Dell announced Tuesday that it has acquired ACS, an IT application management services company. ACS, based in the United Kingdom, provides applications management and deployment services, as well as consulting on systems and other infrastructure issues.
The acquisition comes as Microsoft debuts Vista, its next generation operating system. Dell plans to offer ACS' services to help customers migrate to Vista, the hardware maker noted. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Web giant is spending $120 million to beef up its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters, according to filings with the city reviewed by the San Jose Mercury News.
The Samsung Galaxy mini 2 S6500 could make its debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month, according to a leaked promotional image.
Tor's "obfsproxy" technology would make encrypted data look innocuous and let it dodge government censors. That could help citizens in Iran reach blocked sites as antigovernment protests reportedly loom.
MIT creates a simulation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Spacewar. A relic of the early days of minicomputers, it was one of the first computer video games and set the stage for many others, including Asteroids.
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