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Motorola to lay off 3,000 as part of $800M in cuts for '09

Motorola confirmed that $800 million in cuts planned for 2009 will require laying off about 3,000 workers, with most of the job cuts coming from the handset division.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Review: Juniper WXC 1800 speeds WAN traffic

Speeding up the delivery of applications and data to remote users is the No. 1 goal of WAN acceleration and optimization. Not only does it help get more done over the same amount of bandwidth -- or less -- but WAN optimization appliances reduce response times and overcome latency inherent to long-distance WAN links. Using a combination of file- and byte-segment caching, TCP optimizations, and application-specific acceleration, WAN acceleration appliances help move the data that drives business.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Modservice converts old MacBooks into tablets

Other World Computing is offering Modservice, a new service that converts the last-generation MacBook into an Axiotron Modbook, a Mac-based tablet computer. Prices start at US$1,299.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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MasterCard goes mobile

MasterCard has launched what it calls its Over-the-Air Provisioning Service, which will allow MasterCard's PayPass program to work with a mobile phone equipped with Near Field Communication.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Opinion: Stop the page-flicking madness -- give us iPhone folders

What used to be 79 programs on this writer's iPhone at the start of this month has become 107 programs. But navigating this mess of icons requires a ton of either swiping or tapping, and either way it's a nightmare.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Labor Department settles H-1B case for $1.7M

A Virginia-based IT company will pay nearly $1.7 million to 343 employees holding H-1B visas under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Aptana introduces AJAX servers

Aptana's Jaxer embeds the Mozilla Firefox browser engine within a server, enabling developers to have the same execution environment on the application server as they have on the Web browser.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Weak economy creating buyer's market for IT purchases

Vendors are anxious to make deals, some say.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Revision of IT security rules could cost feds $600M over four years

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the government would have to increase its annual spending on FISMA compliance by about 2.5% if a proposed strengthening of the IT security law is approved.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

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Android phone users get update for flaw

Google and T-Mobile have begun pushing out a software update to a known flaw in the G1 Android phone.

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31.10.2008 05:00:00 - Computerworld Breaking News

Computerworld Breaking News

Motorola to lay off 3,000 as part of $800M in cuts for '09

Review: Juniper WXC 1800 speeds WAN traffic

Modservice converts old MacBooks into tablets

MasterCard goes mobile

Opinion: Stop the page-flicking madness -- give us iPhone folders

Labor Department settles H-1B case for $1.7M

Aptana introduces AJAX servers

Weak economy creating buyer's market for IT purchases

Revision of IT security rules could cost feds $600M over four years

Android phone users get update for flaw

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