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Blended security threats on the rise, IBM says

IBM’s annual security trends report shows malware up, vulnerabilities down

5 things to know about laptop searches at U.S. borders

Senate rejects amendment to strip immunity from telecom

Cruise lines try one- and two-ended WAN acceleration

Gear from Riverbed, F5 helps overcome satellite latency

Georgia government tracks down missing data, virtualizes storage

Keeping track of data sources key to disaster recovery, IT manager says

Microsoft ships six critical patches, but two lesser vulnerabilities could be killers

When combined, two vulnerabilities rated important can have critical consequences for Web servers.

Digital law and order

In-depth investigation with computer forensics

Dell forks out $155M for his brother’s hosted e-mail company

The CIO’s role in cutting pollution

From counterculture flag to corporate gold star

Powerful new antiphishing weapon DKIM emerges

DKIM standard attracts Cisco, Google, PayPal and more

Here’s a different Microsoft/Yahoo story

Microsoft-backed Sender ID e-mail security technology works with Yahoo’s DKIM

Nortel, Microsoft chart unified communications progress

Alliance for unified communications snares 500 customers, vendors say

Will Yahoo block messages that aren’t signed?

Yahoo Mail exec explains plans for non-authenticated e-mail

Attacks aimed at Adobe Reader, Acrobat flaws intensify

Sterling Commerce offers cross-channel selling service

New approach from AT&T subsidiary melds Web, call center and in-store channels

Forrester slashes IT spending forecast

In the face of new economic data, Forrester Research amends previous predictions and forecasts U.S IT spending in 2008 to increase just slightly at 2.8%.

MWC – Microsoft steps up mobile consumer push

Only in Japan: The best technologies you can’t buy

AT&T to take over Starbucks Wi-Fi service

Starbucks first started offering in-store Wi-Fi with T-Mobile in 2002

MWC – Android comes to life in Barcelona

MWC – Touch-based interfaces infect show with ‘iPhoneitis’

What’s behind Yahoo’s rejection of Microsoft bid?

‘Office 14’ to be more Web-friendly, Gates says

Microsoft backpedals, moves up Vista SP1 release dates

Volume-licensing customers, MSDN, TechNet subscribers will see software this month

Intel develops processor similar to MacBook Air chip

Punitive licensing could stall server virtualization: Burton Group

Uneven policies cause "user angst and uncertainty," analyst firm says

Study: Bad requirements-gathering hurts IT projects

Starbucks dumps T-Mobile in favor of AT&T

Cisco, others sued by intellectual-property company

Network-1 claims infringement of PoE patent

Fix for weeks-old Excel flaw likely on Tuesday

Microsoft hints at Yahoo hostile takeover

Microsoft says Yahoo snub ‘unfortunate’

Says time to take fight to Google is now

Analysts: 3G iPhone may reach users by midyear

Celltrust targets banks with encrypted SMS app

Zeemote wants mobile gamers to let go of their phone

Trolltech enables easier mobile Web 2.0 apps

Companies abandon LiPS for LiMo

Mobile operators act on child sexual abuse content

MWC – Nokia rolls out N95’s successor, brings out Maps 2.0

MWC – EU wants mobile data roaming charges cut by July

MWC – Sony Ericsson to make Windows Mobile phone

Dell moves most AMD consumer PCs offline to retail

White-label social networking set for shake-up?

Yahoo plans to reject Microsoft’s $44.6B buyout bid

Antivirus company’s Web site downloads…a virus

New Red Hat boss plots $1 billion plan

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst brings expertise in running a large company to software vendor poised for its next grow spurt

Offshoring: Coping with U.S.-India culture clash

North American companies could see better results with India-based outsourcing engagements if they take culture into consideration

Can PeopleSoft vets get execs into on-demand apps?