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After 25 years, PC struggles with new challenges

IBM legitimized personal computers, but experts warn they may begin losing out to wireless and mobile platforms

Web filter circumvention developer pays people to install

Developer Bennett Haselton announced Thursday that he would pay people to install Circumventor

Microsoft offers fix for Visual Basic 2005 compiler

Issues cited with large projects

SMS to nail bad guys

Apple eyes the enterprise at WWDC

Jobs unveils an Intel-based rack server and offers a glimpse of the new Leopard version of OS X

Who’s afraid of SOA?

Talkback: Does ‘built to last’ apply to IT?

Gov’t wiretap lawsuits transferred to California court

Panel of judges consolidates 17 lawsuits on alleged secret U.S. government-sponsored wiretapping program

Intel requests ATI papers in AMD antitrust case

Intel expands its defense in microprocessor antitrust case

Microsoft contest spurs health applications

Microsoft's annual Imagine Cup contest promotes innovation among technology students

Via ships Mini-ITX motherboard for CoreFusion

Via marks milestone in its efforts to consolidate the key components of a PC onto a single chip

Vista upgrade coupon rumor spreads

Fears that users might put off buying a new PC until after Vista ships stoke rumors that Microsoft will offer free vouchers with computer purchases

Google’s Blogger unblocked (again) in China

Chinese government's efforts to block the free blog site have apparently been lifted

W3C releases draft of updated graphics spec

Updated standard aims to let mobile devices display the same graphics as desktop PCs

Cisco acquires Nuova through investment

Cisco takes an 80 percent stake in datacenter company

Software detects difference between shampoo, explosives

Guardian Technologies' PinPoint image analysis software can help airport security screeners

Zero to SOA in six months

Intel causes Q2 chip inventory spike

PC chip inventories soared to their highest level in years due to price wars, iSuppli says

Quote of the day: Microsoft ought to open XAML

Back up, digitally

Slick backup options make preserving data easier than ever

Lattix offers software architecture management for .Net

Technology searches for unwanted dependencies

Wall Street Beat: M&A news

Competitive trends noted in storage, networking, and telecommunications

Outgoing manager says Windows Live is paralyzed

Niall Kennedy raises concerns about Microsoft building an online services presence

Worm fears raised after release of Windows malware

Code exploiting the Windows vulnerability shared on the Internet

PHP plan for .Net proceeds

IBM’s FileNet buy demonstrates ECM consolidation

IBM's announcement of its $1.6 billion bid for FileNet is an indication that a power shift is taking place right now, one analyst said

Novell rechristens free Linux

Novell renames its free Linux OS

Novell aims 'openSUSE' at Linux enthusiasts

More Grid – SOA – Virtualization Stew

New rules put laptops in checked baggage

After bomb scare, U.K. authorities ban all electronic items from carry on luggage

Utah man charged with intercepting employer e-mail

Man faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly intercepting his former bosses' e-mail

IBM scoops up FileNet for $1.6 billion

Big Blue continues its SOA-related buying spree with the purchase of business process and content management specialist FileNet

Software testing product also writes code

Agitar's Agitator will automatically generate alternate bug-free and more efficient code

Study urges legislation to stop censorship in China

Human rights group asks gov'ts to prevent Internet companies from censoring content or keeping records of users' online behavior

Visual Studio 2005 hammers new path

Sun launches midrange storage arrays

Oracle calls Kingdee acquisition report ‘speculation’

Oracle dismisses reports it is buying Chinese ERP software maker

Service providers like Cisco router

CEO Chambers cites fiscal fourth quarter revenue increase to point out CRS-1 popularity

Google chief: AOL breach impossible here

Eric Shmidt said Wednesday that security measures in place would prevent release of user search histories

IT laughs at itself

British TV spoofs IT administrator stereotypes

Google Checkout triggers complaints

Anti-fraud procedures slow transaction processing and sometimes cancel orders

DHS warning on latest Microsoft patch

Hackers have already exploited a Windows Server service, one of the 12 vulnerabilities patched just recently

Former Comverse execs charged with fraud

DOJ says stock options were backdated to take advantage of lower stock prices

Step 3 on the way to SOA

Court: Web at work not private

AOL offers free personalized e-mail domains

My eAddress will be open to all Web users starting in September

Nokia files complaint against Qualcomm

Nokia asks U.S. court to force Qualcomm to license its intellectual property

Sage buys into healthcare market

Sage acquires Emdeon for $565 million

Pick your size: Apricorn Aegis Mini

‘Wikimaniacs’ debate corporate acceptance of wikis

At Wikimania 2006 wiki technology is offered as a knowledge management tool  behind corporate firewalls