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DocuSign outsources development to India

DocuSign says outsourcing to Aditi will cut costs by about 50 percent

iPod hit with sweatshop charges

Apple is investigating allegations about Chinese factory working conditions

Gartner: IT services revenue up 6 percent in 2005

IBM, EDS lead global services sector that grew to $624.4 billion in 2005

EBay.com to add ‘Skype Me’ feature

Sellers on eBay will have the option of adding a 'Skype Me' button next to their product listings starting next week

Quote of the day: Google Calendar and its API

Microsoft’s Boston VB party a quiet one

MySpace may auction off search business

Too many users leave MySpace for other search engines, so it needs to improve its functionality, said president and COO Peter Chernin

Interview: Microsoft security chief’s new vistas

Ben Fathi talks about the Vista's security features and the future of security

Malware’s commercialization driving security challenge

Security remains a problem because of commercial incentives to build malicious software, but progress is being made, panelists say

All-you-can-eat 3G may not last

After providers achieve widespread adoption, they may feel pressure to shut down early adopters' freewheeling ways or even end unlimited plans, one analyst said

Senate chairman vows to fight net neutrality regulation

Senator Ted Stevens vowed to fight requiring broadband provider regulation that, like for phone companies in the past, gives all customers the same service and standard rates

Microsoft aims patch bevy at client weakness

Tuesday's security update focuses on four main areas: the Internet Explorer Web browser, Outlook Express, PowerPoint and Windows Media Player

IBM releases SOA catalog with Web service resources

The catalog, to target 15 different industries, makes the business proposition of SOA services a reality, IBM says

Telephony@Work purchase to extend Oracle’s CRM software

Oracle intends to integrate Technology@Work's IP multichannel products with all of its CRM applications

Torrent fix for Vista download

Internet pioneers: VOIP wiretapping complicated

VOIP wiretapping would require police to have access to customer data from the VOIP providers and real-time tracking of calls routed over the Internet, one Internet pioneer noted

Quote of the day: Microsoft loves open source

Microsoft lures developers toward Live

Redmond launches site with tools for extending its Web-based services

CA scoops up MDY

Acquired FileSurf product automates records management

Oracle execs detail move to Fusion CRM

Oracle says it won't force customers off products acquired through its buying spree of CRM vendors

GSMA launches low-cost 3G phone contest

Number of GSM mobile phone users worldwide is expected to reach 2 billion this weekend

Indian outsourcer to open Belfast center

ICICI OneSource to set up two BPO delivery centers in Northern Ireland

Mercury goes on a buying spree

Mercury beefs up its IT service management capabilities with technology, staff from VSI and Tefensoft

Digging Deeper on Microsoft’s New Clustering Technology

Microsoft gets chatty with new Webcams

Microsoft's LifeCams simplify online video chat

Japanese chip makers to share production facilities

Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas Technology, and Toshiba team up on advanced manufacturing technology

JBoss to open systems management

Company hopes that open sourcing Operations Network agent will drive standards in that space

Former Dell exec takes charge of Chinese PC maker

New CEO Foo Piau Phang will help steer Hasee into international and corporate markets

Microsoft: Upgrade your Web services technology

Users gain security, other benefits by moving to Windows Communication Foundation

KDDI springs massive data leak

Records for four million customers of Japanese telecom are exposed

Google gains early ground in Earth patent suit

Judge denies Skyline Software's request to block Google Earth

Two vendors tie IP wiretapping tools

Narus tests its wares for interoperability with Pen-Link's data collection and reporting software for law enforcement

AOL tests search-enhanced Webmail

The upgrade includes an improved search tool for finding information in e-mail messages and integration with AOL's photo service

Microsoft Forefront corporate security client a year away

A small group of beta testers will be expanded significantly in the last quarter of the year, with the introduction of a public beta

Microsoft: Exchange 2007 tuned for mobile workforce

For one, users to search through a greater number of e-mails on mobile devices than they can right now, Microsoft says

Microsoft wraps security products into Forefront

LOBi tunes Office as front end

Line of Business Interoperability for Office will deliver data to client applications

Dynamics NAV first Microsoft business app on Vista

New versions of its major business applications being released mark the first of a two-phase road map to create a single code base for Microsoft's four ERP offerings

TI plans efficient chips for mobile devices

TI says its SoC processors increase performance by 30 percent while reducing power consumption by 40 percent

For every 300 PCs, 1 houses malware

Microsoft touts research about what its security software digs up

Africa resolves telecommunications debate over EASSY project

The project is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2007

Update: eBay, PayPal cater to developers with new tools

New APIs let external developers enhance eBay-based applications

Yahoo e-mail under worm attack

Symantec warns of mass-mail worm that exploits a vulnerability in Yahoo's Web e-mail

NetApp targets storage for high-performance computing

Data Ontap GX eases the movement of data among storage nodes and tiers

Microsoft ships Dynamics AX 4.0

Microsoft's high-end ERP software debuts at TechEd

Dutch test phone proximity payment system

Trial will let credit card holders wave their mobile phones in front of shop terminal to make payments

Oracle offers Linux system recommendations

New program aims to help customers speed up the deployment of Linux systems

Seiko Epson develops e-paper display

Paper-thin screen offers 1,536-pixel-by-2,048-pixel resolution

Gadgets-a-plenty at Computex

New laptops, portable gadgets, and secondary displays draw attendees' attention at IT show