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Motorola adds Wi-Fi to 3G phone for NTT DoCoMo

The M1000 phone can also hook up to computers over Bluetooth or a USB cable

IBM lands $1.6B services contract with NiSource

IBM to provide energy supplier with range of IT support functions in 10-year deal

Microsoft issues beta of Communicator Web Access

Software giant looks to broaden reach with Web-based version

Survey: 50 percent of U.S. firms dealt with computer porn

Corporations are taking the problem of porn in the workplace very seriously

Europe’s harmonized patent rules take a step forward

Proposed EU patent legislation seen as favorable to big IT vendors

Enhanced Wi-Fi gear heading downmarket

Less expensive chips could broaden the appeal of multiple-antenna products

Sybase scores business-intelligence wins in China

Sybase to provide business-intelligence software to two Chinese companies

Microsoft’s Peabody smart phone nearing completion

Low-cost smart phone will run on the recently released Windows Mobile 5.0

Update: SAP lures top execs from rivals

SAP says it has hired 200 workers from competitors such as Oracle, Siebel

Microsoft readies BitTorrent alternative

Microsoft’s MSN delivers local search option

Service will offer listings for businesses and people

Stolen records in latest breach were improperly kept

CEO says problem now is "remediated"

Freescale’s new PowerPC chip targets home media devices

The MPC7448 processor will consume less than 10 watts of power

A third dimension for data?

CA preps all-in-one bundles for SMB security and backup

Protection Suites will combine Desktop DNA Migrator with three other applications

Sun, EMC bolster storage lineups

Companies expand compliance, content-addressable storage offerings

Sleepycat upgrades Berkeley Java database

New release of open-source transactional Java database supports J2EE

PayPal introduces suite for SMBs

Website Payments Pro lets merchants offer new payment options to buyers

Update: Microsoft names new international head

Microsoft increasing its focus on global sales and emerging markets

JBoss embraces EJB 3.0, rebuilds portal product

Version 3.0 simplifies the API for writing EJB components

Judge change proposed in MS-EU case

Plan to have a 13-judge team hear the case could delay the final ruling until the end of 2006

Sun streamlines federated ID management

Products aim to smooth linking of identities across multiple sites and applications

Iona to offer open source ESB

Architecture will be based on company's Artix product

Ethernet startup wants to be on every server

EtherFabric network card and software aims to improve Ethernet connectivity

Oracle, Siebel ship major upgrades

Software giants add functions to business apps

ASP trend counters software consolidation

More and more enterprises purchasing application services built for smaller companies

Sun opens Solaris

OpenSolaris kernel and networking software available for free

Japanese researchers boost data density in 1-inch disk

Prototype drive uses perpendicular recording technology to achieve its higher areal density

Report: Google is planning a rival for PayPal

Google may be looking to diversify its revenue stream with electronic payment system

China’s premier says Lenovo-IBM deal must succeed

Wen Jiabao stresses need for Chinese tech companies to innovate to increase their competitiveness

AJAX made simple with DWR

Start using AJAX in your Web application with DWR

Sun readies SOA Web services registry

UDDI, ebXML supported in early version

Use high-level MVC and POJOs with Swing

An introduction to the TikeSwing framework

RIM confirms BlackBerry service outage

Some users hit with e-mail delays for three hours

Google extends search to mobile Web

IT and physical security joining hands

Departments must work together to secure enterprises, executives tell conference

AOL readies amped-up Web portal

Adobe posts solid Q2, prepares for Macromedia takeover

Adobe says its Macromedia acquisition remains on track to close in several months

Intel samples latest flash chips for handsets

Intel sends latest 512MB NOR flash chip to mobile phone makers

Epson hits another ink cartridge maker

Intel builds all-in-one wireless radio package

Device lowers the cost of building wireless networking technology into a notebook, cellphone, or PDA

Yahoo search engine reaches into fee-based content

New service indexes content from The Wall Street Journal Online, Forrester Research, and others

Google expands mobile search

New service only links to pages that have been formatted for display in mobile devices' small screens

Chipmaker IDT to buy rival ICS for $1.7 billion

Companies target communication and PC component markets

Vodafone offers flat-rate fee for 3G data roaming

Flat-rate roaming fee is for data services on the company's international networks

Dell would sell the Mac OS, but Apple holds back

Mac OS on a Dell? Dell in favor, Apple opposed

Congress offers competing ideas on fighting ID theft

One idea calls for businesses that sell personal data to be licensed by the government

Microsoft previews Web services pack

WSE 3.0 features security profiles, interoperability with Indigo

SAP taps top software executives

Talent lured from companies such as Oracle, BEA Systems, PeopleSoft, Siebel