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NHK, Sony developing slim, high-capacity 1-inch drive

New slim drives store 10GB of data

Via offers more performance, less power consumption with C7

Via closes the performance gap with Intel and AMD

Intel unveils dual-core chips for home and office

After theft, Bank of America tightens online security

SiteKey service will recognize when a bank account is being accessed via an unknown computer

GAO report questions DHS cybersecurity efforts

Homeland security department needs better partnerships with private industry and stronger cybersecurity leadership, report finds

CA shows revenue growth as turbulent year ends

Microsoft: New Netscape breaks IE

Some Web pages will not be visible in IE after Netscape 8 is installed, Microsoft says

Intel rolls out Pentium D, new chipsets with partners

Dell, HP, Lenovo unveil systems

Qualcomm chief dismisses Wi-Fi, WiMax threats

CDMA will not be adandoned for newer wireless systems, exec says

As Salesforce.com grows, analysts probe ROI

Hosted apps can carry deep costs over the long run, researchers say

Online antispam tools offered by Microsoft

Internet service providers can study email traffic

EU lawmakers say no to phone data retention rules

Measure was proposed as anti-terrorism move

Microsoft, Saflink team on secure traveler program

Initiative will use biometric security tools to screen and verify the identity of travelers

More chips using TSMC’s 90-nanometer process

Industry is moving quickly to cutting-edge production technology

Indian government gives away productivity software

Distribution of free applications is part of an effort to promote computing in India

Ask Jeeves improves query suggestion functionality

Search engine now makes better suggestions for narrowing or expanding scope of search

Yahoo to test photo-sharing feature in Web mail service

PhotoMail feature lets Yahoo Mail users send small thumbnail images

Mobile industry moves to clean up its act

Two industry groups release guidelines for selling mobile content to users

Computex heralds dual-core desktop era

AMD's Athlon 64 X2 will be launched on the first day of the show

Firefox users snap up Netcraft’s antiphishing toolbar

Netcraft's toolbar blocks access to reported phishing sites

IBM helps partners offer software as a service

IBM also launches online directory customers can search for applications offered as services

Nokia launches Linux-based, Wi-Fi tablet

Java Web services spec gets new name

JAX-RPC becomes JAX-WS

Samsung calls for industry standard in manufacturer of LCD motherglass sizes

Microsoft wrestles with .Net Framework compatibility

But vendor assures that Visual Studio 2005 will ship as planned

Qwest chief confirms MCI bid is over

Company may pursue other partnerships and acquisitions, Richard Notebaert says

Gingrich: Electronic health records needed faster

Head of Center for Health Transformation says 'we need to have a sense of urgency'

HP Integrity servers to get virtualization boost

VPars lets users intall multiple copies of HP-UX on a machine

Microsoft cooks up products for oil and gas industry

Peak Performance marks company's second vertical initiative this week

Infineon spins off software unit

Infineon design software unit will form basis of new company called OneSpin

U.K. jumps back on the biometric ID card bandwagon

Government committed to establishing system of ID cards with embedded chips by 2010

Mobile phone sales reached new records in first quarter

Top three mobile phone manufacturers tighten their grip on the market

Update: New worm and phishing scam hits AIM, Yahoo IM

As many as 15,000 PCs may have been affected by latest AIM worm

Sapient makes India a global services hub

Sapient increasing staff in India, which already accounts for 54 percent of its global workforce

GNU guru asks Taiwan PC makers to free their drivers

Richard Stallman wants the PC makers to release source code for their drivers

GNU guru asks Taiwan PC makers to free their drives

Richard Stallman wants the PC makers to release source code for their drives

Hitachi unveils 4Gb Fiber Channel drives

Hitachi's first drives to support the new interface standard will ship next month

HP readies final update to PA-RISC line

Processors will be available in full range of HP 9000 servers

Best rebrands as Sage, launches hosted CRM service

Sage is aggressively targeting Salesforce.com's base market of smaller, price-sensitive customers

Two spyware bills pass U.S. House

Spy Act and I-Spy Act seek to protect personal information

IBM teams with Infineon and Macronix on new memory technology

Fake chips moving East amid industry crackdown

Emerging markets such as China are reinvigorating chip counterfeiting problem

IBM exec: Impending death of Moore’s Law calls for software development changes

Grady B ooch says more levels of abstraction needed as performance levels off

Survey: Little U.S. interest in next generation Internet

Few see IPv6 as very important

Oracle seeks to master product data

PIM Data Hub creates a single view of product information

Interwise upgrades IP-based Web conferencing software

ECP Connect offers data, video, and VoIP meetings

IBM unveils privacy software

Users can share data anonymously

Wireless USB group finishes 1.0 specification

Widespread adoption remains a question

Update: Salesforce.com President Patricia Sueltz departs

Jim Steele remains as Salesforce.com's sole president after Sueltz's resignation

Oracle’s security head talks from the trenches

CSO Mary Ann Davidson talks about software auditing and other lines of defense in the fight for information