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ICANN board approves VeriSign settlement

ICANN allows VeriSign to continue managing .com registry and roll out new services

Lenovo to ship Corel office suite on new PC line

Lenovo laptops and desktops to ship with Corel's productivity and small-business software

Oracle sets up embedded business unit in Asia

Oracle plans to develop embedded versions of its main software products

New RedBrowser Trojan first to target J2ME

Malware appears to be an interesting "proof of concept" program, but is not widespread

Windows Live services testing continues

Windows Live Local beta to include a new viewing feature called "street side"

Web search evolution vertical, say pundits

But vertical search engines no threat to traditional Web search providers

Customer upgrades to Vista no sure thing

Microsoft faces a variety of hurdles that could deter companies from opting for the new OS

SAP cofounder warns of relocation pending worker vote

Company declines to list potential locations

Update: AOL sues big phishing organizations

AOL files three lawsuits seeking $18 million from phishing 'gangs' that lure, scam Web users

US DOJ gets four pleas in Internet music crackdown

Four men plead guilty to offering songs before they were released

Entuity improves Eye of the Storm’s network vision

Version 4.5 offers greater control and broadens device support

Sun improves RFID software

Sun aims to make it easier for enterprises to deploy, administer RFID networks

Software AG unwraps SOA product suite

Crossvision suite aims to help enterprises move their IT systems to an SOA

Sony Ericsson unwraps 3.2-megapixel blogging phone

Sony Ericsson's new phones are integrated with Google's Blogger application

Oracle’s XE database exits beta later than expected

Oracle releases its low-end, free-of-charge database

Mobile phone sales reached record levels in 2005

Nokia and Motorola accounted for more than half of all sales in the fourth quarter

One-third of Chinese ‘Net users read blogs daily

The estimated 4 million blogs in China give users a way to express themselves more openly

Vodafone shows phone with VGA screen, face recognition

Security system authenticates that the face of the person trying to use the phone matches its pre-registered owner

India offers incentives for high-tech manufacturers

Absence of large-scale chip manufacturing has been a weak spot in India's high-tech development

Analyst: Still too early for e-commerce in China

China's Internet industry potential is great, but most of its affluent population has yet to get online

Li verdict shows Yahoo played key role, group says

Yahoo gave police information that led to the arrest and imprisonment of one of its Chinese users

China defends online gaming restrictions

GAPP regulations are meant to guide rather than restrict the industry, China says

EMC’s Tucci sees changes for storage in 2006

2006 Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium told the year "will be a tremendous year for consolidation"

Schwartz: Security to blame for Sun Grid stumble

Sun Grid was slated to go live early last year but logistical problems have caused Sun to push the project back

Microsoft remains mum on Origami as bloggers flap

Microsoft remains mum but blogs publish what they say are more details about the project

Update: Google Base will get e-commerce functions

Platform would allow buyers to purchase items using credit cards

Cisco closes Scientific-Atlanta acquisition

The acquisition fits into the company's plans to help consumers access multimedia content and share it around their homes

Why does IT need open source anyway?

Update: Group backs new identity manager tool

Project Higgins aims to make managing multiple Web accounts much simpler

Google Base will get e-commerce functions

Google makes it easier for people to buy items using their Google Accounts

IAC’s Diller bids adieu to Ask Jeeves’ ‘fat butler’

AskJeeves.com rebrands itself as Ask.com, adds new search tools

Update: MySQL buys company, hires noted database architect

MySQL strengthens its development team with acquisition of Netfrastructure

Vodafone lowers sales forecast, takes $49B charge

Vodafone now expects mobile phone revenue to grow about 5 percent in 2007

Activists warn of rerun of Euro software patent fight

Opponents say review of E.U.-wide general patent could lead to software patents

IBM-led group backs new identity manager tool

Project aims to give users control over how passwords, financial details are shared across Web sites

Actional enhances SOA management platform

'Business process visibility,' finding of rogue services are among the improvements

IT’s seat at outsourcing table

Google’s Web page creation tool is back

Google Page Creator is once again accessible

Ask Jeeves to unveil improvements, new brand

Renamed search engine drops the Jeeves butler, unveils redesigned home page with new services

HP integrates Peregrine software into OpenView

Combination of software enables monitoring of software, PCs, and mainframes

Sybase upgrades RFID software

Sypbase software helps enterprises analyze and integrate data collected using RFID

Six Vista editions official following leak

Four flavors of Microsoft's new OS are aimed at consumers and two security-enhanced versions at the enterprise

AOL hops back into business IM

AIM Pro, developed with WebEx, delivers security and directory integration

Product Previews

Fluke Networks brings greater visibility to VoIP, Tandberg offers video on the go, Tivoli ID Manager slims down for SMBs, an honest look at the supply chain

Software AG enters SOA fray

Registry and repository are key to company's integrated Crossvision suite

Ensure proper version control for serialized objects

Java serialization and version control for release compatibility

Does open source matter?

Open source community coming to terms with realities of software business

Get the most out of Maven 2 site generation

Steps for creating a Maven-based Website

Wall Street Beat: Warnings go up for some IT leaders

Warning lights flashed on Wall Street this week for several IT leaders

Auditor loses thousands of McAfee employees’ data

Backup CD containing names, social security numbers and information on stock holdings left on a plane