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Microsoft Corp. on Friday made its case publicly for increased antitrust scrutiny of rival Google Inc., while deflecting criticism that one of its European properties helped spur a local investigation of the Internet search giant.

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(AP) — A new Web sensation called Chatroulette feels like a throwback to the early 1990s, when online chat rooms brimmed with lonely strangers looking for meaningful connections, meaningless sex, or something in between.

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US national security leaders and top cyber warriors from around the world are gathering here to plot defenses against criminals and spies that increasingly plague the Internet.

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When considering strategic business intelligence needs, would you put your faith in the cloud? The idea made sense for Distribution Market Advantage. For Creativity Inc., not so much.
The profiles of these two companies draw a clear line between where the nascent BI-as-a-service offerings fit — and don’t fit — in business today. At one end [...]

The tech world may not always reach Olympian heights, but there’s still plenty to report this week. For instance: Apple got tougher on apps vendors, Wal-Mart got into the video-on-demand business, Google got skewered by an Italian court, and schools in Southeast Pennsylvania got in Dutch with angry parents. Do you have what it takes [...]

A man looks through the rubble of a destroyed car dealership in Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. Google on Saturday quickly activated an online “person finder” tool to allow relatives and friends to find loved ones following the huge earthquake in Chile.

Google on Saturday quickly activated an online “person finder” tool to [...]

What does Oracle think about those companies that offer third-party maintenance and support services for Oracle’s software — for up to half off Oracle’s price? Look no further than the names of these two lawsuits: Oracle v. TomorrowNow and Oracle v. Rimini Street.
TomorrowNow (a now defunct third-party support player that SAP owned for a while) [...]

(AP) — Twitter is prodding its users to update their personal settings to create more ways for people to connect on its communications service.

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A US soldier works a laptop during a patrol in Iraq. The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military’s non-classified computer network under a new policy.

The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military’s [...]

When considering strategic business intelligence needs, would you put your faith in the cloud? The idea made sense for Distribution Market Advantage. For Creativity Inc., not so much.
The profiles of these two companies draw a clear line between where the nascent BI-as-a-service offerings fit — and don’t fit — in business today. At one end [...]