Christopher Burgeson, fleet manager for the Northern California city of Napa recently got an e-mail alert saying the throttle sensor on one of the city's vehicles was not working right. At best, that meant the vehicle was getting poor gas mileage. At worst, it meant the vehicle was in danger of breaking down out in the field, possibly resulting in an expensive tow and downtime for workers. KEEPING TRACK - Diego Borrego, left, of Networkcar ... [full story]

Cisco and Apple announced Wednesday that they have resolved their dispute involving the "iPhone" trademark. Under the agreement, both companies are free to use the "iPhone" trademark on their products throughout the world. Both companies acknowledge the trademark ownership rights that have been granted, and each side will dismiss any pending actions regarding the trademark. In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications. ... [full story]

The multi-million dollar lawsuit Microsoft is trying to hide. Why did Microsoft kill the American dream? Microsoft will appear in California Superior Court on Monday, February 26, 2007 to ask the Hon. Barbara M. Scheper to exclude any reference of its name from court proceedings that pit the computer giant against FutureLink Online, Inc. -- a former ISP founded by four NJ entrepreneurs allegedly wiped out of business by Microsoft. "This is the multi-million dollar ... [full story]

ISC Moves 'F-Root' Behind NeuStar's DNS Shield Infrastructure, Enabling Secure Access For Hundreds Of Millions Of Web Users NeuStar, a leading provider of essential clearinghouse and directory services to the global communications and Internet industry, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC), the author of BIND DNS software and the operator of F-root (one of the Internet's 13 global domain name system, or DNS, root nameservers), to ... [full story]

Forest Grove, McMinnville and Wilsonville to join other Oregon Communities Getting Company's Industry-Leading Fiber-to-the-Premises Network Internet users in Washington, Clackamas, Multnomah and Yamhill counties will soon be able to subscribe to state-of-the-art broadband service from Verizon, the company that is building the nation's most advanced digital all- fiber-optic network. On Monday Verizon announced plans to deploy the advanced fiber-optic technology all the way to customers' homes and businesses in those four counties.  The company said ... [full story]

Raveta, a leader in innovative collaboration solutions, announced the release of Audio Fabric, the world's first service that enables musicians to play together live over the Internet using any type of instrument-acoustic, electric, MIDI, or voice. Musicians in different locations can play together as if they are in the same room using their ordinary broadband Internet connections. Audio Fabric also enables musicians to find each other, record their sessions, store sessions in a band archive, ... [full story]

Update is fully compatible with Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office system; new licensing updates enhance opportunities for virtualization. Microsoft Corp. recently released Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2, an update to its award-winning data management and analysis platform. Customers can now take advantage of enhancements in the familiar and easy-to-use Windows Vista operating system and 2007 Microsoft Office system to easily connect and integrate with the power, security and reliability of SQL Server 2005. ... [full story]

LoJack Corporation, the leading global provider of tracking and recovery systems for stolen mobile assets, today announced it has recovered a milestone 100,000th stolen vehicle in the United States. The recovery, which took place in Philadelphia and leveraged LoJack's Police Tracking Computers that are installed in police aviation units and squad cars, is another proof point that LoJack's radio frequency technology and direct integration with police is the optimal solution for stolen vehicle recovery. "We ... [full story]

In the beginning, or shortly thereafter, there was the game pad. With its directional control, or D-pad, on one side and buttons on the other, the game pad has ruled the video game console since the 1983 Nintendo Entertainment System. Sure, there have been upstarts: the Nintendo Zapper light gun for "Duck Hunt" and other NES games, steering wheels for racing games and a microphone for voice command in games such as "Socom: U.S. Navy ... [full story]

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants Sees New Business Models, New Technology and New Content on the Horizon Apple's iPhone might have captured the public's attention but the strategic question remains: How will media and entertainment companies and wireless carriers profit from mobile content? According to Hamilton Sekino, a partner in the telecom and high tech practice at Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc., wireless media and entertainment is a new frontier, and navigating that terrain ... [full story]

Unparalleled Wireless Network Architecture Helps Address Stringent Regulatory Requirements for Network Security Cisco today unveiled a tested and validated wireless solution to secure business critical applications and data, as well as business environments with today's launch of the Cisco Secure Wireless Solution. This solution forges robust network security using Cisco's Self-Defending Network with the latest wireless security features enabled in its Unified Wireless Network. Ideal for organizations that must meet stringent government regulations, such as ... [full story]

Intel Corporation researchers have developed the world's first programmable processor that delivers supercomputer-like performance from a single, 80-core chip not much larger than the size of a finger nail while using less electricity than most of today's home appliances. This is the result of the company's innovative 'Tera-scale computing' research aimed at delivering Teraflop -- or trillions of calculations per second --performance for future PCs and servers. Technical details of the Teraflop research chip will ... [full story]

Fourth Consecutive EFY Reader's Choice Award Reflects Tektronix' Unmatched Industry Leadership Tektronix, a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced that Electronics For You (EFY) magazine, one of the leading publications in Asia, has selected Tektronix as the winner of its 2007 EFY Reader's Choice Award in the oscilloscope category. Tektronix has set a milestone as the only winner in the oscilloscope category for the fourth consecutive year since the award ... [full story]