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MCI files for bankruptcy extension

Carrier wants more time to complete SEC filings

Kazaa raid stirs up old P-to-P rivalries

Morpheus chief expects evidence to show company's network is centrally controlled

Adware hits AOL instant messenger

Virus-like game annoying AOL IM users

'Osama Found' scam sends instant messages to everyone in a user's AIM address book inviting them to play game

Comcast CEO outlines Disney plans

Chief Brian Roberts says Comcast would leverage Disney's networks to offer interactive services

Senators seek to limit Internet tax moratorium

Four senators will introduce a bill to extend expired moratorium by two years

French government to test open source on the desktop

Trial is part of plan to computerize the country's administration by 2007

Motorola licenses Opera browser for phones

Opera likely to be incorporated into models based on the Linux and Symbian OSes

Cracks appear in Bluetooth security

Serious flaws could enable intruders to steal confidential information

New Microsoft hole leaves users doing patch work

Latest software vulnerability met with annoyance but little surprise

HP sets up India call center

Bangalore center will offer post-sales support to U.S. customers

Comcast offers to buy Disney for $66 billion

Disney rejected private offer earlier this week

AMD’s Ruiz to become chairman, Sanders steps aside

Move is part of a planned succession

HP mulling South Korea R&D center

No formal plans or details confirmed

Via takes Eden processor to 1GHz

Eden ESP processors intended for small computer systems such as thin clients

Court deals blow to Microsoft in Lindows case

Court rules that if a term is generic it cannot be the subject of trademark protection

Update: DoJ officials recommend blocking PeopleSoft takeover

Staff recommendation submitted to Assistant Attorney General, says PeopleSoft

Sun buys server company, rehires cofounder

Andy Bechtolsheim returns as chief architect to help design Sun's high-volume servers

Avidian updates CRM software for small businesses

New synchronization and data-sharing features added

New Microsoft security hole stretches wide

Company issues critical patches Tuesday

PalmSource eyes enterprise, device variety with new OS

CEO David Nagel describes 'a whole new version' of the OS

AT&T Wireless aims for chat users

Provider to include AOL AIM and ICQ with mobile phones

Cognos tightens planning software integration

Company issues latest version of Enterprise Planning Series suite, boosts integration with flagship applications

Microsoft restores broken IE URL handling

Certain Web URLs were banned by an earlier emergency browser security patch

Mozilla trots out Firefox browser

Re-named open source browser has improved download manager

Sun to boost partitioning in Solaris 10

N1 Grid Containers let users partition server into multiple, independent environments

Sun adds Opteron, boosts UltraSparc servers

Company steps up its pursuit of the x86 market

Optum releases TradeStream 3.0

Supply chain global tracking gets kicked up a notch

Microsoft may face trial over ‘autoplay’ feature

TVI charges Microsoft infringes on four of its U.S. patents

German authority deploys Linux mainframe

IBM says installation is one of the largest Linux-based mainframe deployments in Europe

Peoplesoft board urges rejection of Oracle’s $9.4B bid

CEO Conway states Oracle's real intention is to 'damage our company'

New version of MyDoom appears

MyDoom.C does not use e-mail to spread

Intel preps for future of computing at spring IDF

Bi-annual user conference focuses on mobility, digital home, and the "tera era" of large data sets

Microsoft’s Software Assurance on trial

Licensing contracts will be up for renewal this summer

Update: Juniper to buy Netscreen for $4 billion in stock

NetScreen technology will help Juniper better address network security concerns

AmberPoint upgrades Web services suite

New version includes upgrades to all four products

HP refreshes Media Center PC lineup, cuts prices

Lower-priced models feature Intel's new Prescott Pentium 4 processors

Mobile companies team to prevent handset theft

Initiative aims to track stolen handsets and render them useless

MAID technology challenges tape

Disk-based alternative for storage archiving emerges

Compuware boosts Web services security in modeling tool

OptimalJ upgrade also functions with BEA, IBM app servers

Siemens to show protoype PenPhone

Integrated handwriting recognition technology enters written data on mobile phone

Nokia to acquire Psion’s stake in Symbian

Nokia's stake in OS developer will increase to 63 percent

Macromedia kicks off Web conferencing push

Company expands Breeze presentation tool into full-fledged Web conferencing product

Adobe to add grid features to desktop app

After Effects Professional will enhance performance

Update: SCO looks to widen Linux complaint against IBM

SCO files a motion to amend its Linux suit

Oracle cuts price on 10g database

Standard Edition One drops $1,000 in price

Vonage CEO: VOIP will grow, if no regulation

CEO has high hopes for VOIP – if regulators back off

EU debate to take up P-to-P filesharing

Draft law addresses mass pirating, counterfeiting of digital products

UK government launches new intranet

Secure system to connect government departments and public sector organizations

AMD receives $683M in aid for Dresden fab

New plant will be the company's first 300-millimeter facility