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Tech group calls for new cybersecurity legislation

Members of the Business Software Alliance want the federal government to address new types of cybercrime and to ramp up enforcement

Security issue dogs new AIM release

AOL's instant messaging client has an ongoing problem with the way it renders HTML messages that could be used to run unauthorized software

Workstream sets sights on single data model

Talent management company Workstream revamps all of its SaaS applications for a single user layer

Sun’s Project Indiana to bear fruit

AOL to lay off 20 percent of staff

About 2,000 jobs will be cut as AOL continues its transition toward being an online, ad-supported business

Greenpeace blasts Apple over toxic materials in iPhone

The environmental advocacy group claims the iPhone uses hazardous materials that other manufacturers have eliminated

Motorola, Sony Ericsson to share Symbian UI company

The two handset makers will equally share ownership of Symbian's parent company, a move analysts say is a reaction to competition from the iPhone

Cringe: Give thanks for Larry Ellison

Tata’s revenue, profits up, despite weak dollar

India's largest outsourcer announces strong growth; Tata improved its profitability through currency hedging and cost management

10 IT security companies to watch

10 network security newcomers that are worth watching and why

SOA vendor mistakes reach epidemic proportions

EU may consider regulating broadband pricing

To narrow the gap between broadband haves and have nots, the EU may impose price regulation similar to that for mobile roaming charges

Capgemini’s new service focuses on business insight

Capgemini's new BPO offering focuses on aligning clients' customer care operations with their overall business objectives

Intel shows off UMPCs designed with Menlow

Asustek shows off an ultramobile PC with a sleeker design at the Intel Developer Forum

Intel to unveil OLPC chips in Shanghai next April

Intel will design a new architecture specifically for the ultra-low-cost OLPC, which currently uses a processor from AMD

Hitachi to cram 4TB on desktop hard drives by 2009

Hitachi technology will quadruple the storage capacity of desktop hard drives while shrinking the size of disk drives

Researcher: Mac OS, Linux probably have URI issues too

The problems with URI protocols that are registered unnecessarily and with little thought given to security are not just limited to Windows, researchers say

Eclipse offers AJAX server

RAP geared to enterprise apps development and Java programmers

IT a culprit, savior in climate change

Climate change is both a crisis and an opportunity for IT: As its power consumption increases, creating a large market for efficient technology and solutions

Oracle’s BEA bid turns unfriendly

Oracle President John Phillips had written a letter to BEA's board asking for help to make the proposed acquisition friendly, but that request was spurned

Exclusive: Siemens to launch UC solution for SMBs

UC platform offers VoIP and presence across all communications modes

Red Hat, Novell sued for patent infringement

In what is believed to be the first Linux patent suit, IP Innovation and Technology Licensing Corp. claim that the Linux vendors are deliberately using patented technology

BEA, Oracle product overlaps pondered

Both companies are in the same technology spaces, but Oracle would get BEA's customer base if the buyout happens

Update: Symantec to buy DLP specialist Vontu

Symantec's buyout could happen as early as next week as the security giant tries to gain a foothold in the red-hot data leakage prevention market

iPhone batteries, $30, buy now

Critical Oracle patches coming next week

Security updates will fix 51 flaws in Oracle products, including critical updates for the flagship Oracle Database

Update: BEA calls Oracle acquisition offer too low

The company's board of directors is considering the proposal but has concerns about the price and divulging certain information

Oracle offer will freeze new BEA business, analysts say

If it succeeds in acquiring BEA Systems, Oracle will face questions on how it will handle overlapping middleware product lines

Samsung achieves record cell phone sales in Q3

Buoyed by the popularity of its slim-line 3G handsets, Samsung sold a record 42.6 million cell phones during the quarter

Wall Street Beat: Google, VMware, Business Objects shine

Nasdaq breaks the 2,800 mark on strong earnings from tech companies in hot areas such as mobile technology, virtualization, BI, security and cutting-edge Web services

Google vows to increase Gmail storage limit

Google has been surpassed by rivals Microsoft and Yahoo and is speeding up the rate at which it adds storage space for its Gmail Web-based e-mail service

A time machine for your network

Systems glitch hits hundreds of Tokyo stations

Hundreds of thousands of commuters in Tokyo got a free ride when their contactless smart cards used to access the railways failed to work

Update: Oracle offers $6.7 billion to buy BEA Systems

BEA has called Oracle's offer too low, raising the possibly of a lengthy battle like the one Oracle waged for PeopleSoft

Universal rousing an iTunes rebellion, report says

Universal is enlisting the support of other major record labels to launch a new music subscription service that will try to loosen Apple's grip on the online music market

Wal-Mart eyes $287 million benefit from RFID

Wal-Mart is gearing up for a major RFID roll out that the retailer anticipates will solve inventory problems and yield big savings

Reported assassination of Russian spammer deemed a hoax

Blog post claiming a Russian spammer was murdered drives lot of traffic to the site, but security researchers soon debunked the report

Microsoft adds event planning to Windows Live services

Microsoft announces updates to two Live services and adds Live Events, a new service that offers more than some other online invitation services

Tech CEOs seek U.S. immigration, regulation overhaul

CEOs speaking at the TechNet Innovation Summit agreed that the current U.S. immigration system isn't working and needs to be drastically reconsidered

Linspire desktop Linux offered

Mobile Firefox likely to work on Symbian

Mozilla's recently announced Firefox browser for mobile devices is expected to run on Symbian as well as Windows Mobile and Linux

Blogger preaches Internet download freedoms

BoingBoing blogger Cory Doctrow assailed DRM and called copyrighting 'technology regulation' at the ZendCon conference

New iPhone lawsuit seeks $2.6B in damages

A class-action suit against Apple and AT&T alleging that the companies illegally conspired to force iPhone customers onto AT&T's network has been filed

Gateway aims home desktop at multimedia niche

Gateway positions newest desktops and laptops as entertainment devices fit for gamers and video enthusiasts

Tech group, broadcasters slug it out on white spaces

Tech vendors and TV execs exchange jabs, lobby FCC over future of wireless devices designed to operate in unused segment of television spectrum

Word exploit loose, according to Microsoft, Symantec

The new attack is a Word doc containing shell code and malware that targets a vulnerability Microsoft just patched on Tuesday

Analysis: IBM to integrate UC into Symphony

Unified communications threatens to gobble up desktop productivity apps as companies look to weaken Microsoft Office's dominance

Mobile systems management maturing fast

IT workers have long been frustrated by the restrictions of having to be on call 24/7, but new mobile systems management technology is breaking those tethers

.Asia registry to crack down on phishy domains

As phishers become more sophisticated in their schemes, the .Asia top-level domain registery plans to simply remove any domain names that are associated with phishing

Is Dell’s core PC business at risk?

Dell CEO says he'll be ready with PC alternatives and the company will bring the focus 'back to customer-centricity'