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BenQ sells digital camera division

BenQ's $3M sale to Ability Enterprise is part of a broad restructuring aimed at returning the company to financial health

ClearApp gauges performance on a granular level

Root cause and transaction analysis capabilities are key to QuickVision 7's application performance automation

Chinese XML format will get Microsoft converter

Microsoft also announces two beta plug-ins that translate PowerPoint and Excel documents to the ODF and vice versa

Coming soon: More ads on cellphones

Mobile marketing deal between Acuity Mobile and Acxiom could result in ads popping up soon on your mobile phone

Report: Google, Salesforce.com discussing alliance

Two companies could unite against Microsoft and bundle their Web-based applications, reports say

Motorola’s solar LCD promises to charge your cell phone

Ultimate goal for Motorola's newly patented solar LCD is to develop a device that could remain charged indefinitely

When the boss doesn’t get IT

Cleversafe takes a slice out of storage

Open source project taps grids to store massive amounts of data

Salesforce.com launches SOA in the cloud

An enhancement to Salesforce.com's Apex programming language enables developers to create composite applications outside the firewall

Siemens names Peter Loscher new CEO

Merck executive will replace Klaus Kleinfeld, who will step down as planned on June 30

Dell to launch convertible tablet PC this year

Dell's entry into the tablet market is promised to be one of the lightest-weight ultramobiles and will be aimed at the education, health-care, and enterprise markets

Vidoop looks to change image of sign-on

With a single sign-on system that uses grids of images to create one-time passwords, Vidoop maintains that it can revolutionize online authentication

Judge slaps injunction on Business Objects

Company must cease selling products that use patented Informatica technology, though it has already released an upgrade that doesn't use the patented feature

Octopz grabs on to Web collaboration

Social network targets creative professionals by emphasizing visual effects

Sun’s Bray backs REST

Aquantive deal no silver bullet for Microsoft

By acquiring aQuantive, Microsoft gives itself leverage in the online advertising market, but it still has a lot to do to catch up to leaders like Google

Verisign plugin brings green address bars to Firefox

New plugin mimics IE 7 by displaying a green address bar for highly-trusted sites that use EV SSL encryption

Google to enhance, simplify Search Appliance

The hardware's new open-source architecture will allow plug-and-play connectivity to link natively with third-party data management systems

DOD asked to reevaluate social networking sites ban

The Department of Defense has banned the use of social networking sites by soldiers in Iraq, but a U.S. Representative has asked the Department to reconsider its policy

QuickTime copies go unpatched, pose risks

Due to user negligence in keeping the media player's security patches up to date, one third of all QuickTime installations are vulnerable, highlighting end-user security issues

REST Web services critical to Rails upgrade

Framework creator declares REST to be superior to the previously-used SOAP for Ruby on Rails Web services

Duracell IP thief sentenced

A man accused of stealing trade secrets from Duracell and sending them to rival battery makers is sentenced to five years of parole and $7500 in fines.

Dell steps closer to enlisting sales partners

Company will augment its existing direct sales by seeking growth through solution partners as well as retail outlets in the U.S. and abroad

Microsoft shuffles server, developer groups in reorg

aQuantive acquisition may play role in moving server and tools group into business division

Google launches ISP version of Apps suite

In an effort to expand its Google Apps suite of hosted productivity software, the company is releasing a version that has been custom-tailored for ISPs

The key to stopping data leaks

Using a T-Mobile BlackBerry 8800 to link OS X to the Internet

HP adds two more outsiders to board of directors

HP hopes to restore trust in its leadership after last year's spying scandal

Microsoft steps up to plate with Popfly apps builder

Service is geared to non-programmers

LG Electronics to cut PDP production

Falling prices in the display market lead LG Electronics to close manufacturing lines in cost-saving move

Rails upgrade eyed

Update: Microsoft to buy aQuantive for $6 billion

Microsoft acquires a digital marketing services agency in order to grow its Internet advertising business

Kansas City schools settle E-Rate fraud charges

DOJ continues its investigation into fraud in a program intended to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet

Government filtering of online content on the rise

Report finds more than half of the 41 countries surveyed block or filter online content

Zango sues antispyware vendor PC Tools

Suit claims PC Tools' Spyware Doctor unfairly flags and removes Zango's technology

Symantec: Chinese hackers grow in number, skills

China currently ranks second behind the U.S. for malicious Internet activity, and Symantec study warns of growing cyber threat

The compatibility issue ignored by Salesforce.com

Patent infringement probe won’t delay Acer launch

Acer will ship new consumer and enterprise notebooks in June despite HP's claims that they violate its patents

AMD strikes back at Intel with Puma notebooks

Puma notebooks will not reach store shelves until the middle of 2008

Alcatel-Lucent reports employee data lost or stolen

Loss of unencrypted disk containing personal data about U.S. employees being investigated by police

Silver Peak Systems: Transforming WANs into LANs

Latecomer to the WAN optimization market wants to reduce branch office pain

Dell unveils enterprise Project Hybrid strategy

Hybrid will offer more professional services and less complexity as Dell attempts to win back market share from HP and IBM

FCC approves iPhone

The last hurdle for the iPhone has been cleared and it is expected to hit shelves in late June

Microsoft asserts patents, wants weaker system

Observers wonder whether the software giant is trying to use the open source community to pump up debate about patent changes

Blurring of IT boundaries noted by Cisco

Executive cites new apps, paradigms

Desperately seeking JotSpot

Google acquired JotSpot more than six months ago, and since then, it has shut down registration and has not clarified any plans for what to do with the hosted wiki

Wall Street Beat: HP, Dell underscore confidence

Tech giants looking forward to further growth in the coming year

Microsoft backs adding ODF to ANSI standards

In light of the company's demands for royalty payments from open-source vendors, many believe Microsoft as an ulterior motive for backing the open format

Deepwater churns around unencrypted data

According to the central figures into the government's investigation of Deepwater, faulty radio encryption systems remain a threat to the nation's classified intelligence intranet

Microsoft, Clinton develop emissions software

The company joins forces with the Clinton Foundation to provide free Web-based software for cities to monitor their carbon emissions and share ideas