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HP Embraces Open Source as Well as Linux

Efrain Rovira, Hewlett-Packard Co.s worldwide director of Linux marketing, wants one thing perfectly clear: HP is taking Linux very seriously. "Linux is a very important...

Business and Politics Mix Badly in California

It may hold the promise of curing a number of diseases, but Proposition 71, the California ballot initiative that will raise $3 billion to...

AOL Locks Out IM Users

America Online Inc. has confirmed that it mistakenly deactivated a number of AOL Instant Messenger accounts this week as part of its regular cycle...

IBM Rivals See PC Market as Two-Horse Race

There remain many questions around IBMs sale of its personal computing division to China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. However, one thing agreed upon by most...

Xandros Desktop OS 3 Deluxe Edition

The Sum of the PartsWe frequently get the same question from our readers in the ExtremeTech forum: I want to get rid of Windows,...

Microsoft Preps Five Windows Patches

Microsofts monthly patch day for December will produce security updates for five vulnerabilities affecting Windows users, the company said Thursday. In an advance notice, the...

Novell Expands Support of Netlines Open-Xchange Server

Novell Inc. and Netline Internet Service GmbH are expanding their current relationship in a move that will see Novell sell, maintain and support Netlines...

Cisco Buys Routing Software Startup BCN Systems

Cisco Systems on Thursday agreed to buy up the remaining portion of routing software startup BCN Systems that it didnt already own. The Santa Clara,...

Vonage Adds Video to VOIP Service

Buoyed by a recent FCC (Federal Communications Commission) ruling that its services are exempt from state and local regulation and tariffs, VOIP upstart Vonage...

Laptop Use Can Damage Male Fertility

Researchers at a New York university believe theyve found evidence that laptop use of notebook computers by men can impair fertility. Researchers at the State...