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Exploit released for CA product vulnerability

Code released just two days after CA warned customers and issued patch for security holes in its License Client and Server software

Offshore software development is spreading

India, China are not the only regions gaining in strength, programmers now spread around the globe

Update: Hackers breach LexisNexis, grab info on 32,000 people

Passwords, names, addresses, Social Security and drivers license numbers snagged from customers of Seisint unit

US gov’t approves IBM, Lenovo deal

Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. still to weigh in on whether China could use IBM's contacts for espionage

Fujitsu-Siemens to add Solaris to FlexFrame

FlexFrame will support Fujitsu-Siemens' line of PrimePower servers

MSN Messenger 7.0 to offer better video chatting

Final version of MSN Messenger 7.0 is due in the next few months

Lucent gears up to offer hosted storage service

Lucent is testing a hosted storage service that it will offer in about two months

New CommWarrior virus infects cellphones

EMC simplifies storage sales channel for SMBs

EMC to offer range of ready-made systems for archiving, backup, networked storage, and business protection

Experts debate global future of IT growth

Global competition heats up, could spell future friction between developing markets and mature-market leaders

Symantec to offer ‘holistic’ grouping of products after Veritas merger

CEO John Thompson says software stack of integrated products is taking shape

Sony going after businesses with Vaio PCs

Sony will launch new VGN-FS series Vaio notebooks aimed at business customers

Bomb hoax hits Bangalore outsourcing company

Police evacuate Wipro office after receiving a telephone call about a bomb on the premises

Amazon cooking up search, Web products in India

Amazon focusses innovation on search, Web services, personalization, and supply chain

Microsoft opens R&D lab for mobile technology in South Korea

Microsoft to tap South Korean expertise in mobile technologies with $30 million R&D center

Yahoo beefs up small business resource site

Yahoo launches resource center to provide essential services and content to small businesses

T-Systems to offer hosted Navision service

T-Systems adds Navision to its range of hosted CRM services

Oracle tries to outbid SAP for Retek

Oracle throws a wrench into the works in SAP's bid to acquire Retek

Outsourcing IT, without losing your job

Move can be challenging but can achieve business goals

IBM, Sun to extend developer platforms

Test tools, grid offering slated

Oracle tries to outbid SAP for Retek

Ellison announces he will submit an offer for the Minneapolis-based software maker

BI vendors push new data integration capabilities

Information Builders offers operational analytics

Group complains about ‘legal’ download sites

Center for Democracy and Technology says sites used deceptive advertising

AOL to launch VOIP within a month

Microsoft unveils IM client, outlines Office vision

Gates' speech emphasizes communication breakthroughs in Office

Hungarian man charged with hacking Sony Ericsson site

Suspect said he broke into intranets hoping he could get a job

Tech CEOs call for better US education, broadband

TechNet group also advocates friendly stock option rules

New IM worms target MSN users

Host of new worms spread using instant messages over MSN Messenger network

Update: Japan’s FTC warns Intel on processor sales

JFTC releases recommendations for steps it wants Intel to take to avoid further legal proceedings

Vonage CEO slams VoIP blocking

CEO Jeffrey Citron says traditional carriers can't afford to compete with Vonage and other VoIP upstarts

AMD pushes Opteron for embedded systems

Opteron will now be available to system manufacturers for as long as seven years

Microsoft bundles ISV support with Axapta

Industry Builder initiative offers customer support for the apps of select Microsoft partners

Astaro rolls out new spyware

Linux-based package protects desktops from inside firewall

CLECs search for new business models

FCC has changed the playing field through deregulation

Primary Response update targets Trojans, rootkits

Sana Security's updated product addresses new security threats

Google moves Desktop Search 1.0 beyond beta

Nokia, IBM, Oracle tout developer programs

Reaching app builders is critical, companies say

U.S. DOJ selects WordPerfect

Corel software is popular in the 'legal arena,' department says

Small telecom carriers focus on providing choices

New business models adapt to changing markets

MS splits Project Green into two waves

First wave of integrated business applications is scheduled to ship later this year

Antivirus companies report first mobile messaging worm

Some Symbian Series 60 mobile phones are vulnerable

JRG launches first on-demand supply chain solution

Service challenges Excel spread sheet model, say analysts

Scammers use Symantec, DNS holes to push adware

Users being tricked into installing programs onto their computers

SAS, Informatica buff ETL

Companies inject wares with metadata tracking, expanded integration

EU ministers sign off on proposed patent law

Legislation could make it easier for technology companies to patent their inventions in Europe

VoIP players gear up for fast-growing market

Vendors and service providers will unveil slew of new offerings at Spring VON show this week

Sonic upgrades SOA offerings

Enterprise service bus anchors product line

Terrorists target India’s outsourcing industry

Terrorist group planned to carry out suicide attacks on software companies in Bangalore

Google updates desktop search tool

Enhancements to Google search include ability to search the full text of PDF files

IBM: Eclipse faces challenges ahead

Big Blue reaffirms commitment to project