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Presents findings of a survey conducted by the National Association of Partners in Education suggesting the participation of U.S. school districts in some form of business partnership. Importance of commitment between business firm and school; Various business enterprises involved in partnerships; Factors responsible for effective communication between school and business firm. INSETS: Partnerships: Tips for School and Business Leaders;Public Relations: Share Your Stories.

Reports on the restructuring of information technology (IT) priorities and business strategies in the United States travel industry, following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Postponement of IT projects in the airline industry; Effect of the crisis on Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.; Performance of the intranet of Continental Airlines; Plan of Alaska Airlines to use iris and fingerprint-scanning technologies. INSET: Continental Uses IT To Chart A New Course.

Reports on the use of integration technology by businesses in the United States to provide services that will increase customer and partner loyalty and improve productivity. Web services specification incorporated in enterprise-applications integration and development tools used by businesses; Companies that have implemented the approach; Expectations for information technologies in 2002.

Reports on the application of radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems in military logistics. RFID system from Savi Technology; Vendors that provide RFID system for the United States Navy; Commercial applications of RFID.

Discusses the move of several companies to re-evaluate their supply chain and inventory management strategies after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Arrow Electronics Inc.; Ford Motor Co.; Flextronics Corp.

Discusses the changes posed by the trend in build to order systems toward automobile industries in the United States. Changes in the supply-chain operations; Time considerations in the manufacturing process; Changes in the retailing process.

Highlights the appointment of former General Motors executive Harold Kutner as chairman and chief executive officer of Covisint LLC in July 2002. Implication of Kutner's appointment for the U.S. automobile industry; Primary moneymaker of Covisint; Companies which own Covisint.

Focuses on the trend in information technology (IT) outsourcing deals in the United States, according to a study by Gartner. Increase in the number of smaller agreements focusing on specific business objectives; Opening up of the market for more vendors in 2004.

Reports that the World Wide Web Consortium has asked U.S. federal officials to revoke a patent that threatens substantial economic and technical damage to the Web. Technology covered by the patent that enables a browser to call programs over the Internet to display streaming audio, video, advanced graphics and other content within a Web page; Impact of the patent to creators of Web pages and applications; Intellectual property protection.

Focuses on the application of knowledge management by Texaco Inc. in the U.S. Creation of personal profile by employees via PeopleNet software; Usability of PeopleNet; Contribution of knowledge-management project on the revenue of the company.

Reports on computer software companies' offering of Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) support for their customer relationship management (CRM) software products in the United States as of May 8, 2000. Cupertino, California-based Chordiant Software Inc.'s plan to introduce WAP features for its CRM software products.

The article reports on the statements of several security advisors for companies to ban Facebook Inc.'s Home app for Android smartphones in the U.S. Experts say that the app is great for fans of social networks but its dominance is a nightmare for corporations having bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy for employees. Moreover, there is also the problem of malicious links on Facebook leading to malware.

The article reports on the purchase of Data Domain Inc. by NetApp Inc. for $1.5 billion in the U.S. in 2009. It states that the deal reflects efforts by the storage companies to strengthen their data management facilities. Services and products offered by the two companies are highlighted. Meanwhile, Dan Warmenhoven, chairman of the latter company revealed that it plans to create systems and incentives within the company to nurture the first company's fullest potential.

The article reports on the launch of Sun Microsystem's two servers which are based on Intel Nehalem microarchitecture, and a networking module that plugs into a blade chasis which reduces the need to buy switching hardware in the U.S. It highlights the capabilities of the company's Virtual Network Express Module which follow's Cisco's release of blade server for data centers, as well as the two Nehalem-based servers. Further information about the servers is presented.

The article reports on the separate forays into virtual worlds and avatars by IBM and Google in the U.S. in 2008. IBM and Linden Lab demonstrated interoperability capabilities in the virtual world, while Google launched the Lively virtual world that allows users to text-chat through an avatar in a virtual environment.

The article reports on the launching of 16 notebooks and desktops computer by Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) in the U.S. The said launching is expected to match up against Apple Inc.'s MacBook Air, which is three quartet of an inch in the back tapering to 0.16 of an inch. HP's microcomputers include Voodoo Envy 133, Pavilion Entertainment notebooks and EliteBook for business travellers.

The article focuses on Ct, a new programming language developed for multicore computing by Intel Corp. in the U.S. It is an extension of C/C++ programs and it automatically partition code to run on specific cores with a runtime environment and an application programming interface (API). In addition, The Ct compiler chops up the code to run on separate core based on the type of data and the operation being performed.

The article reports on the launching of Puma, a platform built solely for notebooks, by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) in the U.S. The platform uses the Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core mobile processor and leverages the company's ATI graphics technology. It also supports ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series discrete graphics cards with its new capabilities such as the ability to power up cores depending on the workload.

The article reports on the continuing growth of compact personal computers (PCs) and chips in the U.S. Intel Corp. is pushing its two new Atom processors for compact PCs, the netbooks with 7- to 10-inch screens and Nettops used basically for Web surfing and e-mail. On the other hand, Asustek has a new 9-inch screen model based on Atom including the Eee PC 901 configured to connect to a WiMax network.

The article reports that hardware and software vendor, Teradata Corp. has joined other vendors in offering data warehouse appliances to address business problems in the U.S. It has joined Netezza, Greenplum and other vendors to decrease time and money spent on configuring data warehouses. It discusses the business intelligence platforms of Teradata, including the 550 SMP for departmental use, the 2500 entry-level system for midsize companies and the enterprise-level 5500.

The article reports on the decision of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to add three triple-core Phenom desktop processors in the U.S. It relates that the processors with a combined AMD 780 chipset series target high-end personal computers (PC) for entertainment and games. It cites that the card's hybrid graphics technology runs the graphics processor with the chip-set processor to offer PC performance an added jolt.

The article presents the Global Information Technology Report from the World Economic Forum which showed that the Internet infrastructure of the U.S. is fourth in the world. The report used 68 variables including the business, regulatory, and infrastructure environment, the readiness of people to use and benefit from the Net, and the actual usage of the latest technologies. Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland hold the top spots.

The article reports on the high return rates of Dell Computer Corp. notebooks with solid-state drives (SSDs) in the U.S. It relates that the trend was due to the failure of the pricey personal computers to perform at a level that justifies the drive's premium. Managing partner of Avian Securities LLC Avi Cohen reported that he had found 20 to 30% return rate on SSD notebooks from major manufacturers.

The article reports on the launching of Xserver and a Mac Pro by Apple Inc. during the Macworld conference in January 2008 in the U.S. These new Apple products with price not less than $3,000 are considered powerful with twice the performance of the previous version of the workstation. Xserve runs the Mac OS X Leopard Server and the Mac Pro workstation is the fastest Mac of the company.

The article reports on the research conducted by iSuppli Corp. on iPhone and iPod Touch in the U.S. The study shows that, although both products use 90 percent of the same components, iPod Touch contains space-saving components in its wireless local-area network module that are not seen in the iPhone. The touch-screen iPod uses a state-of-the-art 0201 diodes and 01005 resistors to reduce its component packaging. In addition, iPod Touch is packed in 16 Giga bytes of NAND flash memory storage.

The article reports on the plan of Google Inc. to invest in technologies that supports energy resources in the U.S. Accordingly, Google plans to collaborate with other companies, research and development laboratories and universities as well as hire additional 20 to 30 energy experts for the realization of the technologies. Google adds that it will continue to finance their research and development projects for web research and web applications aside from the energy project.

The article reports on the acquisition by EMC of network configuration and change management vendor Voyence in the United States in 2007. It includes an in-depth analysis of EMC's efforts to fill out its portfolio of data center automation, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for information and business technology.

The article reports on the acquisition of electronic discovery specialist Stratify by Iron Mountain for $158 million in the U.S. in 2007. It includes an in-depth analysis of various corporate synergies to be created from the merger deal, as well as a discussion of the issues' implications for information and business technology.

The article reports on the plans of Dell Inc. to get into thin clients with its new On Demand Desktop Streaming offering in the U.S. The new offering is directed to large companies looking to change from desktops to machines that run off a central server delivering the operating systems, apps, and data. According to the author, Dell says the approach can cut IT labor costs 56%, appealing particularly to companies with large call centers.

The article reports that U.S.-based Sun Microsystems Inc. is making its virtualization move with an environment based on the open source Xen hypervisor, a minimized version of the Solaris operating system and its own management software. The said platform will challenge market-leading VMware, which accounted for 55 percent of the total revenue from virtual machine software in 2005.

The article reports on the financial performance of Dell Inc. in the second quarter of 2007 in the U.S. The net income has increased 46 percent to $733 million for the second quarter, while sales has risen about 5 percent to $14. 8 billion. The server sales have grown 14 percent to $1.6 billion, while storage sales has risen to 20 percent to $600 million. According to Dell, the company is in the early stages of transforming its structure, cost and operations.

The article reports on the green movement initiative launched by Google Inc. and Intel Corp. on June 2007 in the U.S. The program called the Climate Savers Computing Initiative aims to promote energy-efficient computing by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. It likewise aspires to contend against computer energy waste by educating consumers and by urging computer makers to promote environmentalism in their products. Moreover, it hopes to achieve 90% efficiency for computer power supply by 2010.

The article reports that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a partial ban on imports of mobile phones containing Qualcomm Inc.'s chips. It mentioned that the ban was due to an ongoing patent dispute between Qualcomm Inc. and Broadcom Corp. The ITC order ban of new handsets used in connecting to high-speed 3G networks, but the ban does not apply to device models already available in the U.S. on or before June 7, 2007.

The article presents information on the loss of electronic mail evidence in the lawsuit between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. In the antitrust suit, Judge Joseph Farnan Junior of the U.S. District Court in Delaware, has ordered Intel Corp. to identify the extent of problems arising from the loss of prospective electronic mail evidence within 30 days. The judge has to be convinced by Intel Corp. that proper steps were taken by it to save evidence.

The article focuses on the significance of consumer technologies to a new generation of computers in the U.S. Apple Inc.'s iPhone relies on touch screen, with success that hinges the applicability of patented technology. On the other hand, Hewlett-Packard's $1,800 TouchSmart IQ770 can be controlled with keyboard and mouse. Its software has had performance bugs enabling the people to use their fingers to retrieve pictures, music and notes.

The article reports on the launch of IdeaStorm, an online sounding board that takes over user-generated news sites by Dell in the U.S. The IdeaStorm grant people the chance to submit their vote on ideas for services and products they wanted to be considered by the company. It is stated that the pre-installation of Linux on Dell personal computers led the voting.

The article reports that Yahoo! Inc. has achieved an impressive deal with seven newspaper companies to create an online job network in the U.S. These newspaper companies include the Dallas Morning News Inc., Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and San Jose Mercury-News They will be posting their job listings exclusively on Yahoo's HotJobs service, which also will ship listings to newspaper sites. Moreover, Yahoo and the newspaper chains will distribute news and other content to each other Web sites.

The article discusses the release of Skype of the latest version of its Internet telephony software that allows users launch online discussion groups in the U.S. The Skype 3.0 features click-to-call which permits a person to click on a phone number on a Web site to make a call from a computer. It also offers a chat feature that lets subscribers browse and join discussion groups through a window in the Skype software.

The article reports on the decision of Boeing Co. to discontinue the expensive Connexion service, an in-flight Internet access service. The service was not given much importance by airlines. The reason for the failure of Connexion's service is the availability of cheaper technologies to tap into cellular networks. $7 million in a U.S. government auction was paid by JetBlue Airways Corp. for wireless licenses for online Internet access.

The article reports on the failure of the business enterprises to properly manage the deluge of electronic mail messages coming from customers in the U.S. A study conducted by JupiterResearch Inc. found out that thirty-nine percent of the companies took three days to respond or not at all. JupiterResearch analyst Zachary McGeary blames the firms adoption of business applications with limited functionality.

The article reports on the accusation of fraud against Gratis Internet and its owners, Peter Martin and Robert Jewell, by New York State Attorney General of Eliot Spitzer. He incriminated them of fraud for selling its customers' personal data to electronic-mail marketing companies. Spitzer considered the crime as the largest deliberate breach of a privacy policy in the nation.

The article reports on the Net neutrality bill introduced by Senator Ron Wyden which prohibits telephone and cable companies from charging businesses for faster delivery of content over the Internet in the U.S. It would prevent network operators from interfering with or changing Internet traffic. In connection with this, Internet companies are calling for Congress to pass a law to ensure equal treatment of all contents.

The article reports that Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) is preparing work-arounds to keep offering its BlackBerry devices in the United States even if it loses another round of patent litigation. Their fix is threatened by last week's federal court ruling invalidating a $450 million settlement between RIM and NTP Inc., a patent-holding company, in which RIM would have licensed NTP technology. RIM did catch a break last week, when the U.S. Patent Office issued a preliminary rejection of one of NTP's patents.

The article reports that News Corp. Ltd., moved to expand its Web presence last week, saying it will spend $580 million in cash to buy Intermix Media Inc., which owns more than 30 E-commerce and media Web sites. The deal will triple News Corp.'s reach among U.S. Internet users and make it a player in the online social-networking market. In a separate deal, Intermix bought the 47% of social networking site MySpace.com that it didn't already own. Intermix's network of sites, which includes entertainment, humor, gaming, and social networking, attract more than 27 million unique monthly users.

Reports on the increase in the net income of business intelligence software maker Cognos Inc. for its second quarter in the U.S. Rise in license revenue; Comparison of its earnings for the same period last year.

Reports on the lack of response from the retail industry to Linux in the U.S. Share of Linux in the market for point-of-sales systems; Dominance of Windows in the market; Ranking of sales of the products.

Discusses findings of a survey by research firm Aberdeen Group that suggest that companies that suffer business disruptions from Internet-based attacks are losing millions in revenue in the United States. Attacks from worms, viruses, spyware , and other security-related causes; Battle against malicious code; Increase in the use of the Internet to generate revenue.

Reports on the findings by recruiting company Robert Half Technology on the information technology hiring plans by chief information officers in the United States in the third quarter of 2004.

Reports on BMC Software Inc.'s agreement to acquire Marimba Inc., a vendor of change-and configuration-management software. Plans of BMC to use Marimba's technology to expand the company's software.

Forecasts the increasing online retail sales in the U.S. Impact of online research on consumer attitudes; Popularity of online shopping; Assessment of the product categories.