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Web 2.0 to earn enterprise cred in 2008

Will Microsoft ship Windows 7 early?

Facebook-based apps can now run on other sites

Social network releases a JavaScript client library that extends Facebook's platform to outside sites

Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay

Swedish prosecutors have until Thursday to file charges against a widely used search engines for locating music and movies on the Internet

Verizon revenue, income up, helped by wireless and data businesses

Verizon reports Q4 revenue of $23.8 billion, sees 'significant opportunities' to grow in the wireless and broadband markets

PayPal buys Fraud Sciences for $169M

PayPal acquires an Israeli security company specializing in detecting online fraud

Demo 2008 focuses on video

This year's semi-annual event will take a major look at video content delivery as companies show off new methods and analytics

Palm to close retail stores

Palm will continue to focus on core business initiatives, consolidating resources behind fewer programs

Amazon to add MP3 store to international sites

Amazon plans to expand its sales of MP3 files without digital rights management technology outside of the U.S.

HP boosts SOA governance

Software and services readied along with expansion of interoperability framework

Hackers hit Scientology with online attack

'Anonymous' hackers group claims to have knocked the Church of Scientology's Web site offline with a distributed denial-of-service attack

A tale of two Microsofts

Nexus brings Cisco into new territory

The chance to capture next-generation datacenters is likely to justify Cisco's efforts on the new Nexus unified switch that spans storage and computing

MSI readying Diamondville low-cost laptop

Micro-Star International's ultra-low-cost notebook PC will compete against rival Asustek's Eee PC

Nokia to buy software developer Trolltech for $153M

Nokia hopes to use Trolltech's expertise to improve the interfaces on its mobile phone and smartphone platforms

Cisco’s Nexus forms core of datacenter drive

Cisco unveils a datacenter networking platform designed to meet datacenters' exploding demands for bandwidth and energy efficiency while simplifying IT administrators' jobs

How to get Windows XP after June 30

Businesses will still have a few ways to avoid a forced move to Vista

Security lessons from the top

IT vendors have had to learn data protection best practices early

Progress Software views BPM with Actional SOA tool

System reveal dependencies across business processes, services, and middleware

Mobile developer alliance discussion to continue

Wall Street Beat: Economy casts pall on earnings

The fourth quarter held strong IT sales, but fears of an impending recession are undermining investor confidence in the sector

XML to the e-voting rescue

Lenovo enters the server business

Lenovo is licensing x86 server technology from IBM in an effort to expand its product offerings, particularly for SMBs

Microsoft ships second refresh for Vista SP1

The fact that Microsoft has issued a beta and two refreshes of SP1 indicates company's caution in testing the software and ensuring compatibility

The pros and, yes, cons of saving Windows XP

700MHz auction update: High bids total $3.2 billion

After a day and a half of bidding the high bids total is far short of the $10 billion Congress and the FCC expect to raise in the auction of wireless spectrum licenses

Software group: U.S. needs foreign workers

SIIA wants Congress to raise the annual cap on H-1B visas and give permanent residency to foreign nationals who graduate from U.S. colleges

Antipiracy group’s tactics violate Swiss law

Logistep, which supplies information on suspected file sharers to law firms around the world for use in copyright violation cases, has until Feb. 9 to respond to charges

WSO2 open source mashup builder leverages JavaScript

WSO2 also relies on Web services with the launch of WSO2 Mashup Server and its hosted online version called Mooshup.com

FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700MHz wireless licenses

Second round of bidding for 700MHz wireless spectrum yields 1,122 new bids

The freewheeling days of open source are numbered

EU signs off on IBM’s Cognos acquisition

IBM's $5 billion acquisition of business intelligence software vendor Cognos still requires approval by Canada's minister of industry

AMD’s Fusion chip will be based on Phenom processor

AMD's Fusion will be shrunk from the Phenom core and optimized to make the chip more power-efficient while increasing graphics capabilities

Sun reports strong profits but little growth

Though Sun doubled its quarterly profit over the same period last year, revenue was essentially flat

Mobile developer issues to be aired at Sun

Microsoft confirms Office for Mac 2008 snafu

The productivity suite incorrectly assigns ownership of some files, creating an opportunity for security problems

Software group points to sector’s economic importance

The Software & Information Industry Association has released a report with a rosy outlook for the economic future of the sector

Update: Microsoft beats forecasts for Q2

Microsoft attributes its better-than-expected showing for the quarter to strong sales of core products as well as Exchange and SharePoint

HP introduces thin client disguised as a laptop

With data storage and system management handled remotely, HP Compaq 6720T Mobile Thin Client reduces risk of data loss, but could be hard sell for many users

Advocacy group: No free pass for telecom spying

Civil liberties group urges Congress to reject bill granting retroactive legal immunity to carriers that helped government monitor phone calls, e-mail

Gates calls for ‘creative capitalism’ to solve needs of poor

In his speech at the World Economic Forum, Bill Gates said that 'creative capitalism' would allow companies to help the poor without sacrificing business needs

VC tech spending saw surge in 2007

Last year saw U.S.-based VC investments reach their highest level since 2001, and software remained the strongest category

Putting EULA’s in a new light

EU aims to clarify legal status of IP addresses

A European Parliament hearing on Google-DoubleClick ventured into murkier territory as it tackled the question of whether an IP address should be considered private data

How the wireless spectrum auction could change your life

The auction of the 700MHz spectrum could significantly change the mobile and wireless landscape in the United States

Update: Three top execs leaving Sprint Nextel

CFO, CMO, and sales president depart as tough times continue at Sprint Nextel

Red Hat to focus on core products and service, says new CEO

CEO Jim Whitehurst plans to keep Red Hat focused on its core Linux OS and middleware business while also improving service

Mobile app developer alliance pondered

Attendees at Sun's mobile developer conference will discuss an industrywide alliance to tackle issues such as fragmentation, security, and deployment policies

AT&T: Mobile and broadband strong in Q4

Most of AT&T's 2.7 million new mobile subscribers came through its exclusive contract to provide service for Apple's iPhone

Student fined for attack against Estonian Web site

A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined $1,642 for launching a cyberattack that crippled the Web sites of banks, schools, and government agencies