http://www.infoworld.com/ The latest news from InfoWorld en-us Copyright (C) 2006 InfoWorld Media Group, Inc. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:06:34 PDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Kathy_Badertscher@InfoWorld.com webmaster@InfoWorld.com 40 http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77408_HNbirdfluproject_1.html A research institute is harnessing the power of thousands of computers over the Internet to investigate potential drug treatments for deadly avian influenza. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 06:15:45 PDT Jeremy_Kirk@idg.com (Jeremy Kirk)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77408_HNbirdfluproject_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77399_HNdellbrief_1.html Dell's Japan unit, Dell KK, has received a major PC order from the Japan Defense Agency. The order, which is the largest in the company's 17-year history in Japan, is for at least 56,000 personal computers, said Keiichiro Araihara, a spokesman for the company. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:18:40 PDT Martyn_Williams@idg.com (Martyn Williams)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77399_HNdellbrief_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77386_HNopteronboost_1.html Driven by strong sales of its dual-core Opteron processor, Advanced Micro Devices  (AMD) reported $1.33 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2006, equaling analysts' estimates. That was up from $1.23 billion for the first quarter of 2005, or $780 million excluding revenue from the Spansion memory chip unit it spun out in 2005, according to a company statement. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:21:50 PDT Ben_Ames@idg.com (Ben Ames)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/13/77386_HNopteronboost_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77381_HNwificrrtics_1.html San Francisco's choice of Google and EarthLink to build a citywide Wi-Fi network is likely to interfere with some residents' privacy and many Wi-Fi users' radio signals, critics of the plan said this week. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:16:11 PDT Stephen_Lawson@idg.com (Stephen Lawson)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77381_HNwificrrtics_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77371_HNukbizcontinuity_1.html U.K. financial institutions need to think ahead and communicate more when faced with a crisis such as a terrorist attack that could dramatically affect their operations, according to a report issued by top financial authorities. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:49:11 PDT Jeremy_Kirk@idg.com (Jeremy Kirk)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77371_HNukbizcontinuity_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77368_HNchinatalksuccess_1.html Trade talks between U.S. and China this week yielded some "incremental" commitments by China to reduce intellectual property (IP) infringements, said a group representing U.S. software and entertainment companies. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 09:05:40 PDT Grant_Gross@idg.com (Grant Gross)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77368_HNchinatalksuccess_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77222_16OPstrategic_1.html Last weekend I helped a friend categorize her Schedule C expenses. All of her business income is in QuickBooks, but the expenses aren’t. I would have to reconstruct those from bank and credit card records. Although this friend has online accounts at both institutions, my Spidey sense was tingling: I knew there was going to be trouble. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 03:00:00 PDT jon_udell@infoworld.com;letters@infoworld.com (Jon Udell)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77222_16OPstrategic_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77360_HNsingaporeban_1.html Despite a ban on political blogs and podcasts by individuals during Singapore's next general election, observers are watching to see what, if any, role these new forms of media are going to play. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:59:15 PDT Sumner_Lemon@idg.com (Sumner Lemon)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/12/77360_HNsingaporeban_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/11/77348_HNchinapiracytough_1.html Chinese government officials on Tuesday committed to increased protections for intellectual property such as software, saying they will step up criminal enforcement for software and entertainment piracy after talks with U.S. trade officials. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:38:48 PDT Grant_Gross@idg.com (Grant Gross)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/11/77348_HNchinapiracytough_1.html http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/11/77326_HNlenovobestbuy_1.html Lenovo Group made a grab for greater market share Tuesday by teaming with retailer Best Buy to offer sales of its PCs as well as technology advice and product testing to small and medium-size business (SMB) owners. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 08:32:33 PDT Ben_Ames@idg.com (Ben Ames)http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/04/11/77326_HNlenovobestbuy_1.html