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Study: E-waste dumping victimizes developing nations

Report asks governments to pressure electronics manufacturers to remove toxic chemicals from products

BPEL 2.0 is delayed

Business process specification won't get final nod until next year

VCs against open source, Halloween nightmares and an inevitable exorcism

Judge grants Microsoft’s request to stay Google case

Microsoft's case in Washington State can be resolves before Google's case resumes

Oracle password protection is weak, experts say

Researches demonstate how a hacker could gain passwords in less than four minutes

Hurricane Wilma spooks SNW Fall

Level 3, Cogent resolve peering dispute

Companies renew their deal with a modified version

Vodafone tests vending machine as new sales channel

Two machines in Manchester, England dispense mobile phones

Qualcomm accused of anticompetitive conduct in EU

Six mobile telecom vendors filed complaints with the European Commission

Open source 2.0: New kids on the block

With the boom in the number of open source startups some are predicting fallout

Microsoft could pull Windows from S. Korea

If government regulators order Microsoft to remove code it could pull the OS or delay new versions

RFID sprouts over the warehouse walls

Bird flu brings on PC virus

E-mail with attachment containing information about the bird flu epidemic has Trojan horse

Acer Q3 revenue climbs 47 percent as it chases Lenovo

Lenovo's PC shipments in Q3 rose 13 percent compared to 50 percent for Acer

Survey highlights age discrimination in IT

Senior managers are blamed for treating older people unfairly by 79 percent of workers

IBM researchers take AXE to computer security

Big Blue finds way to keep worms and viruses from running on computers without using antivirus software

Update: Microsoft revenues up slightly for first quarter

Operating income grows to $4.05 billion

Wall Street Beat: Earnings forecasts appear cautious

Microsoft results were below expectations

Motorola, Intel to drive mobile WiMax

Companies set up WiMax Forum for a mobile version of the wireless broadband technology

Microsoft makes more executive moves

Deck shuffling follows company reorganization

House panel sets late 2008 DTV transition date

A group of technology companies sought a deadline, saying it would enable deployment of next-gen wireless services

US DOJ sets conditions for Verizon, SBC acquisitions

Other telecom carriers and consumer groups said two mergers will drive up prices

Yahoo doubles price of subscription music service

Move puts Yahoo's price closer but still cheaper than its main competitors

Microsoft releases Visual Studio, SQL Server 2005

Company also plans to release soon a Community Technology Preview of BizTalk Server 2006

Bad news for JBoss

BenQ Mobile aims to double handset market share

New mobile phone company also vows to reduce costs by $604 million without layoffs

Orange targets businesses with new Windows devices

New devices aim to fit the needs of smartphone and PDA business users

SBC to take on AT&T name

Company will reveal a new logo at the close of the acquisition

Chinese search engine Baidu nearly triples net income

Baidu's expenses also rose as it built a new datacenter and spent more to attract new users

Wireless broadband takes to the sky in Japan

Japanese university tests airship equipped with wireless Internet access point

Taiwan’s Dialogue shows new touchscreen subnotebook

Flybook will soon offer a new version of Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

Microsoft releases Works Suite 2006

Redmond updates its package of productivity applications

TSMC chip shipments rise during strong Q3

TSMC's shipments rose by almost 20 percent for the quarter

Sun’s Niagara to use four on-chip memory controllers

First iteration of the Niagara family will be able to process 32 separate tasks at the same time

Microsoft: Multicore chips changing PC software design

Exec raises concerns at Fall Processor Forum

U.S. to require RFID chips in passports

Goal is to improve security by making it difficult to tamper with passports

Bill Gates antitrust deposition for sale on eBay

Reports at the time said the video showed Gates in an unfavorable light

Wireless vendor cozies up to Comcast

BelAir Networks unveils new products designed for cable operators

Supreme Court denies RIM a stay as appeal considered

Patent case will go forward

Confident Schwartz cites Sun’s business plans

Multifaceted efforts are afoot for a changing IT marketplace

Linux server management firm exits stealth mode

Centeris software manages Linux servers in a Microsoft

Microsoft to retire Exchange Server 5.5 by year’s end

Company recommends upgrading to Exchange Server 2003

Judge questions Microsoft project delays in antiturst settlement

She schedules a special hearing to monitor compliance

Microsoft loses key members of MSN, Office teams

Hadi Partovi, GM of MSN and Don Gagne, Office director of development, are leaving the company

Hacking into Grid applications

Google Web page fuels speculation

Screen shot of 'Google Base' beta sparks rumors of Google taking on eBay auction site

U.S. initiates WTO investigation of China piracy

U.S. move aimed at pressuring Chinese officials to step up efforts to fight piracy

Sun’s Java middleware to support Windows, HP-UX

Sun makes flurry of Solaris announcements

Update: Some Vaio PCs, Cliés can’t use new Memory Sticks

Users of the affected models should either use an external reader or lower capacity cards

Canon shows prototype hydrogen fuel cell

Canon looking to fuel-cell technology as replacement for rechargeable batteries