White House Plans Innovation Prize Platform

The government plans to release a Web-based platform for federal agencies to use prizes and challenges to crowdsource innovative approaches to government problems.

Down To Business: Electronic Healthcare Won’t Be Denied

Obstacles abound, no doubt. But three huge constituents will demand it: government, large providers — and the customers who will benefit.

Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-Day

A light Patch Tuesday brings word of a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

Cisco Unveils Next Gen Carrier Router

The $90,000 CSR-3 switch is positioned as a flagship enterprise product capable of handling high demand for video on 100G networks.

Microsoft Unveils MSN Redesign

Revamped home page features a more prominent Bing search engine and direct integration with Facebook.

Newegg Axes Supplier Over Fake Intel Chips

Some Core i7 processors received from the supplier were counterfeit, online retailer says.

Mariposa Botnet Malware Found On Vodaphone HTC Magic

The phone was bought by an employee of Panda Security, who spotted the malware.

Air Force Taking Bids For Network Services

Vendors can submit proposals for up to $460 million in awards from the $24 billion follow-up to the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions procurement program.

Sun’s Open Source Chief Quits

Ten-year veteran Simon Phipps leaves the company on the heels of Oracle merger.

NASA Shifts Data Center Strategy

New guidance on cloud computing, energy efficiency, and data center consolidation puts the space agency’s $1.5 billion data center plans on hold for now.