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White spaces group: Device testing on track

Wall Street Beat: HP, RIM, Cisco shed light on dark mood

Disk encryption easily cracked, researchers find

Security approach common on Vista, Apple and Linux laptops

Microsoft’s API release seen as olive branch to some, weapon to others

Guarded optimism, skepticism follows plan to foster interoperability, file formats

Credit reporting firm sues LifeLock over fraud alerts

Getting students, faculty to sign up for campus alerts

Open APIs may help Microsoft repair reputation

Alcatel-Lucent consolidates data centers, picks up extra cash by renting out space

Paris facility is centerpiece of consolidation project

Lessig considers running for Congress

Poor IT security to blame in Société Générale fraud

Monster Cisco 802.11n wireless net planned at Duke

2,500 Cisco access points make it one of largest 11n nets announced

What’s next for notebooks?

T-Mobile, AT&T join Verizon on unlimited plans

IT spending set for slowdown in Q2, survey says

Microsoft: HD DVD demise won’t hurt Xbox 360

Bill Gates: Internet censorship just won’t work

TSMC to make Sun’s UltraSparc processors, join OpenSparc

New wireless intrusion defense uses location tracking

AirPatrol sniffs out trouble on Wi-Fi, cellular networks

Virtual call centers bring offshoring alternative

Rather than send work overseas, many U.S. companies staff virtual call centers with home-based agents

Security issues scuttle Bain/Huawei bid for 3Com

Microsoft tunes infrastructure bundles for small businesses, weaves in services

Windows Server 2008 forms foundation for Small Business Server, Essential Business Server

ODF standard editor calls for cooperation with OOXML

Start-up builds solid state flash drives for enterprise

Pliant targets high-end storage market dubbed "tier zero" by EMC

Comcast’s defense of P2P traffic management practices meets skepticism

Admits to using TCP reset packets to "delay" P2P file uploads

Trio of e-mail vendors upgrade Exchange alternatives

Web clients, calendars and management tools are part of server releases

Help desk software gets mobile makeover

Aeroprise offering synchs up with BMC help desk offering for midsize companies

NHS laptop with 5,123 patient records stolen

Windows Server 2008 potholes snag Exchange, in-place upgrades

Servers used to host applications or Exchange require specific steps to follow in order to avoid migration problems, questions

Intel introduces 8-core ‘Skulltrail’ for gamers

Report: Microsoft to launch Yahoo proxy fight

Survey: More government workers can telecommute

AeroScout upgrades Wi-Fi asset tracking software

New tags add ultra wideband radio

Microsoft scrambles to quash ‘friendly’ worm story

Microsoft Dreamspark offers software to students

Unisys gives virtualization jolt to its data center strategy

Company hopes less hardware-centric approach will turn financial troubles around

Sun ships management piece of xVM strategy

Mozilla opens e-mail subsidiary

Toshiba plans massive chip investment, JV with SanDisk

Mobile broadband heads upstream

‘DVD Jon’ offers beta version of content sharing tool

AT&T, Verizon launch unlimited wireless calling plans

Consumers, businesses can get unlimited calling for $99.99 a month

DOJ requires Thomson to sell assets in Reuters deal

Why you should never ask a NASCAR race analyst about technology

Even though we did, via Daytona 500-inspired Web site program fueled by Carnegie Mellon technology

Start-up Vertica goes after database market with column-oriented system

Technology enhances business intelligence querying, company says

Microsoft looking for ways to converge Windows Mobile, Zune

“Jumper” takes sci-fi leap, delivers fast-paced fun

Film uses teleportation to take his hero from hardship to high living back to heartache when he realize his unique gift makes him a target

HP dishes out best online support, survey says

IT pros tout security as prime mover on Windows 2008

DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogs

Kernel space: the vmsplice() exploit