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Senators question smart card ID requirements

Security as well as privacy issues are at the heart of debate over government plan to move ahead with smart card driver license requirements

Microsoft airs Orcas, Rosario dev tools visions

Major upgrades to the Visual Studio development platform due to roll out over the next few years

More evidence of U.S. as malware capital

New research confirms that the United States is the leading source of virus content in the world

ICANN to vote Friday on .xxx domain

Much ado rages over the usefulness of assigning the new suffix to porn sites

AOL’s new Web mail beta adds more IM integration

New offering will feature more closely tied functionality between Web mail and IM, including the new Vista-compatible IM client

Verizon signs network upgrade deal with Alcatel

The three year contract will push Verizon's transition to an all-IP network by upgrading existing broadband and adding VoIP and multimedia support

Multiple state laws confuse electronics recycling

Current state e-recycling laws differ on who has to recycle — and who pays for it — and with more states adding laws, some think a single federal law is needed

Sneakwrap gotchas

Microsoft makes tools buy

Oracle has big ambitions for Application Express

Forthcoming release will be more wizard-drive, easier to use

Symantec aims for PC-type security on mobiles

Company to unwrap security suite for Windows Mobile devices

New tool meters mobile content usage

MeterDirect offers look at consumption trends

SANS to test programmers’ security sense

Exams identify holes in developers' training

Symbian broadens OS v9.5 support

Vendor adds Wi-Fi roaming, location-based services to mobile phone operating system

InfoWorld folds print mag to focus on online and events

Microsoft details network hack in Windows

Attack could be used to divert Web traffic

Outsourcing compliance efforts

Iona adds repository for SOAs

Tool serves as 'record of the services that exist'

Microsoft picks up UK online advertising client

Company to provide ads for photo-sharing site Piczo

IBM optical chipset allows instant downloads

Part could transfer data eight times faster that current technology

AMD pushes automation

New tool rivals Intel vPro

TSMC extends lead over IBM

Company wins top spot in contract chip manufacturing fray, according to Gartner

Virtual Iron joins HP partner program

Customers will be able to purchase rack and blade servers with open source virtualization software

Update: Intel to build $2.5 billion chip plant in China

Shop in Dalian to focus on producing chipsets, driving prices down

Dresden seeks support for AMD fab

City could lose out to Asia or U.S. without more funding

Despite upgrades, security experts fear $100 laptops

The One Laptop per Child program has upped the specs of its laptop and claims the devices will be secure, but security researchers wonder if the project will lead to widespread abuse

Hackers on a plane

A group of security researchers is promoting the expansion of a more formal community for white hat hackers, including the creation of facilities for people to meet to share and forward their work, and distribute grants to aspiring code writers

Research from ShmooCon: JavaScript flaws peril Web

Speaking at the ongoing ShmooCon hacker convention, SPI Dynamics researcher Billy Hoffman painted a dire picture of widespread coding vulnerabilities in many Web sites and online applications

Sun’s strategy: Hit tech’s biggest growth areas

Company's 'Redshift' plan calls for focusing efforts on delivering digital content, high-performance computing, and providing services to SMBs

Microsoft ends Java converter

ShmooCon hacker event gets under way

The third annual convention draws security researchers and other experts to debate everything from wireless hacks to data breaches

Update: Judge hits Vonage with injunction

A federal court has permanently barred Vonage from using technology that infringes on Verizon patents

Oracle’s SAP suit raises users’ ethics concerns

The ripple effect of Oracle's legal action may cause consumers to be wary of the ethics of both companies

Oracle seeks faster grids with Tangosol buy

Tangosol apps, which improve both performance and scalability, will be integrated with Oracle products as well as sold separately

Microsoft puts brakes on Soapbox video sharing

Due to concerns about content that violates copyright, Microsoft has restricted the ability to upload new videos to registered users and has temporarily closed registration

Plugging holes in your IT resume

White House issues deadlines to secure Windows

Government agencies have been instructed to implement a common secure configuration on their Windows XP and Vista systems to improve security and reliability

Steps advised for secure AJAX

Oracle buying grid software maker

FCC unlikely to lift airplane cell phone ban

Chairman Kevin Martin calls for end to investigation about safety of mobile phones on flights

Oracle to buy in-memory data grid company

Tangosol purchase will extend Oracle's middleware lineup

Belgian company loses lawsuit against Google

ServersCheck contends that Google's Suggest points to pirated versions of its software

New Trojan calls on Skype

Users should watch out for message 'Check up this'

IBM finds way to keep chips cooler

Researchers find that thinner layer of glue disperses heat more effectively

Hey Novell, stand up to Microsoft!

Blackstone Group plans IPO

Private equity fund reportedly would raise $4 billion

Applied, ON set up chip labs in China

Moves precede Intel CEO visiting country for a so-called 'major announcement'

Broadcom says Qualcomm violated duty to standards group

Qualcomm failed to divulge a pair of video-related patents, according to suit

New Trouble Heaped on HDDs

Enterprise AJAX pondered