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Red Hat as bloated as IBM

U.S. needs lesson from China on technology

An American living abroad argues technology in the U.S. resembles that of a developing nation

Chinese researcher fakes chip development

Dean of Shanghai microelectronics school fired for faking the development of DSPs

China’s Taobao pitches for big business

Popular auction site aims to become an online storefront for large manufacturers, retailers

NEC, Mitsubishi link quantum encryption networks

New method marks important step on the road to commercial use of quantum cryptography

Google shareholders address China controversy

Amnesty International takes execs to task over decision to censor search results in China

Florida theater chain hit by virus

Hackers attack affects online ticket-buying in the southeastern U.S.

Ballmer: Microsoft not aiming at Google

CEO downplays rivalry with Google, says Microsoft is more focused on luring ad revenue

Philadelphia city council OKs Wi-Fi plan

The council unanimously approved the deal, under which Internet service provider EarthLink will pay for the network and operate it at no cost to the city

Teleworking can slow bird flu, lawmakers told

In addition to a flu pandemic that could last as long as 18 months, teleworking can help the government continue operations in other emergencies, groups say

IBM harmonizes Notes-SAP links to fend off Duet

The functionality IBM is offering in Notes Access for SAP Solutions matches up with what Microsoft and SAP recently laid out for Duet, the company said

Sun’s jMaki does mix-and-match AJAX widgets

The company unveiled the technology and two Web portals at the AJAX Experience conference on Thursday

Wall Street Beat: Dell loses its edge

The core problem is that Dell has lost its edge in logistical controls as demand has weakened for PCs

CA extends tape encryption to mainframes

CA's BrightStor Tape Encryption tool encrypts data as it is written to standard label z/OS tapes, without requiring changes to job control language or apps, it said

Oracle to boost AJAX, Java

Oracle will submit its AJAX render kit, and announce a reference implementation of the Java Persistence Architecture at next week’s JavaOne conference

Cisco brings fresh blood to Linksys

Polaroid exec J. Michael Pocock joins Linksys as senior vice president and general manager, and founders Victor and Janie Tsao will build business links in China

RIM to launch BlackBerry in China

The launch follows China Unicom, which debuted its RedBerry push e-mail service in April

App checks for Google bans

Clusters, beer and Oliver Rist

Cybercime bill inadequate, cries consumer advocate

Bill fails to give consumers tools to guard against ID theft, group claims

Nokia injects security services into new appliance

The Nokia IP390 Firewall/VPN includes unified threat management features

French copyright bill gives Apple a break

Amended bill opens a loophole allowing companies to keep their DRM technology secret

Tomorrow’s desktop, downside to open source, and IT dashboards

UTStarcom’s CEO bows out amidst accounting mess

Hong Lu is the second senior UTStarcom exec to step down in recent months

Ericsson CEO sketches strategy for growth

Ericsson is investing $639 million per year in R&D for next-generation networks

ICANN nixes .xxx domain names

Internet regulatory body votes against top-level domain for adult-oriented sites

Adobe aims to ease AJAX programming

The company will offer a free pre-release version of Spry , an AJAX framework geared toward Web designers

Update: Google dives deeper into vertical, social searches

In social bookmarking and vertical search, Google launched a test version of Co-op, which lets users put labels on Web pages about subjects on which they are experts

Cisco, Fujitsu collaborate on data centers

Cisco will work with Fujitsu Siemens on combined data center computing and storage systems, at first for Europeaand the Asia-Pacific region

Gosling: Java source code already available

The current model for Java is close to an open source model, the technology’s father said

Laws won’t stop cybercriminals, say experts

Instead of waiting for Congress to act, businesses should demand more secure IT products, one leading security expert said

Google Press Day webcast

FTC settles data security case

Settlement calls for real-estate firm NHC to improve its information security practices and submit to audits

Yahoo and Telemundo fuse Hispanic portals

Companies aim to attract more users, advertisers in growing market for U.S. Hispanics

CA loses its CTO

CA key exec Mark Barrenechea makes surprise move into the venture capital world

Cisco finds cutting edge in Eastern Europe

Cisco VP discusses how enterprises in the region are 'leapfrogging' older technologies

Novell pitches alternative to Microsoft desktop

Novell Open Workgroup Suite repackages open-source apps, tools under lower licensing fees

Update: UK judge approves hacker’s extradition to US

British man allegedly caused $700,000 in damage hacking into U.S. military computers

Vista problems may ripen desktop Linux

India to set up data security watchdog

Organization will focus on data security and privacy practices in India's call center and BPO industries

Cisco posts revenue, profit gains for Q3

Cisco's business grew in the U.S. and emerging markets

Eclipse effort eyes server-side apps

Plug-and-play functionality sought

LSI, IBM expand midrange storage

Adoption of 4Gbps storage systems, which can enhance applications like streaming video and improve scalability, is still in the early stages

Symantec releases free version of Storage Foundation

Veritas Storage Foundation Basic was unveiled on Tuesday in conjunction with the Symantec Vision 2006 conference

HP rolls out five business notebooks

New ultralight, cellular-connected models sound out HP's mobility push

VOIP over cellular: read the fine print

T-Mobile International is among the first companies to ban the use of VOIP service over its networks

Everest aims at NetSuite with on-demand move

Business applications vendors of all sizes are experimenting with the hosted software model pioneered by NetSuite and Salesforce.com

Web services addressing specification is approved

W3C signs off on technology for addressing objects

Cisco, T-Systems tap RFID for logistics, retail

Companies to jointly build RFID systems

Dell to fall short of Q1 goal

Hardware maker to miss profit forecast, just match lowest reveune estimate