11/04/2007

Kodiak and Cellular One Bring Push-to-Talk to Alaska

Kodiak Networks announced that Cellular One has offered its push-to-talk service to Cellular One customers in all the areas it serves in Alaska; this is the first push-to-talk service to be offered in the state.

Dell Adds More Opterons to Its Server Lineup

Dell is offering additional AMD Opteron processors in two new systems, the PowerEdge 2970 systems and the Energy Smart 2970, which the company said will help address power and cooling concerns.

Grisoft Offers Free Rootkit Removal

Grisoft, makers of the popular AVG Antivirus, today released a free tool specifically aimed at eliminating malicious software that hides itself using rootkit techniques.

BMC Adds Service Request Catalog

The new SRM offering uses BMC's Remedy Action Request System for its foundation to reduce the cost of help desk calls and to better prioritize service request responses.

ACT, Perens Continue to Spar Over GPLv3

The accusations continue to fly between ACT legal counsel Richard Wilder and open-source luminary Bruce Perens over whether GPLv3 creates legal risks.

iRobot Dips Toe into Pool-Cleaning Market

Pool boys, you're on notice. iRobot has, in conjunction with AquaJet LLC and Aquatron, Inc., introduced not one, but two pool-cleaning robotics.

Plasma TV Sales, Prices Decline for the First Time

Revenue for plasma televisions took a substantial hit in February, according to the latest figures released by the NDP Group on Tuesday, generating only $181 million compared to the nearly $216 million in February 2006.

Carnegie Mellon professors question advice for nuclear attacks

In the current Fox television adventure series, "24," a terrorist explodes a small nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. In the May 2007 issue of the journal Health Physics, Carnegie Mellon researchers Keith Florig and Baruch Fischhoff ...

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