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Hacker discovers second Excel attack

Latest attack deemed not as critical as the first

Open-source ERP vendor Compiere gets $6 million funding

Company plans to use the funds to enhance its software to better serve its partners' needs

NHS IT chief defends modernization program

Scale is proving to be a problem for U.K. agency

Fujitsu launched ultralight notebook

LifeBook Q2010, at 2.2 pounds, aims to balance conflicting demands of business people

Claria: GAIN is GONE

Claria GAIN: Going…Going….Gone!

IBM chip clocks 500 Ghz

Groups push alternate net neutrality proposals

Proposals come two days before the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is set to debate the issue as part of a hearing to amend a wide-ranging communications bill

Siemens to sell enterprise business unit

Hot on the heels of its Nokia merger, Siemens is now looking for a buyer for its enterprise unit

IBM ‘frozen’ chip runs at 500GHz

IBM computer simulations show that their chip could reach speeds of 1,000 GHz

CA names new CTO

CA reshuffles its top execs, naming Al Nugent as CTO and creating new position for company veteran Sam Greenblatt

Robots patrol World Cup soccer stadium

Robots programmed for surveillance use GPS, 3G wireless technology to secure soccer stadium

Update: Microsoft enters the robotics market

Microsoft releases preview software toolkit for building robot apps, will fund a new robotics center

Apple sweatshop charges highlight China issues

Opinion: Furor over iPod factory a sign that corporate social responsibility has become an issue in China

Oracle pushes EDA and SOA

Fusion launches free VOIP phone service

Efonica VOIP service is designed for people who don't understand technology

Quote of the day: Knowing when your SOA is complete

Oracle hails event-driven middleware for SOA 2.0

Company again promotes concept that has raised the ire of some

Microsoft offers guidance on Excel bug

Microsoft is testing a security patch that fixes the problem, but a company representative could not say whether it would be released as part of its next round of security updates

Yahoo opens IM to external developers

New tools give developers broader access to the service for the first time

Windows Live Messenger to go prime time

Microsoft will continue to support MSN Messenger, but development efforts will now be focused on Windows Live Messenger, which operates only on Windows XP

Eclipse to deliver on Callisto project

The simultaneous releases of open source technologies is set for June 30

Microsoft France site hack leads to security rumors

The defacement led to rumors that the hackers may have used a new undisclosed vulnerability in Internet Information Services 6.0 Web server, but Microsoft says a server was misconfigured

The company formerly known as Computer Associates

Bush veteran tapped as tech trade group president

Phillip Bond, undersecretary for technology at the Department of Commerce from 2001 to 2005, will take leadership of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), in August

Oracle continues SOA 2.0 push

Finding flaws in your code

Talkback: Are patents killing innovation?

EMC buys BPM provider ProActivity

Storage giant plus Documentum BPM holes with acquisition

BEA adds support for Ingres 2006 database

BEA is adding support for Ingres' open-source database to its developer tools suite for Eclipse

Ozzie’s talking about a Microsoft revolution

Startup launches mobile Linux platform

A la Mobile adds to momentum behind Linux on mobile phones

IBM pushes online contract management

IBM hosted application lets users securely access, review, and sign a contract on the Web

New IIS 0day?

Microsoft France defaced — is an IIS 0day in the offing?

Nokia to run managed services business from India

Global Networks Solutions Center in India will serve as hub for Nokia operations centers around the world

Ultra mobile PC receives mixed feedback

Q1 device's pre-launch campaign by Microsoft might have backfired, Samsung exec says

Tool to manage multiple ESBs readied by SOA Software

SOA tools also to debut from Systinet, Mindreef

Update: Nokia and Siemens to merge telecom infrastructure units

Nokia Siemens Networks will focus on manufacturing products for fixed and mobile networks

FIFA network tackles tough challenge

World Cup soccer is home to the world's biggest communications network built for a single event

Lexar shareholders approve merger with Micron

Deal turns Micron into a stronger competitor in NAND flash memory

Yahoo enters enterprise waters with partner X1

Upgrade of X1's desktop search tool for enterprises will bundle Yahoo's search toolbar and Web search technology

Quote of the day: Grid computing’s lack of management mindshare

Yahoo worm demonstrates AJAX threat

AJAX a force multiplier in outbreak

Microsoft announces Office Line of Business service

TechEd news adds detail to "People-Ready" vision

Microsoft weighs strong app IDs for Windows future

Crypto signatures part of future app reputation services

Gates to step down from Microsoft

Will wind down through 2007, Ozzie to take chief architect role

Sun joins OpenAJAX, Dojo Foundation

Sun plans to help drive standards for Ajax programming and boost its interoperability

SIP programming for the Java developer

Deliver SIP-based services to Java applications with SIP Servlet

Solving common Java EE performance problems

A troubleshooting manual for your Java EE environment

FDA ruling a boost for RFID

A new rule requiring tracking of drugs from factory to pharmacy could create business opportunities for technology firms from chip makers to database software

US government agencies look to efficiently convert old data

Goals of updating technology include moving data into electronic form, search optimization, and open source solutions