Downturn may turn techies to crime, say reports
PricewaterhouseCoopers and security vendor Finjan expect insider fraud and cybercrime to rise as IT jobs are lost. Desperate IT workers who have been laid off will go rogue in 2009, selling corporate data and using crimeware, reports have predicted. The credit crunch will drive some IT…
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Top virtualization trends for 2009
Virtualization became a buzz word last year - and since then some things have grown beyond our wildest dreams while others have fallen short. Here’s what to expect in 2009. Commentary–At VMWorld 2007, it felt like the dawn of a new era. Virtualization was taking…
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HP dismisses cloud ‘hype’
Top HP software execs say that, while the computing models represented by ‘the cloud’ are important, they don’t like the name or associated hype. Top HP software executives said on Tuesday that they believe in the ideas behind cloud computing, but don’t like the name of the…
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Asian IT to emerge from financial crisis stronger
IT spending in the Asia-Pacific region will grow at a slower rate in 2009. But Asian economies will fare better during the current economic crisis than those in the West, according to a study. IT spending in the Asia-Pacific region will grow at a slower rate in 2009 than…
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‘Tis the Season for Tears
From infancy through adulthood, crying can be beneficial, researchers find.
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Northern Exposure: Arctic Town in Peril
Encroaching ocean puts northern-most Alaskan town in danger of melting.
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Death-Defying Jumpers Try to Make History
One tries to jump a building, another wants to be first to back-flip a truck.
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Hot Trends for 2009
Check out “GMA’s” look into the future of trendy America.
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Male Rhino, 20, Seeks Mate to Save Species
Lonely too long, rescued male rhino roped into breeding plan to save species.
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PHOTOS: Life in Bone-Chilling Barrow
Barrow, Alaska, perched on Artic Ocean, is threatened by climate change.
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