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Microsoft gives Vista’s Windows Mail the heave-ho

Redmond launches Windows Live Mail Beta 2, blending features from multiple Microsoft mail programs

Russian gov’t not behind Estonia DDOS attacks

Analysis throws doubt on whether a single agency alone was involved

Software AG outlines plans for webMethods products

Software AG will adopt the webMethods name for its Crossvision range of SOA products

Taiwan’s miCard chosen as global memory card standard

Multiple Interface Card makes transferring pictures, songs, and other data between gadgets and PCs easier

Hardware makers prepare for Taipei showdown

Intel and AMD will square off next week at the annual Computex show

Microsoft adds copyrighted works to book search engine

Microsoft avoids dispute over copyrights by obtaining permission for 'tens of thousands' of copyrighted books in Live Search Books service

YouTube, EMI ink video content deal

YouTube fights to maintain its supremacy in online video content with new licensing deal

Survey says: IT pros trespass on users

Google Desktop vulnerable to new attack

Flaw is similar to one discovered in Google's Firefox toolbar and could be used to launch software installed on the victim's computer

Spammers’ use of AI only just begun

Security industry experts: Image spam tip of iceberg; tech, enterprise must target roots of problem, rather than individual campaigns, to drive back new forms

Ballmer translates ‘software and service’

As SaaS grows in popularity, the Microsoft CEO discusses 'software and service,' which he claims is his company's model

AMD leaps years ahead with new notebook platform

The company's new platform, featuring the Griffin CPU and Puma chipset, delivers both exceptional performance and long battery life

E-mail scammers hiding malware in fake IRS notices

Two current Trojan horse schemes use e-mails claiming the recipient is under IRS investigation

Looking for growth in a mature market

Analysts are projecting moderate growth of 6 to 7 percent for global IT as many companies enact short-term solutions while still facing long-term problems

States settle with ChoicePoint over 2004 breach

Company hopes that new credentialing methods will better safeguard data in the future

Dell to lay off 10 percent of employees

Company also announces slightly lower profits for first quarter of 2008, continues investigation of internal accounting fraud

Google stresses mashups at developer event

Building-block approach for apps development is cited

FSF issues ‘last-call’ GPLv3, encourages adoption

New license addresses patent licensing issues brought up by recent Microsoft-Novell deal over Suse Linux

AppleTV’s YouTube, 160 GB upgrade kick off direct-to-broadband support

Brocade pays $7M to settle with SEC

Company neither admits to nor denies charges, expects no further action from Department of Justice

Zander: Motorola will rebound with new handsets

Instead of hoping for a megaseller like the Razr, the company will rely on a wide range of products catering to different markets

Porn director faces charges for online distribution

Director Max Hardcore's movies have been indicted as 'obscene,' making his distribution of them on the Web and via mail a federal crime

Microsoft tests more Windows Live services

New betas for the Windows Live Writer blogging tool, Windows Live Messenger IM client, and Windows Live Mail e-mail program have been released

Google to weave advertisements onto its Maps

New feature integrates Google's AdSense targeted advertising platform into Maps, meaning the maps will now display ads as well as information

Bidding our month of startups adieu

Mozilla patches six Firefox bugs

One of the patches is stamped 'critical' and fixes memory corruption and JavaScript bugs; this group of patches will be the last for Firefox 1.5

Developer Day shows Google’s software side

Company tries to grow its developer community with a worldwide series events

CSC delays annual report over accounting errors

Mistakes CSC's taxes for fiscal years 2000 through 2006 will result in a charge of between $300 million and $400 million

Novell says Microsoft deal is good for Linux business

Novell execs evade questions concerning how the deal may be altered given coming changes in open source licensing

Spectrum debate moves into presidential politics

John Edwards calls on the FCC to ensure small companies can bid on pieces of the 700MHz band in spectrum auction early next year

U.S. soldiers face tough VOIP call

U.S. soldiers in South Korea are being forced to quit their Vonage and Lingo contracts and move to South Korean VOIP providers

Gartner slashes semiconductor forecast

Falling prices for DRAM chips and microprocessors will result in a sales increase of just 2.5 percent in 2007

Google, Salesforce.com to announce deal

The companies will announce on Tuesday a partnership aimed at taking on Microsoft, a company source says

Ancient China’s treasures go digital

Program aims to open a massive collection of ancient Chinese art and artifacts to the world by making it available on the Internet

Dell opens new R&D center in India

New facility will be a hub for developing enterprise products such as servers, storage, and software

Siemens scandal touches T-Systems

T-Systems CEO steps down; Pauly previously led a Siemens communications division that is at the center of a bribery probe

‘Spam king’ arrested in Seattle

Seattle man is charged with mail fraud, identity theft, fraud, and money laundering

ANA still in the dark on reservation systems failure

All Nippon Airways systems failure caused the cancellation or delay of hundreds of flights

TurboLinux Wizpy to launch worldwide in June

Multimedia player contains a PC-bootable version of Linux, enabling users to carry a complete Linux desktop in their pocket

How to avoid being a ‘buffer’ from the brass

Google to buy location-based photo site Panoramio

Acquisition should help strengthen Google's position against Yahoo for providing online photo services

VeriSign CEO ran afoul of Wall Street

Stratton Sclavos' far-ranging plans led VeriSign to become an industry giant, but also put him at odds with the company's board

Zenoss: Bringing open source to enterprise management

Startup born from the failure of IBM Tivoli views the community as its foundation for success

Jobs, Gates share D5 stage

Steve Jobs at D: All Things Digital, Live Coverage

Apple bringing YouTube to Apple TV

After 10 years, Yahoo CTO calls it quits

Farzad Nazem, who had been with the company since 1996 and had been CTO for a decade, is leaving the company; a replacement has not yet been named

Researcher: Don’t trust toolbars for Firefox

A security researcher has found that Firefox toolbars by companies like Google, Yahoo, and AOL do not update via secure connections, creating a vulnerability

TechEd notes SOA, open source

Google offers app dev kit for taking Web apps offline

Google Gears will give developers the tools to save browser applications on the desktop