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Virtual machines face same threats real ones do

ActiveState upgrades IDE

Daily news beat for March 7, 2008

Getting started with Silverlight 2 beta

InfoWorld News Quiz: You don’t know tech

Review: Brocade’s big, fat datacenter fabric

The enterprise facets of Apple’s new iPhone 2 software

Intel prepares for EU antitrust hearing on Tuesday

Next week's hearing will focus purely on Intel's practices relating to PC manufacturers; however, the EC may build a bigger case to include Intel's behavior in the retail trade

Samsung’s music-mobile phone takes on Apple

Samsung and Adidas team up to take on Apple and Nike by offering the miCoach mobile phone, which also plays music and keeps track of workouts

Silverlight for iPhone next? Not quite, says Ballmer

Microsoft CEO calls the idea of putting Silverlight technology on the iPhone 'interesting,' but suggested that Apple might charge Microsoft

Sleeping laptops leave encryption at risk

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Ballmer grilled on Yahoo deal in quirky Q&A

During an interview at MIX08, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer commented on his company's attempts to buy Yahoo as well as the threat Google poses

iPhone/iPod touch Q & A

Apple’s iPhone software strategy moves me

iPhone SDK exceeds developer expectations

Apple also bolsters the iPhone's enterprise chops with ActiveSync, remote data wiping and better VPN support

Microsoft cited for open efforts, eyes Eclipse

Panelists debate open source, patent issues at the MIX08 event, where Microsoft also mentioned plans to collaborate with Eclipse Foundation projects

Patent reform tops BSA’s legislative priorities

BSA wants Congress to approve Patent Reform Act to challenge patents after they're granted and allow courts to change how damages are assessed for patent infringement

iPhone opens to Exchange e-mail

Apple is licensing ActiveSync and supporting Microsoft Exchange e-mail with the release of the iPhone 2.0 beta

Microsoft buys U-Prove technology

With acquisition, Microsoft nabs technology that reduces likelihood of privacy violations for Internet users who conduct electronic transactions

Google-DoubleClick approval expected in Europe

The absence of any official statements of objection from the European Commission shows that the proposed Google-DoubleClick merger will be approved

SOA: Revisiting reuse

Apple distributes 3rd-party apps through AppStore and iTunes; how developers can get it

iPhone native SDK opens Apple’s own dev tools to public

‘Intelligent’ 3-D animation for security, architecture?

Massive Software, company responsible for visual effects in 'The Lord of the Rings' and other Hollywood movies, takes first steps into new potential areas of business

iPhone gets Exchange support, aims for BlackBerry

Who should bear the cost of tomorrow’s broadband?

Industry execs discusses net neutrality and the tensions between providers of bandwidth-munching services and the providers who build out the underlying infrastructure

House panel kills controversial copyright provision

Provision in a copyright enforcement bill would have increased fines for compilation CDs containing pirated music by 10 times or more

Daily news beat for March 6, 2008

Google plays down Android incompatibility concerns

Android developer says security problems on Android-powered smartphones will be minor compared to the potential benefits

DLP: too hard to use

Windows Server 2008 as a workstation thrashes Vista

ExpressCard 2.0 doubles speed

Version 2.0 of ExpressCard, with maximum speeds doubling to 5Gbps, will be ready when USB 3.0 is finalized

Model predicts chance of software flaws

University researchers develop model that could save software companies money by allowing them to isolate parts of their code that need more rigorous testing

Navigation devices take center place at Cebit

GPS devices unveiled at Cebit feature more realistic illustrations of the road ahead and better advice on which lane to take when approaching complex intersections

Cisco’s router launch uses Web 2.0 to reach a wider audience

Inroduction of Cisco's ASR1000 series of WAN edge routers was accompanied by a Facebook group, a demo in the virtual world Second Life, and a series of online video commercials

Gates falls to world’s third richest on Forbes list

Gates' decline in fortune is blamed on the slide in Microsoft shares after announcing a $44.6 billion offer to buy Yahoo

Intel to deliver six-core Xeon processor this year

Intel's Dunnington chip will be part of the Xeon MP 7000 series of processors and will allow a four-processor server to have up to 24 cores

Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 beta

Company's Mix08 conference covers multimedia capabilities, along with debut of Internet Explorer 8 browser beta

Microsoft IE8 Beta 1 now available

Developers can test the new tools, layout engine, and programming enhancements, says IE group general manager

Apple hints at enterprise future for iPhone

Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer hinted that Apple would open up the iPhone for development of business apps in order to bring the device into enterprises

Ozzie: Microsoft needs Yahoo for Web, advertising plan

In his keynote at MIX 08, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talked about how the ongoing attempt to acquire Yahoo fits in with Microsoft's long-term plans

Customer loyalty cards go from wallet to the PC

At Cebit, Fun Communications showed off a single-sign-in card that would also earn users bonus points when used at participating merchants' sites

Nicholas Carr’s vision in reverse

Daily news beat for March 5, 2008

Companies take Wi-Fi to sea and the emergency room

Vendors display wares that extend and optimize wireless Internet access on cruise ships and in hospitals

Microsoft opens up Windows Live services

At the Mix08 conference Microsoft will discuss  Live technologies such as APIs for messaging and sharing contacts, as well as new Atom services

Netaholics anonymous

Novell execs discuss Microsoft’s interop pledge

Exec says seamless interoperability doesn't occur instantaneously, but it benefits Novell that more people have access to Microsoft's documentation for Windows protocols

Yahoo acts to discourage Microsoft’s proxy fight

A decision to move the deadline for nominating directors to its board is Yahoo's latest maneuver to buy itself more time to seek alternatives to Microsoft's acquisition bid