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Microsoft expands Windows piracy check on downloads

Policy will apply to local language add-ons

Supreme Court gives file-sharing a hearing

IT faces fork in the road to storage virtualization

IBM and EMC offer different directions for managers

US firms invest $350 million in Lenovo

Group will own about 10 percent of company when deal closes

SAP launches SOA implementation service

Best practices and tools to help the enterprise transition to service-oriented architecture

Symantec acknowledges two holes in AV products

Hackers could inflict Denial of Service attacks against machines running Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security and Norton System Works

MySQL takes database upgrade for test drive

Features designed for corporate users added to open source database

MessageLabs launches encryption service

Service uses encryption to protect e-mail sent between business partners over the Internet

Update: Hurd deflects questions about his HP strategy

New CEO refuses to map out his plans for HP in first meeting with Wall Street analysts

Update: U.K. government withholds EDS checks over IT system

EDS continuing to have problems with management and telephony systems it developed for U.K. government

Xerox pitches more color for business

Xerox unveils first color multifunction scanner, copier, and printer based on its solid ink technology

AMD previews Pacifica virtualization technology

Technology turns one compute system into multiple 'virtual' systems

Toshiba samples world’s fastest memory chips

XDR DRAM chips run 12 times faster than the memory typically found in today's desktop PCs

Toshiba develops fast-charging battery techology

Prototype can be recharged 60 times faster than conventional lithium ion batteries

IBM, HP take different tack as Xeon MP moves to 64-bit

HP will stop selling its high-end Xeon servers

Bloglines adds package tracking to its service

Users are offered a personalized service

HP brightens new Media Center, Pavilion PCs

New family of desktops brings added features

HP names Hurd CEO to steady the course

Adobe’s Creative Suite is just the tip of the iceberg

Supreme Court asks why cable broadband lacks regulation

ISPs seek access to broadband cable networks

Siebel brings customer service to CRM OnDemand

Hosted contact center is integrated in product

Fingerprint Sharing Alliance formed by telcoms, ISPs to stop attacks

Supreme Court justices question P-to-P lawsuits

Some justices argued that cases against Grokster and Morpheus would stifle other companies from developing products that could potentially be used to violate copyrights

Analysts say MCI, Verizon isn’t yet a done deal

Qwest could still be in the running, and probably won't just walk away from deal

CEOs confident in continued growth

Executives are focused on hiring and retaining employees who drive innovation, according to Deloitte & Touch study

CA puts forgotten IDs in crosshairs with acquisition

From InfoSec, CA purchases software it has been reselling as eTrust Cleanup

HP jumps on 64-bit Xeon wagon

New ProLiant servers are aimed at consolidators

Update 2: HP taps NCR’s Hurd as new CEO

Mark Hurd, currently president and CEO of NCR, and a 25-year veteran, to take HP helm, according to reports

MCI accepts Verizon bid of $7.64 billion

With two suitors at hand, MCI rejects higher bid from Qwest

Software AG, Rivet Software collaborate on XBRL

Companies to develop software for storing, transmitting data in Extensible Business Reporting Language standard

Microsoft agrees to European Union antitrust changes to Windows

EU wins concessions on packaging and programming from Microsoft in media player settlement

Report puts VeriSign in lead to continue running .net

Company's bid evaluated as 'exceeding requirements'

Phishing attacks rose slightly in February, group says

Anti-Phishing Working Group also said that malicious software use increased during the month

Google acquires Web analytics system developer

Search giant scoops up Urchin Software

SpikeSource, SourceLabs set to launch support products

Startups to offer support for open source products

Industry group sets out to make VOIP secure

VOIP Security Alliance to tackle threat taxonomy, security requirements

Japan tightens personal data protection

Personal Information Protection Law takes effect April 1

SunGard goes to private investor group

SunGard to be bought by investment groups for $11.3 billion

Adobe set to announce Creative Suite update

Will include new features for digital photography

Mainframe Websphere will have common code base

New version optimizes Java workloads

Plumtree launches portal analytics

Analytics Server offers real-time reporting on portal usage

Update: Oracle buys Oblix

Identity management and security added to database company's mix

Luxtera readies 10G bps optical interconnect chips

Sun tests the technology in its labs

‘N’ to mark Windows without Media Player

Microsoft agreed to naming convention set by EU, but debate over special version is not yet at rest

Landmark P-to-P case gets Supreme Court hearing Tuesday

Company backs off bounty for Mac OS X virus

DVForge cancels virus writing contest

ISPs join to ‘fingerprint’ Internet attacks

Companies will share info to make it easier to crack down on global Internet attacks

Novell builds up Linux muscle

Desktop OS, middleware strengthen company's open source designs

Unisys explores global service centers in Europe, China

Choice of location for centers will depend on customer demand for offshore services