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Elaborate ‘pharming’ attack targeted 50 banks

ISPs shut down Web sites hosting malicious code that exploited a critical flaw in Microsoft software

Report: China will not issue 3G licenses before 2008

Operators might still be able to offer commercial 3G services in time for the Beijing-hosted Olympic Games in 2008

Hurd pressures HP storage sales team

CEO says HP will invest in improving sales coverage to drive stronger storage results

Google Apps upgrade threatens Office

Hosted suite makes a cheaper alternative to Office apps, but could become viable replacement as enterprises grow comfortable with SaaS model

Book excerpt: Java Data Mining concepts

Familiarize yourself with data mining functions and algorithms

Apple, Cisco settle iPhone dispute

Under the agreement, both companies have rights to use the iPhone name

Reactivity acquisition strengthens Cisco’s SOA arsenal

XML appliance maker Reactivity adds to Cisco's tools for tying Web services closer to network gear

Gosling lauded by Canada

Norton 360 to ship next month

Next-gen security package is being positioned as an alternative to Windows Live OneCare and McAfee Total Protection

Google patches serious Desktop flaw

Hole could give outsiders access to end-users' machines, potentially exposing businesses to data theft

Microsoft takes patent case before Supreme Court

Ultimate appeal of six-year-old lawsuit hinges on whether patents can be violated by software designed Stateside but packaged overseas

Sun speeds networking for multi-core chips

The Sun Multithreaded 10 Gig E Networking Technology, announced today, is the first networking hardware optimized specifically for parallel threaded environments, according to Sun spokespeople.

AirMagnet to offer analyzer for Cisco APs

Tool can troubleshoot remotely and monitor for regulatory compliance

Lenovo to sell notebooks in Circuit City stores

Plan to have business products compete in the consumer sector is met with some skepticism

Update: Alcatel-Lucent invests in WiMax chip company

Investment in Sequans is latest show of support for the long-range wireless networking technology

BT gets phone licenses in India

Newly formed joint venture will now be able to sell services directly to corporate customers in India

Software AG goes SOA all the way

Business software vendor plans acquisitions to broaden its SOA portfolio and market share

Famed ID thief to speak at RSA Europe

Frank Abagnale, who now assists the FBI, is set to keynote at the RSA Conference in London

Reap the benefits of VoIP on cellphones

Are roaming fee cuts a smokescreen?

Consumer group says there has been no appreciable effect on charges overall

Cerf: Internet is a reflection of society

Google Internet evangelist says the problems of fraud and other online crimes are more social than technical

Details of new Sony digital cameras hit the Web

Leaked catalog pages offer such specs as a built-in Wi-Fi adapter and 2GB internal memory

IBM veteran becomes first woman to win the Turing Award

Frances Allen receives prestigious award for her contributions in the area of program optimization

Cisco backtracks on open source promise

Product integration, not CTA, focus of NAC efforts

Raketu looks to combine IPTV, social networking

Raketu.tv aims to combine technologies in order to be 'a bit of YouTube, a bit of MySpace, a bit of Joost'

Wind River acquires real-time Linux from FSMLabs

Real-time response allows for expansion into such markets as aerospace, defense, navigation, and robotics

Hewlett-Packard first quarter profit jumps

Company tops expectations for both revenue and earnings

EqualLogic adds to storage array product line

Latest array improves performance by automatically balancing the data load between storage devices

Motion Computing launches tablet PC for doctors

Company teamed up with Intel and tested prototypes with hospital workers to create a tablet PC that will help doctors and nurses be more efficient

Microsoft offers Vista deployment tools

In an effort to improve the sluggish Vista adoption rate for businesses, Microsoft offers tools to assist in migration, virtualization, and running legacy apps

Sirius acquires XM in satellite radio merger

Merger faces a potentially difficult approval process

Cool graphical depiction of data theft incidents

IBM's Visual Communications Lab has a new bubble graph depicting data breach reports.

Red Hat opens support and R&D center in Serbia

Red Hat is collaborating with IBM on its new research facility

Microsoft falls victim to shady ‘scareware’

Redmond removes banner ad from Windows Live Messenger for an app that falsely hypes security threats

Wireless doorbell rings you in

New GSM app allows you to answer your doorbell and even open your door from a remote location

Update: Viacom, Joost enter Internet TV deal

Deal should help Joost coexist peacefully with content producers such as YouTube

Qualcomm chips away at mobile TV

Qualcomm unveils two new chips that support alternatives to its MediaFlo technology

Vodafone, Essar Group lock horns over management

Essar Groups demands 'joint management and a partnership of equals' in Hutchison Essar

Krugle adds Microsoft code

AMD speeds up and cools down desktop processors

AMD hopes to profit from Windows Vista by boosting its Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor

Wrestling with the app obesity epidemic

Dodgy program advertised on MSN Messenger

Winfixer falsely warns a PC has been infected while advertising a program to remove unwanted software

Sharp preps widescreen Windows Mobile PDA

EM-One also will sport a full keyboard and download speeds of up to 3.6Mbps

Siemens zaps more data down home fiber link

Researchers increase speed, coverage of passive optical broadband connections

SAP acquires Pilot Software

SAP wll integrate the business analytics app PilotWorks into its suite of business software

Microsoft releases SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

Free upgrade for Microsoft's database includes better interoperability with other vendors

CodeGear extends Delphi for PHP, Vista, AJAX

 Borland business unit emphasizes RAD

Lombardi moving BPM online

Blueprint offers process discovery as a service

Apple updates Java, changes time

Updates change the way Macs handle DST

Google Apps suite to add Docs & Spreadsheets

Move will likely be seen as Google gearing up to compete against Microsoft's PC-based Office applications suite