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IT security top concern for fed CIOs

Chiefs want more mature IT security tools

MIT researchers extend computer life without batteries

The approach is several years away from being used in portable computers, but is already used for backup power in many small consumer products

Intel seeks efficiency with dual-core design

New chips combines the energy efficiency of the Pentium M and Core Duo processors with the high performance of Pentium 4 and Xeon

Oasis to push OpenDocument adoption

OASIS is developing the XML file format that promises more choices of office software to users

Apptimum buy to ease Windows migrations

Apptimum's Alohabob PC Relocator tool allows users to transfer applications to new machines without having to reinstall them

IBM gets closer to Cognos with global SOA alliance

Companies will work to integrate IBM middleware with Cognos BI applications

T-Mobile to stream 20 World Cup soccer games

Customers with phones using high-speed connections will also receive game highlights, expert discussions

IBM sets up SOA hub in India

Big Blue to invest $200 million a year to develop and market replicable components

Blinkx revamps search application

Blinkx's free search application will now be called Pico

NetCustomer offers support to PeopleSoft customers

Company also plans to add support for users of applications from SAP

Yahoo readies new and improved online services APIs

Yahoo continues to open up its online services to Web developers

Browser with the most bugs: Firefox or IE?

China’s NPC delegates start blogging for the masses

Delegates to China's Congress tap into medium soaring in popularity among Chinese 'Net users

China malware increasing, Symantec says

The malware coming from China rose 153 percent in the last six months of 2005

Symantec adjusts browser bug count

Threat Report causes stir among Firefox fans who consider their browser more secure than IE

MacBook Pro in single-core mode, x86 power management

Six Apart takes blogs to work

Six Apart launches two new business-class blog offerings

Researcher hacks Microsoft Fingerprint Reader

The fingerprint image could either be used to break into a PC or simply be stolen by attackers, researcher warns

Cassatt unveils Java server virtualization software

The company's Collage software creates a virtual pool of application resources and matches up applications to resources as needed based on service-level agreements

Sun Labs readies kits for sensor development

Sun SPOT could pave the way for small sensors to be used in everything from medicine to package-delivery monitoring

Sun blames US department concerns for grid delay

The State Department's worries and other issues caused it to delay its unveiling and change the original plan

Convergence of voice and enterprise apps on call

Cisco partners with Citrix, Microsoft to bring IM-like presence and click-to-call capabilities to their hosted and desktop applications

Survey: More U.S. gov’t employees teleworking

Federal employees with the option to telecommute were found to be happier with their jobs

BMC filling out SMB strategy

BMC's suite brings together systems management, service management and identity management

Critics question AT&T deal’s impact

Large businesses will find it harder to split up their telecom and data contracts among multiple vendors, one analyst said

Atempo acquires Storactive

The move will help Storactive expand its reach into the data recovery market

EMC rolls out new NAS devices, software

The company also said it had teamed up with industry giants to drive standardization in the low-end external storage

IGEL to show off new Windows XPe clients

Company also plans to announce software for managing a network of its thin clients

Salesforce.com unleashes Unlimited

New version increases customization capability tenfold

Security in the spotlight at Cebit

Vendors will show off solutions for protecting handhelds, VoIP, networks, and paper documents

AT&T swallows BellSouth

Vodafone in talks to sell struggling Japan unit

Vodafone discussing with Softbank the sale of a controlling interest in Vodafone Japan

SAP staff go to court over workers’ council

Union employees turn to courts to establish workers' council that majority of SAP staff voted against

Samsung plans 8GB HDD cell phone

Windows Mobile-based cell phone will launch in second half of 2006

Cisco unifies IP Communications products

Cisco bundles range of products covering voice, e-mail, text, collaboration, and videoconferencing

Microsoft updates point-of-service software

Microsoft adds features to WEPOS that make it easier to integrate peripheral devices

AT&T to buy BellSouth in $67 billion deal

Deal is expected to close within the next 12 months

AOL opens AIM service to external developers

AOL aims to speed up the development of AIM plug-ins, features with Open initiative

AMD boosts Opteron speed with new dual-core models

AMD boosts dual-core speed to 2.6GHz with its three additions to Opteron family

Six Vistas: an IT nightmare?

Microsoft's plan to release six or more versions of its forthcoming OS could break the backs of IT administrators

Product Previews

Near-Time gets up close to blogs and wikis; Symantec tackles threats at the gateway; peering into the network storm; Optovia boosts disaster recovery

Security in the spotlight at CeBIT

Annual trade show features security products for VoIP, handhelds, printing

AOL’s certified e-mail plan sparks furor

Alliance of organizations set to fight plan to quarter-cent charge per e-mail

BEA nabs red-hot BPM player

Acquisition of Fuego will add business process management fuel to SOA

Update: Java FTP libraries benchmarked

Find out which library best suits your needs

Bridge the gap between Struts and Hibernate

Extend Struts for a more object-oriented relationship with Hibernate

Borland: Interest, but no buyer for tools line

Marketing VP discusses Borland's future in the ALM market

Update: Shutdown avoided as BlackBerry dispute settled

BlackBerry users have expressed relief at the $612.5 million settlement and annoyance at the lawsuit

Intel could launch new dual-core processors by June

Dempsey and Woodcrest are dual-core Xeon processors that will replace the current line of Paxville chips

EBay patent showdown heads to Supreme Court

Court will hear how much discretion a judge should have in issuing a patent injunction on March 29