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Java vs. Microsoft .Net debate rages

Conference panelists make comparisons of the two technologies

Netscape 8.0 beta looks for browser battle

Java object spec set for open source Apache licensing

Technology had been subject of petition drive

IDF charts dual-core path

Intel’s Xeon, Pentium plans aim to boost management and security

IBM woos SMBs at PartnerWorld

iSeries minicomputer line to get a boost

US senator introduces phishing penalties bill

Law enforcement officials would get tools to go after offenders

IBM preps Opteron blade, backs off Itanium

Company gave a peek of its server at its PartnerWorld show

Intel set to rebound in 2005

Chip maker's roadmap at IDF provided steady direction

ChoicePoint to give up some personal data sales

Company will stop selling Social Security and driver's license numbers

Microsoft says no new security patches this month

Others say vulnerabilities need fixing

Eclipse chief talks up projects, awaits Sun and Microsoft

Mike Milinkovich cites advances in open source development technologies

Land, satellite multimedia set for showdown in S. Korea

Competing services for digital video content for mobile phones will be studied by companies seeking business in other countries

Java staving off .Net, Spring founder says

Rod Johnson touts J2EE, agile programming, open source

Microsoft says no new security patches this month

The last time Microsoft failed to issue monthly secuity patches was December 2003

Cabir mobile phone virus spreads to France, Japan

F-Secure says Cabir is still a slow-spreading and relatively rare virus

Gartner: Customer service outsourcing often fails

Researcher predicts bad results for 80 percent of companies that outsource customer service projects

EMC overtakes HP in disk-based storage market

HP's sales were down 6.3 percent for the year; Dell was fastest growing vendor

AOL releases delayed Netscape beta

Netscape 8 has features designed to protect users against online scams and malicious code

Senators want tax breaks for computer disposal

Legislation would give incentives for nationwide recycling program

Wall Street Beat: Traders look at chips, MCI, Napster

Tech sector is mixed for the quarter

Court gives Microsoft another chance in Eolas patent case

Microsoft researchers target worms, buffer overruns

More than 150 projects presented at TechFest event

At IDF, Barrett’s keynote imparts a lesson

SCO to restate 2004 financial results

Company is also fighting a possible Nasdaq delisting

Lawmakers call for ChoicePoint investigation

Foreign terrorists could exploit information from commercial databases, group of Democrats say

IBM: Eclipse faces challenges ahead

Big Blue reaffirms commitment to project

Intel: Hundreds of cores coming next decade

The future of intelligent computing will need systems capable of processing terabytes of data, chip maker says

Startup’s chip integrates wireless, wired networks

The OneEdge chip is deployed in edge switches, WLAN appliances

RealNetworks patches security holes

RealNetworks warnsof curity vulnerability in its RealPlayer and RealOne Player software

CA warns of security holes in license tool

Serious security flaws could allow remote attackers to run malicious code

64-bit Windows client and server coming late April

Delayed x64 versions of Windows Server and Windows XP could be announced at WinHEC

IBM looks to reassure channel over Lenovo

Execs respond to show attendees concerns over the IBM-Lenovo merger

Update: Appeals court reverses patent ruling against Microsoft in Eolas case

Court throws out a $520.6 million award and orders a new trial

Nvidia’s Huang gets to core of chip business

Chip maker's CEO discusses the company's move toward Intel's turf

Intel to keep users mobile in 2006 and beyond

Dual-core Yonah chip set to boost notebook power but won't increase battery life

Queen grants Knighthood to Bill Gates

Verizon lets MCI talk over Qwest bid

Waiver gives companies until March 18

Symantec claims new antivirus patent

5-year-old technology lets software scan multiple areas of a file for infection

U.S. lawmakers question telecom mergers

Question about whether deals will mean less competition and higher prices comes up during hearing before House Energy and Commerce Committee

Open source profits debate rages

EDS selected for $7.7 billion U.K. defense project

Consortium led by EDS wins 10-year contract to renew IT systems for U.K. Ministry of Defence

Yang, Ward discuss Lenovo’s future

The two executives must placate the U.S. government, IBM customers about the deal

Parallel systems development eyed by Eclipse

Project in motion for tools to build for large systems

Software industry struggles to survive in an open source world

Panelists ponder how to make money through new software paradigm

Bill Gates picks up honorary knighthood from Queen

Gates awarded the title KBE

Rambus lawsuit against Infineon dismissed

Patent case against Infineon Technologies is dismissed on allegations of legal misconduct

Broadcom unveils PCI Express controller

Next-generation peripheral interconnect for servers delivers significant speed boost

Exhibitors offer new views on data

This year the underlying theme is new ways to look at old data.