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Court rejects Microsoft appeal, bans Word sales

A federal appeals court ordered Microsoft to stop selling its popular Word software in less than three weeks, rejecting the company's appeal and confirming the ruling of a lower court. Read full story

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The 10 best IT videos of '09
The cameras were rolling in tech land, and the results are all over YouTube.

10 big IT management moves in 2009
Delivering advanced management and automation capabilities is no longer just for BMC, CA, HP and IBM. Vendors such as Cisco, EMC, Microsoft and VMware are staking claims and striving to win customer favor.

Citigroup, law enforcement refute cyber heist report
Citigroup and a federal law enforcement source on Tuesday refuted a claim that the bank's customers lost millions of dollars in an advanced cyber heist over the summer, leaving lingering questions over details of the alleged attack.

Stimulus money: Much approved, little deployed
The U.S. Congress poured billions of dollars into three technology-related programs when it passed a huge spending bill designed to stimulate a sluggish U.S. economy. Ten months later, two of three programs have spent a small fraction of what they've been allocated.

SF Bay's BART tube gets cellular ... almost
After months of complaining about 3G coverage on their iPhones, AT&T subscribers in San Francisco got some good news: Their mobile operator, along with Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, had extended their networks to the Transbay Tube, the underwater tunnel that BART subway trains take across San Francisco Bay.

Best Twitter apps for Palm Pre and Pixi smartphones
Two Palm webOS users have recently posted their reviews of the current crop of Twitter apps, both free and paid, for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi smartphones. Their summary: There's plenty available, from the barest of bare bones to powerful, full-function tweet machines.

John Chambers: Big is back... Cisco is the example
Earlier this month, Cisco CEO John Chambers pontificated to a gathering of financial analysts: "Big is back... Cisco is the example. The only criticism of Cisco now is a question of are we too innovative... And that's where we want to be." Do you agree with John Chambers that big is back and Cisco's the example?

Subscriptions boost Red Hat revenue
Open-source enterprise software vendor Red Hat on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter revenue up 18% from the same quarter last year.

Netbook shipments jump 103% in '09, research says
Netbook shipments worldwide are expected to have jumped by 103% this year compared to last year, although the fast growth rate could slow down in 2010 as prices for portable PCs fall, research firm DisplaySearch said.

Six offshore outsourcing hot spots for 2010
Industry watchers predict an increase in offshore IT outsourcing in the new year. But 2010 is hardly expected to be a banner year for offshoring -- better than 2009 but far from historic growth levels.

Today from the Subnet communities

On Cisco Subnet: John Chambers says big is back and Cisco is the example and Howard Schmidt Appointed as New Cybersecurity Coordinator; On Microsoft Subnet Microsoft loses appeal: injunction against selling MS Word reinstated; On Google Subnet: Google Doodles 2009: a year in review.

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Decade in tech
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Shifting Role of Network Managers
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December 23, 2009

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  5. Review: VDI shootout
  6. Texting drivers are more dangerous than talkers
  7. Is Windows 7 the last major chapter in Windows story?
  8. The 10 best Chrome extensions for work and play
  9. HP: Our Webcams aren't racist
  10. Twitter's own account caused blackout, says DNS provider

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