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‘Hacker’ threatens to expose health data, demands $10M

Hoax or the real thing? Virginia health agency Web site shut down but investigators mum

AppZero debuts server applications virtualization on Windows

Microsoft working on similar technology, but no ship date set

State AG to Craigslist: Pull racy ads or face prosecution

SC AG wants sexy ads removed by Friday; another says to shut down 'online brothel'

Groups complain of continued secrecy about trade pact

USTR continues to withhold 1,000 pages of information on an antipiracy agreement

IBM, Microsoft quibble over Office 2007’s new ODF support

Another snipe in the feud between the two vendors over document format standards

AMD merges graphics, microprocessor operations

Combining the units could bring operational efficiencies to AMD

EU mulls breaking up vital telecom reform package

Parliament's defense of citizens' rights to access the Internet throws the reforms into question

Citrix embraces Apple with iPhone virtualization, app store for corporate IT

Server virtualization upgrades help close gap with VMware

Can Obama curb offshoring with tax code?

Experts say no, because the real draw is the low cost of skilled labor in places like India

BlackBerry Gets Native Gmail, Google Contacts and Calendar

BlackBerry push API goes after consumers

Developers can now use it to build applications that send e-mail and other content in the background

Google shares close over $400 for first time since October

U.S. technology stocks are surging but some analyst warn that it may be just an inventory rebuild

Google: ‘rough’ talks ahead on privacy with Korea

China’s chips to power blade servers this year

China will use the servers based on its Godson chips to build a petaflop computer

Microsoft’s Windows 7 release candidate goes public

Company will collect data on Windows 7 and make changes before final version is released

IPass aims for mobile cloud service platform

The mobile aggregator has released an enterprise iPhone client while planning to deliver third-party applications

McAfee reports huge drop in spam

Report also says Russian banks and government networks compromised

Indian software group critiques Obama’s tax proposals

Nasscom says US companies will lose out as Japan and Europe plan to tax only profits earned within their borders

EU mulls new legal fight against spam, invasion of privacy

New laws may be needed to crack down on spam, the European Commission said

IT pros justify high-tech investments during downturn

IT professionals set to speak at Network World's IT Roadmap Boston argue some technologies demand even scarce budget dollars.

EU slates Microsoft’s IE antitrust hearing for June

Company still undecided whether to respond in person, sources say

Digital lit: How technology is changing what we read

Today's literature isn't only available on paper and Web pages -- tech enthusiasts are coming up with new ways to read

Forging Good Leaders in Bad Times

Parabon launches grid-based DDoS attack tests

Blitz Distributed Testing Service simulates full-scale cyberattacks

Alcatel-Lucent losses grow as revenue shrinks

MPLS routers are moving faster, but sales of DSL access equipment are slowing

Citrix Unveils Dazzle, Other Desktop Virtualization Advances

Job Seekers: How to Tell Stories to Stand Out

MySpace expands pool of app testers for developers

The move is intended to speed up the process of pre-release testing of applications for the site

Singing in the Lifeboats

CA unveils offerings as part of Mainframe 2.0

What’s Behind the Apple-Verizon Rumor?

Microsoft lays off 3,000 employees

It's almost done with 5,000 headcount cut announced in January

Eucalyptus cloud targets enterprise users

Microsoft delivers XP Mode add-on beta

Windows 7 RC companion aims for virtualized compatibility with XP apps

A Tale of Two Cloud Computing Conferences

Winners of the 2009 Ones to Watch Awards

Craigslist execs, State AGs meet to discuss questionable ads

Attorneys General look to hold site's feet to the fire in light of Craigslist killer arrest

Adobe promises patch for zero-day PDF bug by next Tuesday

That's also Microsoft's monthly patch day for May

CA tries to groom next generation of mainframers

The vendor taps a younger crop of programmers to work on its 'Mainframe 2.0' software

EU pushes for single online content market

European regulators hope to clear up the confusion surrounding the downloading of content online

Wireless networks must overcome interference, latency and security challenges

Wireless networks "have issues with firewalls and timing concerns," one user says

Apple, Opera slammed over browser patch regimes

Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox come out on top for delivering prompt patches to users

Blogs: Apple said to make $700M buyout bid for Twitter

Blogosphere abuzz with speculation that deal could be disclosed at Apple dev conference

Regus picks Polycom for telepresence after Cisco deal fails

There were too many technical problems deploying Cisco TelePresence under a 2007 deal, the office rental company said

Mobile commerce apps gaining ground in US

But Near Field Communications slow to arrive, conference panelists say

Court bars EMC top exec from working for HP

EMC executive Donatelli files a lawsuit to negate his noncompete clause

Virtualization improves efficiency, but brings power and cooling challenges

State Street, Brandeis University discuss technology trends at Network World's IT Roadmap

Flash in Web sites hindered by culture, budget

Microsoft: This time, it’s different

Taxpayer data languishing in piles of hard drives