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NEC develops e-mail-initiated VPN system

System lets remote user access all devices, services available to them in the office

NEC develops razor-thin battery

Flexible battery is less than a millimeter thick and can be charged in half a minute

New satellite service offers alternative to 3G roaming

Inmarsat service provide voice, broadband data services simultaneously through portable device

BEA lays out roadmap to unify its portal products

BEA plans to unite its WebLogic Portal and AquaLogic Interaction products

TSMC sales hit all time high

TSMC's November sales were up 31 percent compared to last year

NTT America offers IPV6 managed firewall service

Managed service aims to ease the security headaches for people adopting IPV6

Cops and crooks find new uses for mobile phones

Cell phone will be the new hacker workstation, security experts warn

Secret code lurks in Sober variant

Encrypted Sober code is designed to launch potential barrage of traffic on the Internet

New York breach notification law goes into effect

The law requires businesses and state agencies to inform residents whose unencrpyted personal information may have been acquired by an unauthorized person

Microsoft gives local search a new view

Release includes updates to how users can find driving directions and save search information

Update: Yahoo’s IM gains dial-out and dial-in features

Yahoo Messenger users will be able to rent phone numbers to receive calls through IM interface

Gartner to IT: Place Blackberry deployments on hold

Update: Gartner warns enterprises to wait and see if legal woes for RIM will shut down BlackBerry service in the U.S.

Coming soon: Indium Antimonide Valley?

Intel researchers say two elements, indium and antimony, can improve the performance of future transistors

Survey: Internet helps people gain political power

Growth of blogs and Howard Dean's Internet-centric presidential campaign, increased the visibility of the Web as a political tool

Intel working on rootkit detection techniques

Project attempts to limit memory-resident attacks by detecting changes in application code as they happen

Samsung SDI sues Panasonic over PDP patents

Companies held talks regarding Samsung SDI's claims but failed to reach an agreement

US assails Korean judgment against Microsoft

Justice Department says action "requires the removal of products that consumers may prefer"

Sex.eu tops list of domain name requests

Hotel.eu comes in second

Next Internet Explorer 7 pre-release bumped into 2006

A pre-release build of IE 7 for Windows XP will be available during the first calendar quarter of 2006

Clark County hits goals on SAP overhaul

Forty counties go live with mySAP ERP

Ballmer: More software will come from Asia

China and India to outpace the U.S. in terms of computer science graduates, Microsoft CEO says

Palamida teams up with CollabNet, lists IP ingredients

Users will be able to submit their software code to be checked for license compliance

New IM bug chats with you

New breed of malicious instant-message bots is on the loose, IMlogic warns

Business Objects leases software for €1.99 a day

Office Pack bundle gives SMBs access to Business Objects' portal, reporting, BI software

After 2005 drop, chip gear sales to rebound in 2006

Sales of chip production equipment will likely rise 9 percent next year

Microsoft to invest $1.7 billion in India

Microsoft is latest technology company making large investment in anticipation of a boom in India's IT market

Update: Microsoft fined $32M by South Korea

Microsoft ordered to offer version of Windows without Media Player, MSN Messenger

Sybase may offer open-source database in China

U.S. government would need to approve any move to offer open-source license in China

Microsoft to add 3,000 employees in India

Gates announces expansion plans during four-day visit to India

France Télécom, ZTE partner on Linux mobile handsets

Initial focus will be 3G smartphones

Intel’s Barrett: Education makes China more competitive

Company chairman speaks at opening of facility in Chengdu that will be a major test and assembly center

Virtual Earth becomes Windows Live Local this week

Company sees new service as a chance to boost its local search service

Microsoft touts Web apps boost through new OS

Sixty-four-bit support is deemed key

Update: Some VoIP providers miss FCC 911 ‘deadline’

More than 30 VoIP providers filed for extensions

Vodafone launches global mobile TV offering

Company will provide programs that are easy to view on small mobile phone screens

Update: Cisco pushes for bigger network role

Service-Oriented Network Architecture links all enterprise resources and has built-in services that work across all those resources

SAP continues toying with hosted ERP

Software, planned for launch sometime next year, will likely be offered with both hosted and on-premise options

Update: Microsoft releases Windows Server 2003 R2 update

The software will be available to customers in about 60 days

Sun goes open route to broaden appeal of new chip

Sun positions OpenSparc announcement as "open sourcing UltraSparc T1"

IBM developerWorks: Grid Pushing IT Automation Boundaries

Microsoft: Research, IP are compatible

Research partnerships in Europe are generating intellectual property for Microsoft

Niagara code goes open source, Sun Fire taps grid

Sun Fire users can opt to have Sun Grid handle tasks like checking for patches, upgrades

MCI pitches ‘comprehensive’ network security service

NetSec Security Risk Management Service will identify risks, manage patches, inventory PCs, among other services

Study: Google users wealthier, more Net savvy

The longer people have been using the Internet, the more likely it is that they'll use Google, study finds

AMD and IBM increase the strain on 65nm chips

Two new forms of strained silicon could improve performance and reduce power consumption

Red Hat to offer certified software stacks online

Three open-source application stacks will be available online via a subscription model

Wi-Fi group to certify battery-saving tools

Wi-Fi Alliance addresses problem of extending battery life in WLAN phones

Power savings, open source make Sun servers attractive

Sun launches its Niagara-based SunFire servers

Sharman blocks Australian access to Kazaa software

Australian users can no longer download software used to access p-to-p file sharing system

FIFA boots chip ball from 2006 soccer World Cup

New chip-enabled soccer ball will not be used at the tournament in Germany next year