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All over the country, millions of Americans still live behind dams or levees, and if these were to fail and unleash catastrophic flooding, as some did in New Orleans in 2005, property and life might once again pay the price. Now there is some remarkable software to help swiftly predict how the water will spread.

The swirling flows of tens of thousands of ocean currents were captured in a scientific visualization created by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

The software giant begins talking publicly about Windows Azure Active Directory service and its strategy to use it as the foundation for its Identity Management as a Service strategy.

The situation at HP is putting a nail in the coffin of webOS, effectively killing it off yet again.

Satellite broadcaster clashes with US TV networks over a set-top box that strips ads out of recorded programmes

Stopping websites from using tracking software could have serious consequences on the users themselves

Low-level programming is good for the programmer’s soul. - John Carmack

Industry executives and analysts often mistakenly talk about strategy as if it were some kind of chess match. But in chess, you have just two opponents, each with identical resources, and with luck playing a minimal role. The real world is much more like a poker game, with multiple players trying to make the best of whatever hand fortune has dealt them. In our industry, Bill Gates owns the table until someone proves otherwise. - David Moschella