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Update: Oracle ups bid for PeopleSoft in ‘final’ offer

Oracle raises its bid from $21 a share to $24, drops some conditions of the merger

VMware previews virtual server

New software aims at dual-core chips

SNIA nails down ILM definition

EMC, IBM tout information lifecycle management wares

Mobile Middleware Shines at CTIA

Intellisync , VeriSign , and Openwave drive mobile device and messaging management

Macromedia introduces publishing tool for eBay

Contribute Web automates and simplifies the creation and modification of eBay Stores

Ingres r3 open source database ships for Linux, Windows

Computer Associates set to battle commercial competitors

Seiko Epson develops PC board inkjet technology

Inkjet technology could make portable electronics goods less expensive to make

NEC Electronics ties with Montavista on embedded Linux

Deal will shorten development time for cell phones, automotive electronics based on embedded Linux

Report: Crackdown closed 18,000 Internet cafes in China

Smaller number of Internet cafes were shut permanently as part of the crackdown

Veritas releases OpForce 4.0

OpForce 4.0 can be used to manage and set up applications as well as operating systems

Intel boards a faster bus, picks up Dell

New version of Pentium 4 Extreme Edition uses faster front-side bus to connect to memory

BEA touts industry-specific solutions initiative

Solution Frameworks program launched

Java integration spec pushed

Sun, JBoss, others on board; IBM, BEA back out

Create intelligent Web spiders

How to use Java network objects and HTML objects

Foundations of JSP design patterns: The View Helper pattern

Learn how the View Helper pattern helps you adapt model data to an application's presentation layer

Google plugs hole exposing Gmail mail-boxes

Flaw allowed attacker to control account

Oracle CEO Ellison looking to buy sports team

Exec eyes Los Angeles

Sun to launch next version of Solaris on Nov. 15

OS to work on AMD Opteron chips running in 64-bit mode

Whatever happened to peer-to-peer?

Whatever happened to peer-to-peer?

Simpler ID management readied by Microsoft

Portal-like interface to be featured

Vint Cerf on cyber security

TCP/IP co-author discusses the progress of IPv6 and the state of the Internet

Microsoft extends IM lineup

LCS 2005 will allow enterprises to connect network to other companies

Webmail drops Windows for open source platform

Company moves to Red Hat's Linux OS

Netino banks on growth in bioinformatics outsourcing

Company recruits biologists with IT backgrounds

IBM improves on autonomic toolkit

Autonomic Computing Toolkit 2.0  has embeddable components

Antivirus companies warn of new Bagle variants

Three new versions of Bagle are spreading through infected e-mail file attachments

HP, SuSE target German public sector

HP, Novell collaborate on providing easy-to-implement open source IT systems to public sector

Chinese vendor offers Linux mobile platform

E28 focuses on development of Linux-based smart phone devices

Internet service providers file more spam lawsuits

Microsoft, AOL, EarthLink, and Yahoo charge alleged spam senders with violating the CAN-SPAM Act

BEA buzzing about Beehive

Company boosts tools effort, will stay outside Eclipse

Wiki startup JotSpot draws crowd for product beta

Company aims to transform editable Web sites into application development platform

Database battle brewing

Kyocera recalls counterfeit cell phone batteries

Batteries were manufactured by a supplier whose contract had been terminated

There you go again, Microsoft

Oracle sets Nov. 8 date for applications suite release

Company says the delayed E-Business Suite 11i.10 packs in 2,100 new capabilities

RIAA files 750 new file-trading lawsuits

Among the suits are 25 peer-to-peer users on 13 university campuses

Still undecided? Web site aids voters to make choice on presidential election

Presidential Guidester site polls users about issues important to them, then rates Kerry, Bush and Nader

Living in the virtual world

AOL to give antivirus software away in Version 9

McAfee's VirusScan Online will be bundled at no cost to both broadband and dial-up AOL customers

U.K. government report cites merits of open source

Report notes growing maturity of open source on the desktop in addition to advantages on server side

In healthy Indian job market, developers want it all

Staff shortages may affect the ability of outsourcing companies to take on new contracts

ICANN moves closer to approving .post, .travel domains

Status of eight other applicants for top-level domains is still pending

Smaller, more powerful PC fuel cell is on the way

Cheaper, more compact alternative could be on market in early 2006 priced around $90

IDC sees continuing decline in PDA market

HP's IPaq line bucked trend of lower unit shipments in third quarter

MySQL calls open source database enterprise-ready

But analysts stress need for triggers, stored procedures

Ballmer: Windows TCO the way to go

Memo says indemnification an issue

From SANs to SATAs, storage vendors continue product march

Storage Networking World show produces a mix of enterprise offerings

Compuware looks to cut risks in apps deployment

Vantage offering is upgraded

Arm collaborates with Philips on low-power processor

Cores are expected by early next year