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Space agency prepping the last major component to be added to the International Space Station in February. The Tranquility node will provide additional room for crew members and come attached with a cupola offering views from six windows on the sides and one on top. – NASA has officially taken possession of the Tranquility... 

Starent Networks, which Cisco Systems wants to buy for $2.9 billion, settles one of several lawsuits seeking to block the sale. Starent agreed to provide more information to shareholders in exchange for the suit being dropped. There are more lawsuits that have been filed involving the proposed sale. Starent would help Cisco... 

Online measurement firms report that Black friday online sales grew by 11% over the day after Thanksgiving in 2008. More:  Amazon.com tops Black Friday e-tail lists  Read More →

After initially refusing to comment, IBM gives in and confirms reports that it is acquiring Guardium. The acquisition brings Guardium’s database activity monitoring and data security capabilities into IBM’s software portfolio. – IBM officials confirmed Nov. 30 that the company has acquired Guardium for its... 

After a year in drydock, the Large Hadron Collider returned to action and quickly became the world’s most powerful matter-rending machine. Read the rest here:  After year of trouble, Big Bang machine breaks world record  Read More →

IBM has acquired database security vendor Guardium, it said Monday, confirming earlier reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed More here:  IBM buys database security firm Guardium  Read More →

IBM retained its narrow lead over Hewlett-Packard in the worldwide server market as sales began to stabilize during the third quarter, Gartner said Monday. IBM took 31.7 percent of server revenue in the three months to Oct. 31, up a fraction from last year, while HP’s share stayed more or less flat at 30.2 percent, Gartner... 

Amazon.com announces that November was the best sales month for the Kindle e-reader thus far. The announcement comes as Sony and Barnes Noble are struggling to get their e-readers, the Daily Edition and the Nook, onto shelves for holiday shoppers. – Amazon.com announced Nov. 30 that November was the quot;best sales...