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Nonprofits slam Microsoft’s Vista name

The VistA Software Alliance and WorldVista concerned about similarity of name to patient information software

Sleeper wireless technology may wake up later this year

Mercury extends reach of application-testing tool

Mercury's BPT tool adds a user-acceptance certification step to the testing process

Novell issues strong answer, counterclaims to SCO suit

Novell rejects SCO's claims tht it holds the copyright on Unix and demands a jury trial

Sponsors float open-source software ratings system

Business Readiness Ratings should save organizations time they when assessing open-source projects

Nokia to replace CEO next year

Jorma Ollila to step down for personal reasons

SpikeSource serves made-to-order Linux

Developers assemble stacks by choosing applications, components

FAST prepping desktop search, platform upgrade

FAST ESP 5.0 is due for release by end of the year

64-bit Windows anti-virus not yet mainstream

Security vendors may be holding off support

Microsoft delivers glimpse of Vista

Beta 1 packed full of security features

EMC, IBM extend storage strategies

EMC focuses on high-end arrays while Big Blue tackles virtualization software

China’s Godson-2 processor takes center stage

Similarities between the Godson-2 and MIPS architecture could raise IP issues, In-Stat says

Intel opens China, India design centers

Centers are part of Intel's strategy to build specialized products for emerging markets

Sun Q4 revenue down, but tax gain helps income

Performance in line with analyst expectations

Remotely monitor Tomcat clusters using MC4J

Add the power of JMX to Tomcat

Annotations to the rescue

Using Java annotations for object lifecycle management

Apache group releases upgrade to Derby database

Project graduates from incubator status

Hack cracks Microsoft anti-piracy check

Users can get around Windows Genuine Advantage checks, Microsoft says

Microsoft, Google to fight geek battle

Executives from Microsoft and Google will go head-to-head at LinuxWorld's annual Golden Penguin Bowl

Update: Cisco vulnerability posted to Internet

Slides intended for a presentation that was cancelled due to lawsuits by Cisco and ISS are now available online

Sybase buys Extended Systems for $71 million

Database maker to build out mobile platform with acquired technology

Dell pushes services for Microsoft Exchange

Hey, stop stealing acronyms!

China’s SMIC posts Q2 loss, but says demand recovering

Despite weak market for chips, SMIC Q2 revenue rose 26.5 percent compared to last year

Researcher agrees to silence on Cisco flaws

Cisco plans to issue a security advisory 'within the next day'

Wall Street Beat: Tech helps Nasdaq hit 4-year high

Companies in key sectors score well

Microsoft boosts efforts to beat Linux

Company says it will target areas where Linux is a popular choice

Microsoft plans new enterprise offerings

Ballmer outlines forthcoming versions of Vista, Office Premium, Office Server that will be tailored for the high-end

Security vendors enter bidding war for vulnerabilities

TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative to offer reward for discovery of new vulnerabilities

Dell adds Exchange services

New services program is designed to help businesses migrate to Exchange Server 2003

Research company sees growth ahead for Tablet PCs

Biggest hurdle to growth could actually come from Microsoft, InStat says

Michigan courts Japanese biotech investment

Governor aims to persuade Japanese biotech firms to set up businesses in Michigan

Update: CA cuts another 5 percent of staff

About 800 positions are to be eliminated in move

Lenovo leads effort to build 1,000 TFLOPS supercomputer

Lenovo aims to build a computer nearly 10 times more powerful than IBM's BlueGene/L

Intel’s server chips take a number

Intel to unveil a model number naming scheme for its server chips as well as a new blade server chip

Cisco OS focus of Black Hat controversy

Microsoft warms up to Linux

Linuxworld conference will look at how Microsoft technology can interoperate with open source

Black Hat: ISS researcher quits job to detail Cisco flaws

Users of older versions of Cisco's Internet Operating System remain at risk, he says

IBM and Avaya team up for VoIP

Product integration brings Avaya audio and VoIP technology to IBM's collaboration tools

Security vendors holding off on 64-bit Windows

Any software that runs in kernel mode, such as anti-virus, will need to be rewritten for 64-bit Windows

Microsoft delivers Windows Vista beta

Beta 1 chock-full with security features

Sprint reports strong quarter on wireless gains

Revenue from Sprint's wireless division shows increase of 11.8 percent

Oracle mum on talks with India software maker

Reports say Oracle is in talks to buy banking software vendor i-flex Solutions

Microsoft set for long battle with Japanese regulators

Three of Japan's top electronics companies are likely to testify against the software giant

Pretec to introduce SD card with 4GB capacity

SD cards with a capacity of 8GB are in the pipeline

AOL to test new mobile search services

AOL providing mobile search services in partnership with InfoGin

Plaxo extends support to Mozilla e-mail client

Toolbar will enable contacts update

Amazon.com worldwide revenue grows in Q2

Electronics revenue add to book sales

Siebel shows Q2 sales drop, lowers Q3 forecast

Execs say sales execution is a problem

Sun Q4 revenue down, but tax gain helps income

Total server shipments rose 9 percent