Grant Gross

The cuts at Siemens Enterprise Communications are aimed at transforming the company into a software and solutions provider rather than an equipment manufacturer, the company says

U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama has technology on his side. No, not necessarily the technology industry as a whole, although the Democrat's tech policy agenda has won him some support. Instead, Obama's campaign has embraced innovative technologies that help him connect with voters, volunteers and supporters.

Two civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, complaining that the agency's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) division has routinely searched many U.S. citizens' laptops and other electronic devices and questioned them about their religious practices and political beliefs.

IT vendors can play a major role in reducing the world's energy consumption, but information about the benefits of technology has been lacking in an ongoing environmental debate in Washington, D.C., according to three tech CEOs.

If Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion is accepted, privacy groups are threatening a fight before U.S. regulatory agencies. Microsoft announced that it sent an offer to Yahoo's board of directors last Thursday, going public with the news Friday morning.

N-Data violated federal law by engaging in unfair methods of competition, the FTC says, though its chair voted against the settlement

A strong endorsement for software as a service has been given by a top official with the U.S. White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), who said it can help federal agencies cut development costs.

In 2009, every municipality in Canada will be required to record and report the value of all its assets. Local government and commercial software vendors with expertise in inventory asset management and public sector business processes are working hand-in-hand to develop effective solutions to prepare for the introduction of the new legislation.