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Wireless Broadband Spectrum May Double in Next Ten Years

A Presidential Memorandum signed by President Obama would nearly double the amount of wireless broadband spectrum, through an auction, for governmental and commercial use, the White House said. The actual amount will depend on effective implementation and additional design details, but based on past auctions, some analysts believe the revenue potential could reach in the tens of billions of dollars.

Intel in Talks with FTC to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit

In a statement released June 21, Intel officials said the two sides agreed to file a joint motion to suspend the administrative trial proceedings to give the parties time to negotiate. According to Intel, the motion calls for suspending the proceedings until July 22.

Social Sharing Options Increase E-Mail Click-Through Rates, Survey Finds

Based on a survey by GetResponse, e-mail messages that included a social sharing option generated 30 percent higher click-through rates (CTRs) than e-mails without a social sharing option.

HighRoads Offers Solution to Ensure Health Care Compliance

With HighRoads Compliance, companies of any size can get assistance in navigating the complex regulations related to health care reform by leveraging technology to simplify and automate the creation and update of existing employer medical Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs). The SPD is the main vehicle for communicating plan rights to participants.

Intuit CEO Brad Smith Issues an Apology for Outage

The president and CEO of small business finance software company Intuit, Brad Smith, apologized to Intuit's customers in the form of a company blog post, promising to earn back their trust following a widespread service failure earlier in the week. Smith said he hopes to earn back the trust of the businesses that employ his company's services.

Could Net Neutrality Prove Too Costly?

A report on how FCC regulation of the Internet warns such measures could be a huge drain for the industry, one of the nation's healthiest. Could net neutrality prove too costly to the U.S. economy to implement?

Application Development Security Solution Offered by HP

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced a security service to help companies reduce vulnerabilities at the onset of the application development lifecycle, Comprehensive Applications Threat Analysis.

New Data Center Wares Unveiled by Dell

The Round Rock, Texas-based hardware and software maker unveiled two new Dell EqualLogic storage arrays, two PowerVault storage arrays, two PowerEdge blade servers, a PowerEdge rack-mount server, and a new series of Juniper Networks-built PowerConnect switching/routing gateways.

Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Lenovo Show Strong Market Growth

Asus, Acer, Toshiba and Lenovo all experienced strong year-over-year growth, the report shows. A report from iSuppli shows Asian computer makers displaying impressive sales growth, while U.S. competitors such as Dell and HP underperforming slightly.

Survey Results Show Rate Hikes Will Cost Small Businesses $420 million

BillShrink surveyed more than 300 small businesses, finding many business card issuers have raised rates upward of 15 percent and some cardholders saw rates increase 27 percent in the last three months.

Automation Drives Philanthropy's Performance

How a philanthropy set up to help teachers and students automated its processes.

Apple Using iPhone to Gain Entree to Enterprise

Major iPhone announcements could turn the device into a Blackberry killer, and finally give Apple  a foothold in the corporate space.

Tracking Transplant Patients

Integrating electronic systems that track organ transplants has been a challenge for most hospitals. But the Baltimoremedical center is refining a database that could serve as a model for the industry.

Capturing Concerete Savings

When FNF Construction made the move from oudated project-tracking software to a customized business intelligence system, it hit pay dirt.

Communications-as-a-Service: Big Savings For SMBs

Small and midsize businesses are adopting on-demand telecommunications and applications vendors for savings, service.

 

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