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RIM’s Big BBX Blunder and Why “BlackBerry 10” is a Lame Name

RIM's brand new BlackBerry mobile OS, due in early 2012, was expected to be called "BBX." But due to a recently court ruling against it, RIM has dropped BBX and opted simply for "BlackBerry 10." CIO.com's Al Sacco thinks

Dec 7, 2011 4 mins

Legal Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Analytics Help Police Stop Crime Before it Happens

Two California cities are pioneers in "predictive policing." Analysis of historical crime data produces digital maps that show officers where to patrol to prevent burglaries and vehicle thefts.

Nov 15, 2011 8 mins

Enterprise Applications Legal

Why Law Enforcement Can’t Stop Hackers

The threat that criminal hackers pose to corporate and government information systems has spiked in the past five years, according to the FBI, and shows no signs of abating. The worst part: Law enforcement is virtually powerless in cracking down on c

Nov 15, 2011 13 mins

Cybercrime Data Breach Legal

Microsoft’s Greatest Successes and Biggest Failures

Give Microsoft credit; it never does anything small. Its successes rock the world. And when it screws up, it screws up big time.

Nov 9, 2011 1 min

Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Inside the iPhone 4S: Is It a Work of Art?

Apple spared no expense putting together the iPhone, even on the internal design and materials used. But don't drop it.

Oct 19, 2011 4 mins

Intellectual Property Ultrabook iPhone

The Inside Scoop on Foley & Lardner’s BYOT Policy

How one CIO freed up his IT team, saved money and let a bunch of lawyers decide what device they would use for work.

Sep 26, 2011 3 mins

Consumer Electronics Legal Small and Medium Business

Cases of Ex-CFOs in Legal Trouble Wrapped Up

It has been a relief-filled week so far for ex-CFOs facing difficult legal circumstances -- one from New York drugstore chain Duane Reade, and the other a former finance chief at AOL.

Sep 7, 2011 3 mins

IT Leadership Legal

Oracle Likely to Appeal Rejection of $1.3B SAP Verdict

Oracle Corp. and SAP AG are standing by their legal positions in the wake of a federal judge's stunning rejection of the $1.3-billion copyright-infringement verdict that a jury gave Oracle against SAP last November. Oracle indicated that it will

Sep 2, 2011 4 mins

Intellectual Property Legal

Judge Tosses Oracle’s $1.3B SAP Award

German-based business software company SAP AG won a stunning reversal of the $1.3 billion jury verdict that Oracle had received in a November 2010 copyright-infringement trial.

Sep 1, 2011 2 mins

Enterprise Applications Legal

Should You Sue Your Offshore Outsourcing Provider?

Six questions to ask before taking your offshore outsourcer to court.

Aug 26, 2011 5 mins

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