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Ballmer dispels notion that Vista is last client OS

Vista press event in New York also features a strong showing from PC manufacturers as Ballmer claims most of Vista's units shipped will be pre-installed on hardware

MS exec touts Software Factory downloads

But analyst is unimpressed with the software development technology and number of downloads

Grid In Radiology

Brocade drafts new catalog after McData deal

McData products will rebranded as Brocade, but each company's legacy products will continue to be supported until they are converged

Memory chips drive Infineon Q1 results

Communications product sales fall, but the Qimonda memory chip unit posts a 73 percent surge in revenue

One day more: Vista

WebEx adds e-mail to hosted apps suite

WebOffice gains hosted e-mail with built-in search feature, virus, and spam protection

Symantec launches content management suite

Information Foundation 2007 includes licenses for several Symantec apps and can help improve server performance with more efficient document archiving

Softek a key piece of IBM strategy

Big Blue official calls acquisition next step toward more asset-based services

Hundreds turn out to welcome Windows Vista in Tokyo

Consumer line up to receive first retail copies of Microsoft's new OS

Microsoft, Cisco back UK IT skills programs

Microsoft, partners launch IT training programs to increase basic computer skills in UK

HP, SAP further cement ties around SOA

HP to offer new support services to users adopting SAP's Enterprise SOA approach

Verizon revenue up, but net income down

Verizon will focus on transitioning more of its wireline business to broadband in 2007

Accenture: More staff in India than U.S. by August

IT services company plans to increase its staff numbers in India to 35,000 by Aug. 31

Borland updates ALM plan

Adobe pushes full PDF spec to become ISO standard

Move driven by growing proliferation of ISO standards around different subsets of the PDF spec

IBM to buy Softek Storage Solutions

IBM plans to use Softek's data mobility technology to build more efficient storage systems

Nokia, Siemens to share proposed product plan

Release of product portfolio indicates the companies believe their merger will close soon

Compuware details quality management product

Software development processes also boosted by Parasoft, AutomatedQA

Symantec to buy asset management vendor Altiris

Altiris technology will be merged into Symantec's, providing more opportunities to sell security compliance and management software

Microsoft UK changes tactics with license dodgers

Microsoft will involve BSA in dealing with companies it suspects of using unlicensed software

Cast iron, 45 nm chips and OS security

Taiwan forecasts $31B in new investment

Taiwan government highlights RFID as a focus for increased investment

YouTube may share revenue with users

YouTube cofounder says company is moving toward paying users revenue against content they upload

VMware upgrade aims to simplify virtualization

VMware migration tool automates physical-to-virtual and virtual-to-virtual conversion process

Silicon Valley on the rise again with renewable energy

Employment in Silicon Valley is growing for the first time since the dot-com bust

Second Life and the future of the operating system

Linden's Miller says search, voice in Second Life's Future

Tech firms swarm on end point protection problem

Headlines, compliance drive demand for new solutions

Ditching AMD is just business for Schwartz

Slaughtering sacred cows key to Schwartz remake

Vista launch starts upgrade clock ticking

Compatibility worries make IT Pros Vista-shy

Countdown to Vista, Office 2007 launch begins in Asia

Customers in Asia gear up for consumer launch of Microsoft's new OS

Breaking News — Intel makes chip breakthrough

Vista holds clues to Microsoft’s future

From development to release, Vista has changed Microsoft's way of working and may be indicative of the company's direction going forward

IBM software hides consumer data trail

Idemix, part of Eclipse, will hide online transactions

No rescue in sight for BenQ Mobile

Latest rumored buyer ends up not submitting a bid, leaving the bankrupt German mobile phone maker in limbo

EFF tells radio station to back off blogger

Organization backs blogger's claim that his use of clips from radio shows falls under fair use, vows to defend him in any copyright lawsuits

Google mashes up books and maps

New feature allows readers to use Google maps to find locations written about in books

MySpace, GoDaddy shutter popular hacker site

ISP shuts down entire site, allegedly after MySpace complained about usernames and passwords being posted to a discussion list

SaaS vendors welcome SAP to the hosted midmarket party

Competitors see SAP's move as a validation of the software-as-a-service model and a chance to open up previously unavailable accounts

State: Charges against HP defendant should be dropped

Because the private investigator has already pleaded guilty to federal charges, the California Attorney General's Office looks to drop similar state charges

All things Vista

Rivals slam Vista on antitrust grounds

Group claims Vista breaks same antitrust laws that XP did, and will result in the 'absence of any real consumer choice'

Forged Microsoft license dealer jailed

Turk gets nearly three years for reselling 18,555 products illegally

W3C sets XML standards

NEC technology fights IP phone spam

NEC to demo technology that blocks calls made by machines sending VOIP spam

China’s Net users send wrong message

Opinion: Outlook for those looking to cash in on Chinese Internet growth is not particularly good

FTC halts deceptive ‘free software’ offer

Web-based retailer charged customers for 'free software' if they did not return some of it

Care and Feeding of your Grid

Sales of mobile phones top one billion in 2006

IDC: Developing nations propelled record handset sales

Update: Symantec warns of new zero-day Word attack

'Extremely critical' unpatched vulnerability in Word could let hackers take control of users' computers