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Spying scandal brewing at HP

HP desktops will use vPro business bundle

Software and hardware will automate some aspects of IT management and network security

Wells Fargo leaks personal data

Is it JQuery or jQuery? Both.

Advocacy groups organize to stop surveillance bills

Opponents say the NSA program is illegal because surveillance was conducted without court-approved warrants

DSG launches large UK tech support service

State-of-the-art call center will be available 24/7 to ease high-tech consumer frustrations

HP filing reveals details of in-fighting, leaks

George Keyworth won't be nominated for re-election to HP's board amid allegations he leaked confidential info

Cisco, Microsoft to announce NAC progress

Companies will unveil joint plans for  network access control

Infosys expands operations in Czech Republic

Indian outsourcer boosts its ability to deliver IT services to European customers

I2 sues SAP over patent infringement

I2 claims SAP infringed seven patents related to supply chain management models and tools

Cisco-IBM group wins Silicon Valley wireless deal

Companies to provide Wi-Fi Internet access in network spreading across about 1,500 square miles

SAP unveils compliance products

New governance, risk, and compliance applications are based on SAP's SOA

Sybase to buy messaging vendor Mobile 365

Acquisition will enable Sybase to offer managed services hosted on Mobile 365's global network

SpiralFrog expands music catalog with EMI deal

New music download service is scheduled to roll out in a beta version by November

Vista appears stable in RC1

Early testers say Microsoft has a good chance of meeting its release date as the OS is more stable than expected

EBay, PCHome launch new auction site in Taiwan

Plan is to give Yahoo Taiwan a run for its money

MS Expression Web goes beta

LG completes US$150M Russian factory

Company hopes new complex will help it expand business in Russia and eastern Europe

IronPython slithers out of Redmond

Google-UC contract fuels copyright brawl

Intel lays off 7,500 more under shake-up

Combined cuts mean Intel's workforce will be reduced by 10,500 people by 2008, or about 10 percent of the company

Cisco’s CRS-1 router drops a size

The four-slot CRS-1 was an important piece in the puzzle for Sprint's nationwide network upgrade

Update: Microsoft sets Vista pricing, expands beta

Redmond gearing up for Vista's release, expands tester base to about 5 million users

Lech-y Stalkers: Google is your friend!

Unsecured Google Calendars are coughing up lots of personal details of their owners lives.

IBM opens latest specialized ‘Hipod’ lab

Multimillion dollar Brazilian lab to provide high-performance on-demand solutions

Philips sees future in healthcare devices

Philips to target an aging baby-boom generation with healthcare gadgets

Accenture opens another facility in India

Accenture opens its 10th delivery center to meet growing demand within India for its services

Microsoft partners with Satyam in Asia

Companies open two BI software testing and development centers

Record sales highlight DRAM price rise

Higher prices for DRAM are unlikely to affect PC prices

Willcom offers e-mail for Win Mobile phones

Japanese operator launches Exchange-based hosted e-mail, personal-information management service

Microsoft: Contracts made to be broken?

Eclipse touting desktop client tool, other efforts at event

EclipseWorld conference set for this week

Google seeks surfers’ help to label images

Google launches online game to help build a database of knowledge about images on the Web

MySpace enters crowded music download market

MySpace.com is latest in a string of new services in recent weeks that hope to topple iTunes

Sun, Unisys file joint complaint against DRAM makers

Companies seek compensation for alleged price fixing by several memory chip makers

Panasonic recalls laptop batteries

Recall begins in Japan of around 6,000 battery packs because problems with their latch could lead to overheating

Trial of Livedoor founder begins

Former chief of Japanese Internet portal company pleads not guilty to security violations

Flextronics to buy LCD maker for $300 million

Company seeks to guarantee its supply chain and deliver products faster

Adobe upgrading e-learning presentation software

Captivate 2 boasts workflow

How to stress-test your MacBook Pro

The end of VC?

Kieden founder says SaaS made VC unnecessary

Vista RC1 has few new bells, whistles

Final beta, plus details on price and availability show OS near complete.

Intel’s rolls out Merom

Update for Centrino could cause confusion

Wi-Fi Alliance won’t wait for IEEE

Tangle, delays on 802.11n prompts two-phase certification

Borland positions modeling tool for SOA, Eclipse

Together upgrade features dependencies view

Implement two-way communication among ESB components

The In-Out message exchange pattern facilitates component-to-component interaction

Book excerpt: Executing tasks in threads

When creating threads to perform tasks, look to the Executor framework

AT&T deceptive on data theft

Browzar a lewzar?

Java resource management technology advances

API proceeding through Java Community Process