Get with the Mesh
Free Wi-Fi access for all? Here's how one California city is doing it.

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Technical executives have critical choices to make when building BI applications using transaction data managed by application packages. In this report, Colin compares and contrasts different approaches to developing business intelligence solutions, like those from Hyperion, using Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP transactional data
Vonage's CEO Snyder Steps Down
Vonage Chairman Jeffrey Citron has been appointed as an interim CEO and will serve on a short-term basis, the company said.

Canon Announces Seven New Printers
It's been a big week for Canon printers, with three inkjet announcements and four new inkjet AIOs.
And The Most Popular Linux Desktop Is...
The results of DesktopLinux.com's 2006 Desktop Linux Market survey are in, and the votes are all tallied. This first article of a series offers a perspective on how the various desktop Linux distributions fared, and why. (Desktop Linux)

Adobe Plugs Amazon's Free-Download Hole
Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems Inc's encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said on Monday.
Rio Adds DRM Support and New Capacity
Rio Audio is adding PlaysForSure compatibility and new capacities to its line of music players.
Microsoft Ups Xbox 360 Memory Card
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced plans to launch a 512MB Memory Unit for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and an increase in the official size limit of Xbox LIVE Arcade games from 50 MB to 150 MB.

It's Acer's Turn to Recall Sony Laptop Batteries
Just as Sony seemed to be putting its battery recall behind it, Acer announced on Wednesday it would be recalling close to 27,000 of its Sony-made lithium-ion laptop batteries.

Fujitsu Enters Portable External Hard Drive Market
On Monday, Fujitsu is expected to announce its first portable PC hard drive, a 300-Gbyte model based on 2.5-inch drive technology.
