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NEC stung by kickback scheme
Network & Internet

NEC stung by kickback scheme

Electronics giant discloses fraud, lays blame on handful of employees
30 May 2007
Avaya a takeover target?
Network & Internet

Avaya a takeover target?

Reports indicate rivals, private equity dealers may be looking to swallow call center manufacturer
30 May 2007
VA Software rebrands as SourceForge
Network & Internet

VA Software rebrands as SourceForge

Former VA Linux refocuses, continues name game
25 May 2007
US Supreme Court rejects telco antitrust lawsuit
Network & Internet

US Supreme Court rejects telco antitrust lawsuit

Court sets high standard for conspiracy theorists; individual's attempt at starting class-action against local carriers fails
22 May 2007
IBM facing organized labor action over rumored layoffs
Network & Internet

IBM facing organized labor action over rumored layoffs

Company challenges magnitude of reported labor force reductions; union group continues campaign
15 May 2007
Microsoft makes sacrifices to ship Viridian on time
Server & storage

Microsoft makes sacrifices to ship Viridian on time

Redmond's server virtualization technology to come with more limitations than anticipated
11 May 2007
Ubuntu planning October launch of mobile Linux edition
Network & Internet

Ubuntu planning October launch of mobile Linux edition

Intel partnering with open source operating system developer for low-power release
8 May 2007
AT&T says pricetag up, audience down for next-generation
Network & Internet

AT&T says pricetag up, audience down for next-generation

Telecom operator's new Internet and television service hopes to reach millions by 2009
8 May 2007
Second Life citizens organize technological protest
Network & Internet

Second Life citizens organize technological protest

Linden Lab customers petitioning the company to improve its massively multiplayer world with haste
4 May 2007
Dell to ship computers with Ubuntu Linux installed
Network & Internet

Dell to ship computers with Ubuntu Linux installed

Deal represents first major OEM win for desktop-based Linux.
1 May 2007
US government to consider rollback of online betting
Network & Internet

US government to consider rollback of online betting

Blanket federal restrictions now under fire
27 Apr 2007
AT&T CEO sets surprise June exit
Network & Internet

AT&T CEO sets surprise June exit

Empire-building Whitacre appears ready to call it a career
27 Apr 2007
Red Hat acquires MetaMatrix, reworks enterprise middleware
Network & Internet

Red Hat acquires MetaMatrix, reworks enterprise middleware

Data management technologies to be integrated with streamlined JBoss offerings
25 Apr 2007
Ubuntu 7.04 Linux released
Network & Internet

Ubuntu 7.04 Linux released

Enthusiasts and enterprise users snap up new release, temporarily derailing company's web presence
20 Apr 2007
CentOS 5 Linux released
Network & Internet

CentOS 5 Linux released

Prominent Red Hat derivative catches up with "upstream" release
14 Apr 2007
Seamonkey beginning the long climb back
Network & Internet

Seamonkey beginning the long climb back

Mozilla Foundation's "other" browser receiving more attention
6 Apr 2007
Xerox plans to acquire Global Imaging Systems
Business strategy

Xerox plans to acquire Global Imaging Systems

Copy and print giant pays handsomely for outside sales and service organization
3 Apr 2007
Dell makes difficult disclosure, delays annual report
Network & Internet

Dell makes difficult disclosure, delays annual report

Audit committee's initial findings confirm some fears, but stop well short of a full reckoning
30 Mar 2007
Intel experimenting with low-cost long-haul WLAN
Network & Internet

Intel experimenting with low-cost long-haul WLAN

Researchers say could attain a 100 km signal using conventional Wi-Fi protocols
28 Mar 2007
Free Software Foundation preparing new open source license
Network & Internet

Free Software Foundation preparing new open source license

GPL and LGPL license drafts scheduled for Wednesday AM release
27 Mar 2007
Best Buy becomes ISP through Speakeasy purchase
Network & Internet

Best Buy becomes ISP through Speakeasy purchase

Independent DSL provider to become part of electronic retail giant's business services division
27 Mar 2007
Dell looking to optimize servers for virtualization
Server & storage

Dell looking to optimize servers for virtualization

Server maker looking for a new edge as software layers change the rules of server management and purchasing
23 Mar 2007
Kronos agrees to private buyout
Network & Internet

Kronos agrees to private buyout

Workforce management specialist sells to equity investor in $1.8 billion deal
23 Mar 2007
Red Hat to open software "Exchange"
Network & Internet

Red Hat to open software "Exchange"

New service to provide interoperability reassurance, support, and a potential one-stop shop for IT buyers
16 Mar 2007
Reports: Microsoft plans purchase of Tellme Networks
Network & Internet

Reports: Microsoft plans purchase of Tellme Networks

Redmond would gain voice interaction technology and revenues from voice-inquiry services
13 Mar 2007
W3C begins HTML refresh effort
Network & Internet

W3C begins HTML refresh effort

Markup language authority establishes and relaunches several working groups to define the next generation of HTML and XHTML text and data languages
13 Mar 2007
Viacom launches massive lawsuit against YouTube, Google
Network & Internet

Viacom launches massive lawsuit against YouTube, Google

Media giant files suit seeking huge financial penalties and various injunctions against video-on-demand site
13 Mar 2007
RingCube Technologies receives $12 million investment
Network & Internet

RingCube Technologies receives $12 million investment

Makers of mobile user virtualization receives key investor financing
6 Mar 2007
Intel launches RFID reader chip
Network & Internet

Intel launches RFID reader chip

Global semiconductor firm launches all-in-one solution for radio frequency tag reader devices
6 Mar 2007
CompUSA to close more than half its locations
Network & Internet

CompUSA to close more than half its locations

Major American computer and tech retailer plans realignment involving huge cash inflow, massive store closings
3 Mar 2007
Novell, Intel team up on virtualisation improvement
Server & storage

Novell, Intel team up on virtualisation improvement

Networking performance gain leads the way in revision to Xen virtualization layer
13 Feb 2007
BlackJack vs. BlackBerry Trademark Suit Dismissed
Network & Internet

BlackJack vs. BlackBerry Trademark Suit Dismissed

Research In Motion drops infringement suit against Samsung over similar smartphone moniker
10 Feb 2007
Fleury Departs Red Hat
Network & Internet

Fleury Departs Red Hat

Former JBoss CEO will not return to executive post at open source vendor
9 Feb 2007
EMC plans VMware IPO
Server & storage

EMC plans VMware IPO

Parent company plans to issue new shares and float 10 percent of virtualization developer's value; says no plan for bigger spinoff
9 Feb 2007
US regulatory body caps Rambus memory royalties
Business strategy

US regulatory body caps Rambus memory royalties

Federal Trade Commission cites "deceptive conduct" and agrees with memory manufacturers that Rambus unfairly established a royalty foothold for aging …
6 Feb 2007
Network Solutions changes hands
Network & Internet

Network Solutions changes hands

Former international domain name authority traded between private equity firms, new owner promises to stay the course with company's conversion to a o…
6 Feb 2007