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Updated: Novell CEO talks patents

Novell CEO Ron Hovsepian has issued an open letter addressing concerns about the recent agreement between Novell and Microsoft and how it might impact Linux customers. Read here for the full text, with Microsoft's response.

Update: AOL’s CEO change raises eyebrows

Randy Falco will replace Jonathan Miller and not everybody is happy about it

ACLU: DOJ’s defense of COPA inconsistent

Because government witnesses could not agree on what constitutes online material harmful to minors, COPA is unenforceable

HP customer service for consumers goes virtual

HP's move follows remote IT services offered to business customers by Dell and Intel

Akamai to buy Nine Systems for media control

Akamai to issue 3.1 million shares and pay about US$7 million in cash for purchase

How much will that SOA really cost?

Hot, cramped times ahead for datacenters

Analysts predict the environmental impact of running high-energy datacenters will soon cause problems

Talkback: Open source Java. So what?

Grid – The Sum of the Parts

Grid – The Sum of the Parts

Grid – The Sum of the Parts

Update: Microsoft steps up SaaS efforts in Europe

Microsoft embraces software as a service model with new program aimed at smaller ISVs

EMC to offer embedded version of Documentum

EMC hopes to rapidly expand the number of companies that include Documentum inside their apps

Yahoo makes online ad deal with newspapers

Yahoo partners with seven publishers to deliver local advertising and search services to online newspaper readers

IBM offers new single sign-on tool for SMBs

Tivoli tool makes it easier for SMBs to link their Web sites with those of partners, customers

JBoss joins ESB fray

Company also prepares app server upgrade

Borland’s CodeGear upgrades Java IDE

Eclipse-friendly JBuilder 2007 is set

Passwords: easier to guess than you think

US government clears Alcatel-Lucent deal

President Bush accepts Congressional recommendation that he not block the merger on security grounds

Check Point adds encryption with Pointsec buy

Check Point makes $586 million offer for Protect Data

Rearden partners with American Express

Out-of-control travel expenses are target of new service

H-1B SKIL bill pits IT workers against IT execs

Need vs. greed best describes the tone of debate

Sun surprises with GPL for open source Java

Developers, compatibility eyed in use of GNU

Borland changes course, will spin off tools group

Wholly owned subsidiary, CodeGear, is unveiled

Errata and clarification: Xserve heat, noise and power

Reports: AMD to cut 375 jobs in wake of ATI acquisition

Move will weed out redundant positions caused by ATI buy, analysts said

Interview: Zimbra turns to channel as competitive weapon

IDG News Service sat down with CEO Dharmaraj to talk about Zimbra, its competition and recent developments in open source

CA sues to recover former CEO’s legal fees

Judge approves order on pieces of Kumar's property to pay the claim should CA win

PlayStation 3 debuts to crowds, chaos

Demand for the console is high because Sony is short of the blue-laser diode that sits at the heart of the console's Blu-ray Disc drive

Calacanis to leave AOL after CEO change

Weblogs founder departs AOL after his mentor is forced out in surprise move

Weblogs entrepreneur quits AOL

Chinese operators may build hybrid 3G networks

Research firm warns against move to combine 3G technology with China's homegrown standard

Dell sets up fourth Indian customer support center

New Dell center in Gurgaon expects to employ 1,000 people by year end

SMIC sues TSMC in China for ‘unfair competition’

Suit also alleges the Taiwanese government restricted SMIC's development in China

Google hires spreadsheet company founders

Israeli browser-based spreadsheet service iRows will close Dec. 31 and its founders will join Google

YouTube strikes video deals to dodge lawsuits

With an eye toward stomping out pirated clips, Google's new acquisition will offer footage from NHL

Update: HP quadruples income for fourth quarter

HP's beats last year's numbers despite the boardroom pretexting scandal

Major vendors put open source into turmoil

As Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, Sun make open source deals, the IT industry keeps an eye on the repercussions

Avaya buys Traverse to make voice mail easy

Acquisition gives Avaya software that allows users to retrieve phone messages without dialing in

IBM blasts energy-efficiency of HP’s blade servers

Big Blue's tests indicate its servers use 30 percent less electricity than HPs — which HP denies

SugarCRM supports full open-source stack

FastStack will work on three operating systems and uses a wizard approach to installation

Attack code posted for latest Microsoft bugs

Critical flaw in Windows 2000 OS could be exploited in a self-replicating worm

On semantics, ontologies and standards

Former Elpida exec pleads guilty to DRAM price fixing

D. James Sogas agrees to fine, jail time

Time Warner names NBC executive to lead AOL

Randy Falco will replace Jonathan Miller as chairman and CEO of AOL

Hutchison 3G opens the mobile broadband faucet

New service will let mobile phone users stream TV programs from a standard cable connection in their home

Is Zune the Next BOB?

The headaches are multiplying for Microsoft's Zune: tepid reviews, slow sales. The latest: it doesn't work with Windows Vista!

Mobile Web: A ‘bust’ but beginning to open up

Internet leaders say operators have restricted what mobile users can access online

Taiwan firms get nod for Chinese factories

ProMos and Powerchip will soon get permission to build chip manufacturing plants in China

CDC to acquire more product, services companies

CDC Software plans to make acquisitions in India, China to boost its outsourced services capability