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JEOPARD to leverage multicore for real-time

European-led project will contribute to Sun's Real-Time Specification for Java

Adobe names new CTO

Remote worker security still lax

An annual study by Cisco finds that remote workers have greater awareness of potential security risks but still have not eliminated risky behavior

Microsoft offers subscription licensing for small businesses

The Open Value Subscription program allows small businesses to use Microsoft software for cheaper than the current licensing model allows

One year after Mac hack contest, Linux and Vista may be tested

After staging a controversial Mac-hacking contest last year, CanSecWest may expanding its horizons and add Linux and Vista contests as well

Google updates pricing for Postini apps

Prices for many of the Postini service packages have been cut in an effort to bring more customers aboard, particularly SMBs

Consultant: How to deal with Oracle licensing

Independent firm Micro Consulting offers Webinar on how to cover your assets and managing costs when licensing software from Oracle

Super Tuesday: Groups say states face e-voting risks

The Verified Voting Foundation and Common Cause say that voting machines can pose problems when left unattended or if they don't have paper backups

Nokia offers N-Gage to some customers

Users of Nokia N81 can download prerelease version of N-Gage application and start buying and using games on their phones

Tribute planned for missing MS researcher Jim Gray

Funambol offers ad-supported mobile e-mail

Open source mobile e-mail provider gives network operators a way to offer free e-mail services to users

Update: Yahoo’s Zimbra ships ZCS 5.0 suite upgrade

Update of Zimbra's e-mail and collaboration software suite adds support for BlackBerry devices and Outlook 2007

Grails 1.0 Web framework ready

Grails platform leverages Groovy, Java, Spring for Web app development

FCC approves sale of nationwide spectrum to AT&T

AT&T's deal with Aloha Spectrum to buy 12MHz of wireless spectrum that covers 60 percent of the U.S. gets the FCC's go-ahead

Dell suit reveals lucrative trade in domain names

Dell has accused the typosquatter defendants in its lawsuit of typosquatting and domain tasting and is claiming their profits as well as $100,000 per infringing domain used

Driver problems still haunting Vista

Unlucky Vista users using a driver known to break will be  prevented by Windows Update from getting SP1 until the driver is fixed

Presidential candidates stake out tech positions

To help voters weigh in on Super Tuesday, here's the rundown on where presidential candidates stand on tech-related issues

Jeopard spotted for leveraging multi-core chips

European-led project seeks development of real-time Java technologies

Judge orders end to weight-loss, anti-aging spam operation

Las Vegas company must pay nearly $2.6 million for allegedly making false advertising claims and sending unsolicited e-mail messages

Overseas Democrats going to polls electronically

First-ever Democratic Global Presidential Primary initiative aims to increase voting options for Democrats living overseas

eBay sellers are split on changes

eBay's changes aim to make the buyer experience more convenient and streamlined, but sellers disagree about what the impact on their sales and profits will be

Surprises in worst vendor poll

Consumer group slams RealPlayer as ‘badware’

StopBadware.org blasts RealNetworks for installing adware and other software without properly notifying its users

MySpace readies developer Web site

MySpace makes available the necessary tools for developers to build apps for its social-networking site, but won't begin letting members install those apps until early March

75,000 demand Microsoft keep Windows XP going

Frustration, lack of perceived benefit in a move to Vista are demonstrated by slow adoption

Dell announces first arrays from EqualLogic acquisition

The SMB-targeted PS5000 arrays include 16-bay enclosures and scalability up to 192TB of data and 60,000 transactions executed at once

DLP politics no easy trick

Implementing DLP technology often involves participation from all elements of a company, not just the IT desk, and thus can be thwarted by office politics

Microsoft-Yahoo deal: What about developers?

Microsoft says part of its reason for attempting to buy Yahoo is to expand its developer community

Tribute planned for missing Microsoft engineer

SOA Consortium adds Sun

Oracle launches Data Integration Suite

Oracle Data Integration Suite, combines traditional data integration capabilities with middleware and tooling for SOA

Ubuntu 8.04: Hardly worth a yawn

Microsoft finalizes Vista SP1 code for mid-March release

Some devices may not work with the initial version of SP1 because of driver issues that continue to plague Vista

Microsoft set to ship Windows Server 2008

Ballmer rebuffs Google’s anticompetitive rant

Microsoft CEO cedes ground to Google, admitting the company's rival 'clearly' has a dominant position

Yahoo started small and grew fast

Yahoo has deep roots, and what Jerry Yang and David Filo built was revolutionary for the time

Poor password management may have led to bank meltdown

Huge losses reported by Société Générale were apparently enabled by forgotten low-level IT chores such as password management

IBM gets tighter on staff quality in India

India is a key hub for Big Blue's global delivery of services and IBM aims to improve the quality of staff with new evaluation procedures

Intel details upgrade to Itanium processor

Tukwila has a quad-core design that doubles the performance of systems with Intel's Itanium 9100 dual-core processors

LiMo’s Linux phone platform nears launch

LiMo releases a beta version of its Linux mobile phone software's APIs; handsets running the platform are due soon

The 6 steps of authentication

Linux creator: Microsoft is bluffing on patents

Torvalds says Microsoft would never seriously go after patents because 'when you're a convicted monopolist, you really should not be suing your competitors over patents'

Intel lifts veil on Silverthorne processor

Early reports on Intel's first x86 chip designed specifically for portable computers say Silverthorne will be single-core processor with 512KB cache, a 533MHz front-side bus

Google, Microsoft trade barbs over Yahoo bid

Google's statement indicates it could be preparing to push regulators to disallow the deal — if it is accepted by Yahoo

The Industry Standard taps crowd wisdom

The former dot-com-boom publication returns as a Web site for predictive markets — which many businesses, including HP and Hollywood, have found to be eerily accurate

The real reason Microsoft wants Yahoo

Yahoo's server farm horsepower and development expertise will help Microsoft deliver new Web business apps

SF-area subway gets fast Wi-Fi in test

Startup Wi-Fi Rail has been testing a wireless network for the Bay Area's BART subway system that would provide 15Mbps of throughput

Yahoo a mere front end for Microsoft hosted apps?

Among other considerations, Microsoft is attempting to acquire Yahoo in order to use the site's built-in audience and network to push its own Web offerings

Microsoft bid caps turbulent week

Fears of a recession dapened investors' spirits this week, but news of Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo reignited the tech sector

PHP 5 deadline approaches

Campaign seeks migrations to current version of the scripting language