Technology Industry

AOL launches AIM 5.5 with streaming video

PC users will be able to establish live video streaming conversations with iChat Mac users

Samsung to put satellite TV into cell phone

Company plans handset that can receive multimedia programming broadcasts via satellite

OSDL delivers guidelines on Linux for datacenters

Group's move is aimed at accelerating development, adoption of Linux

Apple Japan president may trade iMacs for Big Macs

CEO to step down later this month

EDS posts Q4 loss, blames U.S. Navy contract

Services company posted a net loss of $354 million

Compuware buys auto industry hub Covisint

Company picks up portal software, EDI messaging system and dispute resolution technology

Mars mission may spawn cool new technologies

Technologies that went into project include cutting-edge robotics, and an embedded operating system that is nearly autonomic

University of Rochester cues up free Napster

Deal aims to reduce online piracy

New slim X40 ThinkPad lets users restore faulty data

Notebook is Big Blue's first to incorporate file recovery technology

StarOffice available for Solaris on x86 systems