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SAP: U.S. the growth driver

The company's CEO also responds to IBM takeover rumors

Infosys takes Citicorp’s BPO stake

Indian outsourcer assumes Citicorp's portion of Progeon

Storge sales drive EMC revenue up

Profits, hit by stock expenses, are flat

Online advertising undergoes ‘tremendous’ growth

Spending on Internet ads up 30 percent

Network World face-off on app-aware networks raises interesting questions

Update: Nokia, Qualcomm squabble over CDMA license

Nokia unable to sell 3G phones without access to Qualcomm's CDMA patents

LCD prices drop with new plants, weak demand

Falling prices the screens should lead to bargains for new monitors, laptops and LCD-TVs this year

Strong phone sales boost Nokia profits

Nokia reports Q1 net profit of $1.27 billion

Unpatched holes in OS X?

Tom Ferris, aka "badpack3t" has been spending time looking for security holes in OS X applications. Surprise. Surprise. He found some.

Linux fix allows benign bug to operate

Intel profit falls steeply

Intel blames slump in PC growth for its 5 percent decline in revenue

Sun’s 1.8GHz UltraSparc delayed to next quarter

Sun just now catching up with demand for the 1.5GHz version of the chip

Linux vendors rally behind desktop standard

Non-profit group set to release new Linux standard next week

Linux kernel patch ‘fixes’ cross-platform bug

Linus Torvalds said there are a couple of reasons why his fix doesn't really help the bad guys. First, he disputed the idea that Virus.Linux.Bi is actually a virus

Near Field Communication goes commercial

NFC, which evolved from RFID and interconnection technologies, enables any two devices within centimeters to connect and exchange information

Verizon Business dashboard to keep tabs on services

Verizon will next month offer a single application that can show condition of the network and the status of trouble tickets, for example

OECD urges more international cooperation on spam

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has praised the report

Next compliance headache: toxics

Besides a written policy, CIOs should perform due diligence on third-party disposal vendors to ensure they can certify what happens to equipment once hauled away

US tech trade deficit wider than expected

In 2005, the U.S. imported $96 billion more worth of tech goods then it exported, more than double the $40 billion deficit in 1999

Philips launches electrowetting display startup

Liquavista BV will commercialize electrowetting technology, which can be used to make extremely bright and energy-efficient displays

Oracle: Open source brings new customers

The company's president also echoed comments made by CEO Larry Ellison this week it had considered buying Red Hat and Novell

Group: Yahoo help led to third dissident’s arrest

Reporters Without Borders said Wednesday Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) is noted in court verdict documents for supplying email account information for a third convicted cyber-dissident in China

Yahoo mulls free Wi-Fi for its IM users

The Wi-Fi access would also have a fee-based option for users who want to do more than instant messaging

Dell’s own brand of alchemy

Boot Camp does Linux

Microsoft, IBM seek to entice beginning developers

Visual Studio 2005 Express products to stay free

Fujitsu adds new life to Lifebook lineup

By the end of 2006, the company will use multicore designs in 70 percent of its processors for performance notebooks and desktops

Venture capital firm trumps Sage’s offer for Visma

HG Capital offers $674M for business-management software vendor

HP eases Linux management on blades

New software makes it easier to deploy, monitor HP BladeSystem servers in a Linux environment

Applied Materials to hire 500 for China R&D center

New center in China is aimed at developing chip manufacturing technology

Microsoft ships SQL Server 2005 Service Pack

First service pack for SQL Server 2005 fixes dozens of bugs and adds several new features

Motorola posts record high Q1 sales

Motorola shipments of mobile phones surpass all previous quarters

Google gathers apps into OneBox

Update: Software, microelectronics drive IBM profit

Net income for the quarter was $1.7 billion

Update: Yahoo’s revenue up 34 percent in Q1

The Web giant ended the quarter with $1.57 billion in revenue

China’s President dines with Bill Gates

President Hu assures Gates of China's commitment to protecting IP rights

Samsung develops 2GB memory card

New 2GB MMCmicro card will be available for use in mobile phones later this year

Google upgrades enterprise search

Search giant also unveils new version of Google Mini for SMBs

Google unveils enterprise applications search with big-name backing

Google OneBox for Enterprise will allow Google Search Appliances to find and present business data from applications by Oracle, Cisco Systems, Salesforce.com, SAS and Cognos

AT&T, Akimbo ink deal for video over DSL

The telecom giant will broadcast Akimbo's video content as part of its Homezone service

Mercury: AJAX has its drawbacks

Oracle releases password security tool

The password scanner is a SQL script that scans the database and then prints out the names of these well-known accounts if they are unlocked

Telecommuting security concerns grow

As working from home grows, IT managers say ensuring each telecommuter's PC keeps pace with office security guidelines is critical but not there yet

Update: Oracle plugs critical DB, app security holes

Several vulnerabilities are 'significant' and users should patch their software as soon as possible, experts urge

Microsoft to unveil upgraded patch management software

A new system will give customers an improved view of how their patch deployments are rolling out

Microsoft’s Sender ID to get Postmaster push at e-mail conference

MSN Postmaster Services provides information, best practices and tools for helping ISPs better manage their e-mail infrastructure for serving MSN and Windows Live mail users

Yahoo buys bulk of digital video recording firm

The technology acquisition seems intended to bolster the TV component of the Yahoo Go initiative to provide the company's online services via multiple devices

Motorola buy to boost next-generation wireless

With the Orthogon acquisition, Motorola aims to enhance its wireless capability and extend its broadband service to include WiMax

Telecom, media companies protest EU plan

EU proposal to regulate Internet TV and other new media services creates an uproar

Cisco invests in Saudi Arabia

Cisco will spend $265M helping Saudi Arabia become a 'connected kingdom'