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Sun ready to Rock without UltraSparc V

Company to drop UltraSparc V, use Rock processor instead

Boeing, StarHub to explore in-flight broadband roaming

Several airlines have signed agreements to have the system installed

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats for 10 years

Microsoft has option to extend the Covenant Not to Sue for Damages part of their agreement

Update: Former CA executives plead guilty

Charges related to improper accounting practices

Intel readies new dual-processor Itanium 2s

Plans said to be announced next week

DOJ’s ERP choice could harm Oracle case

AMS was selected to replace DOJ's accounting systems

Adrian Lamo sentencing postponed

It remains unclear whether postponement signals breakdown in agreement

IBM to unveil next version of WebSphere Commerce

Starter Stores to simplify management complexity

OASIS approves WS-Security Web services spec

Set of Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) extensions standardized

Microsoft, Micro Focus team up for mainframe migration alliance

Program taps Wintel architecture to reduce costs, but is not scalable enough for all mainframe environments

Expert releases Cisco wireless hacking tool

Tool compromises Cisco's authentication protocol

SEC files charges against former CA execs

Execs expected to plead guilty to criminal charges

Google’s Gmail faces trademark, privacy challenges

Civil liberties groups protests automated scanning of private communications

India’s Infosys sets up U.S. consulting firm

Company will invest $20 million in business consulting subsidiary

Market for grid compute cycles is questionable, expert says

Globus Alliance's Ian Foster questions what the requirements would be

Global standards are key, Intel CEO tells Chinese execs

Craig Barrett stresses the importance of international standards in developing new IT products

Dell boosts first-quarter sales forecast

Says sales were strong outside the US in all product areas

W3C signs off on Web scripting specs

New standards could make life easier for Web developers

SCO moves for delay in IBM trial

Says discovery process is taking too long

Smaller chips? Just add water

A stream of water enhances current chip-making tools

Oracle awaiting grid database upgrades

Spur expected in June

Cisco warns of wireless security hole

Two WLAN management products at risk

Lindows.com to change name outside the U.S.

Company gives up international fight against Microsoft

Ballmer: Everyone has stake in cybersecurity

Microsoft CEO says we need to 'anticipate and act against' cyber crimes

Judge delays Red Hat-SCO suit, pending IBM action

Judge says its a waste of resources to have two courts resolving same issue

Storage industry doing its part

Windows, Linux thin client launched

Neoware unveils appliance that runs both Linux and Windows desktops

Chip makers moving to reduce use of lead

Intel, National Semiconductor to begin shipping lead-free packages

Nokia subject of U.S. class action complaint

Mobile phone maker accused of making false and misleading statements

Motion Computing rolls out new Tablet PC

Tablet PC features new chip from Intel and improved display, microphone technologies

Real CEO says EU-MS ruling ‘right,’ may help lawsuit

Rob Glaser endorses EC's decision as more solid than the U.S. settlement

TPC prepares Web server benchmark revision

Major revision slated to be released by year end

IBM, Sun roll out new storage gear

Vendors cater to customer demand for more functionality, flexibility at a lower price

Update: The mainframe also rises

While IBM unveils lower cost zSeries mainframe, Sun debuts its Mainframe Migration Program

IBM acquires Indian BPO company

Daksh eServices is one of India's largest independent BPO companies

Lucent fires top Chinese executives for bribery

Stakes are high as China accounted for 11 percent of Lucent's revenue in 2003

Panelists call for lightweight Linux

Merits of simpler Linux distribution debated at ClusterWorld

Minor 64-bit differences show ‘frosty’ Intel-AMD ties

Architectures are virtually identical despite dearth of interaction between the companies

PLM solution to offer best practice model

Formation targets food and beverage industry

Microsoft’s Channel 9 gets social with developers

Intel: Itanium, Xeon to be interchangeable

Goal is to drive down cost of systems built with Itanium 2

Java to gain multitasking improvements

Virtual machine to be fitted with application sharing

Oracle and Dell take aim at SMBs

Companies to offer Dell servers running Oracle 10g for less than $5000

New Netsky worms change their stripes

Latest strains open back doors on infected machines

MCI boosts secure remote access

Provider adds SSL VPN through partnership with Aventail

HP introduces FATA disk

New hybrid disk arrives

Nokia warns of lower sales

Profits fail to meet expectations even as global mobile phone shipments grow

Microsoft: Open source not cheaper

Executive touts company’s Shared Source program

Web development tool gets Linux boost

Innoopract updates Linux plug-in

Microsoft kicks off ISV road show

Show to highlight Longhorn, Yukon