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Identity framework moves into next phase

The Liberty Alliance Project has completed its initial research phase and has started developing technical specs for how companies can protect sensitive ID info

Apple: 270K iPhones in two days

Rivals sue Facebook, seek site shutdown

ConnectU founders allege Facebook creator stole their ideas and trade secrets to establish social networking site

Mozilla flaw attack code published

Another flaw in Firefox's URL handler component has been discovered, and two security researchers have published the flaw online

User pressure leads SugarCRM to adopt GPLv3

Company decision a sign of wider debate in open source community over legitimacy of licenses and businesses not approved by Open Source Initiative

McAfee sets Rootkit Detective free

New freeware offering helps protect end-users from rootkits, while returning data on malware attacks to researchers

Microsoft, Digg form advertising agreement

Exclusive three-year deal between software giant and news aggregate site highlights Microsoft's push for more online advertising revenue

Biodiesel fuels build of Microsoft datacenter

Microsoft is becoming greener as biodiesel-powered equipment build the company's new eastern Washington datacenters, which will be hydroelectrically powered

SAP, Siemens hope for German Web 3.0 project help

The German government's Theseus program awards grants to companies like SAP and Siemens to develop new semantic Web technologies

Microsoft: INCITS standards committee will approve Open XML

Standards group remains undecided, but Microsoft believes the upcoming INCITS vote will be in favor of Open XML

U.S. man faces online porn charges

Latest indictment marks the third time the DOJ has filed Internet obscenity charges against U.S. residents since mid-May

D-Link, Iogear unveil Wireless USB kits

Kits aim to boost the adoption of Wireless USB by making it easy to use

Infosys signs $250 million BPO deal with Philips

Indian outsourcer bags contract that will help it expand in Europe

A security policy conundrum

Overbuilding will keep DRAM chips cheap

Ramped up output by memory chip makers should cap recent price gains, benefiting users

NXP steps up research efforts for Wireless USB chips

NXP will spend $124 million to expand the development of Wireless USB products at its R&D center in Singapore

MySpace hosting 29,000 sex offenders

North Carolina's Attorney General proposes legislation to ban registered sex offenders from using social networking sites that allow minors

Researchers: Forensics software can be hacked

Bugs in EnCase and The Sleuth Kit can be used to crash the programs or install unauthorized software on investigators' machines

Users urged to patch serious hole in BIND 9 DNS server

Vulnerability in the software widely used in the Internet's DNS addressing system leaves users open to pharming attacks

HP’s Thermal Zone Mapping helps keep datacenters cool, energy-efficient

New HP service calculates how to improve server cooling in datacenters while keeping electric bills down

Intel claims breakthrough with 40Gbps optical component

New silicon laser modulator opens the door to creating chips that transmit data at high speeds using light instead of electrons

Power outage hits parts of San Francisco

Explosion under a manhole cover leaves 30,000 customers without power in San Francisco

Google exec backs T-shirts over ties

Privacy chief wrote to The Financial Times backing casual dress, in response to an article that praised the tie as appropriate

Intuit to expand into emerging markets

First move to tap new markets, in early stages, is point-of-sale software for India

India adds record 7 million mobile users in June

New demand is coming from rural areas, where service providers have started to offer low tariffs and handsets priced below $25

SunRocket quick-fix: Forward calls

Using mobile logistics to streamline your business

Field service automation, which helps companies use mobile devices to streamline communications between offices and workers in the field, is paying big dividends

You’re never alone with Plone

Open source content management software popular with nonprofits and educational organizations draws on expertise of users

Veterans agency missing millions in IT equipment

Department of Veteran Affairs can't account for dozens of computers and hard drives containing personal information on U.S. military veterans

Vodafone shareholders: Keep Verizon stake

An investor group asked that Vodafone spin off its 45-percent stake in Verizon Wireless to open up more investment opportunities, but shareholders denied the motion

Republican lawmakers protest spectrum plan

Republican members of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet question the FCC chairman's net-neutrality rules for the spectum auction

What will Windows 7 look like?

Microsoft is staying fairly tight-lipped about what the next iteration of its Windows OS will feature, but the company's recent moves in other areas provide some clues

Creative postpones Nasdaq delisting

The company's planned delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange has been postponed to August 31 so investors have more time to sell off their shares

Mozilla: Firefox is flawed just like IE

Firefox suffers from the same 'critical vulnerability' that Internet Explorer does — and over which the company has chastised Microsoft

First iPhone vulnerability found by security team

Research trio claims the iPhone's data can be stolen and the device can even be turned into a remote surveillance tool

AOL buys Tacoda to boost online ad offerings

Tacoda's 'behavioral targeting' technology will complement AOL's online advertising services

Secunia Personal Software Inspector ferrets out unpatched software

Secunia's free security tool is aimed at getting users to apply patches soon after their release

EMC earnings strong as VMware spinoff approaches

EMC's virtualization software subsidiary reported an 89 percent increase in revenue

IBM, University of Florida team up on healthcare

Middleware for smart devices will allow doctors to remotely monitor the health of their patients

Dumpster-diving for e-data

Discarded flash drives, laptops, and PCs could be leaking critical information to a competitor

Strong iPhone sales boost AT&T earnings

Communications giant's Q2 profits jump on increases in wireless customers and the sale of Internet services to enterprises

Sprint stalls on promised feature

China busts large piracy syndicate with FBI’s help

Arrests end the world's largest piracy gang which made fraudulent copies of Microsoft and Symantec software for more than six years.

What IT staff can do if the CEO gets an iPhone

These easy steps ensure corporate IT needn't fear the introduction of iPhones

Courts approve EDS India merger with MphasiS

Combined outsourcing company will retain the MphasiS name

Nokia buys Twango, plans Seattle office

Nokia acquisition doesn't preclude other phone customers from using Twango's photo- and video-sharing service

IEEE group settles on faster Ethernet plans

Higher Speed Study Group votes to work on a single standard that covers both 40Gbps and 100Gbps speeds

Quanta mum on reported iPhone, Dell smartphone deals

Reports say Quanta will assemble iPhones for Apple and a new smartphone for Dell

Intel slashes Core 2 Quad prices by 50 percent

Intel fires fresh salvo at AMD, cutting the prices of its Celeron M laptop and Xeon server processors

CIOs, CSOs struggle with conflicting roles

Relationship of CIO and CSO must balance security, risk, and the need for innovation