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Blaster-B creator sentenced to prison

Teenage creator of a variant of the Blaster worm receives 18 months prison term

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News Briefs

Blaster worm author gets jail time

Frank talk about SOAs

ISuppli: Chip inventories decline sharply in Q4

Intel decreased production earlier in the year, study says

BEA, IBM build out SOA services

Companies help customers plan service-oriented architectures

HP eyes app lifecycle with OpenView

Company builds out framework with capabilities to reduce application costs

Looking back over the years

MySQL warning users, contemplating changes after worm

Forbot worm targeting open source database

Rally, Gupta focus on team-based apps development

Hosted service is upgraded

Microsoft nudges Tablet PCs into the mainstream

Tablets to retail between $1,500-$1,600 this spring

India in hi-tech pact with African countries

Indian government to help with infrastructure, trade development for proposed regional telecom

CA and Niku sign deal to integrate solutions

Software management and IT governance to be closely linked

Report: Lenovo’s IBM deal to face U.S. review

Extended review will determine whether the deal threatens U.S. national security interests

Sun to unveil new Grid group, products next week

Sun to introduce new storage grid product, expanded Pay-Per-Use service

Update: Microsoft posts record Q2 revenue

Both the company's consumer and business segments performed well

Update: Lenovo’s IBM deal to face US review

Government to determine whether purchase threatens national security

Update: Siebel pulls back into the black for 2004

CRM vendor rights itself after two years of losses

RIAA files 717 new file-trading lawsuits

Association has sued more than 8,400 people since September 2003

IDC identifies top 10 health-care IT vendors for ’04

HP and IBM made the sector a priority in 2004, study says

US-CERT warns of Cisco product vulnerabilities

Cisco's IOS contains vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to create a denial of service attack

IBM, Lenovo cooperate with security review

Diebold to market paper-trail e-voting system

Decision responds to critics who wanted more accountability

Yahoo links local search with mobile phones

Feature is available only in U.S to subscribers of mobile services

New worm targets MYSQL installations

Thousands of machines reportedly infected by pest named "Forbot"

BindView updates Compliance Center

New version adds integration features

Three more flaws discovered in Cisco IOS

Vulnerabilities in IOS software could let attackers bring down routers

New Bagle worms making the rounds

Two new versions of e-mail worm are spreading on the 'Net and through p-to-p file-sharing

Technological Trickle-Down Among Indian Outsourcers

Google snags another Mozilla developer

Concerns mount over Lenovo’s IBM deal

Acquisition may pose a threat to U.S. national security, lawmakers say

BEA boosts SOA services

Self-assessment tool is featured

Reports: SBC in talks to buy AT&T for over $15 billion

Deal would create the largest phone company in the U.S.

Chip maker TSMC reports record profits for 2004

TSMC sees net income for 2004 soar 95 percent

IT vendors push for open-standards health network

Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle are among the members of a consortium submitting recommendations to the government

IBM Workplace gets new look

Workplace Collaboration Services 2.5 melds services for IM, e-mail, learning

Oracle’s Ellison takes aim at SAP

Welcomes a battle between the two companies' technologies, he says

Sun’s open source Solaris: Is the race already over?

SGI to sell pre-configured Altix 350 clusters

Altix 1350 products will come with all the technology needed for clustering

IBM, BEA bolster SOA services

New services help with business processes

Windows Media goes mobile with Verizon

V Cast users will be able to access audio and video clips via Windows Media

MyDoom one year later: more zombies, more spam

Virus now considered the beginning of sophisticated virus writers with illegal profit in mind

Samsung leading DDR2 push in upcoming year

Company's moves may lead to price decrease

Jeers and cheers greet Google’s video search

Service seen as limited in scope and functionality when compared to competitors, though Google is expected to improve it

Google, Yahoo video search is the tip of the iceberg

Sun launches global group focused on telcos

Sun revamps operations to offer telcos infrastructure platforms, managed services, app delivery, and content

DOJ steps up Longhorn scrutiny

Microsoft to meet with DOJ to ensure that Longhorn complies with judgment in the antitrust case

Update: SAP reaches 2004 sales target, sees more growth

SAP forecasts as much as 12 percent revenue gains this year