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Nokia rolls out entry-level CDMA phones

New phones have more features than typical entry-level handsets

German security agency warns of VoIP security risks

Report lists 19 varieties of attacks on VoIP systems

New mobile Linux group to launch next month

LiPS will work to standardize applications layer of Linux-based mobile devices

MSN to index books for search; Google CEO calls lawsuit against it ‘routine’

UMC profit drops, but chip recovery continues

Chip maker's net profit in the third quarter fell over 80 percent compared to last year

Print lawsuit just routine, says Google’s Schmidt

CEO says lawsuits are a daily hazard for a company like Google

MSN plans book-searching service in 2006

Free Microsoft service will provide the ability to search books not under copyright

Dell lowers price of entry for XPS notebooks

Dell also will offer a desktop PC with backup technology

Update: IBM leads group to create open-source storage software

Aperi consortium's aim is to make it easier for users dealing with disparate storage systems

BellSouth goes wireless for Katrina recovery

Company offers a pre-WiMax wireless data service to small businesses in New Orleans

Fujitsu has four-core Sparc processor on tap

The Sparc64 VI+ is code-named Jupiter

Heated debate brewing over state’s OpenDocument plan

Massachusetts officials are now fighting over the issue

CA shows growth and profit, but reins in Q3 estimates

Several acquisitions aided in revenue increase, company says

Skype patches critical flaws

Two of the flaws could allow attackers to take over a Skype user's system

Microsoft refines technology credentials program

Specific product focuses are planned

Groups challenge FCC’s VOIP wiretapping rules

New rules could result in adding security vulnerabilities, they argue

SBC, others see new breed of TV

Carrier plans personalized bundles of services, including video, voice, broadband data and wireless communications

Eyeing open source storage management

Migrating apps is challenge for Munich Linux project

Manager of LiMux says migrating city administration-specific apps will not be easy

Chip-enabled ball at 2006 World Cup soccer games?

Technology would help referees make crucial goal-line calls

BellSouth: Carriers are ‘first responders’

Carriers need to be given higher priority in disasters, BellSouth CTO says

Securing the Grid and securing Web services … one in the same?

IBM’s Gluecode SE replacement to appear mid-November

Low-end application server software will be available free at IBM's Web site

Ericsson to buy most of Marconi for $2.1B

Ericsson acquires Marconi's optical networking equipment, broadband access and softswitch products

Roamware lets CDMA users roam on GSM networks

Gateway lets mobile users retain their CDMA numbers while roaming on GSM networks

Cisco expands carrier Ethernet lineup

Cisco to introduce new switches, hardware modules at Telecom 05 show

Head of Dell’s China operations resigns

Chinese press reports that Dell plans to lay off up to 150 employees in China

Microsoft security initiative in Germany moves forward

'Safe in the Net' aims to make users aware of e-mail viruses, Trojan horses, other malicious software

Monster computers now online at Lawrence Livermore

Lawrence Livermore is now home to two of the most powerful computers on the planet

Report questions progress on e-voting standards

Problems are expected to continue into the 2006 elections

CollabNet, Tata team on development platform

The platform is designed for distributed application lifecycle management and software development

Development agency urges open source for Africa

South African projects include Impi Linux

Update: Intel alters server processor roadmap

Montecito is delayed

Power Mac G5 Quad: For professional use only

Oracle wins $88.5 million Air Force contract

Deals calls for replacement of 500 legacy IT systems with one supply chain management system

Tibco acquires Velosel for master data management technology

Acquisition reflects change in enterprise IT spending

MySQL ships version 5.0, calls it biggest release to date

VOIP threats defined by alliance

Voice Over IP Security Alliance highlights issues IT should be focused on

Novell: No comment on layoff rumors

Rumors are circulating that vendor could cut up to 20 precent of workforce

Ericsson sets up R&D and service center in India

New center will work on GSM, value-added services, and intelligent networks

MySQL ships major database upgrade

MySQL releases production version of its open-source database upgrade

Virtualization startup Propero thinks big

Desktop virtualization vendor to release workSpace 5.0

Virgin to become virtual mobile operator in France

Virgin Mobile in talks with Orange about launching a mobile virtual network operator

Aruba unveils portable access point for VoIP

Wireless handset and access point will mean you can take the office phone with you

ProMOS may spend $1.2 billion on new DRAM plant

New plants should help to ensure that component, gadget prices continue to fall

Chartered to start making AMD processors in mid-2006

Chip deal means more availability of AMD 64-bit products at a faster pace

Holographic disc developer Optware opens US office

Move designed to bring optical disc storage technology to market more quickly

Gates lends a hand to French software innovators

Microsoft finalizing partnerships to provide technical, sales support to 25 software start-ups

AMD licenses Geode x86 processor to China

Deal gives AMD exposure to Chinese R&D and country's growing market

Microsoft to talk up Office 12’s BI enhancements

Office 12's Excel and SharePoint will integrate with SQL Server 2005