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    Back-to-School Supplies for Secure Campus Networks

    Labor Day marks the move-in for most students, and it also marks the beginning of labor-intensive work for IT departments across colleges and universities nationwide. Find out what one institution is doing to secure its network for the school year. 08/29/2006

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    Anatomy of a Deal: Software ONE Inc. and Softwarepipeline AG

    Licensing behemoth and VAR combine services. 08/29/2006

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    Intel Launches New Dual-Core Chips

    Chip maker Intel is introducing a series of new processors designed especially for business and e-commerce uses. 08/29/2006

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    Microsoft Restructures Custom Support Agreements

    Microsoft announced this week it has restructured its Custom Support Agreement (CSA) program for legacy products to provide large customers with more options when it comes time to begin migrating off of products for which long-term support has expired. 08/29/2006

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    Windows Vista Pricing Slips Out

    Whoops. In an apparent repeat of the revelation of Office 2007 pricing earlier this year, Amazon.com and Microsoft Canada seem to have lowered the veil on prices for Windows Vista's various incarnations a bit early. 08/29/2006

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    Wi-Fi's 'N' To Get Industry Group Nod

    An industry group of wireless networking companies said Tuesday it will start certifying next-generation routers and network cards in 2007, a year before official standards are expected. 08/29/2006

  • Vista Season Finally Kicking Off

    Like football fans, we're now just waiting for the development teams to march the products out on the field. 08/29/2006

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    Man Gets 3 Years for Botnet Attack on DoD, Hospital, Schools

    A man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for launching a computer attack that hit tens of thousands of computers, including some belonging to the Department of Defense, a Seattle hospital and a California school district. 08/28/2006

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    Google Bundles Free Apps for Offices

    Starting Monday, Google will offer Google Apps for Your Domain, a free package of programs for businesses, universities and other organizations. 08/28/2006

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    Blackboard Scores Key E-Learning Technology Patent

    In a move that has shaken up the e-learning community, Blackboard Inc. has been awarded a patent establishing its claims to some of the basic features of the software that powers online education. 08/28/2006

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    EMC on Expansion Tear

    EMC Corp. has spent $7 billion buying companies and assets in the past three years, topped by this summer's $2.1 billion deal for RSA Security Inc. 08/28/2006

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    Microsoft: Toshiba to Build iPod Rival

    Microsoft Corp.'s answer to Apple's iPod will be built by Toshiba Corp., the software company confirmed Friday. 08/25/2006

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    Man Sentenced Over Computer Attacks

    A 19-year-old Michigan man who ran an Internet business selling retro sports jerseys was sentenced Friday to 30 months in federal prison for recruiting a New Jersey teen to carry out computer attacks against competitors. 08/25/2006

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    Man Gets 6 Years in Software Piracy Case

    A Florida man who made millions of dollars selling illegal copies of computer programs was sentenced Friday to six years in prison in one of the nation's largest software piracy cases. 08/25/2006

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    Better Late Than Never?

    Latest build of Vista impresses, but did it arrive too late? 08/25/2006

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    Sun Buys Hewlett and Packard Painting

    Wall Street values Hewlett-Packard Co. at $98 billion. Its rival, Sun Microsystems Inc., values Hewlett and Packard at a mere $6,000. 08/25/2006

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    New Equipment Improves Emergency Communications Post-Katrina

    Some boats searching the flood waters left by Hurricane Katrina were crowded with survivors. Others had plenty of room. And whenever a packed boat came upon a rooftop with more stranded people, there was no way to radio one of the empty boats to come help. 08/24/2006

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    Apple Recalls 1.8 Million Sony Batteries

    Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled 1.8 million Sony-built laptop batteries that could overheat and catch fire. 08/24/2006

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    Microsoft Ships Internet Explorer 7 for XP 'Release Candidate'

    Microsoft has begun shipping the first release candidate of Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP, putting the first major update of the company's browser in years on track for final release on schedule. 08/24/2006

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    Japan Orders Sony, Dell To Investigate Battery Problems

    Japan's trade ministry ordered Sony and Dell to investigate trouble involving Sony-manufactured laptop batteries. 08/24/2006

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    Citrix and Microsoft To Collaborate on 'Branch Office Appliance'

    Microsoft and Citrix Systems announced this week they are collaborating to jointly produce and market a so-called "appliance" aimed at serving branch offices. 08/24/2006

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    ANALYSIS: Impact of Microsoft's TestKing.com Lawsuit Unclear

    When Microsoft filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit against braindump site Testking.com, many hailed the action. But the suit explores uncharted legal waters, with unpredictable results. 08/24/2006

  • SA 'Reparations' vs 'Incentives': What's in a Name?

    The real scoop on how Microsoft is handling accounts burned by Software Assurance, and what you can do about it. 08/24/2006

  • Microsoft and Citrix Gang Up on Cisco

    Partners move quickly on ERP strategy. 08/24/2006

  • IE7 RC1 for Download ASAP

    IE7's not done, but it's close enough. 08/24/2006

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    Microsoft Considers Vista Discounts

    Microsoft considers discounts or other promotions during holidays to entice consumers to upgrade PCs to Vista, months before it may hit stores. 08/23/2006

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    CrossTec Ships Activeworx 3.5

    CrossTec Corp. announced it is shipping an updated version of its Activeworx security event management software. 08/23/2006

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    Microsoft Sues 'Cybersquatters'

    Microsoft has filed three lawsuits against "cybersquatters" who hope to profit from typo-misdirection-based pay-per-click advertising. 08/23/2006

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    S. Korea to Get New Versions of Windows

    Microsoft to release four versions of Windows in South Korea that comply with antitrust ruling. 08/23/2006

  • Working with Microsoft's Services for Unix, Part 2

    In the second of a two-part series, Emmett walks through setting up password synchronization in heterogenous environments. 08/23/2006

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    IBM To Buy ISS for $1.3 Billion

    IBM Corp. said Wednesday it will spend $1.3 billion in cash to acquire Internet Security Systems Inc., which performs network monitoring and analysis services for companies. 08/23/2006

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    IDC: 2Q Sales Growth Up for Volume Servers

    The good news for hardware vendors is that growth in revenues for so-called "volume servers" -- servers that cost $25,000 or less -- continued to grow in the second quarter. 08/23/2006

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    Salesforce.com Acquires Google-Focused Startup

    Salesforce.com has acquired a four-person startup specializing in paid search technology that will be tailored to work with the online business applications of Salesforce. 08/22/2006

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    Windows Controls 97 Percent of PCs

    Despite Microsoft's failure to release a new desktop operating system in the past five years, Windows' previous versions still give the company control of nearly 97 percent of all PCs worldwide, according to a leading Web analytics firm. 08/22/2006

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    Microsoft Offers to Help Firefox Devs Port Code to Vista

    Microsoft executives may have a hard time talking about open source software without getting their blood up, but the company appears to be taking a pragmatic approach when it comes to Windows Vista and the growing popularity of the Firefox browser. 08/22/2006

  • Is Microsoft Trying To Trap a (Fire)Fox?

    Redmondians want to work from within the den. 08/22/2006

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    UPDATE: Microsoft Disputes PowerPoint Flaw Claim

    Microsoft is disputing claims of a zero-day flaw in its PowerPoint application that could allow remote code execution. 08/21/2006

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    Future of Wireless Communications: Blimps?

    Bob Jones has a lofty idea for improving communications around the world: Strategically float robotic airships above the Earth as an alternative to unsightly telecom towers on the ground and expensive satellites in space. 08/21/2006

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    Romanian Police Break Up Phishing Ring

    Authorities in the southern city of Pitesti have broken up four sophisticated Internet crime rings, police said Saturday. 08/21/2006

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    Analysts: Dell Down, Not Out

    It wasn't too long ago when Dell Inc. was riding high on the success of its patented direct-sales model to consumers and businesses, boldly predicting during an April 2005 meeting with analysts that the computer maker would soon swell from $50 billion in revenue to $80 billion. 08/21/2006

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    Microsoft Ups Stock Buyback Plan After Tepid Response

    Dutch auction brings in only $3.8 billion, far short of $20 billion the company was hoping to repurchase. 08/18/2006

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    Dell: Sony to Keep Supplying Batteries

    World's top computer seller still places faith in Sony batteries. 08/18/2006

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    Brocade 3Q Earnings Beat the Street

    Storage vendor cites strong demand in China among reasons in beating Wall Street estimates. 08/17/2006

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    AMD Gains on Intel with More Dell Business

    Dell's newest line of servers and desktops will expand its use of the Intel CPU alternative. 08/17/2006

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    Microsoft Hires Former McAfee Anti-Virus Exec

    Microsoft confirmed this week that it has hired a well-known security and anti-virus executive. 08/17/2006

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    Microsoft Sues Testing Materials Vendor

    Microsoft has filed a federal lawsuit against testing materials vendor TestKing, alleging that the company is illegally selling the actual answers to its certification exams. 08/17/2006

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    Ex-CEO Gets Some Credit for HP Surge

    Although Carly Fiorina was sacked in one of the most humbling ousters in corporate America, her initial moves to reinvigorate Hewlett-Packard Co. are now paying off in HP's healthy profit and recent stock surge. 08/17/2006

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    Dell Earnings Slump Amid SEC Probe

    Dell Inc. on Thursday posted disappointing second-quarter earnings amid a regulatory probe. 08/17/2006

  • Google’s Gone Goofy

    Readers google the word "dumb." 08/17/2006

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    Dell Recall a Boon for Sony Rivals

    Dell Inc.'s recall of 4.1 million laptop computer batteries came as embarrassing news to Sony, which supplied the problem batteries, but proved to be good news for rival Japanese electronics companies Sanyo and Matsushita, pushing the struggling company's shares higher Wednesday. 08/16/2006

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