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No decision at Sunday HP board meeting

Directors will reconvene late Monday to continue discussions about the board scandal

Cisco, Microsoft NAC plans leave many questions

Companies still face third-party support, timeline issues

Intel layoffs trim down company

Layoffs, restructuring to save billions annually

Prototype 3-layer DVD, HD DVD disc developed

Format will allow standard definition and high-definition version of the same movie on a single disc

Pump some AJAX into your JSF application

AJAX and JavaServer Faces: A perfect match for your client- and server-side elements

AjaxChat: Chatting, the AJAX Way!

Start building your own AJAX-based chat room

MS security boss shifts to Vista

In yet another sign of the shifting ranks at Microsoft's Redmond, Wash. HQ, Stephen Toulouse (a.k.a "Stepto") the longtime program manager at Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) used his blog to announce, Saturday that he was mov

Update: Criminal charges ‘likely’ in HP case

Charges are "likely" over the alleged spying scandal, but HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn says she will not resign

HP fight comes amid changes in boards

Corporate board behavior has changed significantly in past few years, experts say

NEC to sell Packard Bell

Sale will continue NEC's shift from consumer to enterprise sector

IBM prepares open-source systems management initiative for Eclipse

An IBM official said at the EclipseWorld 2006 conference on Friday that SOA would be a factor

Software pirate gets record sentence

Web site owner ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution for copyright infringement

Tech group raises concerns about surveillance bills

Program will put burdensome requirements on tech and telecom vendors, says CCIA

Chase trashes 2.6M customer files

Web services spec approved

India kicks off pan-African e-network project

The $1 billion project aims to develop Africa's information and communication technologies

Mobile startups flourish in Stockholm suburb

High-tech firms are flocking to this mecca, known for innovation and invention

In Brief: Chinese Academy of Sciences to aid game development

HTC unveils Windows smart phone lineup

Lineup of four new smart phones include HTC's rival to the BlackBerry

Amazon opens video download store

Unbox Video Store allows users to buy or rent TV shows, movies, other video content on the Net

Eclipse chief cites ‘secret sauce’ for success

Conference features updates on multiple open source efforts

Nasty bug found in ‘classic’ ICQ client

Although the bug doesn't affect more recent ICQ software like ICQ 5.1, it could mean serious problems for ICQ Pro 2003b users

Gateway names new CEO

Former exec from Arrow Electronics begins news job on September 18

Sun picks up a gem in JRuby

Wall Street Beat: Season starts with a bang

Analysts are scrambling to parse through news from networking giants Cisco Systems Inc., Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc., and a board fracas at Hewlett-Packard Co.

Apple to Wintel: It’s time to get your affairs in order.

September looks quiet with three Microsoft patches

Only 3 patches planned, 1 deemed critical, says company

FTC shuts down spyware operation

Defendants infected users' computers with interferring spyware that was difficult to uninstall

Sept. 11 attacks prompt changes in other nations

Databases, video surveillance, and other security measures in place throughout Europe

Enterprise security spending grows since Sept. 11

Expenditures expected to reach $11.2 billion by 2008

IT security lags five years after Sept. 11

Costs and government disagreements cited as primary obstacle

Get your Vista RC1 download while hot

Update: Alcatel, Lucent shareholders approve merger

Companies must next prove that the deal presents no threat to national security

ICQ IC-Screwed? Maybe not.

Core Security is warning its customers about a security hole in ICQ, but you should read the small print about this one.

Update: EU criticized for action against Microsoft

Actions could endanger the competitiveness of European businesses by delaying the release of Vista

SAP, Cisco team up on compliance

Companies ramp up their partnership to help enterprises with governance, risk, and compliance processes

Mobile phones to get Tivo-like features

Texas Instruments demonstrates PVR capabilities for mobiles

India’s Nasscom calls for special cybercrimes court

Call for special court is part of Nasscom's initiative to strengthen data protection and privacy in India's outsourcing industry

PC hard disk system warns of Tsunamis

Tsunami detector captures vibration data and shares it with computers in other locations via a peer-to-peer network

Mail encryption made easy

Capgemini buys stake in Unilever’s Indian services unit

Capgemini's acquisition of a majority stake is first step towards full acquisition of Unilever by 2008

EC official on Microsoft case asks to change teams

Antitrust case against Microsoft is unlikely to be affected by official's request to leave

AMD gains antitrust approval to buy ATI

Acquisition still faces several smaller hurdles

HP offers Integrity servers with Montecito chips

HP's backing gives Intel's new dual-core Itanium chip a needed boost

Update: AOL dials up developers for VOIP service

Companies seek to enrich their online services with add-ins created by external developers

IBM extending tech support to raw Eclipse platform

Single point of contact envisioned for projects using open source and commercial tooling

Update: Cisco banks on ‘quad play’ for sustained growth

Company plans to incorporate data, voice, video and mobile capabilities across product lines

Microsoft to patent verb-conjugation technology

Software under development that would help people learn new languages

Mozilla taps former Microsoft executive for security

Strategist needed to secure open source products against online attacks

Intrado tests VOIP E911 fix

GPS and other location-finding tehcnologies are keys to success