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Obama queries LinkedIn users on business issues

Members of professional networking site respond enthusiastically to presidential candidate's latest Web 2.0 effort

Sun acquires assets of Cluster File Systems

The deal, expected to close by early October, will give sun Cluster's Lustre File System, an open-source software distribution widely used in large computing systems

Qualcomm-Nokia German case put on hold

Similar suit in U.S. courts involving patent infringement starts this week and is expected to proceed through Sept. 24

Microsoft Office 2007 a retail hit, NPD says

Windows Vista sales are slow, but Office 2007 is selling at double the rate of Office 2003, and Office for Mac contributes a surprising 20 percent of all U.S. Office sales

FaceTime to launch unified communications appliance

Unified communications poses perplexing problems for IT managers, but FaceTime's standardized appliance is designed to avoid many common hurdles

FCC passes new E911 requirements

Wireless phone providers must start testing location-based emergency dialing services at local level, not just across a region or a state

Consumer groups: FTC needs to watch telecom

The Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America say the FTC needs to increase telecom regulation and push for net neutrality

Business Objects launches EPM suite for CFOs

BusinessObjects EPM XI uses several acquired technologies to combine EPM, BI, and data integration into a comprehensive suite

Stupid Verizon cellphone tricks

Vodafone launches consumer-targeted Palm Treo smartphone

Palm Treo 500v smartphone is modeled after the Treo 750v but at a fraction of the price and with a newly designed user interface

Keyloggers proposed to fight terrorism in cybercafes

Organization in India suggests police use key-logging software on computers at cybercafes to track communications between terrorists

Verizon taps FBI criminal division chief as CSO

Twenty-two-year FBI veteran will be in charge of Verizon's physical and cybersecurity

Yahoo scores social networking online ad win

Deal with Bebo provides a big boost for Yahoo in its pursuit of a share in the growing online advertising revenues

Software AG updates webMethods BPM suite

Software AG makes good on webMethods buy, also unveiling a new ESB and a supply chain performance optimization tool

MS missing the SOA boat again

Learning to love regulatory compliance auditors

Lack of communication, trust among business execs, IT workers, and auditors is one of the biggest challenges in achieving compliance

South Korea nears antitrust decision against Intel

Korean FTC sends 'statement of objection' containing preliminary allegations that Intel undermined competition in the PC microprocessor market

Microsoft, Novell open interoperability lab

New joint development lab will focus on cross-platform virtualization, among other projects

BEA’s Genesis to back open source, scripting languages

Details of next-generation apps platform fleshed out by executives

Hackers update malware tool kit with zero-day code

Newest iteration of IcePack kit is the first to include attack code aimed at exploiting unpatched Microsoft bug

Microsoft patents watermark technology that may lock down DRM-free music

Microsoft has won a patent for a digital-watermarking technology that is inaudibly embedded in the audio signal and cannot be removed

Mozilla shows mock-up of Firefox 3.0’s Places

Unified history and bookmark manager for popular open source browser set to debut later this year or early next year after missing deadline for inclusion in Firefox 2.0

Microsoft releases Patch Tuesday security updates

September's patches fix flaws in MSN Messenger, Windows, 2000, and Unix services for Wndows, including a critical fix for Microsoft Agent

Adam Bosworth leaves Google

Bosworth headed the Google Health project, which focused on helping people research healthcare topics

Mobile advertising prepares for takeoff

Mobile advertising spending is expected to grow at a rate greater than 100 percent, and the major players are maneuvering to capitalize on the emerging market

Startup may sue FCC over handling of wireless plan

Upcoming auction of 700MHz spectrum further complicates M2Z Networks' possible lawsuit against FCC

CommuniGate launches Flash-based Pronto

Client is one of the first rich Internet applications for unified communications

Analysts: Apple network doesn’t make much sense

Details aside, speculation runs high that Apple, along with Google and Intel, could be latest player vying for piece of valuable 700MHz spectrum

Microsoft, EC prepare for antitrust ruling next week

Regardless of who wins or loses, European Court's decision guaranteed to influence software industry for years to come

BEA touts Genesis project for next-gen apps

CEO Chuang stresses legacy, packaged systems will no longer suffice as mashups and other composite dynamic apps take center stage

States ask for extension of Microsoft judgment

A group of states known as the California Group will ask for a five-year extension of the middleware portions of the Microsoft antitrust judgment

The genius that is Apple’s iPhone rebate

Wipro expands its outsourcing services into Mexico

Software development facility in Monterrey puts the Indian outsourcer closer to North American clients

Nokia revamps mobile map service

Data will be available for 150 countries by year's end, company says

Faster Via ULV processor finds home in updated OQO handheld

OQO's handheld PC sports Via's new 1.6GHz C-7M ultra-low-voltage processor

Chips are up, but U.S. economic woes might spoil the party

Analysts agree that corporate and personal spending on technology products will be hurt by the housing issues in the U.S.

Mobile phones with SafePass help secure BofA online banking

SafePass system uses authentication technology from VeriSign to make it harder for criminals to steal money from BofA accounts

Cyberlink kicks off NFL season with MagicSports highlight software

MagicSports 4.0 adds football to a growing list of sports for which the software can analyze and compile highlight videos

BEA, Adobe forge rich Internet apps partnership

Flex technology key to arrangement, which utilizes both SOA and Web 2.0 concepts

Fujitsu protects corporate PCs with Palm Secure log-in

Fujitsu claims the new version of its palm vein biometric scanner offers a higher level of security than fingerprint or iris scans

Web apps threaten Microsoft

Broadcasters continue fight against wireless Net

Broadcasters argue that enabling portable wireless Internet services in TV spectrum's 'white spaces' will degrade TV service for consumers

Tigerton, Barcelona to ‘reinvigorate’ high-end server market

Intel's Xeon 7300 and AMD's Quad-Core Opteron allow server makers to build systems with a total of 16 cores in four processors

Details emerge on new Palm Treo 500 smartphone

Treo 500 appears to be targeted at the consumer market and doesn't support touch-screen functionality

Expert do’s and don’ts for dealing with data breaches

A data breach victim shares his advice for addressing leakage incidents, while another expert highlights the missteps taken by TJX in dealing with its information theft

Sun accommodating Linux in Solaris

Virtualization capability to enable users to run rival OS and apps as well as Solaris on the same computer

Microsoft touts RFID, EDI in BizTalk Server upgrade

Edition for hub-and-spoke architectures also unveiled as Microsoft expands the horizons of its business process management platform

Cisco says acquisitions don’t impede best-of-breed

At the Security Standard Conference, Cisco deflected criticism that its acquisitions are hurting innovation by pointing to the maturing security market

Dell takes storage fight to SMBs

U.S. patent bill still faces obstacles

The patent reform bill, which narrowly passed the House of Representatives, will be aggressively opposed by small vendors and labor unions when it goes to the Senate