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Microsoft’s top lawyer happy with Vista Ready info

Class-action lawsuit claims Microsoft unfairly labeled some PCs 'Windows Vista Capable'

Microsoft, Google trade barbs on enterprise search

Microsoft claims it is better positioned than Google to serve the middle and high-end markets

Sun buys mobile phone software maker SavaJe

IBM conference tackles system complexity

Evolution of software the problem, making 'reactive firefighting' the solution

Trade group: Beware of IRS site confusion

The CCIA warns that sites like irs.com and irs.net are not associated with the U.S. IRS and may end up costing mistaken surfers money

ISA pushes for security incentives over regulation

The group of IT vendors and customers believes incentives will do more to promote security than the government's regulation-based model

Sophos: China fixing spam problem

United States also reduces spam, but Europe makes up the difference

Living in an interruption society

Google finds ally in Chinese Web browser

Search engine joins with Maxthon to make products work well with each other

OASIS advances SOA standards

Open CSA will promote SOA development standards to industry

Update: Microsoft contests reports of new Office flaws

Company says none of the three flaws alleged to impact Word 2007 do so

Major search engines improve Sitemaps protocol

Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft team up to simplify the protocol for search index crawlers

HP aims to speed business printing with Edgeline

Pair of departmental printers bring common interface for easier use

Security alliance pitches government incentives

The Internet Security Alliance is asking the federal government to create a range of incentives that would reward private companies for doing a better job of securing their IT systems.

Threat of regulation prompts lower EU roaming fees

EP will vote Thursday on proposal to reduce international roaming charges by 70 percent beginning this summer

OASIS tackles SOA specs

Nuance adds brains to voice search

Nuance introduces directory assistance software designed for carriers

India’s SRIT to buy Agilent telecom support business

Move is part of a growing trend by Indian technology companies to buy businesses abroad

Microsoft investigates reports of new Office flaws

Hackers do not yet appear to be exploiting the newly found vulnerabilities in Microsoft software

Faking referrals, and exit interviews

In Brief: Laptop shipments surge in March

Google plans worldwide developer day

Workshops in 10 countries could be aimed at finding new revenue streams in addition to new developers

37 Oracle security fixes coming next week

Quarterly release will patch Oracle Database, Application Server, and E-Business Suite

Update: Microsoft patches critical Windows, server flaws

This bundle of regularly scheduled patches includes three 'critical' Windows fixes

McAfee: Cyber-crime will continue to pay

The security company predicts that everything from spam to spyware to botnets will become more dangerous this year

Judge: Even MySpace speech protected

Vonage, emergency responders support 911 bill

The company has joined with emergency response groups in urging for the passage of legislation that would ensure all VoIP customers can dial 911

Microsoft: Vista Capable site description unchanged

Company disputes claims in lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court

Update: Apache battles Sun over Java license

Open source organization protests IP rights restrictions

HP, IBM make new plays for the SMB market

Competitors launch storage and server lines aimed at small businesses

Palm prepares Linux platform for future smartphones

Company will continue with use of Windows Mobile OS, transition from PDAs to smartphones

Visuals of Darfur tragedy now on Google Earth

Google, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum launch Crisis in Darfur project with maps, charts, photos, and videos

Yahoo to serve ads to Viacom sites

In a big win for Yahoo's search ad system, the company signed an exclusive deal to provide search and contextual ads to Viacom's web sites

NextWave to acquire IPWireless

The $100 million deal adds IPWireless's high-speed mobile technology to NextWave's portfolio, boosting the possibility of devices that integrate Wi-Fi, WiMax, and TD-CDMA

Do SOA vendors need SOA school?

Study: Asian sites lead in user engagement

Three Asian sites snag top rankings when judged by average visits per visitor

Microsoft: No acquisitions planned in ERP area

TSMC to start making 45nm chips by September

Move will enable smaller, more powerful and energy efficient chips

Iona buys open-source SOA company

LogicBlaze is Iona's second purchase aimed at growing its SOA business

Nokia keeps selling despite patent dispute

Companies are still no closer to agreeing to terms for renewing a licensing pact that expired Tuesday

Mobile WiMax gear lifts off

Intel and Sprint's backing have given WiMax a leg up

TSMC reports worst quarterly revenue since mid-2005

Company's first-quarter revenue dropped 18 percent compared to last year

Sony launches its first laptop with a flash drive

Sony's lightweight Vaio Type-G laptop is now available with a solid-state flash drive

New Toshiba Qosmio to Come with HD DVD Burner

Sohu threatens to sue Google over copycat software

Chinese Internet company renews its demand that Google stop downloads of the Pinyin IME tool

Desktop virtualization is gaining traction

Trends, new product introductions show increased demand for the technology

Over 2,000 sites exploit .ani security flaw

The number of Web sites exploiting the problem will continue to rise unless patches are immediately applied

DRAM prices continue to plunge

DRAM prices do not appear to be causing any problems in the PC market

Salesforce.com wants to be a content management player

Acquisition of Web 2.0 content collaboration startup Koral is part of Salesforce.com's move into CM market

Closing an open source chapter