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Can’t we just keep it simple?

Use SOAs to add real value, not complexity, to Java enterprise applications

Alachisoft polishes tool for .Net object-to-relational mapping

TierDeveloper 5.1 slashes development time by 50 percent, company claims

Update: Microsoft shuts down Chinese blogger’s site

Move raises questions about how far Microsoft should go to abide by laws used to curtail free speech

Microsoft defends its WMF response

Countering criticisms of foot-dragging, Redmond asserts employees have worked on fix 'round the clock

CES: Yahoo’s Semel launches Go service

Service connects users to all of their Yahoo Internet-based services through multiple devices

Verizon and MCI close merger

Michael Capellas, former president and CEO of MCI, will leave the business

SOA going the distance

AOL could pay out $25M in proposed consumer settlement

Suit alleges AOL wrongfully billed consumers

RIM legal woes jumpstart wireless e-mail alternatives

Deployment warnings and an uncertain legal outcome may force IT to embrace BlackBerry's competitors

EMC to cut 1,000 jobs, but company will grow in size

Storage company will continue hiring staff to fuel its R&D efforts

Microsoft exec explains early WMF patch

Interview: Director of Microsoft Security Response Center discusses concerns about the WMF issue

Eyes on EMC’s Grid Computing Efforts in ’06

Which is the most innovative country in Europe?

European Commission measures nations' standings in technology exports, innovation, R&D, and broadband usage

CES show fuels digital media revolution

Vendors bringing interoperable digital media devices into the mainstream

Gateway, Fujitsu unveil new Centrino Duo notebooks

Gateway also announces plans for a high-performance PC using Intel's Viiv technology

Software can translate Yahoo IMs on the fly

Open source tool aims to facilitate communication among colleagues around the globe

Schwartz: Sun to break out software revenue

Move may reveal how much revenue Sun derives from its Java technology

Wall Street Beat: M&A news kicks off new year

CA starts off the year with the acquisition of Wily and buyout rumors swirl around CSC

Panasonic shows laptop fuel cell

Panasonic's DMFC can power a computer for about 20 hours

Microsoft tuning Windows Live for digital media

Services portal plan emerges

Microsoft releases WMF patch

Company was facing "strong consumer sentiment" for early fix

EMC getting more serious about grids

Company buys technology from Acxiom

Update: Infor to buy asset tracking apps vendor

ERP portfolio is boosted

Web site publishes stored P-to-P photos

Fitography.com posts pictures stored in shared folders

Update: CA to acquire Wily for $375 million cash

Deal will extend CA's lineup of management software

Update: Google Analytics still off-limits to new users

Google expects to resume sign-ups for the service 'soon'

The Celtic Tiger roars again

Ireland reports 2005 was best year ever for foreign investment from high-tech companies

Ballmer and Gates take on CES

Interview: Microsoft execs explain the software giant's new emphasis on Internet services

HP and Blackstone may bid for CSC, report says

Talks to buy the outsourcing company are at a preliminary stage

Netgear, Skype developing Wi-Fi phone

Partnership enables Skype users to make calls anywhere they can get a Wi-Fi connection

Update: HP readies EV-DO notebook with Verizon

Vendor follows trend toward putting built-in cellular network capability in notebooks

Gates shares his vision of the digital lifestyle

Gates shows off gadgets, software that let users access customized digital media any time, anywhere

Microsoft adapts Python language for .Net

IronPython integrates open-source Python programming language and CLR for .Net

Palm’s Windows-based Treo to be available Thursday

Treo 700w is the first version to run Windows Mobile and support CDMA2000

Gates to show off Vista, new gadgets at CES

Microsoft positioning itself to lead in fiercely competitive mobile digital media market

McAfee tip line part of SEC settlement

Company to pay $50 million and set up anonymous "ethics hotline" for reporting unlawful behavior

Java, .Net get boosts

Multiple themes cited for Java upgrade; Microsoft backs Python language

D-Link to ship antivirus appliance for home office

SecureSpot device makes it easier to protect PCs from viruses, spam and spyware

Philips joins partners for VoIP, HD televisions

Philips, Microsoft to launch VoIP product incorporating Microsoft's MSN portal and MSN Messenger

U.S. officials stress information sharing

Government 2006 conference at CES says data integration among agencies is still inefficient

Inventor group questions patent reform push

Small inventors say proposed changes will make it easy for large companies to ignore patents

Intel formally unveils host of new chips

Pricing and branding released for dual-core mobile Yonah processors, others

Oracle leaves technology trade group

Political motive may have been a factor

Disk drives, a thing of the past?

Attempts to exploit WMF vulnerability by IM multiply

Researchers have found over 70 variations on IMs attempting to exploit the WMF flaw

Next Sober worm on the way

Next attack expected Jan. 5, but security experts believe Sober hacker may choose to lay low

New HP products aim for multimedia mesh

Host of new TV, laptop PC, and cameras aim to ease sharing of content between devices and Internet

Update: AMD gets a new Chinese PC partner

China's top 3 PC makers now using AMD processors

PC maker Mirus offers Linux PC line

Mirus teams with Linspire to offer Linux-based desktops starting at $299

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