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Critical Microsoft patches coming next week

Microsoft to issue eight security alerts for Windows, Office, MSN Messenger, and Exchange

Dual-core Opteron due April 21

AMD is set to win the race to be first to market with dual-core processors

Linux vendors push for government customers

Distributors claim to be gaining ground

Macromedia touts video for the Web

Upcoming Flash technologies are previewed at conference

AOL starts rolling out ‘Net phone service

Customers in 40 markets are offered service initially, with expansion planned

Yahoo to support Wikipedia’s encyclopedia

Hardware and other resources are offered for the free service

Microsoft creates tools to crack child porn cases

Company builds a tracking system with the Canadian government

Antivirus company warns of new Symbian Trojan

Program damages Symbian Series 60-based phones so they cannot reboot

VMware ships virtual desktop package

Version 5's collaboration features help developers simulate scenarios more efficiently

New Linux initiative targets Germany’s financial sector

HP, Novell, and Red Hat team up on new Linux financial Web site

MSN Messenger gets video call update

Microsoft also rolls out MSN Spaces online scrapbook service

Indian call center workers charged with Citibank fraud

Account holders were defrauded of $300,000

IBM exec: U.S. could learn from EU, China patent policy

Other governments are treating IP to enable innovation, says IBM VP of Technology and Strategy

U.S., India open skies agreement to help outsourcing

Agreement gives U.S. airlines access to more Indian cities

Microsoft exec broaches open source paradigm

Commonalities cited with traditional commercial ventures

Services, printing to help Dell hit $80 billion

The company hopes to generate that amount of yearly revenue within the next three to four years

Class divisions coming to open source licenses

New "multi-tier" classification system will favor some open source licenses over others

Microsoft CFO Connors leaves company

Sinking Siebel struggles with changing CRM market

Smith Barney analyst says it is reasonably likely that Siebel will be acquired within a year

RFID policy panel raises privacy concerns

Lack of authentication means identity thieves could set up fake readers

Cable network-based gaming coming to U.S.

System lets subscribers play PC games with no hardware other than set-top box and controller

HP turns to Linux for enterprise NAS

New device will have larger storage capacity than HP's current line of NAS products

UK government funds new open-source initiative

Open Source Academy to promote use of open source by local governments

Fewer permissions are key to Longhorn security

Questions remain about Microsoft's plans for a new user privileges model

VeriSign adds servers to handle Net traffic boom

Additional servers will improve performance, connection speed, and stability of system for Internet users

Google bumps up Search Appliance capacity, lowers price

Entry price for Google Mini is now less than $3,000

Five tech companies join against Microsoft in EU case

IBM, Nokia, Oracle, RealNetworks, and Red Hat intervene against Microsoft's appeal

Oracle takes control of Retek

Oracle acquires 83 percent of retail management software vendor's outstanding stock

Linux forking is not likely, kernel maintainer says

Andrew Morton clarifies his statement from November

Microsoft gets more ‘facts’ for anti-Linux campaign

'Get the Facts' campaign compares Windows' reliability favorably with Linux and other open source products

Fujitsu launches new Itanium servers

PrimeQuest systems bring mainframe-class features to Windows and Linux users

Windows Server for supercomputers delayed

Windows Server 2003 Compute Cluster Edition is now due in the first half of 2006.

IBM debuts light laptop

New ThinkPad X41 has fingerprint reader

Brokerage launches automated IM service agent

Users can ask questions and get answers

Google adds satellite images to maps

Overhead views are now available to users

Open source apps are seen as new business opportunity

VA Linux founder Larry Augustin discusses advantages

Sun’s Schwartz cites open source Solaris intentions

Move was intended to grow community

Group encourages government workers to telecommute

The Telework Exchange aims to educate agencies about the benefits of remote workers

Microsoft’s SP2 gets cold shoulder from businesses

VOIP over Wimax takes to the airwaves in France

Network operator Altitude Telecom will deliver telephone calls via Wimax beginning June 1

Web postcards hide Trojan horse programs

SANS Institute warns of attacks that trick users into installing Trojan remote access programs

IBM delivers data management software

Big Blue ships WebSphere Product Center 5.2

Jamster slammed for mobile selling practices

lawsuit accuses Jamster of fraud and false advertising

CA CEO reorganizes, creates five business units

Reorganization focuses CA on systems and security management

More sophisticated cyber crime costs UK billions

National Hi-Tech Crime Unit puts cost at $4.61 billion

SpikeSource pushes open source adoption with integration software

Startup debuts testing stacks

Fujitsu improves its palm vein sensor technology

Authentication technology recognizes a person's pattern of veins in the palm when held over a sensor

NEC and Sun extend systems integration partnership

Alliance will help the companies compete better against IBM, McNealy says

IBM sets out SOA services

Implementation and management are featured

JBoss expanding indemnifications against IP claims

Company to defend customers, repair and replace code on an unlimited basis