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IBM acquisition enhances virtualization, Tivoli

IBM buys Rembo to bolster its management tools and virtualization offerings

Skype grows harder to block

Growth in Skype's user base makes it less likely telecom operators will be able to block the VOIP service

BEA dispels misconceptions about middleware

Company also teams up with Interface21 to back the Spring framework

China looks to open-source community for advice

Government-backed think tank will help form policy ideas to promote open-source software

SAP’s ESA strategy is on track

CEO Kagermann makes the case for SAP's transition to technology powered by Web services

Fujitsu puts RFID tags through the wringer

RFID tag can survive being washed, ironed, and pressed at least 100 times

SAP releases BI accelerator

Engine brings SAP closer to 'Holy Grail' of providing analytics to the masses, Agassi says

Another chip maker quits the DRAM business

Low prices, stiff competition send DRAM makers looking for more profitable chips to produce

A PBX appliance, MacBook price parity, and SOA 2.0

Hotmail problems persist in China

Microsoft's e-mail service has been inaccessible to many Chinese users for more than two weeks

MIT’s $100 laptop sputters along

Project is running late, costs are edging up, and governments have yet to place any orders

Developers hold key to Sun’s future

Developers love free, and they drive the adoption of new technology in the enterprise, Sun CEO says

Sun woos developers to the grid

Sun offers free CPU hours and announces contest to encourage Sun Grid-enabled apps

SAP launches on-demand CRM, ERP upgrade

The new CRM suite will include SAP's new sales and marketing on-demand applications, while the ERP upgrade offers more than 300 enhancements

Symantec client to do network policy, security policework

Hamlet will have antivirus and firewall capabilities and will also include behavior-based, malware-blocking technology

The next Yahoo: social search, user content

In a meeting with financial analysts about what's next for Yahoo, company executives said it will incorporate user contributions, and extending its reach beyond the PC

Make way for SOA 2.0

Oracle, Gartner talk up the next-generation version of SOA

SAP to launch $125M fund for NetWeaver

The fund is a way of establishing a closer engagement with a limited number of independent software vendors, the company's CEO said

MacBook: price parity a first?

Apple’s svelte MacBook arrives in business black

The company’s latest Intel-upgraded notebook may come in black and white but the new MacBook makes enterprise buying decisions the furthest from those contrasts in years

SAP buys its way into on-demand SRM

Applications stalwart scoops up Frictionless Commerce

Update: Gates gets down to business with Microsoft search

Office SharePoint Server 2007 will peer deep into workers' computers, building profiles of what it finds so other employees can find out what those employees know

Peering brings IP services to wider audience

Companies are offering services that let VOIP providers connect to each other directly to route calls

Java: It’s not just for Java anymore

Nortel proving out virtual mash-ups on the Grid

Oracle lures SAP customers with R/3 support

Oracle claims its support services could cost 55 percent less than what SAP charges customers

New: Google Web Toolkit. Build AJAX apps in Java!

Google released a new Web Toolkit that let's you code AJAX applications in Java.

Security is all about implementation

Enterprises are not using the available technologies to secure VOIP, experts say

TSMC advances to mass production of 65nm chips

Cutting edge technology reduces battery drain in devices and cuts costs

Plantronics debuts VOIP headset

Plantronics' new Bluetooth headset is optimized for VOIP

AMD challenges Intel with notebook chip

AMD launches new line of Turion mobile processors

SAP gives compliance dedicated unit

New unit will develop technology to help companies meet growing compliance requirements

Alfresco open sources content management

Enterprise edition of Alfresco 1.3 is now completely open source

Notebook sales help drive HP net income to $1.5B

HP reports solid quarter results, picks up market share from Dell

Developers first, money later, says Sun’s CEO

Giving away products for free may well be the key to Sun's future financial success, says Schwartz

Make way for SOA 2.0

Oracle, Gartner talk up the next-generation version of SOA

Sun lays out Java road maps

Project Semplice, one dot on the map, will enable Visual Basic developers to use Java

Microsoft’s map mash-up

IBM to adopt ODF for Lotus Notes

Version in fall will embed ODF-enabled version of OpenOffice

Sun releases Java EE 5, promises openness

Over the years, the company has open sourced many Java components, but has stopped short of opening up the core Java specifications

Update: Motorola Q set to take on BlackBerry

The Q's weak point is Microsoft, a recent entrant to the world of push e-mail, one analyst said

Microsoft, Dell push FCC for access to unused TV spectrum

They want to build new wireless Internet devices that would locate unused spectrum designated for television use, but they can't start designing the devices because of a lack of direction from the FCC

EBay patent ruling gets mixed reviews

Courts can still issue injunctions, and the major threat of multimillion-dollar damage awards still exists, one patent lawyer says

SAP broadens customer base

The company continued its assault on the small and midsize business market at its Sapphire customer event Tuesday

Sprint to sell new EVDO-Palm OS Treo this month

Sprint plans to sell a bundle of services to business customers who also want consumer options like social connections, entertainment and news

Sun makes big open-source moves

The company will release Java portal server and development tools, and says open sourcing Java is only a matter of how

SAP stresses master-data management

Agassi says companies looking to consolidate IT resources must first define a list of master data

VON: ‘V’ is not just for voice anymore

IP networks are increasingly carrying a wider array of services

Gates outlines SharePoint strategy, hammers IBM

Microsoft anoints SharePoint Server 2007 as key to its collaboration future

FBI agent recounts outsourcing horror story

Vendor finds NDAs of little use when prosecuting alleged thief in India