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Vendors call for more gov’t cybersecurity focus

Group calls for creation of a high position in Department of Homeland Security

IBM to unveil European restructuring plan by June

Job cuts that are expected to be in the thousands as IMB closes some operations

Wall Street Beat: Earnings disappoint tech investors

Nasdaq is knocked down by negative reports

Worms wiggle into IM

Once the domain of e-mail, virus and worm attacks are zeroing in on instant messaging

HP to open centers in Poland and Russia

HP plans to invest $50 million in Polish BPO center

Munich chooses two local Linux suppliers

German software companies to equip 14,000 computers with Linux and other open source apps

Polo Ralph Lauren confirms HSBC data security problem

Retailer says some of its customers' credit card information may have been misappropriated

DoCoMo targets businesses with Motorola handset

New phone designed to give users connectivity almost anywhere there is a wireless network

Reuters shuts down IM system to fight Kelvir IM worm

IM system brought back online early Friday; no incidents of users being infected have been reported

Microsoft more open about Longhorn features

Longhorn will be easier to use, more secure, and less costly to manage, execs insist

HP to round out Opteron blades with dual-core server

Web pages for ordering the ProLiant BL45p were accidentally posted early

Update: Sun Q3 revenues fall short of expectations

McNealy says results still a "huge move forward" from last year

Spansion IPO to free AMD from lackluster memory group

AMD will be free to accelerate processor development

Update: IBM shows Q1 growth but falls short of forecasts

Global Services maintains solid performance

RIAA, MPAA sue students downloading files over Internet2

Oracle, Sybase to offer RFID integration solutions

Both database vendors ramp up sensor offerings

Open Source Group Uncovers GPL Violations

Bull transfers software firewall technology to Arkoon

Part of deal will see Bull distribute and favor Arkoon products

Intel employees put hotspot on the North Pole

Hotspot can be accessed at the camp by scientists and researchers with a mobile or pocket PC

Microsoft responds to EU’s trustee concerns

Commission will state next week whether Microsoft's offers are acceptable

Cisco to acquire Topspin for $250 million

Cisco scoops up Topspin's line of InfiniBand switches

Colt launches Europe-wide VOIP service

Company claims customers could reduce telephone costs by as much as 20 percent

HSBC warns 180,000 over retailer’s security breach

MasterCard customers warned that information may have been stolen at a U.S. retailer

AOL extends AIM’s enterprise interoperability

AOL to enable users of various IM systems to to exchange messages with AIM and ICQ users

Microsoft sets vertical sales focus

Microsoft plans to grow its U.S. salesforce by 10 percent, improve service to software buyers

Taiwanese chip makers step up Linux support

Via and XGI release source code for some of their products to open source community

Update: Mac, iPod sales bring Apple record earnings

MySQL show on the horizon

Google launches video upload program

Offering lets users store digital videos at the Google Video service

Court bars Microsoft from shipping networking feature

Alacritech granted preliminary injunction to stop Microsoft from using the TCP offload technology in Longhorn

Shaheen faces tough market as Siebel’s new CEO

Incoming CEO will focus on performance issues

Apple sets Tiger OS loose April 29

SAS unveils BI for the masses

BI Enterprise Server Version 9 gains 110 new enhancements

Data brokers didn’t notify consumers of past breaches

ChoicePoint, LexisNexis execs are questioned by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Oracle promotes Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 within Eclipse

Open source project is detailed

Update: Siebel dumps CEO Lawrie for Shaheen

Siebel names board member George Shaheen as its new chief

Gordon Moore looks back, and forward, 40 years

Moore offers up words of advice for the industry

Microsoft investigates possible unpatched Office flaw

Office vulnerability could allow hackers to remotely access users' systems

Toshiba to double 0.85-inch drive capacity

New drive that has two disk platters and stores up to 4GB of data expected mid-year

FineGround, ADIC add to storage wares

Speed, flexibility key to new products

Intel buying – not making – some flash chips

Intel getting NAND memory from third parties as it struggles to adapt to shifting demand in flash market

PalmOne adds flash memory, new battery on Tungsten E2

PalmOne almost doubles the battery life on E2 PDA, adds Bluetooth wireless technology

Second Windows Server 2003 R2 beta to start soon

R2 includes new storage management capabilities and branch server management

Salesforce.com shows off upcoming CRM upgrade

Portal toolkit, link to user directories cited

Google local motion

Microsoft discloses 5 critical security holes

All could allow a hacker to control a system; users urged to apply update

RIAA, MPAA target student file-trading on Internet2

Copyright infringements alleged

Tufts warns 106,000 alums, donors of security breach

Server was managed by a third party

Microsoft files suits against alleged software pirates

Gartner: IBM maintains integration lead

Analyst firm states that Microsoft, for the first time, has moved into top five application integration and middleware companies based on license revenue