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Shareholder suit slams Vonage IPO

According to the complaint, Vonage couldn't generate enough interest in its IPO so it turned to its own customers and recommended they buy presold shares

Net2Phone dials up lawsuit against Skype

Net2Phone charges eBay and Skype with violating a patent on a method for establishing a link between two devices over the Internet

Ubuntu challenges Red Hat and Novell

Microsoft awards search engine research grants

Microsoft announces 12 grants of between $30,000 and $50,000 to foster search research

HP targets fault-tolerant servers for midmarket

The NonStop servers offer high-end capability at a more affordable price

Study: Don’t legislate DRM

British study cites concerns over how DRM technology restricts access to digitized files

Identity thieves and the women who love them

What's love got to do with identity theft? A lot, according to a U.S. Attorney, who claims lonely hearts are often tricked into working as corrupt "insiders" that steal personal data for id theft rings.

Red Hat completes JBoss acquisition

Red Hat dropping Application Server based on Jonas project

IBM releases promote global software delivery

Software delivery, governance on tap at Rational Conference

.NET apps as resource hogs

Ping Identity addresses ID management

Ping Identity unveils products for more secure authentication

IBM’s CEO to detail India game plan

Palmisano will brief analysts on the importance of IBM's Indian operations to its global strategy

Apple shuts down Indian support center

Apple pulls its technical support center from India when competitors like Dell are expanding rapidly

BenQ plans Blu-ray Disc burner this year

The company didn't provide an expected price for the writer drive

VA data loss could prompt federal privacy law

Lost data on 20 million vets to spur action

VMware: New ESX rocks the datacenter

Silo Killer … qu'est-ce que c'est?

Ubuntu ventures into enterprise Linux

Company will focus on good OSS relations

Java EE .Net security interoperability

Secure your Java EE .Net interoperable solution

Develop configurable software applications with ease

Configure a Java SE application using the Obix Framework

Weekend Edition

Web-cams to patrol borders

Microsoft to pull PDF, XPS support from Office 2007

It will remove features to save documents as XML Paper Specification (XPS) and PDF files following Adobe's threat of legal action

Laptop theft compromises Hotels.com customer data

The laptop was stolen in late February after an Ernst and Young employee left it inside a locked vehicle

Sun, Microsoft eye high-performance computing, AJAX

Fortress and Script# application development projects proceed in separate endeavors

Dell remote-control service aimed at boosting flagging sales

Dell service agents can now troubleshoot PCs remotely using a broadband connection instead of a personal visit

FCC spectrum auction for in-flight services takes off

The 4MHz of spectrum is intended as an air-to-ground "backhaul" for wireless services accessed by multiple devices on a plane

Microsoft: Adobe legal action over PDF coming

Microsoft is an important partner for Adobe, but the company remains concerned about Microsoft's monopolistic practices

US agency: H-1B limit reached for 2007

One tech trade group said the early fill-up shows the need for more H-1Bs

AOL fixes major e-mail problem

The snag affected paying subscribers and free Webmail users from a variety of AOL services

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Fortress language demo is planned

Fortress language demo is planned

Fortress language demo is planned

Report: Adobe to file antitrust suit against Microsoft

Adobe wants Microsoft to remove PDF software from Office suite and offer it for a fee

Mobile operators cut roaming prices

European operators move to avert tough regulations on mobile charges

SMBs offer SAP big opportunity, big challenge

SAP is on a mission to carve out a bigger chunk of the global SMB market

Africa to lead call center growth

African countries will challenge India and lead call center growth through 2010

Acer revs up dual-core Ferrari laptops

Upgrades to Acer's Scuderia Ferrari notebooks set to take on Asustek's Lamborghini laptop

Anders Hejlsberg walking through LINQ

Funlove virus strikes HP printer drivers again

HP removes infected printer drivers from its Web site

Exchange Server 2007 emphasizes security

Microsoft's messaging server will be in final beta release by September

AMD matches Intel’s ante with four-core processors

Intel is set to raise AMD's ante by shipping four-core chips in mid-2007, so AMD is still in the main game with this move

Symantec ponders Internet ID management service

Chief evangelist cites solution to business and consumer fears about Web security

Net neutrality toll-road plan floated

The think tank's plan would allow provider- specific high-speed services, but would guarantee access without new fees

Portal pushing shareholders to accept Oracle bid

The company laid out more details Thursday of why the company's board decided to sell

Wall Street Beat: Novell hits rough waters

Novell may just not be picking the right battles to fight in the software arena, and is getting outflanked by competitors

F-Secure patches Web console bug

The bug affects the company's Web-based management console software

Q1 Labs Radar: SEM with an NBAD background

CSC wins US DOJ case-management contract

New system will allow DOJ's seven units to share information through common technologies and data standards

Skype, Vapps offer free conference calling

New Skype service creates free conference calling with up to 500 participants