AP – Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp., or SAIC Inc., on Wednesday said it received a contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and enhance command and control software.
AFP – Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.

AP – A Wells Fargo analyst downgraded shares of Crown Castle International Corp. on Monday, saying there is little potential for the cell phone tower company to surpass Wall Street’s expectations for 2010.
AP – International Business Machines Corp.
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has agreed to investigate Apple’s patent claims against Nokia, after already agreeing last month to do the same for Nokia’s patent claims against Apple. With dueling lawsuits pending in federal court over the patent disputes, the ITC has become the battlefield du jour.