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Microsoft: Indigo to offer dramatic productivity boosts

Web services platform is demonstrated

Gartner: Upturn for global IT services

Analyst says signs point to a 'turn to optimism' in terms of services growth

PhpBB site compromised, developers locked out

Brazilian hackers allegedly attacked site, posted their own message protesting President Bush

Coast antispyware consortium falls apart

Founding members cite disagreements regarding overall direction of group as reasons to cease participation

Update: Microsoft to buy antivirus company Sybari

Insiders expect company to announce plans for a consumer anti-virus product next week

Gartner lists BI fatal flaws

Spamming trick adds to pressure on ISPs, experts say

New routing techniques make blocking spam more tricky

Ask Jeeves buys Bloglines

Bloglines' blog search capabilities will be integrated into Ask Jeeves' search engine

OASIS revamps IP policy to avoid hidden patent charges

Contributors must say if they plan to collect royalties on work they submit to the organization

Experts: international domain names may pose threat

Malicious sites use international domain names to spoof Web addresses of legitimate sites

IBM unwraps lowest-end eServer P5

First Power5-based system at less than $4,000

AMD appoints ex-Dell executive to board

Morton Topfer joins company

Microsoft explores opening up to developers

Company says it wants to "combine forces"

Update: IBM, Sony, Toshiba unveil nine-core Cell processor

New processor described as 'a supercomputer on a chip'

White House 2006 budget: More IT spending

Officials says increase shows importance of technology and science

Cell chip from IBM, Sony, and Toshiba promises many uses

IBM readies WebSphere upgrade

New version, code-named Pyxis, improves integration

Service is new tale of the tape

ADIC adds management software, diagnostic services to make tape library easier to use

Intel to ship multithreaded Pentium

Processor is dubbed "Extreme Ediiton"

Microsoft promotes ‘smart clients’

Software giant shows off forthcoming Visual Studio updates

Siemens develops mobile post-it application

App allows users to send messages to locations, then recipients get the note when entering a specific region

Companies form security alliance for VOIP

Group aims to promote best practices, spur VOIP adoption

BEA aims ‘Da Vinci’ software at telcos

WebLogic SIP Server makes it easier for service providers to roll out VoIP, other advanced services

Venafi releases digital certificate manager

AutoCert aims to cut management costs

Borland readies customized ALM suites

Core SDP suites tailor application lifecycle management for specific organizational roles

HP puts handset software on the air

MDM tool will help enterprises manage wireless mobile devices like they do PCs

Macromedia heats up ColdFusion MX 7

Version 7 gains reporting, mobile enhancements

Two plug-ins rev up Eclipse

M7 NitroX 2.0 and MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 3.8.3 smooth Java and JSP development

Reflective XML-RPC

Dynamically invoke XML-based Remote Procedure Call

Tackle Java server capacity problems

Improve the capacity of your Java server application through load testing and analysis

SBC, AT&T merger presents full menu of converged services

SBC's acquisition of AT&T creates corporate data, wireless, cable options

Qwest, MCI talks reflect telco industry shakeout

Gates: Future Office to boast workflow

Microsoft chairman’s speech otherwise focuses on existing capabilities

Siemens Business Services faces change

Job cuts will be first of several turn-around measures for loss-making IT services unit

Update: Lenovo revenue slips as it prepares for IBM PC buyout

Company announces senior management appointments it will make when acquisition is completed

MSN Messenger worm raised to medium threat

Trend Micro recommends MSN Messenger users block file transfers to slow the worm's spread

Christie’s to auction computer history

Sale will contain 1,141 items and is expected to garner over $2 million

EU ruling shuns open source, critics say

Open source advocates say Microsoft's license proposal is unfair to competitors

Net users responsible for security, industry reps say

Consumers are not using the available tools to protect their data and privacy, execs say

Report: Qwest, Verizon eyeing MCI

The Wall Street Journal reports that the potential merger could total $6.2 billion

OASIS approves UDDI upgrade

Web services directory spec gains SOA, digital signature boosts

Gates: Open source, interoperability not synonymous

Microsoft chairman cites company’s efforts to work with other platforms

Yahoo test drives contextual search

New service, called Y!Q, supplements search queries

Survey: U.S. federal workers lack telecommuting choices

More than 85 percent say they would telecommute given the chance

Microsoft hires ex-PeopleSoft exec as CRM head

Brad Wilson will oversee launch of Microsoft CRM 2.0

Cost of Spam Soars Toward $22 Billion

Red Hat looks to capture more government IT spending

New business unit will focus on government accounts

CIOs wary of IBM-Lenovo deal, says Merrill Lynch

Survey shows 45 percent of CIOs will consider switching vendors because of the deal

Optware seeks U.S. vendors to adopt holographic storage

Company announces detailed roadmap to commercialization of its HVD technology

OSDL panel: Challenges ahead for utility computing

Concept faces skepticism, must address regulatory and political issues to gain acceptance