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News briefs for the week of Nov. 4

Sistina unveils file system for IBM mainframe

Packet Design aims to address BGP shortcomings

EU unlikely to follow U.S. ruling on Microsoft

Linksys vulnerability puts wireless users at risk

WaveSmith names CEO

Bride of Funlove virus getting around

IT project management recognized in government

Microsoft tunes Windows media software

MS/DOJ: Case has tumultuous history, related fallout

FBI: DNS server attacks came from U.S., Korea

Presidential advisor says U.S. should fund, test ‘Net security

Judge reaffirms limited Microsoft punishment

Palmisano outlines IBM’s $10 billion initiative

Lucent may face SEC charges

Server appliances die a quiet death

Will the Tablet PC be a write-off?

Dataquest: PDA shipments slow down

Mac OS among least prone to attack

Microsoft remedy opinion due Friday

Germany likes Linux

Qwest losses continue in third quarter

CDMA to propel wireless Internet market

Open source seeks growth in government market

Borland buying Togethersoft

Vendors look to tame Web site performance

Keynote, Tonic and Quantiva separately announce software and services to help users optimize their Web sites and applications.

Microsoft merging Exchange, TechEd conferences

RouteScience introduces PathControl 3350

T-Mobile in Wi-Fi pact with United, American and Delta

Elematics software provisions optical links

Lucent ships management software for Solaris

Ernst & Young to sell vulnerability mgmt. tool

European Commission sets timetable for .eu domain

Dataquest: Microsoft gains on Palm in PDA market

Microsoft’s XP Media Center launched on new HP PCs

Case, indignant, says he’ll spin off AOL

Intentia: Reuters hacked financial results

Adobe goes after corporate e-forms

Weaving the ‘Net into business processes tops IBM user concerns

‘Wire-free’ electricity juices mobile devices

RealNetworks releases source code for Helix DNA client

Windows 2000 gains government-based security certification

HP hints at new software strategy

Office 11 tests focus on Window XP, 2000

Redback CEO views industry downturn as opportunity

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