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Security May Dog Software as a Service

As the thirst for low-maintenance on-demand software continues to grow in the enterprise, some security experts and customers worry that security weaknesses could disrupt...

Misys Buys Health Insurance Claims Processor Payerpath

Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the largest companies specializing in health care IT, recently announced that it would acquire Payerpath, a private company that...

NetApp Virtual Tape Libraries Look to Ease Backups

Network Appliance is working to broaden its appeal to enterprise customers by rolling out technology and services that pack more data onto backup disks...

Congress Extends Patriot Act Another Five Weeks

Lawmakers remain at loggerheads in attempting to renew 16 controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act, voting late Feb. 2 to give the provisions...

Apple Applies for Touch-Screen Gesture Patent

Apple Computer has applied for a patent on several methods of applying gestures to touch-sensitive input devices, possibly implying a touch-pad- or touch-screen-enabled product...

Best of the eWEEK: Googles Big Daddy, IE7 Revamp

Googles "Big Daddy" infrastructure overhaul and the Microsofts Internet Explorer 7 Beta dominated the week. Of course, there was yet another killer worm on...

Will Vista Really Ship This Year?

After my recent Jim Allchin column ran, I got an interesting call from an ex-Microsoft person: "What makes you think Vista will actually ship...

New Microsoft Windows Tools in the Wings

SAN FRANCISCO—Microsofts "Sparkle" is set to get some new cousins. Following up on its recent release of the first preview of Sparkle, its designer tool...

NetApps First VTL Delivers on Technologys Promise

There is an updated version of this review available. For the most recent version, click here. Network Appliances NearStore VTL600, the first fruit of the...

SeaMonkey Swings Mozilla Suite Back into Action

Just when you thought you had it all figured out—that Sea-Monkeys were really brine shrimp—along comes SeaMonkey.Another instant pet? No, this SeaMonkey is basically...