Stories by: Computerworld (US) staff

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Steve Jobs interview: One-on-one in 1995 07 October, 2011 09:13:00

In April of 1995, Steve Jobs, then head of NeXT Computer, was interviewed as part of the Computerworld Honors Program Oral History project. The wide-ranging interview was conducted by Daniel Morrow, executive director of the awards program.
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Statement by Apple's board of directors 06 October, 2011 11:24:00

We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.
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Top 12 Green-IT vendors 2010 26 October, 2010 05:02:00

Technology vendors and data center suppliers were also invited to participate in Computerworld's search for the Top Green-IT Organizations. These companies completed the same survey as the end-user organizations and were judged on the same criteria -- most notably, on their IT departments' efforts to reduce energy consumption in their IT equipment, and to use technology to conserve energy and lower carbon emissions. Here are the top 12, in ranked order:
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Windows 7 adoption plans: Computerworld US survey results 10 March, 2010 06:41:00

Computerworld's survey about Windows 7 implementation plans ran online from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10, 2010.
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Angry Adobe users rant about Snow Leopard support 28 August, 2009 04:31:00

After users fumed over news that Adobe Systems Inc. wouldn't support its Creative Suite 3 (CS3) applications on Apple Inc.'s new Snow Leopard operating system, the company backtracked a step yesterday.
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Expert: Data on Pentagon program was leaked on P2P network 06 May, 2009 06:40:00

Data on the Pentagon's Joint Strike Fighter aircraft that was recently reported as being illegally accessed by foreign cyberspies has been available for more than four years on a peer-to-peer file sharing network, the CEO of a software vendor said at a legislative hearing Tuesday.
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Microsoft: Windows 7 is faster on SSDs, with two caveats 06 May, 2009 04:28:00

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday gave a strong, though qualified, endorsement for running Windows 7 on PCs equipped with solid-state disk (SSD) drives, saying it has tuned the upcoming operating system to run faster on the still-emerging storage technology.
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Facebook set to hit milestone today - 200 millionth user 09 April, 2009 07:43:00

Just a few months after its fifth anniversary, Facebook Inc. Wednesday is set to welcome its 200 millionth user.
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Survey: Data storage to see increased spending in '09 06 March, 2009 11:11:00

The results of a survey of about 450 technology professionals released Wednesday found that of 26 technology categories, data storage was the only technology for which spending would increase this year.
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Chinese blast Microsoft over 'black screen' piracy notice 24 October, 2008 07:31:00

An update to Microsoft's antipiracy software has set off a firestorm of protest in China, with one lawyer filing an official complaint with his government and users raging against the move on blogs, media reports said Wednesday.
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Microsoft woos developers under the Silverlight 14 October, 2008 10:41:00

As Microsoft releases its Silverlight 2.0 media player tomorrow, it is claiming strong momentum for its free, would-be Adobe Flash-killer.