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Microsoft jumps antitrust hurdle in Iowa

Company cleared of second accusation about not disclosing interoperability information

Dell: No Ubuntu Linux for business users

Sony Ericsson setting up R&D center in India

Company looks to tap into user behavior in local markets

Introducing continuous integration

How continuous is your integration and what could your team be doing to improve it? A JavaWorld excerpt from Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk (Addison-Wesley Professional, June 2007)

United planes downed by computer glitch

The computer that dispatches flights for takeoff failed, forcing the airline to scrap 24 domestic flights this morning

Amazon, eBay, Apple worst on climate change list

A new list by Climate Counts that ranks companies of many different industries by how well they are minimizing their carbon footprint puts these tech giants in last place

Lawmakers: Can DHS protect its networks?

After 844 DHS cybersecurity incidents in 2005 and 2006, lawmakers are putting the pressure on DHS to improve its security soon

McAfee: Infrastructure, digital home attacks coming

Wi-Fi networks could also provide hackers with new avenues for invasion

Nvidia expands into high-performance chips

Gaming giant introduces Tesla processors, aimed at geosciences, molecular biology, and medical diagnostics computing environments

Enterprise 2.0: Return of ‘The Long Boom’?

Remember the late 1990's Long Boom theory? Well, it's back.

Microsoft to change Vista desktop search by year end

Google said the search changes are welcome, but that more needs to be done

A Ducati, Google in Brazil, and smokejumpers

Xerox tool analyzes text to improve search results

FactSpotter examines grammar, not keywords, to extrapolate information and deliver more accurate results, says Xerox

Symantec outgrows underground nuclear bunker

The bunker in the British countryside may have been a good security metaphor, but it couldn't handle Symantec's burgeoning IT security operations

Dell replaces displays on nine notebook models

After consumers banded together and created a Web site to complain about the vertical-line display flaw, Dell is offering free replacements for affected models

Report: News Corp. offers MySpace for Yahoo stake

Status of discussions remains uncertain, and Yahoo has tried unsuccessfully to buy other social-networking sites

Update: Security risks prompt French BlackBerry ban

Use of smartphones by government and businesses could expose sensitive data, according to advisor to French Prime Minister

LG shows latest HSDPA handsets

Also at the SEK show in South Korea: Samsung shows off a global-roaming WCDMA phone

Nokia rolls phone groups into single division

Reorganization reflects the growing importance of Nokia's multimedia and Internet-enabled devices businesses

Tibco links BPM with SOA

Product deploys processes built in company's Business Studio software

Mtron claims speediest solid-state disk

More PC makers are offering SSDs as options in laptop, but consumers should pay close attention to the specs, Mtron says

That sign on Yahoo’s back

HP is its own case study with datacenter project

HP's experience in consolidating 85 datacenters down to just six will inform the consulting advice it gives to clients

Yahoo: Operators have nothing to fear

Yahoo insists it isn't trying to cut carriers out of the loop with its new mobile content services

Samsung phone sports OLED keypad

Keypad of Samsung phone displays different icons depending on how the phone is being used

WiMax firm picks IBM, but not for its technology

PowerPC wins out over superior rival chip because IBM was willing to support Nex-G's development efforts

McAfee puts Total Protection 2.0 into beta

McAfee's consumer security software upgrade focuses on performance, not new capabilities

Update: Microsoft to change Vista desktop search

California AG Jerry Brown said Microsoft had agreed to make the 'significant changes' in Vista to stay in antitrust compliance following Google complaint

Palm’s Hawkins tries to explain Foleo, again

After the lukewarm response to the Foleo "handheld companion," Palm founder Jeff Hawkins tries to show off the Foleo's usefulness

Spring Web Flow boosts Web apps

The Web framework is being upgraded to improve activity flow within apps

Yahoo improves mobile suite

Yahoo Go for Mobile 2.0 will get its official release on Friday, and Yahoo oneSearch will be the exclusive search engine for six mobile operators in the Asia-Pacific region

Google to open new data center in Iowa

The $600 million facility, one of several the company aims to build in the middle of the U.S., is expected to open in early 2009

Azul and Sun settle patent lawsuit

The two companies have settled the patent infringement suit Sun had filed, though they offer conflicting reasons as to why the settlement was reached

FTC looks for more victims of ChoicePoint breach

Breach victims have until August 18 to file claims with the FTC and get reimbursed from a fund ChoicePoint set up as part of its settlement

HP going big on security?

Some analysts feel that HP is on the hunt for additional security assets after snapping up SPI Dynamics, while others believe that the company will stay focused on acquisitions that compliment its existing products and services.

IDC: iPhone success no sure thing

Price, contractual obligations, carrier exclusivity, and general functionality could offset buzz around Apple device

ThinkFree office suite goes offline

For $7 per month, users can access Microsoft-compatible documents on- or offline

Microsoft offers redesigned MSN for mobile

Users can search the Internet, watch sports, get the weather, and view maps

Gateway recalls 14,000 notebook batteries

Battery cells made by Samsung are the culprit in this most recent incident of overheating laptops

Enterprise 2.0: Think ‘collaboration’

What is 'Enterprise 2.0,' exactly? In a word 'collaboration.'

W3C completes two voice standards

HP-SPI deal underscores apps security integration

As attacks on applications-level vulnerabilities increase, more enterprises are integrating security testing apps into their software development — often via acquisition

Google’s back-up plan: The enterprise

When the online ad market eventually cools off, Google is counting on its Google Enterprise suite to pick up the slack

The simple way to increase site usability

In an interview, site usability expert Steve Krug claims that having outsiders test a site all the way through the design cycle is both important and overlooked

Mile 2 in the SOA Marathon

Toshiba blames recalled battery for laptop fire

More than eight months after a recall of models with a certain defective Sony battery, another laptop has caught fire, renewing Toshiba's call to trade in the faulty units

T-Mobile, Truphone: disconnected over VOIP

Startup's struggles to establish a mobile VOIP service reflects tensions in the cellphone sector

Analysts: Microsoft flaw opened door to scammers

Microsoft fixes bug in Windows Live ID registration that lets users deceptively register a false e-mail address

Verizon Business expands network service in Europe, Asia

Verizon Business' CPA will offers businesses 'broadband on demand'

HP buys Web app security specialist SPI

Acquisition comes just two weeks after IBM announced plans to buy SPI rival Watchfire