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Apple SEC case to be watched closely

Unlike most stock options cases, Apple's will be played out in open court because former Apple lawyer Nancy Heinen is planning to fight her charges

Collaborative software ventures merge

Nokia taps into Silicon Valley

Company seeks to join with developers and other enterprises to explore the future of mobile computing and might offer a wireless network for application testing

Sun Microsystems posts Q3 profit

After five straight quarterly losses, Sun's profit for the most recent quarter makes two profitable quarters in a row

Red Hat chides Oracle over Linux

Official questions database giant's motives, saying it merely wants to contain open source and push its own OS

McAfee unveils DLP gateway

The security vendor launches the second piece of its data loss prevention architecture, adding a network gateway to its existing endpoint DLP host tools.

Update: SEC charges former Apple exec over options

Former general counsel Nancy Heilen was charged Tuesday with backdating stock options and creating fake board minutes to cover up the impropriety

CyberLink MagicSports plays to busy sports fans

Software lets users create their own highlights reel from soccer, baseball, and Sumo wrestling matches

AT&T doubles profit in first quarter

High wireless revenues significantly boost company's bottom line

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Groups raise concerns about cybersecurity standards

Experts worry that the current cybersecurity bills wouldn't be truly voluntary for companies and that they lean too heavily on mandates rather than incentives

China court rules Yahoo violated music copyrights

Court finds Yahoo China guilty of copyright infringement for posting links to free download sites and otherwise facilitating illegal downloading

Is Microsoft support shooting blanks?

Ex-Apple CFO blames backdating on Jobs

Former CFO Fred Anderson claims that Steve Jobs had assured him that the stock backdating had been properly cleared and carried out

Vonage gets permanent stay in patent case

Company is no longer barred from signing up new customers while it appeals the patent infringement decision it lost to Verizon

Microsoft links PCs and Xbox 360s

The new Games for Windows Live platform will allow cross-platform gaming between Windows PCs and the Xbox 360, which Microsoft hopes will boost PC gaming

EU debates criminal sanctions for IP violations

At issue is the inclusion of a reference about intending to profit from the act

MS, SAP extend Duet partnership

Companies chart course for future releases of integration software

Olympics to bring London IT security challenges

London is expected to spend at least $2 billion on security when it hosts the 2012 Olympics

Microsoft to ship client security products in May

Microsoft is preparing to ship the final version of its Forefront Client Security package, its most aggressive entry yet into the anti-malware and desktop security space. In a meeting with customers in The Netherlands on Monday, Microsoft CEO Steve B

Microsoft business client security to debut at last

Microsoft has been working on the antivirus and antispyware product for business desktops since 2003

Denmark labor issue to air at IBM annual meeting

Employee's challenge to the non-solicitation, no-hire terms of IBM's contracts could expose legal liability

$10,000 Mac hack affects Windows too

Flaw lies in the way Apple's QuickTime Media Player works with Java

.ANI attacks took swipes at Vista’s security

F-Secure: Vista is likely to come under increasing attacks as it's more widely adopted

Red Hat to acquire MetaMatrix

Data management vendor will be integrated into Red Hat's JBoss division

MySpace, Photobucket reach truce

MySpace social networking site is no longer blocking Photobucket videos and slideshows

Reports: Apple ex-CFO strikes deal with SEC on options

WSJ: SEC will fine Fred Anderson $150,000 and demand $3.5M repayment, but will continue lawsuit against Nancy Heinen

Mobile roaming a thorny issue for EU lawmakers

European lawmakers have yet to agree on how much to slash the cost of mobile-phone roaming

HP blends Mercury, Openview software

HP unveils new hardware, software for data warehousing, BTO

Oracle nets more utilities expertise with Lodestar buy

With yet another aquisition, Oracle continues to build up skills in vertical industries including the utilities sector

Siemens CEO could be next to go

Siemens board will vote whether to extend Klaus Kleinfeld's contract in the wake of a probe into alleged bribery

Future of NAC pits host against network

Product confusion, incompatibility constrict demand for NAC products, endpoint security vendors stand to benefit

Alcatel-Lucent sales, operating profit dip in Q1

Revenue was hit by lower demand for 2G mobile equipment and core networking products

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Semiconductor industry looks ahead to 18-inch wafers

Use of 18-inch silicon wafers would drive down chip costs, but nobody can afford an 18-inch wafer factory

US Army team wants second chance at hacker contest

Team of Army hackers will compete at the Hack In The Box security conference

Intel to give future processors new tasks

In Intel's vision of the future, the processor becomes the system architecture instead of a component

AMD looks to raise $2.2 billion through debt sale

Funds raised will be used to help pay back a loan from AMD's acquisition of ATI and for capital expenditures

IDF aftermath: breaking down Intel’s WiMax, UMPC news

AT&T to aim the iPhone at enterprises

The decision baffles analysts, who cite design issues and the inability to write new applications for the OS as reasons they think it's a poor choice

BEA ponders event-driven architecture

Gartner: Modern IT organizations need an overhaul

At the annual Symposium ITxpo, Gartner predicted 'the demise of the conventional IT organization,' claiming service delivery will soon trump managing products

Salesforce.com launches SaaS platform

Company hopes to become the hub for future SaaS development

Former Apple execs may be charged this week

Nancy Heinen, former general counsel, and Fred Anderson, former CFO, may face charges for their role in the Apple stock backdating scandal

Microsoft: No patch yet for DNS Server bug

Microsoft claims the vulnerability will not be patched until the next regularly scheduled security update, though some experts think the fix will come sooner

EnterpriseDB upgrade aimed at Oracle

The latest update to the company's database software will include compatability with Oracle's OCI in hopes of enticing customer migration from Oracle to EnterpriseDB

Fon helps people share their broadband connections

Fon's special router lets users split their broadband connection into two separate Wi-Fi networks, one public and one private

Task force advocates proactivity against ID theft

The President's Identity Theft Task Force has created a list of recommendations for the government, businesses, and individuals on how best to deal with the ID theft problem

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Enterprise mobility is nascent reality

Adoption of wireless technologies will continue to move slowly as vendors tie themselves more closely to vertical markets, according to Forrester