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FCC mobile spam rule doesn’t cover some SMS

Rule does not prohibit phone-to-phone text messaging

New book says training can counter offshoring

Cutter Consortium's Edward Yourdon writes that visa restrictions and other barriers may actually accelerate offshore outsourcing

Benhamou will resign as chairman of PalmSource

Benhamou will continue as chairman of sister company PalmOne

Update: Google raises gavel for IPO auction Friday

Company will announce the pricing of its stock next week

Olympic-size security demands advance planning

Hunt for XP SP2 flaws seen in full swing

Microsoft's firewall and software-based memory protection technologies may be vulnerable

BEA grabs CA exec to head product group

Wai Wong to head BEA's product development group

IronPort, others support Microsoft’s Sender ID

IronPort's security appliances will include Sender ID checks

Dell revenue surges in Europe, Asia during Q2

No slip in corporate spending, CEO says

PeopleSoft to launch mobile synchronization

Partnership with Intellisync will enable wireless data exchange with CRM apps

Update: HP fires Blackmore, other sales executives

Move follows disappointing quarterly earnings report

Initial Windows XP SP2 fallout limited

Some users study the update before applying it

Oracle to launch midmarket version of app server

New app server for SMBs will be half the price of Oracle's standard enterprise edition

AOL courts novices, Spanish speakers with budget PC

The $300 AOL Optimized PC will be bundled with Internet access software in both Spanish and English

Blaster suspect pleads guilty to spreading worm

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 12 for 19-year-old who spread W32.Blaster-B

Update: HP grows Q3 revenue but servers, storage disappoint

Results to prompt management changes in the Enterprise Servers and Storage group

Tool converts .Net code to Java

Stryon offering counters Microsoft utility for moving from Java to .Net

Autodesk tackles project collaboration

Buzzsaw service eyes better visibility into construction, manufacturing projects

Survey: 86 percent of spam from US

Results suggest U.S. law could be more effective than hoped

Novell moves again to dismiss SCO’s claims

Says slander case cannot be proven

AOL, Yahoo rolling out sender authentication

Efforts stepped up to control spam

Dell hires HP’s top notebook executive

Alex Gruzen to share responsibility with Dell's John Medica in the client product group

IRS seeks $500M in back taxes from Motorola

Possible liability relates to transfer pricing

IBM lands European Linux mainframe deal

Deployment adds to momentum of Big Blue's mainframe business

Windows XP Starter Edition to hit Asia in October

Lower-priced version of OS is part of pilot program to tap PC users in developing markets

Reports: Open-source software alliance formed in China

Alliance with IBM, HP, and others aims to promote open-source development and application in China

Microsoft expands Web conferencing pricing options

Microsoft introduces three additional licensing models for Live Meeting

Update: Cisco posts record profit in Q4

Results meet Wall Street expectations

IBM adds to business process modeling tool

Version 5 of WebSphere-based offering set to ship with BPEL backing

Update: WS-Addressing specification submitted to W3C

Potential standard helps exchange data between applications

U.K.’s NHS taps Gartner to help plan $9B IT overhaul

Gartner to provide best practices analysis and technology change management for mammoth project

Delay to Munich’s Linux move only ‘few weeks’

Proposed EU software patenting legislation not expected to dramatically affect migration plans

Via Net.Works buys part of PSINet Europe

Via Net.Works looks to expand its hosting services business

Microsoft supplementing SharePoint apps integration

Toolkits offered via shared source

Symantec lowers earnings report after software glitch

Incorrect configuration of accounting tool cited

Macromedia to boost reporting, clients in ColdFusion tool

Blackstone release is readied for 2005

Update: Google, Yahoo reach licensing deal

Google to license technology patented by Yahoo in settlement

Update: RFID gets active and smart

WhereNet adds business logic to vehicle tracking

New storage offerings point to lower costs

HP kicks SAN in face of storage prices

New Bagle version spreading

Variant said to be harder to catch

AOL IM ‘Away’ message flaw deemed critical

Security hole could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code

FTC settles with pop-up ad ‘spammers’

Settlement bars California company from using pop-up ads to sell pop-up blocking software

McAfee updates E-Business Server

Latest version makes it easier to encrypt data that gets sent outside network to partners

New IM service for business users launched

Startup offers workplace alternative to pricy enterprise-class IM systems

Cingular dives into corporate e-mail

Company aligns with Seven to provide IT access to and from carriers

HP bids for Synstar to broaden European reach

HP keen to acquire Synstar's business continuity and multivendor support services

IBM tells employees not to install Windows XP update

Big Blue internal memo warns users of compatibility issues with SP2

Red Hat debuts open source app server

The low-end server works with other J2EE app servers

EJB 3.0 in a nutshell

An overview and critical analysis of the latest EJB specification

Using the MIDP 2.0 Game API

Get started building games for J2ME with MIDP 2.0