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Seven Critical Patches on Tap for Tuesday

All seven updates will address critical issues, Microsoft said. Redmond lumped the bulletins into several groups, two of which affect Windows.

BizTalk R2 Beta Released

BizTalk R2 represents a change in thinking about RFID, or radio frequency identification, says Microsoft product manager.

Citrix and VMware: Oil and Water?

Two technologies. One chemistry experiment. Can they mix?

Dell Chooses Ubuntu for Linux Machines

The fortunes of the Ubuntu version of Linux got a boost on Tuesday as Dell Computer, Inc. announced it will begin selling the open source operating system with selected desktop and laptop models in its consumer lines

Open Source Slowly Gains Momentum on Wall Street

A growing number of financial services firms are embarking on open source projects, but they are moving cautiously when it comes to mission-critical applications.

Telerik Already Prepping Silverlight Tools

Component vendor Telerik announced this week that it is readying a set of tools for creating applications with Microsoft's Silverlight rich media plug-in, formerly code-named Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere (WPF/E).

Adobe Takes Flex SDK Open Source

In a major salvo that ups the stakes in the emerging battle for mindshare among developers and architects building Rich Internet Applications, Adobe today said it is releasing its Flex SDK into the open source community.

BlackBerry Maker Announces Software for Rival Devices

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is introducing a software application that can make Palm Treos and other Windows-based mobile devices made by rivals work like a BlackBerry

Samsung, Microsoft Strike Patent Deal

Samsung Electronics Co. and Microsoft Corp. said Thursday they have entered into a patent licensing agreement focused on the technology companies' consumer electronics lines.

IBM Meets 1Q Earnings Forecast

Microsoft Virtualization Products Face Delays

Several Microsoft virtualization products are seeing their shipping dates slip.

Adobe Ships Cross-Platform Apollo Alpha

Adobe announced it is shipping an alpha release of its "Apollo" cross-operating system Web applications platform, with commercial release scheduled for later this year.

Oracle's 3Q Profit Rises 35 Percent

Oracle Corp's fiscal third quarter profit climbed 35 percent, lifted by strong software sales that exceeded management's projections. The Redwood Shores-based business software maker said Tuesday that it earned $1.03 billion, or 20 cents per share, for the three months ended in February. That compared with net income of $765 million, or 14 cents per share, at the same time last year.

MS Ships Hotfix for Latest SQL Service Pack

Just two weeks after shipping a major new service pack for SQL Server 2005, Microsoft is having to issue a hotfix to correct a problem some customers experienced with the update.

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