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OpenOffice 2.0 Nears Beta Testing
OpenOffice.org 2.0, the open-source office suite sponsored by Sun Microsystems Inc., is getting closer to reality.
The latest prebeta edition, OpenOffice.org Snapshot Build 1.9.m65 (680_m65),...
EU Delays MS Ruling Until Wednesday
A European Union judge will hand down his decision on a key Microsoft Corp. appeal on Wednesday afternoon, the registrar of the EUs Court...
Apple Files Suit on Leaked Product Info
Apple Computer Inc. filed suit Dec. 13 in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, alleging that an unknown person has released confidential...
IBM Gets Ready to Google-ize the Enterprise
Big Blue is on a content management roll, announcing Friday that none less than the U.S. Army has plugged into its DB2 Content Management...
Wireless Propels 2005 Sprints Forecast
Sprint company officials predict low single digit percentage rate growth next year. Strong wireless sales are expected to contribute heavily to the growth. And...
Is a Verizon-Alltel Merger in the Offing?
The latest rumor to surface in the merger mania that has gripped wireless carriers is that Verizon now has its eye on Alltel, a...
Trillian 3.0 Adds Serverless IM
Looking to widen its appeal and find a niche in the small business market, Cerulean Studios has added support for Apples Rendezvous protocol to...
Sterling Commerce Buys Yantra for $170 Million
Furthering its mission to provide collaboration and integration software and services to its vast EDI (electronic data interchange) customer base, Sterling Commerce announced today...
Policy Maker Pro Update Improves Power Usage
AutoProf this week will make it easier to manage Windows desktops from within Microsofts Active Directory with the second major release of its Policy...
Google Patches Desktop Search Flaw
Web search powerhouse Google has acknowledged—and patched—a security vulnerability in its desktop search utility that opens the doors for man-in-the-middle data leak attacks.The Google...