Software Development

Texas Instruments appoints new CEO

23-year TI veteran Rich Templeton to take over on May 1

Microsoft to comply with DOJ mandate on IE default feature

Sun posts net loss of $125 million

Despite loss, McNealy calls it "a quarter of progress"

Novell readies for LinuxWorld

Company plans announcements about Linux security, collaboration

PayPal scam tries to jumpstart new Mimail worm

Trojan Horse program comes in e-mail, then retrieves and installs the worm

Update: IBM Q4 income up, Palmisano cites investments

Big Blue reports 9 percent revenue growth, net income up $1B over 2002 Q4

HP claims $2.5B in Linux revenues

HP reports 40 percent increase in revenue from servers equipped with open-source OS

Infineon opens chip design center in China

Center will primarily focus on communications chips

Sun to try subscription pricing for StarOffice in Japan

Suite of office productivity apps will be available for a $19 one-year subscription

Update: Surge in iPod sales drives strong Q1 for Apple

PC shipments also climbed in the quarter