Dr Pepper shakes up IT
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is expanding its outsourcing work to HCL America Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of outsourcer HCL Technologies Ltd. in Noida, India. Read more...

Judges ask tough questions in H-1B case

Unnamed mystery bidder forces Micro Focus to raise offer for Borland

Update: Oracle launches Fusion Middleware 11g

Cisco's Chambers unfazed by disruption during speech

Forrester: IT spending will rebound in time for Windows 7 launch

Oracle offers ISVs monthly SaaS platform pricing

Broadcom raises Emulex buyout offer to $925M

Trapeze WLAN location appliance adds firewall

Study: Tech's six-figure salaries are shrinking

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iPhone 3GS heats up, DOJ takes aim at Google
The iPhone scored quite a few headlines related to overheating problems with the 3GS this week. Depending on whom you believe, those issues are either real, exaggerated, the fault of users or some combination of the three. Otherwise, as warm weather takes hold above the equator and Bostonians contemplate whether it's time to brush up on our ark-building skills (rain, rain go away), we find this week's IT news offerings cover a broad range.

The carrier coup must be stopped
Wireless carriers have made plans for connecting consumer gadgets to the Internet very complex, but it doesn't have to be that way, writes columnist Mike Elgan. The best and simplest plan is what Amazon.com is using with the Kindle.

Outsourcing: Demise of the Offshore Captive Center
The offshore captive center was once the Holy Grail of offshore outsourcing. As companies got a taste of the cost savings possible by outsourcing IT and business process work to lower cost countries, they began to salivate over the thought of bypassing the offshore vendors (and their pesky profit margins) altogether and saving even more money by setting up their own service shops in India.

Hot Jobs: Capacity Manager
job description: A capacity manager makes sure a company has the right amount of IT resources to support the business--not more, not less. It's their job to determine if the current IT infrastructure is being utilized optimally and, if not, what changes should be made. "It's a unique job within IT. The capacity manager is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and projecting whether the organization has sufficient computing capacity to do what it needs to do," says Dave Van De Voort, a principal at Mercer.

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Save Time By Scanning Paper Documents
If you've got a filing cabinet--or desk--overflowing with documents, or if you want more thoughtful file management in general, a scanner can save you space, time, and ultimately money.

Energy-efficient servers earn a star -- but so what?
The Energy Star program for servers is a good first step, most agree, but it measures energy use only under limited circumstances and does not include popular hardware types, like blade servers -- at least not yet.

Job Seekers: Get Ready for the 'Character' Interview
As laid-off executives flood the labor pool, some employers are seizing the opportunity to "upgrade" their management teams by recruiting more experienced leaders -- possibly at lower salaries, says the head of an executive search firm in Atlanta.

7 ways to protect your brand from cybersquatters
You may not know it, but now more than ever, your business is at risk from cybersquatters. Here's what you can do to fight the problem.

Registrars under fire in domain disputes
Some brand owners claim that domain-name registrars are making money from cybersquatters at the expense of legitimate brands -- and that ICANN isn't doing enough to stop it.

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Don't trash your tired old desktop PC -- pump it up with a few inexpensive upgrades. Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing plans may derail efforts to make users move away from XP and forget Vista. Also see Preston Gralla: Don't believe the $120 Windows 7 pricetag. Trademark owners say cybersquatting on the Web has gone too far -- and they're pushing back. The goal is to have all the original Lunar Orbiter image files processed by February, producing a moon atlas with a resolution higher than anything previously seen.

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