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Microsoft defends WGA

Microsoft says virtually all of the 60 million PCs that failed WGA's validation are indeed violating licensing policy

Sun’s Brewin toasts Java

New software co-CTO talks about open source, other developments

Hot Summer Fun – Virtualization Sizzles

Vodafone puts 3G on hold in Czech Republic

Vodafone decision is one of many setbacks for 3G in Europe

The $100 password cracking challenge

In Brief: Huawei gets first major Japanese 3G contract

Indian outsourcer Satyam’s profits soar 78.5 percent

Satyam forecasts revenue growth of up to 27.3 percent for fiscal year

Wall Street Beat: Earnings give rollercoaster ride

Google, IBM, Apple report strong earnings, as recent Nasdaq returns have others concerned about prospects for growth

Update: Wiretapping suit against AT&T can go forward

Judge denies motions by U.S. government and AT&T to stop lawsuit over alleged participation in NSA wiretapping

Update: AMD misses Wall Street target despite Opteron sales

Demand for server chips buoys profits, though not enough to meet expectations

Update: Microsoft revenue up, but profits down for Q4

Expenses and legal fees sap strength of Xbox sales momentum

Update: Google exceeds Wall Street’s forecast in Q2

Posts revenue of $2.46 billion, up 77 percent over Q2 2005

House panel passes Veterans Affairs cybersecurity bill

Representatives elevate CIO and CISO in effort to avoid repeat of recent data breaches

Stem cell debate threatens EU research fund plan

Ethical questions remain, as billions of euros' worth of IT investment await

VersionOne adds Web services API to agile platform

Lifecycle management offering integrates with third-party tools

Ad exploits Internet Explorer vulnerability to explose millions to adware

Windows Metafile image exploit leave MySpace.com users and other Web sites in the lurch

Nokia CEO says CDMA is ‘financially untenable’

Nokia to ramp down its CDMA research and manufacturing activities

Update: Intel reshuffles senior execs

Grocers turn to mobile phones for customer loyalty

Incentive program gives customers credit on their phones in return for buying promoted products

Rambus to restate results amid options probe

Memory company expects to restate financial results for 2003 through 2005 and Q1 of 2006

World Cup slows PC sales in Q2

Dell remains PC leader while global market growth slows

Chinese government hints at 3G rollout date

Commercial use of 3G will begin this year in China, according to State Council report

Update: Amnesty International blasts Google, Yahoo, Microsoft

U.S. companies have undermined freedom of expression in China, report says

Intel earnings plunge on soft chip sales

Troubles likely to continue as Intel forecasts Q3 revenue lower than analyst estimates

Quote of the day: Free, the way virtualization ought to be

Entrust acquiring Business Signatures

Deal will boost antifraud capabilities

Microsoft executive lauds open source

David Kaefer said Microsoft recognized open source’s benefits and was becoming more open itself

Cisco to be in Black Hat hot seat again

Conference organizers say that 15 new exploits will be discussed, and two target NAC (Network Admission Control) and VOIP vulnerabilities

Update: Microsoft commits to new competition principles

It will expand the 2002 operating-system antitrust settlement by releasing all of its software APIs for programs such as Microsoft Office

On a metered infrastructure

Podcasting goes to college

The academic role of podcasts is proving contentious

Hackers striking databases in record numbers

Databases are under increasing assault from SQL injection attacks

E-payment market could become oligopoly

Study says online payment services will be dominated by a handful of key players

Sony unveils aftermarket Blu-ray Disc burner

Blu-ray Disc drive can be added to existing desktop computers starting next month

TSMC part of historic flight to China

Regulations change to allow regular chartered cargo flights between Taiwan and China

Infineon designs dual-band, single-chip UWB system

On-chip semiconductors let mobile phones, PCs send or receive data at high speeds over the airwaves

Quote of the day: Cheating your way to DBA certification

AOL launches AIM Pro for business users

AOL targets AIM Pro as tool for secure file sharing and for hosting online meetings

AFP: Google News’ indexing boosts case

Continued indexing despite vow to stop could cost Google dearly, and AFP lawyer says

Oracle patches 65 holes with security round

The patches, released Tuesday, address problems in its database, application server, and e-business suite products

Microsoft ponders new Web dev tool

Blinq  enables developers to quickly build an ASP.Net 2.0-based site with data from a SQL Server database

Update: Yahoo misses Q2 target, delays ad program

Its highly-anticipated new advertising platform, called Project Panama, will not go live in the third quarter as planned

Oracle’s next hunger: Systems management

A company executive said systems management was a weakness for Oracle, and it might strengthen it with acquisitions

Intel unveils Itanium 2 server chip

The design is the first to bring hyperthreading, virtualization and multiple cores to the Itanium

LongBoard delivers wired-to-mobile video roaming

WinTernals buy is bittersweet

The man who uncovered Sony's DRM rootkit, Mark Russinovich, is headed to Redmond after Microsoft scooped up Winternals, the company he founded with Bryce Cogswell.

Sky joins ‘free’ broadband wave in UK

Subscribers to Sky's digital TV service can sign up to receive a 2M-byte broadband connection at no extra charge

Indian outsourcer Tata cashes in on offshoring

Revenue was up 42 percent, profit was up 33 percent over the same quarter last year

Java business rules tools showdown

Intel to cut jobs throughout 2006

Executives looking for redundancy in the business structure