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News briefs: Qwest ups ante in bid for MCI

Gordano adds Windows-based IM client

Messaging vendor aims to capture users of aging Exchange 5.5 systems.

Firetide unveils WLAN mesh net

HotPort mesh nodes improve throughput by two-thirds, company says.

Satellite services improving but demand for them still iffy

Fujitsu begins sampling 120GB notebook hard drive

AOL tool links AIM buddies to Microsoft Outlook

Jef Raskin, creator of the Macintosh, dies at 61

Update: Ebbers takes stand in WorldCom fraud trial

Qwest, Verizon drag MCI battle through the press

U.S. gov’t security agency names privacy committee

NTT develops hydrogen fuel cell for mobile phones

NTT prepares new smart card, fingerprint technologies

MCI operating profit rises on declining Q4 revenue

EU close to decision on anti-trust ruling

IBM steps up commitment to midmarket

Aerospace firms take to offshoring

Motorola joins group on faster wireless LANs

BT-Infonet deal closes

Mozilla warns of security holes, patches Firefox

Silence fuels speculation on Microsoft security plan

SQL Server 2005 brings new features, higher price

38 EU, Asian countries join to fight spam

Juniper hiring hints at buyout plans

AOL enters local search market

Study: Powerline broadband set to grow in 2005

Intel to acquire TV chip designer Oplus

Qwest makes revised bid for MCI

In depth: Start-up Azul keeps cool in the data center

AOL to revamp inStore, replicate concept

BEA ends holdout, joins Eclipse Foundation

New virus being distributed in fake FBI e-mail

ChoicePoint’s error sparks talk of ID theft law

FCC rules against AT&T calling-card service

Informatica bolsters data integration lineup

Computers stolen from government contractor SAIC’s facility

Microsoft enters IPTV deal with Alcatel

Arrest, but no relief from IM spam

Start-up releases configuration mgmt. database

Software upgrade adds WAN load balancing to Foundry switches

With Fedora, Red Hat recreates its lost community

Sprint’s focus is on wireless business

In brief: Sun upgrades Sun Fire servers

Cutting the cord on thin clients

In brief: Novell unwraps secure Linux

VoIP security vendors debut new tools

Uncooperative end users

Security: Vendor fine-tunes policy to control admin rights

Using RFID to boost business’ bottom line

HP unleashes WAN, LAN, wireless product launch

IRS gives home-based jobs to disabled