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Corporate reorganizations are becoming almost commonplace in this difficult economic climate. Even the largest, most storied institutions are finding themselves parties to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and downsizings they probably didn't envision as recently as three months ago, much less when they negotiated their last round of wireless service and equipment deals.

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Despite the billions of dollars required to roll out a brand-new wireless network, the slowdown in the economy, and the reduced share price, the president of Clearwire, Barry West, is optimistic about the future role of WiMax in business. And he says tech managers should put WiMax planning on their agendas now.

Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700
The overhyped and feature-heavy Amazon Kindle 2 has a challenger: The Sony Reader Digital Book PRS-700 weighs in at US$400 and has some strengths, but it has encountered tough sledding going against the Kindle's overall design and integration with Amazon's bookstore. (However, the announcement earlier this month of a deal between Google and Sony to distribute public-domain titles as e-books could change this.)

Heart to Heart
The Computerworld Honors program named the Byrraju Foundation the winner in the category for nonprofit organizations, for its innovative use of technology to deliver electrocardiograms, or EKGs, to rural Indians.

Palm Treo Pro & debut of IE Mobile 6
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