skeptical view.

Lithium has always maintained an exclusive focus on customer-facing social communities, but the video of a sales briefing shows new internal collaboration plans.

EHR vendor now will offer both M*Modal and Dragon's software to its customers.

Offshore call centers have cost the country 500,000 "good paying jobs" says Rep. Tim Bishop, a New York Democrat, as he introduces a bill to reverse the trend.

Automated storage tiering and caching makes the most of hard drive and solid-state drive storage systems, but can create new bottlenecks. A server-based tier is one solution.

More enterprises are deploying internal social networks to encourage collaboration and improve productivity. Take a tour of the major platforms and see how they are being used by leading organizations.

After two straight years of growth, Google's Chrome browser saw its global market share slip in January. A self-imposed penalty may figure in these results.