Fortinet shares price at $12.50 each ahead of IPO AP (November 18, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Fortinet Inc. priced higher than expected at $12.50 each ahead of the computer security company's planned initial public offering Wednesday.
Vietnam Internet users fear Facebook blackout AP (November 17, 2009) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - Vietnam's growing legions of Facebook users fear that the country's communist government might be blocking the popular social networking Web site, which has become difficult to access over the past few weeks.
T-Mobile resumes sale of Sidekicks after data loss AP (November 17, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones.
NY photographer testifies in Parker-Broderick case AP (November 17, 2009) ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - A freelance celebrity photographer says an Ohio police chief showed him a cell phone photo of a plaster cast of the stomach of the woman who carried twins for Hollywood couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.
FBI says hackers targeting law firms, PR companies AP (November 17, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas.
Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View AP (November 13, 2009) BERN, Switzerland (AP) - Switzerland's privacy watchdog is taking legal action to force Google to make changes to its Street View service.
Boeing gets $10.8M Navy pact AP (November 13, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - Boeing Co.'s McDonnell Douglas received a $10.8 million contract boost from the Navy to provide services for the F/A-18 aircraft for seven foreign governments, the Pentagon said late Thursday.
United Technologies to buy GE's security business AP (November 12, 2009) HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - United Technologies Corp. on Thursday said it will acquire General Electric Co.'s fire detection and security business for $1.82 billion.
Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis AP (November 11, 2009) (AP) - Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in the country who were angry about the fatal shootings of 17 civilians by Blackwater employees, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
EU agrees on new Internet user rights AP (November 05, 2009) BRUSSELS (AP) - EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.
Univ. of Ill. to host new US Army computer center AP (November 03, 2009) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - The U.S. Army is financing a new research center at the University of Illinois to develop technology for computer networks used on battlefields and in other similarly difficult environments.
Reports: Cyberattacks traced to NKorea AP (October 30, 2009) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The North Korean government was the source of high-profile cyberattacks in July that caused Web outages in South Korea and the United States, news reports said Friday.
Judge tosses lawsuits against Blackwater, now Xe AP (October 22, 2009) WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out a series of lawsuits filed by alleged Iraqi victims of the contractor once known as Blackwater USA, but is allowing the plaintiffs to refile their claims.
Alabama-built warship tops out at more than 50 mph AP (October 22, 2009) MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The second of the Navy's new generation of speedy warships designed to operate close to shore topped 50 mph in builder trials completed this month.