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Senators fine-tuning patent bill

Heated debate continues as industries face off on proposed reforms to patent law

Security derails USB drives for soldiers

The DoD said that it won't allow soldiers to plug-in the encrypted TroopSkoot USB drives being offered to some servicemen by a well-intentioned vendor, as such technologies could circumvent existing military security policies.

Teacher in spyware case granted new trial

Judge sets aside guilty verdict in case of substitute teacher whose students were exposed to pornography on classroom computer

New Ads tell teens to think first, post later

HP, VMware each launch new virtualization options

HP is enhancing its Virtual Server Environment software for virtual server management, while VMware is expanding its Servife Provider Program to include virtualization

Oracle to launch 11g database on July 11

The upcoming major release from the company includes improvements in availability, scalability, and performance as well as new compression technology

Barcelona delay could hurt AMD earnings

The launch of the Barcelona quad-core server chip will be pushed back from July to October, which will have major consequences for the company's bottom line

Vodafone whets appetite for mobile Internet

The company's largest subsidiaries — its U.K. and Germany operations — are offering new mobile Internet plans in an attempt to open up new revenue streams

Open source sets terms, Microsoft follows

Hands on with Asustek’s $199 Eee PC

Eee PC prototype shows a lot of promise and should stack up well against competitors such as Palm's Foleo ultraportable notebook

Adobe, FedEx Kinko’s pair up to ease document printing

Deal enables U.S. users of Adobe software to send documents via the Internet to FedEx Kinko's centers for printing

Google acquires server software company PeakStream

Developer of software for multicore and parallel processors becomes Google's latest acquisition

Service brings iTunes music to any mobile phone

Users can export their iTunes playlists to Melodeo's NuTsie service, then listen on their cell phones

Troubled BenQ a no-show at Computex

BenQ is staying away from shows to save money while it moves toward spinning off its branded-products business

Businesses slow to adopt e-discovery rules

Some businesses are unclear about what they have to do to comply with new rules on electronic documents

China to raise key Internet issues at IGF meeting

China appears poised to raise issues about DNS, root servers that have put it at loggerheads with the U.S.

EBay to broker radio ads

EBay will be competing with a similar radio advertising service from Google

IBM to buy Web app security vendor Watchfire

IBM plans to fold Watchfire's security compliance and quality testing software into its Rational division

Leaving a job without a clean break

IPhone to ignite smartphone use, ARM chief says

CEO Warren East believes smartphone sales could double this year because the iPhone will spark smartphone demand overall to take off

Vendors seek unity on identity protocols

Microsoft will participate in meetings to improve interoperability of its ID management systems with protocols supported by Liberty Alliance

Sun launches first blades from new Intel deal

Sun reaches for a bigger market share by offering choice of Sun, AMD, and Intel processors in its blade servers

Via CEO promises even smaller motherboards

Wenchi Chen predicts: 'Single CPU chip will happen'

App developers finally securing code

Businesses increasingly are adopting scanning tools, security testing to decrease source code vulnerability

Tool lets Visual Studio developers build Java apps

Tool lets Visual Studio developers build Java apps

Mainsoft for Java EE 2.0 to enable Visual Studio developers to build .Net applications that can run on Java-enabled platforms.

Google at odds with the locked-down enterprise

In an interview, Google's security chief and CIO discusses the company's efforts to indentify all the malware on the Web and how Web 2.0 has changed the face of security

Search optimizers turn to social sites

Search engine optimization companies are embracing social networking sites to increase clients' site traffic, but they have to play by the Web 2.0 rules

Six Apart upgrades Movable Type

In response to new capabilities contained in IBM and Microsoft products, blogging pioneer introduces improvements aimed at corporate clients

Business Objects steps up midmarket BI focus

Facing competition from Microsoft, software maker debuts second of three Crystal Decisions suites intended for midsize companies

Google: Attack code more likely on Microsoft IIS

The search giant found that sites running Microsoft's Web server software are twice as likely to be hosting malicious code as other sites

Silverlight draws crowds at TechEd

No such thing: Standard SOA Stack

Microsoft search head denies new project

Satya Nadella denies that his division is working on a new search engine, though he agrees that there is more work to be done on WIndows Live Search

AT&T dressing up EDGE network for iPhone?

AT&T says that a rumored upgrade to its EDGE data network is business as usual, not feverish preparation for the iPhone launch…but will a goosed up 2G network cut it?

New MacBook Pros score with LED backlights, more RAM, longer battery life

Cities swap public Wi-Fi secrets

Conference highlights how ubiquitous coverage can improve citizens' lives

Tools aim to ease Vista deployment pains

Microsoft unwraps tools for setting laptop encryption policies and running a virtual version of Windows Vista

Tele Atlas drives 3-D road map development

Expanded views expected to become part of next-gen satellite navigation systems

Google now tells whether trains are on time

Google now posts train, bus and subway schedule information on its Maps — a modest start for a company that's struggling to map travel by means other than automobile

Intel’s mobile chip for gamers coming soon

Intel announces 'extreme' version of Merom aimed at hardcore gamers who value performance

Taiwan’s FIC to debut ultraportable PC

Sub-notebook-size laptops are a big theme at this year's Computex show

Europe crafts computer security alert system for SMBs

Security expert gather at conference to refine plans for pan-European network to combat security threats

Siemens tests 1Gbps polymer optical fiber

New technology opens possibilities for easy-to-build home networks linking PCs and high-definition TVs

IBM borrows Power6 design for telephony chips

Big Blue borrows SOI technology to achieve a 30 percent performance gain in custom chips for telephony backbone and wireless devices

Ask.com revamps search engine

Ask.com hopes major enhancements to its algorithms and user interface will attract more users to its search engine

Microsoft bolsters Vista, WinServer

Toshiba poised to take lead in light laptops

Hands on with Toshiba's Portege R500, set to launch this month

Joost names Cisco’s Volpi CEO

Former CEO De Wahl will remain with Joost as chief strategy officer

Red Hat to assist open source adoption in Indian state

Government of Kerala plans to deploy open-source software in its e-governance and literacy efforts