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Motorola revenue, earnings up in Q4

Sharp rise in handset shipments bolsters quarter

AppForge ships cross- platform .Net environment

Crossfire 5.0 will run on Palm, Symbian, Nokia

PeopleSoft dumps Informatica for Ascential license

Move aimed at enhancing business analytics portfolio

Red Hat boosts systems management tool

Module will aid management of Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS

Sun to acquire Nauticus for content switching

Aim of purchase is to enhance Sun's blade server offerings

SCO sues Novell for slander in Unix copyright dispute

Suit also alleges Novell filed copyright registrations for Unix technology owned by SCO

IBM proposes convergence of Web services, grid computing

Big Blue unveils three specifications to meld Web services with grid computing

Siebel buys Ineto, extends hosted reach

Company's CRM OnDemand service gets call center support

Red Hat offers infringement warranty for Linux

Linux distributor guarantees that its code is free of infringement issues

Update: TI looks for EDGE with new cell phone reference design

Chip set is a stepping stone on the road to 3G wireless networks

Sharp opens new LCD production line

'Sixth generation' line can handle larger mother glass, resulting in cheaper LCD panels

Dell’s network unit steps up to routing

PC giant to introduce pair of Ethernet switches that also act as routers

New e-mail worm spreading worldwide

W32.Beagle virus is spreading fast, but security experts disagree on its level of threat

UK mobile operators to censor 3G content

6 companies develop code of practice that will go into effect as 3G handsets come to market

LinuxWorld: Still more enterprise focus

Raft of new products expected

Slammer: One year later

Watershed worm spurred policy changes for enterprise security

E-mail gets context

ePeople, Kubi aim to extract knowledge from e-mail

IBM, Microsoft launch Linux tug-of-war

Companies debut migration programs at LinuxWorld

Innoopract leveraging Eclipse for Java development

Plug-in provides visual method for building Web interfaces

States want Microsoft licensing program improved

Part of the antitrust settlement is not working

MIT Spam Conference looks beyond filters

Spam fighters say they are open to all suggestions

Network Associates readies appliances, analyzer

Products help pinpoint performance issues

State says Microsoft violating settlement

Massachusetts officials criticize software giant

Getting down to grid computing

Vendors are pushing ahead, but are IT leaders ready?

Agencies examine ICT role in economic development

Device pondered to meld computers, communications

After delays, Motorola brings V400 to North America

Company claims it is ready to ship camera phones in high volume

Nokia signs 5-year IT outsourcing deal with IBM

IBM will manage Nokia's IT Helpdesk, develop its desktop IT environment

Novell touts services-oriented apps development

exteNd 5 suite set to ship this month

T-Mobile offers 3G service — quietly

Customers of its GSM and GPRS networks can make calls over new 3G network ahead of launch date

W3C moves ahead with mobile Web standard

New standard aimed at improving Web-surfing capabilities of handheld devices

Broadband Internet usage soars in China

Number of broadband users rose by 173 percent in 2003

Texas Instruments appoints new CEO

23-year TI veteran Rich Templeton to take over on May 1

Microsoft to comply with DOJ mandate on IE default feature

Sun posts net loss of $125 million

Despite loss, McNealy calls it "a quarter of progress"

Novell readies for LinuxWorld

Company plans announcements about Linux security, collaboration

Intel ships 802.11b/g wireless chip

The Intel Pro/Wireless 2200BG chip connects to either 802.11b or 802.11g networks

Intel’s first 90 nanometer mobile chip delayed

Dothan chip will now ship in the second quarter

PayPal scam tries to jumpstart new Mimail worm

Trojan Horse program comes in e-mail, then retrieves and installs the worm

Big play on RFID at world soccer cup

Tickets will be issued with smart tags to expedite ticketing and prevent fraud

Update: IBM Q4 income up, Palmisano cites investments

Big Blue reports 9 percent revenue growth, net income up $1B over 2002 Q4

HP claims $2.5B in Linux revenues

HP reports 40 percent increase in revenue from servers equipped with open-source OS

Infineon opens chip design center in China

Center will primarily focus on communications chips

Sun to try subscription pricing for StarOffice in Japan

Suite of office productivity apps will be available for a $19 one-year subscription

Update: Surge in iPod sales drives strong Q1 for Apple

PC shipments also climbed in the quarter

Update: Yahoo meets Q4 and full-year earnings expectations

Revenue rose more than 70 percent for the year

Shuttle to introduce smaller barebones PCs

Company to release more compact version of XPCs

HP regains lead in PC shipments

Dell ships most units for full year of 2003

Salesforce.com links with Microsoft Office

Data can be exported into Word, Excel, Outlook

Update: Intel posts record Q4 revenue, processor shipments

Results exceeded Wall Street expectations

Sun still pondering Eclipse participation

Company also provides NetBeans road map