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January 29, 2009 | ||
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| TOP NEWS Pfizer CEO: Wyeth Takeover Will Be Different The Pfizer-Wyeth merger isn't mainly about cost-cutting, says Pfizer's Kindler. Nevertheless, he intends to eliminate about 20,000 jobs BYTE OF THE APPLE Palm: The Scrappy Underdog of 2009 Though Palm wasn't mentioned by name, Apple's patent threat gives further indication that the upcoming Palm Pre smartphone is making waves SEMICONDUCTORS Intel Readies Push into Mobile Internet Devices The chipmaker's designs on the market for MIDs will place it at odds with makers of smartphones and mobile operating systems—such as Apple and Microsoft SOFTWARE Microsoft Slams on the Brakes With no recovery in sight, CEO Ballmer is cutting costs. But without long-promised innovation, the giant will struggle to outperform the world economy PHILANTHROPY Bill Gates: The Rich Must Help the Poor In his first annual progress report on the Gates Foundation's projects, the former Microsoft chairman says he's boosting its giving RETAILING Circuit City: Vying for Liquidation Bargains Some are snapping up electronics from the defunct retailer, but others, unimpressed by the discounts, are playing the waiting game INTERNET What Works in Online Video Advertising? Advertisers and Web publishers have embarked on an ambitious quest to learn which types of Web video ads best deliver eyeballs and clicks THE TECH BEAT DTV Delay: A Done Deal The House is expected to vote Tuesday to delay the final transition to digital TV in the U.S. from Feb. 17 to June 12, after Monday's unanimous Senate passage NEWS ANALYSIS What Data Crunchers Did for Obama Sophisticated political microtargeting efforts are grouping us in surprising ways. For Obama, swing voters known as Barn Raisers proved pivotal CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY How Cloud Computing Is Changing the World A major shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity is under way as more companies tap into Web-based applications CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Best and Worst Places for Data Centers Demand for off-site computing power delivered over the Web is rising, but finding the best place for those machines isn't easy CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Cloud Computing: Small Companies Take Flight Small businesses are flocking to the new services, which provide secure IT infrastructure with little up-front investment and no heavy lifting VIEWPOINT Enter the Cloud with Caution Here are nine questions to ask before trusting your company's data or computing tasks to an outside provider CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Podcast: The Risks and Benefits of Corporate Cloud Computing Corporations are starting to look at the potential benefits of cloud computing—computing power obtained through the Internet. But large companies have particular security and reliability needs CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Public-Private Alliances to the Rescue Many companies are realizing that they can play a crucial role in helping communities recover from natural catastrophes CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Making Maps Work When Disaster Strikes GeoCommons, OpenStreetMap, and Mapufacture are three online hubs where people can collaboratively map areas, which could help in emergencies CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY The Do-Good Imperative Some of the most innovative ideas today are coming from efforts to address the needs of those most in need SPECIAL REPORT Best Young Entrepreneurs of Tech As the economy slumps, many entrepreneurs are looking past consumer Web sites to focus on products and services for companies SPECIAL REPORT The Power of Play Check out our special report on the current gaming industry, including an analysis of trends for 2008, profiles of radical innovators—and introducing the BusinessWeek Arcade, a celebration of some of the Web's best free games SUSTAINABLE TECH Special Report: Sustainable Tech Scientists are experimenting with viruses, salmon sperm DNA, potatoes, and more in making biomaterials for consumer electronics TECH HOMELAND SECURITY Homeland Insecurity The Homeland Security Dept.'s overreliance on outside contractors and insufficient management of them could leave the U.S. vulnerable TECH PIONEERS Meet This Year's Tech Pioneers The World Economic Forum has bestowed the coveted honor on 39 companies, which could become the Googles, a previous winner, of tomorrow BEST OF THE WEB Scaling the Social Web Move over, MySpace. Online players from media giant Viacom to auctioneer eBay are adding networking features for their users TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL REPORT Selling Computers to India With growth slowing in China, computer makers hope Asia's other big market will pick up the slack SPECIAL REPORT The Power of Gaming A recent report estimates that the video game market will increase to $48.9 billion in 2011. Our special report looks at some of the innovations sparking this growth SPECIAL REPORT The Future of Social Networking A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data SPECIAL REPORT Wireless World Ultrafast networks and whizzy features are about to turn your cellphone into—well, your right arm VIRTUAL LIFE The Coming Virtual Web In the future, the Internet is almost certain to look more realistic, interactive, and social—a lot like a virtual world NEXT-GEN GAME CONSOLES Game Definitely Not Over On the eve of the launch of PS3 and Wii, stakes in the console tussle amid Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have never been higher CEO GUIDE TO TECHNOLOGY Taming the World Wide Web A rising tide of companies are tapping Semantic Web technologies to unearth hard-to-find connections between disparate pieces of online data IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers
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