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Dell to offer preinstalled Ubuntu on laptops, desktops

The PC giant takes a step toward Ubuntu, but leaves support, pricing and driver issues undecided

After Sony, Kutaragi looks to the network

Dell embraces Ubuntu, plans to install OS on some PCs

Carriers skimping on biz services?

IPTV and wireless dominate capital expenditures

Dell hopes to earn good will with Linux PC

PARTNERWORLD: IBM gives peek at blade workstation

IBM putting social networking tools to the test

File serving aids CGI film development

Biotech firm plans all-Catalyst 6500 net

NewsGator revamps enterprise RSS tool

School system taps Novell to control network identity

Fairfax County in Virginia looks to modernize home-grown patchwork security system

Verizon Business to ensure VOIP quality

Switch from start-up targets congestion

Blade server switch and NIC communicate to improve latency

Gartner: Hack contests bad for business

J.P. Morgan Chase probing possible data breach

Microsoft makes its biggest RFID splash

Microsoft issues BizTalk Server beta

Juniper tunes software to better support security policies, application performance

Kernel space: Chunkfs and reiser4

MIX – Microsoft loosens grip on Windows Live APIs

First WiMAX laptop card approved by FCC, Clearwire says

PARTNERWORLD – CEO: SMB to become IBM’s ‘largest industry’

MIX – Microsoft fails to impress during Bach’s keynote

Google courts govt sector Webmasters

TSMC celebrates 20 years in chips with new forecast

Yahoo buys remainder of Right Media for $680 million

Sony sparks outrage with decapitated goat

Oracle releases first ECM product since buying Stellent

Cisco blade boosts security control

New Catalyst 6500 blade improves wiring closet security; 7200 series gets smaller

Microsoft wins patent ruling in case with AT&T

Microsoft and AT&T have been locked in a battle over patent infringement that centers on exporting software code to foreign countries.

Telefónica expands with stake in Telecom Italia

Radware buys Covelight Systems

Combined technologies give real-time analysis to Web application transactions

Good news or bad? Reuters software makes the call

PARTNERWORLD – IBM aims at midmarket appeal

Dell memo hints at layoffs, acquisitions

MIX – Microsoft adds .Net to give Silverlight a shine

Verio to shut off controversial Web site

U.S. officials recommend better RFID security

New report details best practices for retailers, manufacturers, hospitals, federal agencies

Ozzie says software/services combo Microsoft’s future

Microsoft’s chief software architect lays out three-part Silverlight strategy for supporting software and services

WORLDBEAT – Skype your way to learning Chinese

Nokia eyes scalability with new security appliance

Meru makes first move on enterprise 802.11n WLANs

Vendor promises 300Mbps wireless

GAO report targets data breach guidelines

Report says agencies need to know how and when to offer credit monitoring and other services to reduce the risk of identity theft.

Steak n Shake beefs up security

Hotel tells guests can leave their laptops at home

Selling software without services doesn’t hold promise

Chartered ready for surge in 65nm chip production

Acer to buy small PC vendor — but not Gateway, it says

Acer passes Lenovo in Q1, next up: Dell

Microsoft SharePoint falls short in Web content management, analyst firm says

Report on Web software from CMS Watch rates vendor products

Germany paves way for DVB-H mobile TV