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With the planned launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis today, NASA marks its 135th and final shuttle mission. For the Canadian businesses that acted as direct suppliers and sub-contractors to the shuttle fleet, it's the end of an era that was a source of pride and a catalyst for innovation.

Facebook promises a big announcement today, but most reporters will be asking how the company plans to respond to Google+. Adding a video chat feature may be a part of that response.

Google+ makes it easier for Internet users to push their content to the cloud. Google has spoken about its interest in cloud computing for years.

Is there still a place in the Internet for spam? Spam volumes are down dramatically and in 20011, spamming just won't pay the bills, according to Robert Soloway aka the Spam King.

Many of the sites that make it easier to shop for daily deals online won't be around as the sector matures, analysts say.

Google's social networking site takes on Facebook. Has it learned lessons from previous attempts Wave and Buzz?

Until smartphones are outfitted with better security and merchants can be assured of not losing the margin on smaller sales, it's best to wait on accepting mobile payments.

Hewlett-Packard Co. is offering small businesses two new switches, two new servers, and a storage box. The best way to access the new technology is to call up your local value-added reseller and sign on for services designed around the new hardware, HP says.

Majority of SMBs are stuck in single threaded and single processor computing, according to IDC.

Following IBM's Centennial, it is only fitting to look back on the firm's biggest mistakes in addition to its many notable achievements. IBM's contribution of punch card technology to Nazi Germany, used to facilitate the Holocaust, was brought to public attention by investigative journalist Edwin Black's book in 2001. Today, the company continues to deal with the public fallout of that book's revelations.

LinkedIn's new country manager says he is looking to expand the company's staff here and continue the growth it has seen since entering Canada one year ago.

Facebook gained 11.8 million more users last month alone, but according to a study the site is actually losing users in the U.S.

After Apple unveiled its plans for iCloud this week, its apparent that its vision of cloud computing is much different from that of Google's.

Beanfield Metroconnect will provide businesses locating in Toronto's new waterfront communities with up to 10 gigabit per second speeds at a discounted price. There is also a guarantee the quality of the network will remain among the best in the world for a decade after each new building goes online.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty read a budget in the House of Commons today very similar to the one tabled in March. It contains a few early steps in the coming digital economic strategy, and invests in government Web tools to help small firms cut through administrative paperwork.