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Standards committee seeks computing, cryptography experts
The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. is making a group to study the risk posed to the financial services industry by high-powered computers now in development.
Md. school district considers computers for its students
A western Maryland school district is considering assigning laptop computers or tablets to virtually all its more than 22,000 students.
Apple floats iPad Air, cuts price on Mac computers
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple Inc. is refreshing its iPad lineup and slashing the price of its Mac computers ahead of the holiday shopping season, as it faces an eroding tablet […]
Md. officials to discuss broadband network
STEVENSVILLE — Maryland officials are announcing the completion of the One Maryland Broadband Network. Gov. Martin O’Malley, Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman are making the announcement […]
Dell shareholders approve $24.8B buyout offer
ROUND ROCK — Dell Inc. will end its quarter-century history as a publicly traded company and try to engineer a turnaround away from the prying eyes of Wall Street following […]
Hopkins apologizes to professor for blog removal
WASHINGTON — A Johns Hopkins University dean who asked a prominent computer scientist to remove a blog over a post he published about the National Security Agency has apologized for […]
Judge won’t fast-track Icahn claim against Dell
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware judge on Friday dealt a blow to activist investor Carl Icahn’s effort to stop CEO and founder Michael Dell’s $24.8 billion buyout offer for the […]
Dell’s 2Q earnings fall 72 pct amid PC sales slide
SAN FRANCISCO — Dell’s woes worsened during its most recent quarter as the slumping personal computer maker resorted to rampant price cutting to slow a sales decline driven by a […]
Icahn tells Apple CEO to buy back more stock
NEW YORK — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says Apple should buy back more stock. Icahn said on Twitter Tuesday that he spoke with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook and told […]
Dell’s founder boosts offer to buy the company
ROUND ROCK, Texas — A group led by Dell’s founder raised its offer for the struggling computer maker on Thursday in hopes of attracting more shareholder support for its plan […]
Dell delays vote on buyout, sign it lacks support
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Michael Dell believes he can revive the company bearing his name if his group of investors can buy it for $24.4 billion. But that deal is […]
Microsoft reshuffles company structure
NEW YORK — Microsoft Corp. is reshuffling its business in an attempt to promote faster innovation and a sharper focus on devices and services. The move by the world’s largest […]
