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Congress at Odds Over Data Breaches

Despite a steady stream of data breach disclosures this year—most recently by CardSystems Solutions Inc. —members of Congress are unable to agree on how...

FTC Targets X-Rated Spam

The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies with violating federal laws that require labels on e-mail containing sexually explicit content. Suits filed in U.S....

CardSystems Solutions Becomes a Cautionary Tale

Poor old CardSystems Solutions got thwacked in the head with a major trout this week by Visa and American Express. Both companies said that they...

Business Objects Expected to Buy SRC

Business intelligence software developer Business Objects SA announced plans Wednesday to acquire planning and forecasting software developer SRC Software Inc., a departure from the...

Search Startups Take Up Arms to Challenge Giants

For all the focus on Google, Yahoo and MSN in Web search, another group of upstarts is continuing to tackle open search questions. This week,...

Linux Trounces Windows Mobile in Smart Phone Shipments

Embedded Linux powered 14 percent of smart phones shipped worldwide in Q1 of 2005, up 412 percent from 3.4 percent in Q1 2004, according...

MS Plans to Buy Secure-Messaging Company FrontBridge

In more evidence of Microsofts increased interest in security technology, the software company said on Wednesday that it plans to acquire FrontBridge, a provider...

MS Takes Minority Stake in Finjan Software

Microsoft has acquired a minority stake in Finjan Software, an Internet security firm with which it has had a contentious relationship. Financial terms of the...

Good News: Only 85 Percent of Biz Books Are Bunk

One of the most acute business bloggers, Ethan "Effern" Johnson, who writes The Vision Thing, has written an entire series of essays with titles...

AMD Sells Lead-Free Processors

Advanced Micro Devices said Wednesday that the company has successfully removed lead from its microprocessors to meet European environmental regulations. AMD said that in early...