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In the rush to implement new technology, security concerns may sometimes be left behind, but doing so can mean the difference between widespread adoption and failure ...

Bill Gates has taken another jab at Linux in an e-mail to customers publishedon Microsoft's Web site Thursday in which he sings the praises of software interoperability and hiscompany's ability to provide it ...

The latest worm to wriggle its way around the Web is spreading as quickly as an instant message. A new variant of Bropia, first discovered by Symantec on Jan. 19, has mutated and is whipping around the Internet via MSN Messenger communications ...

Microsoft has announced that it will share information on security-related issues in its software with government agencies using its products ...

Social networking software and Web-based tools have proliferated in the past few years. These networks operate by creating a tree of contacts beginning with the user, followed by the friends and associates to whom she or he extends an invitation, the friends to whm they extend an invitation, and so on. The contacts are then linked in varying degrees and can act as an introduction of sorts...

Storage giant EMC today announced updates of two backup products, just days after it went on the attack, beginning a campaign -- "Safe Switch" -- to lure customers from its rival and the leader in the backup software market, Veritas ...

Take-Two Interactive Media may not have hit a home run, but the video-game maker swatted a solid double against its major opponent, Electronic Arts, when it cemented a deal with Major League Baseball ...

In the never-ending march of new search engine features, Yahoo Local this week added a "send to phone" option to itssearch results ...

Google's latest release is a tool not for search engine users, but for thecompanies that advertise on the site. The API (application developmentinterface), made available yesterday in beta, should give its partners moreprecise ways to manage their online advertising campaigns, Google said ...

Microsoft has taken another step to clamp down on pirated software, announcing yesterday that it will require participation in its Windows Genuine Advantage program to get updates and downloads from its Web site ...

Searching for video content online may be a hard nut to crack, but that hasn't stopped fierce competitors Google and Yahoo from entering the fray, albeit in different fashions ...

IBM is set to tackle the entry-level server market next month with the release of its two-way OpenPower 710 ...

In a clever twist on mass-mailed malware, a new worm masquerades as a CNNbreaking news bulletin complete with updated headlines to mimic the storiesappearing on CNN.com ...

Sun is expected to take a step forward next week with its plan to release the code for its Solaris 10 operating system. The company has scheduled a news conference on Tuesday where John Loiacono, Sun's executive vice president of software, will give an update on the issue ...

Microsoft today upped the ante on Web-based consumer services, announcingMicrosoft Office Outlook Live, which synchronizes Outlook and Hotmailcontent ...

Having gobbled up JD Edwards and PeopleSoft, Oracle yesterday held a comingout party for "Project Fusion," its plan to meld theproducts of the three companies and hold onto the customer base for which it paidUS$10.5 billion ...

Google added to its big picture today with the release of Picasa 2 photo management software. The search engine company is giving away the new release, a major upgrade from the first version, which it acquired when itpurchased its developer, also named Picasa, in July ...

After eight years at the helm, TiVo co-founder Mike Ramsey has decided torelinquish the CEO's chair when a successor is named. Ramsey will continuein his role as chairman ...

A new phone from Samsung Electronics has the ability to recognize and respond to the motion of its user, opening the door to a host of new mobile phone features ...

Oracle today officially released the mobile version of its grid computingdatabase, 10g ...