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Africa SMS system rolls out for farmers, traders

Microsoft will fight to keep Office Live name

Second Google Desktop attack reported

U.K. start-up offers free Web site monitoring

MyWebAlert to address Web site availability and performance issues with 24-7 monitoring.

Mass. bill would put data breach responsibilities on retailers

Association says patent cases threaten computer industry

CCIA says defendants open to huge judgments

Microsoft ponders Ruby language

NAC gear lightens IT load at community college

Mirage Networks’ NAC devices scan student computers and give instructions on how to heal them.

Researchers spot first remote code Office 2007 bug

Skype asks FCC to force open mobile networks

JotSpot users give Google mixed reviews

Dashboard uses Google Maps to provide status updates on IT systems

Browser vulnerabilities and attacks will mount

Siemens, DiVitas bridge cellular and Wi-Fi nets

Diffie: Privacy laws could hurt the little guy

Job rotation pays dividends

IT departments and their employees reap the benefits of job-rotation programs

Spam reaches an all-time high

Report: China will not issue 3G licenses before 2008

India plays growing role in Intel R&D

Elaborate ‘pharming’ attack targeted 50 banks

Canon, Pentax, Fujifilm vie for SLR buyers’ attention

New version of Google Apps offers less expensive alternative to Microsoft Office

Communication and collaboration tools build on beta version released last year

WORLDBEAT – Social networks key to ’08 race

Dell users demand Linux on laptops

The 8 key challenges of virtualizing your data center

TJX: Data breach worse than previously believed

Super robots gear up for space

Microsoft makes free Vista migration tools available to IT

Border security virtual fence costs questioned

Mobile devices expose corporate networks to myriad security threats

The latest IT security threat plaguing the corporate office is actually clipped to the belts and purses of a company’s mobile workforce

Q&A: GM exec discusses huge contract with AT&T

Company hopes to tame Wal-Mart RFID requirement with IBM system

Schiff Nutrition International piloting wireless system to ultimately cut costs

Microsoft releases complete beta of configuration, update management software

Living with Google Apps — at Google

Jury orders Microsoft to pay Alcatel-Lucent $1.5 billion

News Corp. buys Web ad company to boost online profit

Wall Street Beat: M&A a good sign for tech

Apple TKOs Cisco in iPhone bout, analysts

10 free storage utilities

Toshiba secures quantum key distribution

Details of new Sony digital cameras hit the Web

Kernel space: alternatives to fibrils

Internet is a reflection of society, Cerf says

BT gets phone licenses in India

Roaming fee cuts are a smokescreen, consumer group says

Cisco buys Reactivity for $135 million to bolster SOA offerings

XML appliance maker Reactivity adds to Cisco's tools for tying Web services closer to network gear

Watchfire tools ease security checks

QuickScan requires no experts to configure vulnerability tests

AT&T inks $1 billion contract with GM, carrier’s largest to date

AT&T to manage GM's local service providers globally

Lenovo to sell notebooks in Circuit City stores

Europe must open market to UWB within six months