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NEC stung by kickback scheme
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NEC stung by kickback scheme
Electronics giant discloses fraud, lays blame on handful of employees
30 May 2007
Avaya a takeover target?
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Avaya a takeover target?
Reports indicate rivals, private equity dealers may be looking to swallow call center manufacturer
30 May 2007
Thin-film patentholder sues Sony over Blu-ray technology
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Thin-film patentholder sues Sony over Blu-ray technology
Claims media powerhouse infringing on use of silver alloy in optical disc manufacture
25 May 2007
VA Software rebrands as SourceForge
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VA Software rebrands as SourceForge
Former VA Linux refocuses, continues name game
25 May 2007
Intel, STMicro combine on flash memory venture
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Intel, STMicro combine on flash memory venture
Supplying growing markets for personal and professional-grade flash RAM storage on the agenda
22 May 2007
Cisco purchases surveillance specialist BroadWare
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Cisco purchases surveillance specialist BroadWare
Networking equipment giant appears to be running an active acquisition queue
22 May 2007
US Supreme Court rejects telco antitrust lawsuit
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US Supreme Court rejects telco antitrust lawsuit
Court sets high standard for conspiracy theorists; individual's attempt at starting class-action against local carriers fails
22 May 2007
Oracle enters new field with Agile buy
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Oracle enters new field with Agile buy
Product lifecycle management latest endeavor for acquisitive enterprise software vendor
19 May 2007
Microsoft joins Office, Server businesses
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Microsoft joins Office, Server businesses
Windows desktop, server products to separate
18 May 2007
IBM plans to build out software business
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IBM plans to build out software business
Virtualization to supplement big iron sales; software overall expected to approach half of annual revenues within four years
18 May 2007
Sun mulling open-source status for latest CPU design
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Sun mulling open-source status for latest CPU design
Code-name "Niagara 2" processor may get OpenSPARC treatment
15 May 2007
IBM facing organized labor action over rumored layoffs
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IBM facing organized labor action over rumored layoffs
Company challenges magnitude of reported labor force reductions; union group continues campaign
15 May 2007
Sun plans to popularize low-cost handheld Java devices
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Sun plans to popularize low-cost handheld Java devices
Java promoter envisions sub-£25 mobile phone to spread computing power in world market
11 May 2007
Microsoft makes sacrifices to ship Viridian on time
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Microsoft makes sacrifices to ship Viridian on time
Redmond's server virtualization technology to come with more limitations than anticipated
11 May 2007
Vonage says solution to patent dispute may be at hand
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Vonage says solution to patent dispute may be at hand
IP telephony carrier reports higher revenues and a possible break in its Verizon litigation headache
11 May 2007
Ubuntu planning October launch of mobile Linux edition
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Ubuntu planning October launch of mobile Linux edition
Intel partnering with open source operating system developer for low-power release
8 May 2007
AT&T says pricetag up, audience down for next-generation
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AT&T says pricetag up, audience down for next-generation
Telecom operator's new Internet and television service hopes to reach millions by 2009
8 May 2007
Amazon, IBM end patent dispute
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Amazon, IBM end patent dispute
Online retailer to buy way out of Big Blue's bad book; deal includes cross-licensing arrangement
8 May 2007
Yahoo, Microsoft merger rumors dominate the day
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Yahoo, Microsoft merger rumors dominate the day
Reports of buyout talks have air of familiarity about them; may be all smoke, no fire
5 May 2007
Second Life citizens organize technological protest
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Second Life citizens organize technological protest
Linden Lab customers petitioning the company to improve its massively multiplayer world with haste
4 May 2007
Dell to ship computers with Ubuntu Linux installed
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Dell to ship computers with Ubuntu Linux installed
Deal represents first major OEM win for desktop-based Linux.
1 May 2007
Nokia expands security appliance line
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Nokia expands security appliance line
New IP gateways focus on traffic filtration for mid-sized clients and remote offices.
1 May 2007
Google broadens home page features
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Google broadens home page features
Search leader looking to attract visitors with geographic search, personalised feeds.
1 May 2007
US government to consider rollback of online betting
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US government to consider rollback of online betting
Blanket federal restrictions now under fire
27 Apr 2007
One Laptop Per Child eyes September launch, bigger price tag
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One Laptop Per Child eyes September launch, bigger price tag
Cost creeping up from initial vision as project hopes to reach 3 million orders by June
27 Apr 2007
AT&T CEO sets surprise June exit
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AT&T CEO sets surprise June exit
Empire-building Whitacre appears ready to call it a career
27 Apr 2007
Red Hat acquires MetaMatrix, reworks enterprise middleware
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Red Hat acquires MetaMatrix, reworks enterprise middleware
Data management technologies to be integrated with streamlined JBoss offerings
25 Apr 2007
AMD to take on nearly £1 billion in new debt
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AMD to take on nearly £1 billion in new debt
New credit to help pay off ATI obligations
24 Apr 2007
Salesforce.com offers unbundled access to on-demand
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Salesforce.com offers unbundled access to on-demand
AppExchange platform no longer requires subscription to core product
24 Apr 2007
Ubuntu 7.04 Linux released
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Ubuntu 7.04 Linux released
Enthusiasts and enterprise users snap up new release, temporarily derailing company's web presence
20 Apr 2007
VIA introduces tiny mainboard
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VIA introduces tiny mainboard
Latest iteration of chipmaker's ultra-small design features complete PC architecture in playing card format
20 Apr 2007
HP's gain is Dell's retreat
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HP's gain is Dell's retreat
Gartner study shows rivals swapping top spots in worldwide market
20 Apr 2007
Sharp boasts of high-end LCD for small form factor devices
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Sharp boasts of high-end LCD for small form factor devices
LCD specialist not conceding small device market to widely prognosticated OLED future
17 Apr 2007
Sun, Fujitsu unveil new high-end server line
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Sun, Fujitsu unveil new high-end server line
Sparc Enterprise Servers feature numerous multi-core chips, Solaris 10
17 Apr 2007
Intel hints at new programmable processing infrastructure
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Intel hints at new programmable processing infrastructure
"Larrabee" technology may lead to new breed of high-performance graphics chips
17 Apr 2007
CentOS 5 Linux released
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CentOS 5 Linux released
Prominent Red Hat derivative catches up with "upstream" release
14 Apr 2007