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Sun blames quarterly loss on restructuring fees

Managing your net for next to nothing

Open source, freeware and shareware applications provide network managers with quick fixes to day-to-day problems -- without putting a strain on their wallets.

Salesforce.com connects with SAP

Start-up testing auto-aiming antenna for wireless nets

Purdue profs say technology could improve mobile access to 'Net.

XG Technology pushes new form of wireless VoIP

Low-cost option could enhance campus wireless coverage.

Start-up offers free management tool

Spiceworks IT Desktop will monitor systems and nets for free, as long as IT managers don't mind ads running in the GUI.

Analyzing Microsoft-Nortel VoIP deal

Force10 blade brings SONET support

Targets large companies connecting to legacy WANs but seeking to avoid stand-alone SONET gear at edge.

Vyatta to take on Cisco and Juniper

Company relying on open source Linux/XORP-based router software for success.

News Briefs

Seven ways to boost application performance

Network managers and industry experts share some tips, tricks and technologies that help amp up apps.

AT&T targets VoIP, wireless services

New offerings, including security and Web hosting, on tap.

Shanghai securities company to use Turbolinux

AMD to buy graphics vendor ATI for $5.4 billion

Microsoft bets big on Vista security

Salesforce.com bites bullet on need for integration

U.S. gov’t seeks faster breach notices

Security company Entrust seeks to exploit banking regulations, RSA buyout

Entrust's acquisition of Business Signatures aimed at helping banks meet FFIEC rules.

HP to roll out storage hardware, software updates

Intel readies flexible WiMAX chipset

Open source CRM finds new Soul mate

Motorola to extend popular Razr lineup

Texas Instruments’ Q2 rises on strong mobile phone chips

AOL launches AIM Pro for business users

Black Hat: Cisco to be under scrutiny again

Entrust acquires Business Signatures for $50 million

Book Review: Linux Phrasebook

Get started on the right foot with common real-world tasks using the Linux command line.

Start-up offers free management tool – with a Google twist

Spiceworks IT Desktop will monitor systems and networks for free, as long as IT managers don't mind ads running in the GUI.

Sun’s Brewin toasts Java

SAP to ramp up attempts to woo Oracle user base

Dell, HP make government’s list of green computers

Survey: Home VoIP use grows in United States

Backdating scandal turns criminal

Study: Bloggers are diverse and creative, but don’t throw out newspaper yet

Bloggers more racially diverse than Internet users in general.

House panel passes Veterans Affairs cybersecurity bill

Q&A: Sun executive details open-source strategy

This wireless project is really up in the air

Europeans, Japanese team to widen broadband offerings by using balloons, airships.

Wiretapping suit against AT&T can go forward

Google exceeds Wall Street’s forecast in Q2

AMD misses earnings target despite Opteron sales

Microsoft profits off; share buyback program revealed

Apple, eBay stock leaps, Yahoo plunges in after-market trades

Apple soars 8.6% and eBay rises 5.8%, while Yahoo drops 21.8%.

World Cup slows PC sales in Q2; Apple shines

IDC report says some computer makers thrived, including Apple.

Grocers turn to mobile phones for customer loyalty

U.K. company finds incentive helps lure supermarket customers in Asia.

Amnesty International blasts Google, Yahoo, Microsoft

Alleges rights of Chinese to freedom of expression undermined.

Emerging markets boost Nokia’s phone sales

Net profit for the second quarter at $1.4b, up 43%.

SAP shows strong Q2 earnings but lower sales

TSMC part of historic Taiwan flight to China

Sony aims high with new camcorders

Infineon designs dual-band, single-chip UWB system