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Wikipedia breaks into U.S. top 10 sites

Ranked ninth, with 42.9 million unique visitors for January

Woodstock project set for Web apps

MIT improves analog circuit for consumer devices

Comparator-based switched capacitor (CBSC) circuit can be manufactured with smaller size and better power efficiency than traditional analog circuits

Iridium plans next-generation satellites

Company proposes a constellation of satellites that would continuously monitor the environment and take pictures of Earth.

Microsoft sharpens interoperability focus

Four target areas cited by executives

The Google you don’t see, can’t reach

Alcatel-Lucent preps SMB push

Company details forthcoming telephony, e-mail, groupware offering

Smokers may be the weak IT security link

U.K. security company warns that smokers leaving open doors could let in intruders

Fring aims to cut cellphone costs with VOIP

Fringland launches cheap peer-to-peer phone service that runs over mobile networks

Mitsubishi Electric shows 802.15-based location system

System uses emerging UWB technology that could spur commercial applications within a year

Enterprises are uncertain about mobile security

Rising incidents of mobile viruses, spyware make enterprises unwilling to enable mobile access to apps

Update: Vonage subscriber growth slows

Revenue is up 91 percent from last year, but cable companies and major telecom carriers are muscling in on Vonage's turf

The 5 SOA levels

Mitsubishi Electric eyes 10Gbps secure VPNs

Mitsubishi demonstrates prototype encryption device it has already begun promoting to customers

Vodafone, Essar make an uneasy partnership

Essar says it will run Hutchison Essar together with Vodafone to ensure its shareholder rights are adhered to

Microsoft CEO dampens Vista sales forecast

Ballmer says lower selling prices, limited new corporate sales, and software piracy may reduce sales

Cisco gives Apple more time for iPhone response

Apple now has until Feb. 21 to respond to Cisco's lawsuit over the iPhone name

Has open source lost its halo?

Are some companies disguising self-serving business practices with open source strategies

Red Hat unaffected by Oracle, Novell

The Linux company's CTO, Brian Stevens, speaks on the latest version of Red Hat's OS, future projects, and more

FTC asks court to stop pretexters

In the wake of the HP scandal, the government agency seeks to clarify the federal stance on the practice

BEA offers peek into market psyche

Company is one of many involved in a stock backdating scandal, but the market opinion seems to be 'forgive and forget'

Microsoft patches include a surprise

One of the fixes, a patch for bug in the Malware Protection Engine, had been slipped out unannounced just before the launch of Vista

Reports: Open source gathers steam

Impacts, growth cited in separate studies

DuPont employee steals $400m in trade secrets

DuPont scientist makes off with $400m in secrets from DuPont, caught shredding, burning docs and wiping hard drive during raid.

VirnetX files VPN patent suit against Microsoft

Company claims that Microsoft is infringing on two patents regarding VPN technology

Former Monster lawyer pleads guilty over options

The job recruitment company's former general counsel is the latest to be sentenced for backdating stock options

Keeping that creative IT spark

EU to push online publication of scientific data

Government group wants to use the Internet to speed the spread of scientific research, but publishing groups warn of potential pitfalls

Charges dropped in Russian Microsoft piracy case

Lack of evidence brings case against Alexander Ponosov to a close

BEA stock option audit detailed

More IT firms afoul of stock options laws

Monster.com, Take-Two executives appear in court

Microsoft’s YouTube rival enters beta

MSN Soapbox lets users watch videos while browsing for others at the same time

Windows Mobile phones to pack Opera

Motorola, Toshiba, others to include the browser, as well as IE

Nokia to shuffle workers

Changes to R&D, sales and marketing will impact approximately 700 employees

SAP signs Kagermann through ’09

Contract renegotiation ends speculation about dual-CEOs taking over

Software AG offering SOA policy control

Plug-in works with repository

IBM sets Cheetah into beta

Big Blue also prepares a Linux bundle of hardware and software

Drive-by Web attack could hit home routers

Researchers say attackers could take over home router using malicious JavaScript code

Your company’s weakest security link

NetSuite ramps up e-commerce capabilities

NetSuite is teaming up with eBay to attract larger e-tail customers

One million OLPC laptop orders confirmed

Quanta could ship 5-10 million units this year to the seven nations who have signed up for the project

HP unveils new Integrity servers, Unix OS

With its new offerings HP is taking aim at entry-level servers from Sun, IBM

Attackers seize on new zero-day in Word

Latest problem, ranked 'extremely critical,' affects Office 2000 and Office XP

Dell hires Solectron CEO, forms operations group

Michael Cannon's appointment is the latest sign of a management shakeup underway at Dell

Sharp to launch a cheaper Blu-ray Disc recorder

Stripped-down model saves cost by eliminating the built-in tuner

‘Non-event’ expected for Microsoft strategic update

One analyst expects mostly a cheerleading session around Vista/Office 2007

Hospital emergency departments find relief in IT

Dr. Kevin Baumlin, director of informatics for the department of emergency medicine at Mount Sinai, says the point is better care

Cisco extends LAN security tools to wireless

System makes the wired and wireless networks work together to bolster security

Google Earth gets overlay search feature

App can now expand into a repository of local business listings, homes for sale, photos, architectural drawings and more

Microsoft settles Iowa antitrust case

It said the terms of the settlement would not be disclosed until judges approve the agreement during hearings in April and August