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E-business sites hit with attacks, extortion threats

Attackers may be shifting strategy and aiming at specific companies

IM upstarts vie for interoperability

Antepo, Jabber update standards-based IM and presence products

Mark Logic envisions Open Content Architecture

Company offers open platform for building content apps

Commerce One runs out of cash

Software maker laid off most of its staff

Airbus withdraws support for Microsoft in EU case

EU Court will hold hearing on Microsoft's appeal next week

EU chief seen as keen to push Oracle merger through

European Commission wants to reach a decision on hostile bid before the end of October

Fiorina: Sometimes IT spending is a ‘bad thing’

HP's CEO dismisses the idea that corporate budget surpluses will drive an IT spending increase Q4

Oracle attracting MySQL users

But converts going in both directions, execs say

Storage Decisions show parades new products

Veritas, EMC, Sun introduce wares

Ex-CA boss Kumar pleads not guilty

Kumar says he expects to be exonerated of all charges

Finally, a practical application of mesh networks

Microsoft taps European expertise in research

Company official attributes Europe's strength to education system

New, dangerous Microsoft JPEG exploit released

Code could let attackers take control of vulnerable machines

WiMax wings into the wild world of wireless

New system could surpass Wi-Fi, experts say

Senate panel approves spyware, wireless privacy bills

Bill prohibits wireless carriers from publishing subscribers' phone numbers without their consent

Update: PeopleSoft throws customers a discount and free upgrade

Move could boost sales, reduce support costs

Nokia adds anti-virus protection to new smart phone

New Nokia 6670 smart phone will offer mobile anti-virus software from F-Secure

AMD’s Ruiz disappointed by Microsoft’s 64-bit delays

CEO sees no significant impact from the delay on sales of AMD's 64-bit processors

Cisco to set up R&D lab in Shanghai

Cisco's new research center to focus on developing VOIP

AMD still mulling plans for a joint-venture chip plant

AMD may team up with another chip maker to expand its manufacturing capacity for microprocessors

Report: DoCoMo, Cingular to link on 3G technology

DoCoMo will likely share WCDMA technology after Cingular's acquisition of AT&T Wireless is complete

Study shows DSL leading in broadband growth

China leads countries in total subscriptions, South Korea has greatest market penetration

IBM, other vendors accused of cheating E-Rate program

House subcommittee probing alleged fraud in program to wire schools

XP SP2 distribution accelerated, VPN problem fixed

Microsoft makes first patch to huge operating system update

Former CA chief Sanjay Kumar indicted on fraud charges

He and another executive were accused of 'a massive accounting fraud'

Get your free Java application server

IBM, AMD extend partnership to 32 nanometer technology

Companies share steep investment costs to pursue program

Telecom Italia CEO sees innovation in design and features of wireless devices

Phones, smart phones and other devices will become an essential part of carrier's services

IT Product Guide goes beta

Everything you always wanted to know about enterprise hardware and software … in one place

AT&T woos international markets with VOIP projects

Research shows concerns about the quality of service continue to dog the VOIP market

Cape Clear, Neon in Web services deal

Deal aims to better integrate mainframe apps

Ireland blocks calls to 13 countries to thwart Net scam

Measures target rogue autodialer programs that hijack modems and run up long-distance phone charges

Reports: CA may escape charges in DOJ deal

Company will pay compensation to shareholders in deal to defer prosecution

PeopleSoft, IBM strike middleware alliance

PeopleSoft to optimize its applications for use with IBM's WebSphere

Mobile boom draws telecom manufacturing to India

Ericsson and others are drawn to a vibrant market

Microsoft appoints new public sector head

Gerri Elliott will overseee outreach programs

SBC readies 50,000-node IP phone system at Ford

Ford will manage its own data network under the arrangement

Sun readies tool support for 64-bit AMD systems

Studio 10 release set for release

Exploit posted for Microsoft JPEG flaw

Customers are urged to install software updates

Wireless carriers: Privacy bill not needed

Some lawmakers remain skeptical of company promises

IBM, PeopleSoft form alliance

Deal locks apps, middleware more tightly

Dell, Oracle offer server-database bundle

Windows OS also included

Sun woos Wall Street with pricing, features

Solaris servers now offer high performance at low cost, company officials say

PeopleSoft’s Conway maintains defiant tone

CEO compares Oracle takeover attempt to "bad dream"

PeopleSoft launches deployment tools for IT

A service repository contains 1,500 points of integration

Software vendor may cash in on contact-center patents

CosmoCom ponders moves

Philly plans world’s largest mesh Wi-Fi net

All 135 square miles of Philadelphia to be turned into world's largest wireless hot spot

Texas Instruments is unconvinced WiMax will replace DSL

TI unconvinced by hype surrounding fixed-wireless version of WiMax

HP forms new blade group

New division will unify HP's blade system development efforts

Microsoft CFO: Expect us to make more big acquisitions

Exec says to expect Microsoft to become a more distributed company through big takeovers