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Update: eBay beats expectations with strong Q4 results

Net revenue increases 42 percent

Windows Wi-Fi “anomaly” downplayed by Microsoft

Problem could lure users to malicious network

Update – Legislation would prohibit sale of phone call logs

Bill would make it a felony to steal and sell landline, VOIP and mobile phone records

IEEE 802.11n spec set for first draft vote

Wi-Fi products at 100Mbps throughput should be shipping by midyear

Microsoft updates software for call centers

Offering boosts communication options

Consumer groups push for net neutrality rules

Organizations react to telcos plans to slow access to some content

Microsoft to offer production-ready Vista technologies

Microsoft releases 'Go-Live' versions of Web services, workflow software

Google, Venter mum on collaboration reports

Book claims Google and genome sequencer started collaborating on genetics research in early 2005

Analyst: No effect from tardy XP service pack

Unlikely the release of SP3 was changed to manipulate users' adoption plans for Vista

What is vertical search?

Vertical search engines aim at people interested in a particular area and enable ad companies to target very focused audiences

BMC, XOsoft agreement likely to lead to future deals

BMC will bundle XOsoft's WANSync with its own SQL-BackTrack backup software

India’s NASSCOM launches employee registry

National Skills Registry aims to strengthen security in Indian IT and BPO

India’s Wipro posts strong growth in revenue, profits

Outsourcing company added 5,189 employees in its export business during the quarter

STMicro, Veredus develop lab-on-chip test for bird flu

'Lab on a chip' will be able to identify lethal virus strain in the field in about an hour

Why a paper ticket if an SMS will do?

New mobile phone ticketing technology could soon make paper-based tickets obsolete

PC memory prices rise as gadget memory prices drop

PCs might become more expensive but bargains will be found in range of consumer electronics

Adjustments to standard hold up WiMax certification

WiMax Forum will provide update on product certification Thursday at wireless symposium

LANDesk acquires BMP technologies

Systems management vendor moving into BPM by acquiring the assets of NewRoad Software

Update: Slow desktop chip sales hit Intel Q4

Desktop processor unit shipments were lower than expected

Update: IBM shows higher 2005 profit but flat sales

Big Blue reports declining revenue compared to periods in the prior year

Data management on the Grid, and the Grid FTP standard

Oracle releases quarterly security patches

Update addresses 37 vulnerabilities in database software and some in server products

Google Talk now interoperable with XMPP networks

Update: Google buys radio ad provider

Google will pay $102 million in cash for dMarc Broadcasting

Benioff: Salesforce.com can support ‘business Web’

The company's AppExchange aims to be the eBay of enterprise applications

Users: Mac OS on commodity hardware more useful than Windows on the Mac

Carriers may give some ‘Net services an edge

Consumers and nonpreferred players could lose out

TI to help carriers tune VoIP

Piqua helps service providers monitor services, devices, and networks to improve VoIP quality

Cisco diving into consumer electronics

Cisco reportedly to sell radios, phones, and home theater systems through its Linksys division

Innovation is global, says Microsoft executive

Interview: Senior VP of Microsoft Research Rick Rashid discusses the globalization of R&D

Penguin Computing taps former HP nonstop server exec

Penguin hopes to catch the coming wave of demand for high-performance Linux clustering

Cost, data protection concerns hamper UK ID card bill

National ID card program faces opposition from legislators

Centeris releases Likewise Management Suite 1.0

Startup addresses problem of managing Linux servers in a Windows environment

IBM making more blade moves in retail space

Bundle is aimed at large retailers

Banks to face no charges over India data theft incident

UK Commissioner's Office concludes that security policies at Indian call centers were sufficient

Microsoft unveils new Exchange migration tools

Microsoft unveils tools to move customers from IBM Lotus Notes/Domino Server to Exchange Server

Windows Vista has WMF problem, too

Microsoft explains its WMF decision

Exec refutes speculation that WMF security bug was an intentional 'back door' created by Microsoft

New GPL takes shots at patents, DRM

Major revision to software license will change the terms under which open-source software is used

Seagate shipping 160GB laptop drive

Seagate offers its first laptop drive to use perpendicular data recording

Microsoft offers discount for Small Business Accounting

Microsoft announces $100 discount and one year of free support for 2006 software

EU move prompts fresh fears about software patents

Earlier initiative to patent software was blocked last year

Symantec updates DeepSight service

New version of threat management system is less expensive and easier to use

HP expands partnership with JBoss

HP will support the open-source vendor's entire suite of enterprise middleware

Opera, Bytemobile speed up wireless surfing

Opera Mobile browsers will be compatible with Bytemobile's Optimization Services platform

Oracle packages middleware as SOA suite

Fusion products feature common install

SOA governance steps into the spotlight

Mercury's Systinet buy illustrates growing requirement for SOA policy planning

Product previews

SPI Dynamics consolidates security assessment, SPSS tunes Clementine for business ops, Password Vault tackles service accounts, JotSpot puts the Wiki to Excel

Macs get Intel inside

New computers run three to four times faster than PowerPC models

Data theft hits the Bahamas

Trouble in paradise, as database break-in exposes resort guests' personal information