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Qualcomm samples first 65nm 3G chips

Delivery of these first chips from TSMC comes two months ahead of schedule

NetSuite 11.0 adds deeper support for Ajax

Latest NetSuite comes in two vertical editions, includes new scripting language

Google, Earthlink tapped for SF Wi-Fi network

San Francisco is pushing wireless in hopes of generating economic activity

Microsoft launches Linux site

Redmond offers users help in getting Windows and Linux to interoperate

When starting a new branch office, don’t forget the wiring

Remote administration won't take you far if you can't keep the packets flowing

Microsoft eyes “people-ready” software

Role-based Office versions also touted

Africa’s Zamtel to lay international cable

Zamtel's fiber-optic network will be connected to the cable ship Nexus (CS Nexus) intercontinental cable that runs under the Indian Ocean from South Africa to Sudan

SIIA antipiracy report highlights successes

It is expected the initial survey will increase interest in the rewards program

Agassi: SAP undaunted by Oracle

Executive also touts NetWeaver, ESA strategies

Senator questions FBI over ChoicePoint contract

Senator Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, blasted the DOJ and its FBI division for a recent five-year, $12 million contract for ChoicePoint to provide it investigative analysis software

Microsoft to beta-test Speech Server 2007 next month

The company said the software will focus on making building speech applications easier and ensuring a satisfying user experience

Africans eye Net as business tool, study says

Businesses are increasingly looking at how the Internet fits into their plans for growth, the study found

Dell CTO: Virtualization can set Linux free

Kettler says virtualization opens up opportunities for unique applications and environments to reside on a single platform

How Apple’s Boot Camp (XP on Mac) works

McAfee buys SiteAdvisor

McAfee will help boost the SiteAdvisor user base and speed up the company's software development, it says

Vendors offer mobile ease of use

Vendors demonstrate technologies to improve mobile services

Enterprises gain mobile management options

Vendors at the CTIA Wireless trade show offer products to manage, secure mobile devices

Update: Apple puts Windows XP on the Mac

'Boot Camp' beta lets users choose between the two OSes at start-up time

Update: Apple v. Apple closing arguments focus on timing

Judge will issue his ruling toward the end of the month

SugarCRM offers support to open-source users

Sugar Network support bundle includes plug-ins for Outlook and Word

Alcatel removes obstacle to Lucent merger

Alcatel hands over satellites to Thales ahead of Lucent deal

Air France to offer onboard mobile phone service

OnAir technology to provide telephony, e-mail, and Web surfing to Air France passengers

Corel files for IPO

SEC filing shows company revenue was up 2.5 percent over last year

DDR demand remains strong

Intel is 'flooding' motherboard makers with aggressive selling off of its 865G chip sets

W3C to open Beijing office

Consortium hopes to improve cooperation with Chinese Internet companies

Is the open source sky falling?

Socialtext unveils wiki platform for mobile devices

Startup extends wiki use to mobile phones and other wireless devices

Yahoo, BlackBerry plan tighter integration

Companies will enhance the way Yahoo services are delivered to BlackBerry devices

Verizon launches secure IM service

Hosted Secure IM Service provides protection against worms, viruses, and 'spim'

NEC, EMC to jointly develop storage products

Companies will develop products based on the Storage Bridge Bay technology

New York sues vendor for spyware

Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's lawsuit asks the court to bar the firm from installing any more spyware or sending ads through existing spyware, and to assign monetary damages

Oracle exec says PeopleSoft, Siebel customers happy

Thomas Kurian says renewal rates since the acquisitions were higher than in the previous year

Symantec reorganizes, names new CTO

These changes are part of the company's efforts to manage its 2005 acquisition of Veritas Software

Microsoft taps partners for Office Live applications

The company is working with several partners developing applications for Office Live using SharePoint Services and Access

Ingres software appliance slated

Company CTO believes the software appliance will make it easier for users to virtualize database instances on Linux

Network Solutions knocked down again

A network list used by network operators indicated the company may have had an issue at a data center

Mercora rides online radio wave to 2.0

New features promote social interaction among its users

Flextronics to invest in Indian fab project

The new factory is scheduled to start operations by the end of July

Former Oracle president: Software landscape has changed

Ray Lane cites issues, opportunities

Portland Project ties together Gnome, KDE

Software ties Linux desktops together so developers won't have to choose between interfaces

Database experiment reveals Darwin’s inspiration

Project credits Darwin's mentor

Intel pitches 65nm flash chip for mobile phone memory

'Capulet' chip allows designers to store 1Gb of data on a single layer

Security fears, cost delay mobile deployments at work

One in five organizations have sustained financial losses due to attack on mobile data platforms

Music industry sues 2,000 uploaders in Europe

IFPI is using court injunctions to have file sharers' Internet access cut off

Microsoft-led group promotes life sciences, Office 2007

Alliance promotes bio-medical research and encourage users to upgrade to next version of Office

Why Linux is the preferred OS for Grid …

Virgin Mobile accepts NTL’s bid

UK cable TV operator buys Virgin Mobile for $1.67 billion

Samsung moves 1Gb flash to advanced production process

Advanced 70-nm production process helping fuel rapid growth in flash memory use

Podcasts to be banned during Singapore election

Government minister also cautions bloggers about discussing politics

NTT DoCoMo to push phone credit card service

Service that lets users make credit purchases with their mobile phones to launch this month