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The United States Federal Trade Commission recently began a formal antitrust investigation into Intel's business practices. This action is not simply a problem for Intel, but should serve as a wake-up call for the entire technology industry and anyone who values innovation. Some of the drivers behind the Intel inquiry are complaints by its competitor, Advanced Micro Devices.

Leo Collins, CIO of Lionsgate, talks about how to make sure your IT department is seen and actually is a vital part of your company, and how you can make sure you are spending your technology budget to support key business initiatives. Some of the advice Collins offers based on his experience is that top IT managers need to get to know their & clients,& or the users, of IT equipment, and learn by walking around. In the many years Collins has been in the business, technology has advanced exponentially, but the rest of things have stayed pretty much the same, he says. People and relationships regardless of technology, and the ability of people to relate and work together, that's what makes it work, he says. Eric Lundquist, eWeek's Editor at Large, interviewed Collins at the 2008 CIO Summit in Half Moon Bay, Calif....

Suitable for single and multi-processor systems, ARM PrimeCell® GIC can be configured with 0-16 software generated interrupts, 0-16 private peripheral interrupts, and 1-988 shared peripheral interrupts. It offers inter-processor communications through multiple SGI broadcasting modes, and status tracking for interrupts through assertion, acknowledgement, and ending. Controller also provides intelligent management of interrupt security for systems with TrustZone® technology support.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Peripheral Controllers

Intensi-fi® XLR solutions - BCM4716, BCM4717, BCM4718 - provide Wi-Fi® manufacturers with one platform to build single- and dual-band 802.11n routers. Accelerange(TM) technology optimizes wireless coverage strength. Other WLAN components consist of MIPS® 74K(TM) processor, 802.11n MAC, baseband processor, 2.4/5 GHz radio, and GbE MAC. Level of integration helps manufacturers build compact Wi-Fi access points and travel routers or add dual-band 802.11n capabilities to consumer electronics.This story is related to the following:Electronic Components and DevicesMachinery and Machining ToolsComputer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Integrated Circuits (IC) | Communications network Routers

A new report released by the RAND Corporation Thursday found that the U.S. has maintained its lead in the science and technology arena. 'The way this project began was that we looked at congressional testimony, expert opinions, the popular press to get a sense of what experts as well as what the general perception of the public in the United States [was] about science and technology,' said co-author Titus Galama.

KhronosT Group Certifies AMD OpenGL ES 2.0 technology, Designed for Mobile Phones, Handheld 3D gaming and GPS Devices - - - SUNNYVALE, Calif. -AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it has reached a new ... [WebWire - Friday, June 13, 2008]

There's a battle going on in the technology world over Yahoo, the search and advertising company. microsoft wants to buy it, and Google wants to sign deals with it. Microsoft has so far failed in buying the company, but Google has inked a deal with Yahoo this morning, which means Google will supply Yahoo with some search ads.

alphadogg recommends an article about the rise of Linux on Wall Street. We discussed the beginnings of this trend last year. From NetworkWorld: 'Wall Street firms increasingly are buying into Linux, but some still need convincing that open source licensing and support models won't make using the technology more trouble than its worth. Linux providers, speaking this week at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association conference in New York City, stated their cases that Wall Street firms have nothing to fear about diving into open source. Red Hat and Novell argued that's especially true now that specialized Real Time Linux has been developed that meets strict low-latency and messaging requirements of brokerages and trading firms.' of this story at Slashdot.