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Govt Cyber-sleuths Focusing on Linux, iPod, Xbox
Cyber-security and computer experts from the government and law enforcement are increasingly concerned with malicious code that runs on Linux and Apple Computer Inc.s...
Microsoft, Yahoo Talk Search
Despite Microsoft Corp.s denial of rumors that the software giant may have interest in Yahoo Inc., the companies have been talking—at least on a...
Microsofts FAT File Patents Upheld
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has reaffirmed a pair of patents held by Microsoft related to its File Allocation Table system, which allows...
Siebel Support Company Rimini Buys ERP, CRM Consulting Group
Rimini Street Inc., the company that started as a third-party support provider for Siebel Systems Inc. after Oracle Corp. announced its plans to acquire...
Cast Iron Systems Taps Former PeopleSoft Exec as CEO
Ram Gupta, the former executive vice president of strategy at PeopleSoft Inc.—the worlds second-largest application developer before it was acquired last year—is taking on...
TI Keeps Eye on RFID Prize
With the bulk of her career at Texas Instruments Inc. spent in the semiconductor business, Julie England has her work cut out for her....
Microsoft Readies NXT to Take On Linux
In the beginning, there was .Net. Next up is NXT.
NXT is the name of Microsofts latest independent-software-vendor- targeted initiative. Via NXT, Microsoft is hoping...
Compuwares Earnings Fall Short; Major Changes Planned
Compuware Corp. on Wednesday announced that it will not meet Wall Street earnings expectations for its third fiscal quarter and that major changes in...
Windows vs. Linux: Think Patch Quality, Not Quantity
Editors Note: This story is Part 2 in a series of three stories about Microsofts Linux and open-source lab.
Microsoft Corp. seems to be moving...
Idealstor Bolsters Encryption for Disk Backup
Idealstor is introducing new encryption and system restore capabilities to coincide with the companys upgraded Ibac 3.0 removable disk-to-disk backup appliance.
Currently shipping, the new...