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Sun refreshes Java Enterprise System, Novell details ZenWorks Asset Management, Bluesocket manages WLANs, and NextWeb preps VoIP via wireless

Akamai service speeds apps

Web Application Accelerator takes service approach to app management

Macromedia upgrades Breeze online conferencing

Event lifecycle management touted, VOIP improved

Mercury looks to lighten compliance load

IT Governance Center 6.0 automates changes made to meet mandates

Oracle and Siebel held acquisition talks, reports say

Discussions took place after PeopleSoft deal, but are now over

IBM focusing on XML development with tools

Java enhancements being tested; no decision on submission to Java Community Process

Secure data files embedded in MIDP applications

Protect your MIDP applications from copyright theft

Lenovo completes acquisition of IBM’s PC unit

Process finished ahead of schedule

Tiger release from Apple drives crowds wild

Intel’s server group hopes customers stay the course

The head of Intel's Intel's Digital Enterprise Group concedes his company may lose some sales because of AMD's lead in dual-core processors for servers.

IBM focusing on XML development with tools

Java enhancements being tested; no decision on submission to Java Community Process

Apple sets Tiger OS loose

Intel strives for increased integration in future chips

New designs evolve to accommodate multicore chips

AOL’s AIM to get an extreme makeover

Beta version of next-generation AIM now available for download

Beware of typos regarding Google

Sweating over UK’s NHS patient record database

Doctors, administrators, politicians and patients point to security of personal information as issue

Just what is an ESB, anyway?

Growing debate within the integration fray centers on whether an enterprise services bus is an actual product or merely a concept

Longhorn organizes against Google

OS will focus on helping users organize and find documents, not on Web search capabilities

China’s SMIC hit by sliding DRAM prices

Chip maker looks to second half of this year for recovery in the industry

China’s biggest bank makes switch to Linux

ICBC signs deal to deploy Linux across its network of 20,000 national branches

Dell adding 2,000 more staff in India

CEO says Dell is turning from a PC company to a broad-based IT supply company

Online advertising up in 2004; search is top segment

Revenue in U.S. reaches $9.63 billion

US seeks greater microchip industry protection

Security risk cited

Wall Street Beat: Earnings dampen tech market

Prospects for growth are uncertain

Microsoft not glowing over LAMP

Company officials tout Visual Web Developer Express Edition, ASP.Net 2.0

Cisco, IBM link speech products

Single platform to be enabled for voice apps

Update: Microsoft revenue is less than expected

Earnings still up from a year ago

BT names suppliers for 21st Century Network

Telco picks 8 network infrastructure providers from seven countries

Symantec CEO faces tough sales jobs

John Thompson says his first priority is making the Veritas acquisition work

Gates calls for unrestricted use of H-1B visas

Eliot Spitzer sues Intermix Media in spyware-related case

Shaheen promises restructuring, refocusing at Siebel

Staff cuts may be involved in Siebel's plans to trim expenses

Microsoft looks to create more ‘standard’ users

Longhorn will contain new access controls to reduce exposure to security threats

SAP wants to make analytics easier

Company demos new breed of industry-specific BI apps at Sapphire show

Taiwan may increase penalties for illegal tech transfer

Taiwan steps up enforcement amid allegations of illegal aid being provided to a Chinese chip maker

Seiko Epson sues printer cartridge makers

Seiko Epson claims certain cartridges infringe on its patents

Trend Micro to pay for PC repair costs in Japan

Company will not offer reparation for loss of business incurred through its faulty antivirus update

Cisco’s Airespace acquisition may be a boon to channel

Airespace's wireless switch and software simplifies wireless LAN setup

CIOs, CTO give thumbs-up to software as a service

ASP model seen as ideal for non-core competencies that are still vital to business needs

Nokia unveils Nseries phones with cameras, music

Gates wants an end to foreign worker visa limits

Gates calls for end to foreign worker visa limits

He says the company can't find enough qualified computer science applicants

HP exec cites open source, commercial mix

Shane Robison also emphasizes SOA management

The unauthorized biography of Steve Jobs

Interview: What to expect from Mendocino

Dennis Moore, SAP's general manager of emerging systems, discusses the joint project between his company and Microsoft

Security product outbreak hits InfoSec Europe

Vendors show off their new wares at security show

Update: Critical flaw reported in Netscape

Buffer overflow vulnerability could cause Netscape to crash, allow access to hackers

Ballmer pays visit to EU antitrust chief

Microsoft CEO discusses the company's compliance with E.U.'s antitrust ruling

Cell phone shipments continue to climb in Q1

Nokia leads the market with 53.8 million handsets shipped

Siemens income dragged down by IT and telecom units

Poor sales of mobile phones pull down telecommunications company's Q2 report