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Megaupload files motion to delay civil suit

(Jeremy Kirk) — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:15:00 GMT

Megaupload filed a motion in federal court on Thursday asking to delay a civil suit filed against the file-sharing site while it prepares a defense for its criminal case.

Public-sector cloud computing: The good, the bad and the ugly

(Howard Baldwin) — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

From California and Utah to Ohio, Massachusetts and Maine, state and local governments are using the cloud to update antiquated systems, but the hurdles are high.

No big shift to the cloud for unified communications and collaboration

(Computerworld Staff) — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The 2012 IDG Enterprise Unified Communications and Collaboration survey highlights the uptick in adoption and investments. Insider (registration required)

Cloud computing gains in federal government

(Kenneth Corbin) — Thu, 03 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The federal government may not be renowned for its operational speed or agility, and certainly IT is no exception, but federal agency CIOs and their employees have gradually been warming to the new model of cloud computing, according to a panel of industry executives speaking at a conference on Wednesday.

FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy

(Grant Gross) — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:23:00 GMT

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has begun the process to get competitive bids for new mobile broadband subsidies designed to bring 3G or 4G service to areas in the country that do not have it.

BART defends mobile service shutdown to the FCC

(Grant Gross) — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:51:00 GMT

Disrupting mobile phone service is a legitimate tool for law enforcement authorities working against terrorism or other dangerous situations, a mass transit agency has said in defending its own mobile shutdown last August.

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