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Microsoft ‘shot too high’ on virtualization, says exec

Windows server GM insists product will still be a hit in the marketplace

A day with the ‘Can you hear me now?’ guy

Verizon Wireless network tester checks out competitors, too

Google Korea to censor search results

African mobile-phone banking poised for growth

Oracle looks to raise PLM profile with Agile purchase

Hilf: Microsoft won’t sue over Linux, for now

IBM targets healthcare market with grid computing

Hands on with Fujitsu’s pocket-size convertible UMPC

Kernel space: the trouble with volatile

Kernel code has to handle volatile data, but if you see the C keyword "volatile" in the kernel, it's a mistake. Here's why

Microsoft confirms September release of ‘Halo 3’

Voice recognition vendor Nuance buys rival to expand voice-based mobile services

WORLDBEAT – Microsoft campus mystery lives on

Curing mail madness with Emacs

Whoever said there are no technical solutions to social problems must not have had a powerful enough mail program. Get motivated and organized with some new mail-productivity hacks for the classic Emacs environment.

New York says Dell defrauded PC buyers

Oracle, SAP agree to time extension in lawsuit

Google mulls tighter link between Gmail and Docs

Gartner joins squabble over definition of open source

What tests should you run on your wireless LAN?

Test vendor VeriWave outlines 1,000 of them

IBM releases free tool for creating Web apps

Without programming skills, users can build online forms, company says

Microsoft lays out Windows server road map

Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released in 64-bit only in 2009, ending the era of 32-bit Windows servers.

The view from 2003: Migrating to Linux not easy for Windows users

The marketing blather promises easy upgrades, but that's not what one newbie found

MS Research project solves mobile touch screen problems

Cisco routers caused major outage in Japan: report

Google moves to ‘universal’ search

Small tech firms oppose patent reform bill

Microsoft patent claims complicated by GPLv3

HP has strong PC, software sales, but Q2 profit dips

Top 10: IT jargon you just love to hate

Microsoft tweaks Patch Tuesday advance notification

Texas voter registration system hits roadblocks

Radiation-detection system to be tested at Tacoma port

Patent overhaul bill moves forward in Congress

Oracle buys stake in IP management company

Fujitsu shows off latest color e-paper screens

HP unveils security-monitoring appliance for SCADA systems

HP offering uses SenSage security-event management technology

IBM spells out IT governance and risk strategy

New security division will offer professional services

Software aimed at multicore chips gain boost from AMD

Intel settles copyright fight with Chinese company

Sprint Nextel getting ready to pull plug on legacy nets

Carrier committed to move customers to IP MPLS backbone by '09

Norway considers requiring open document formats

Norwegian Standards Association expected to be adopted

NetApp debuts all-file deduplication

How satisfied are Microsoft customers?

U.S. senators take outsourcing firms to woodshed over H-1B use

Infosys, Wipro, Tata among nine companies asked to explain visa programs

IBM opens sales center in Second Life

Sales avatars from IBM can work with client avatars up to the point of signing contracts and exchanging money

Software piracy hits $40B worldwide, says study

WINHEC – Microsoft expands sales channel for home server

IBM deepens focus on governance, risk management

Father of telecommuting Jack Nilles says security, managing remote workers remain big hurdles

Nilles talks about rocket science, the growth of telecommuting and major challenges facing that community

Data breaches plague U.S. companies

Survey reveals 85% of respondents experience data breach events, mostly due to lost or stolen equipment and negligent employees

H-1B visas are a trade issue, says India’s NASSCOM