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In Brief: Seiko Epson could sell Japanese chip unit

EDS to merge Indian operations with MphasiS

EDS will increase its stake in MphasiS to 61.8 percent after the merger

Google introduces click fraud stats

AdWords system shows malicious activity Google has caught and removed from advertisers' accounts

WWDC predictions: Servers and storage

Sun: Restructuring to blame for loss

Despite the loss, Sun made $3.8 billion for the fourth quarter, up from $2.9 billion for the same quarter last year

Avaya CEO steps down

The move came as it reported third-quarter profits were far below last year's

IBM to base software prices on processor performance

IBM's move may one day make its own price list easier to read, but it won't make heterogenous systems any easier to cost

Yahoo hires researcher to boost social search

Company executives have said that the emerging field of social search could redefine the search engine market

Analysts to Microsoft: Clarify spending

In particular, they're looking for information about investments in online properties and services

IBM pushes Power5+ to the high-end

Big Blue to upgrade System p5 590 and 595 Unix servers

Motorola, Wipro form Indian services venture

WMNetServ will deliver network management services to telecommunications operators

Update: Ingres turns to acquisition to extend global reach

Open-source database company buys service provider Thinking Instruments

TSMC says ATI business unaffected by AMD merger

Company refutes investor fears that the AMD/ATI tie-up will lead ATI to pull its chip orders from TSMC

Number of file-sharers in Japan rises sharply

Users of file-sharing software in Japan rises to about 1.8 million people

Motorola to extend popular Razr lineup

Motorola unveils several variations on the Razr

Eurid suspends more than 74,000 .eu domain names

Alleged dirty business practices also result in 400 registrars being sued for breach of contract

Google adds traffic info to Maps application

Users in 30 major U.S. cities can download free app to their mobile devices

Nigeria buys into $100 laptop concept

The African nation will buy one million of the laptops

Google click-fraud settlement debated

Opposing sides present their arguments to an Arkansas judge

HP plans networked storage for SMBs

Despite the low price tag, HP and partners stand to profit because the number of small- and medium-sized businesses is growing fastly

JotSpot makes wikis less nerdy

Startup makes it simpler for nontechnical users to customize their wikis

Update: AMD to buy graphics vendor ATI for $5.4 billion

Acquisition will make AMD a top player in graphics chips

Emerging markets boost Vodafone revenue

Mature regions produce only stagnant growth in Vodafone's Q2 revenue

Microsoft bets big on Vista security

Symantec report suggests Windows' new code will introduce new security problems

Masterful data modeling

Scatterchat secures IM for dissidents

Secure IM app helps people communicate across oppressive national firewalls

In Brief: Shanghai securities company to use Turbolinux

Update: Microsoft offers second beta of Exchange Server 2007

Latest Exchange Server beta is a full-featured release that adds new management and mobility features

Infineon readies $1.1B Qimonda IPO

Infineon joins a growing list of companies leaving the volatile DRAM business

Google antifraud efforts OK, study says

Report finds invalid clicking problem at Google was 'under control' by the end of 2005

Report: Philips chip unit bids climb to $10.2 billion

Three groups are reported to be in the final stages of bidding for Philips Electronics' chip division

Rally readies enterprise-level agile project management

Software development platform now includes in-house deployment option

Microsoft, Nortel team up on unified communications

Integration could be sticking point for Cisco, Avaya

Xen primed for the mainstream

IBM, Microsoft support ups ante for VMware

AmberPoint, Reactivity team up for SOA management

Companies promise better visibility for XML networks

Q&A: Sun’s Simon Phipps details open source strategy

As Java moves toward open source, other Sun products will follow

Cut, paste, split, and assemble XML documents with VTD-XML

VTD-XML eliminates the performance overhead associated with updating XML

AFP copyright case against Google stumbles over tech glitches

The evanescent nature of Web pages is still causing trouble with collecting evidence for AFP's allegations

Google crushes the competition again

The search leader processed almost 2.67 billion queries, or 49.4 percent of June's total, and Yahoo followed in a distant second place

Brocade backdating scandal turns criminal

Two executives, Gregory Reyes and Stephanie Jensen, have been charged with securities fraud

Second draft of controversial GPL 3 due Tuesday

One provision requires large distributors who own patents and cross license patents with their peers to "shield downstream users" of their applications against any potential patent infringement claims

Dell, HP make computer green list

Computer makers can register their products by certifying they have met the standards listed in IEEE 1680

Anti-net neutrality campaign viral

SAP to ramp up attack on Oracle

It will go after users of Oracle's J.D. Edwards family, its Siebel CRM products and PeopleSoft human resources software

Sun CTO on Java and beyond

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Net neutrality advocates put pressure on lawmakers

SavetheInternet coalition has been vocal in its displeasure over the net neutrality vote

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