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Road Trip 2008: Geek Gestalt explores the South

June 23, 2008 CNET News.com's Daniel Terdiman visits geek-oriented sites from Houston to Orlando, with a helping of Kentucky and Tennessee in between. TAGS: Houston, Kentucky, Tennessee, Twitter, Orlando, supercomputer, margin, gadget, training, photograph

EarthLink's woes put free muni Wi-Fi in peril

August 31, 2007 EarthLink says it can't afford to foot the bill to build citywide Wi-Fi networks, jeopardizing cities' plans to provide low-income residents with affordable broadband. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., municipal Wi-Fi, Houston, Wi-Fi, broadband access, city, contract, broadband, Philadelphia, Wi-Fi network, reality, San Francisco, project

Cities themselves may be muni Wi-Fi's savior

October 24, 2007 Municipalities that plan to use new Wi-Fi networks being built in their cities will likely drive future growth of the citywide Wi-Fi movement. TAGS: Houston, Wi-Fi network, city, Wi-Fi, municipal Wi-Fi, Minneapolis, meter, industry standard, worker, project, camera, video

Software pirate to pay $1.1 million

September 28, 2005 Award to Microsoft and Symantec is result of plea agreement in a case in Houston in which the defendant admitted he sold pirated software. TAGS: Houston, Symantec Corp., software piracy, Microsoft Corp.

The Texas broadband follies

October 19, 2004 CNET News.com's John Borland asks why a government-subsidized broadband program is spending big bucks for a "golf-themed" Houston suburb in Tom DeLay's backyard. TAGS: Houston, loan, broadband, community, agency, Texas

AT&T launches IPTV in second market

November 30, 2006 Called AT&T U-verse, company's Internet Protocol TV rolls out in Houston; other launches due by end of year. TAGS: AT&T Corp., Houston, IP television, cable company, DVR, telephony, HDTV, IP, pricing, TV

NT 4 laggards get reprieve on support

June 23, 2004 Support for the server version of Windows NT 4 is set to run out this year--but customers can still get help if they pay for it. TAGS: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Houston, Microsoft Windows NT, product life cycle, server, support, software company, pricing, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to update final Windows 2000 patch

August 8, 2005 Compatibility issues prompt software maker to tweak what it hoped would be the final update for the venerable OS. TAGS: Microsoft Windows 2000, Houston, patch management, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Windows NT 4 support to come at price in '05

December 4, 2004 Microsoft will sell custom support to those still using the OS when extended support ceases at end of 2004. TAGS: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT, Houston, support, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

Inside the psych ward for Katrina survivors

September 7, 2005 Bay Area psychiatrist Scott Zeller flew to Houston to help New Orleans-area evacuees. He reports from the front lines. TAGS: Houston, patient, California

U.K. teen acquitted with Trojan defense

October 17, 2003 A 19-year-old accused of launching a distributed denial-of-service attack on the Port of Houston's IT systems has been found not guilty. TAGS: teen, denial of service, Houston, trojan horse, defense, log file, U.K., attack, London, information technology, U.S.

IBM teams up for broadband over power line

July 11, 2005 Big Blue is partnering with CenterPoint Energy in Houston to turn power lines into a high-speed broadband network. TAGS: broadband over power line, Houston, powerline, grid, broadband, IBM Corp., utility

The Web tracks Hurricane Rita

September 23, 2005 From Webcams to podcasts, Netizens turn their attention to the storm as it heads toward the Texas and Louisiana coast. TAGS: storm, Gulf Coast, Houston, podcast, blog, Texas, TV, video

Lawyer insists Microsoft infringed antipiracy patent

March 9, 2006 Texas attorney with patent on antipiracy system appeals ruling that said company's product activation program didn't infringe. TAGS: product activation, antipiracy, Houston, invention, patent, lawyer, attorney, Texas, Intel, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Deadly delay on Vonage 911?

May 9, 2005 Florida couple claims precious seconds lost trying to summon help on their Vonage 911 line may have led to their child's death. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, Florida, BellSouth Corp., operator, Houston, death, AT&T Corp.

Texas sues Vonage over 911 problem

March 22, 2005 U.S. Net phone leader wasn't clear about technology's less reliable 911 service, state attorney general claims. TAGS: Vonage Holdings Corp., attorney general, Internet phone company, Internet phone, VoIP, Houston, phone provider, Texas, spokeswoman, call

Microsoft wins suit over antipiracy patent

March 27, 2006 Federal appeals court rejects a Texas lawyer's claim that his patent covers Microsoft's product activation program. TAGS: product activation, patent, antipiracy, Houston, lawyer, Texas, attorney, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

In the wake of Hurricane Rita

September 25, 2005 roundup The storm takes a toll on Gulf Coast communities, just weeks after Katrina wreaked havoc. TAGS: hurricane, storm, Gulf Coast, Louisiana, Houston, Texas, cell phone

HP, Compaq top IT exec dies

October 14, 2003 Bob Napier, the executive who led the merging of the computer systems of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer, dies after a battle with cancer. TAGS: Compaq Computer Corp., computer system, HP, Jeff Clarke, nightmare, Houston, Carly Fiorina, chief information officer, outsourcing, information technology, exec, e-mail
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