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Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet

Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government's blessing want to scrap all that and start over.

New Opera Browser Shows Glance of 9 Favorites

The latest version of Opera's Web browser lets visitors see mini versions of their nine favorite sites at a glance. Click on any thumbnail to load the full site.

Vonage Chief Executive Steps Down

Vonage CEO Michael Snyder resigned Thursday as the troubled Internet phone company reported weak preliminary first-quarter results and announced a restructuring plan that includes an unspecified number of jobs cuts.

Microsoft Foresees More Suits in Japan

A legal battle between Microsoft and Japanese anti-monopoly authorities is likely to conclude next year and might lead to lawsuits or other patent infringement complaints.

Microsoft Foresees More Lawuits in Japan

A legal battle between Microsoft and Japanese anti-monopoly authorities is likely to conclude next year and might lead to lawsuits or other patent infringement complaints against the U.S. software company, an executive said Thursday.

Report Reveals AJAX on the Rise

There are now 3.5 million AJAX developers worldwide, a 50 percent increase over the past year, based on results of a survey that will be released next week.

Microsoft Virtualization Products Face Delays

Several Microsoft virtualization products are seeing their shipping dates slip.

IBM Develops Chip-Stacking Technique

IBM has found a way to connect chips inside products ranging from cell phones to supercomputers, an advance that promises to prolong battery life in wireless devices and eventually speed data transfers between the processor and memory chips in computers, the company said Thursday.

Microsoft Issues ASP.NET Glitch Fix

Microsoft has released a public hotfix patch to address a number of ASP.NET 2.0 compilation issues, according to Microsoft Developer Division General Manager Scott Guthrie.

VoIP Market Not Hit by Vonage Patent Woe

The legal trouble threatening Vonage Holdings Corp. doesn't yet appear to be rippling across the Internet phone industry, a stark contrast to last year's BlackBerry patent dispute that spooked existing and would-be users of the popular e-mail device.

Nokia, Qualcomm Continue Licensing Talks

Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. said Tuesday they expect no disruptions to consumers as the wireless industry heavyweights try to settle differences over licensing fees.

New NAS Hits the Market

Storage vendor SMC Networks has unveiled the premiere products in a new line of storage servers aimed at small and medium-sized businesses and homes.

Palm To Develop Linux-Based Products

Smart phone maker Palm Inc. said Tuesday it will use a new platform based on Linux to help the company compete better.

User Management Program Adds Security Upgrades

Lieberman Software Corp. has upgraded its flagship Windows management product, User Manager Pro, with a number of security and other enhancements and christened it User Manager Pro Suite.

SaaS Report: How To Partner on SaaS

A new white paper from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), titled "Channels for the New SaaS Industry," describes the kind of partnership model that's needed in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business.

Take-Two CFO Out After Shareholder Coup

The chief financial officer of beleaguered video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. announced his resignation Monday, less than two weeks after a shareholder revolt that ousted the CEO and several board members.

DVD Security Group Says It Fixed Flaws

The group behind security measures for next-generation DVDs said Monday it has fixed a leak that allowed hackers to discover the keys for unlocking movies on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.

Data on Millions of Georgians Lost

A computer disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing.

Microsoft Patches 4 Critical Windows Vulnerabilities

As expected, Microsoft Corp. today published five new security bulletins that patch vulnerabilities in its Windows and Microsoft Content Management Server products.

Disk With Data on 2.9M Georgians Lost

A disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9 million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing, Georgia health officials said Tuesday.

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