Lawyers Compete for Hannaford Case American Airlines, Google Settle Suit Twitter Is Achieving 'Tweet' Success Consumers Change Buying Habits Don't Give Away Data with Old PCs Putting a Face on Market Research A federal judge will decide in the next few days which group of competing lawyers should lead the class-action lawsuit against Hannaford Bros., one of the largest data-breach lawsuits in U.S. history. American Airlines has dropped its lawsuit against Google over its search engine directing some users to advertisements for the airline's competitors, after a federal district court judge dismissed the suit. Twitter has become so popular so fast that keeping up with its user base is a real issue. So many people now use Twitter to update friends that the system often crashes. That could be about to change. Every economic downturn changes shoppers. But this time, experts say behavior changes fueled by higher gas prices, tightening credit and a slumping housing market are widespread and dramatic. You've read the headlines about PCs and laptops with sensitive information falling into the wrong hands -- and the aftermath. A major problem is PCs and laptops not cleaned before disposal. Companies conduct market research because it helps them make better decisions. Intuition will not always yield the expected results. But what factors will increase the response rate to mail surveys? FULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORYFULL STORY
Prosecutor Says San Francisco System Set to Melt Down A computer engineer who allegedly held San Francisco's computer system hostage was denied a bond reduction after the prosecutor said the system had been rigged to melt down during routine maintenance.
DNS Security Flaw Leaked Before Patches Applied A major flaw in the Internet infrastructure was leaked to the public before many IT directors had the chance to apply security patches. The flaw was discovered weeks ago by Dan Kaminsky.
Identity Management: More Than Just a Password Identity management is the most essential form of information protection that an organization can use. It's also among the information security practices that are least used or properly implemented.
Enterprise Hardware Spotlight
Dell Roars Back as Global PC Shipments Lead Market Nearly a year and a half after the return of Michael Dell to the helm of the company he founded, the PC maker finally appears to be on the verge of making a comeback with a 21.9 percent global sales jump.
PC Shipments Rose Faster Than Expected PC shipments rose faster than expected in the second quarter, fueled by exceptional demand in emerging markets and a price decline in the U.S. and Western Europe, a research group said.
Better Computer Chips Raise Laptops' Abilities The laptop market has sparked a war among computer chip companies -- and they're not just fighting over who can build the fastest processor: Benefits include better graphics and battery life.