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It’s VeriSign’s Internet – We’re Just Visitors

Who owns this crazy Internet, anyway? That's a complicated question, but we may be closer than ever to an answer, thanks to typos. ...

Microsoft To Change IE in Wake of Patent Judgment

In response to its recent loss in a US$521 million patent case, Microsoft has announced it will make "modest" changes to Windows and Internet Explorer to address issues raised in the case. ...

NetScreen Nabs Neoteris in $265M Deal

In a deal that could help reshape a growing segment of the network security space, NetScreen Technologies plans to buy SSL virtual private network (VPN) firm Neoteris for US$265 million in stock and cash. ...

IBM and EMC Agree To Share Code, Customers

Competitors IBM and EMC have announced they will share some of the code underlying their storage and server software in a bid to make their systems work together more smoothly. ...

IBM, Siebel Ally on Hosted CRM Milestone

IBM and Siebel Systems have announced plans to work together to offer low-cost, on-demand and hosted customer relationship management services, a move the companies say will bring world-class software within reach of many small and mid-size companies. ...

Lawsuit Lays Blame on Microsoft for ID Theft

A California woman has filed what could become a class-action suit against Microsoft, claiming the software giant's flaw alert and patching system is inadequate and fails to protect consumers. ...

HP Launches $300M Consumer Ad Blitz

Seeking an advantage in its brutal battle with Dell for dominance in the consumer computing market, Hewlett-Packard has announced it will launch a US$300 million worldwide ad campaign aimed at the average technology user. ...

Microsoft Unleashes New XP Media Center

Hoping to light a fire under sales of home PCs, Microsoft has unveiled the newest version of its Windows XP Media Center, which is designed to make it easier to download media and burn CDs and DVDs. The company also has debuted several content partnerships designed to emphasize the range of entertainment uses of the personal computer ...

OPINION

See No Evil – Or at Least Keep It Quiet

The conspiracy theorists didn't have to exercise a boatload of imagination to picture the invisible hand of Microsoft wielding the axe that cut short Daniel Geer's tenure at @stake. ...

Sun’s Storm Warning Casts Cloud on Tech Sector

Sun Microsystems has surprised observers by warning it is mired in what it called a "particularly difficult quarter" that will result in a massive financial loss. The disclosure raises questions in some industry watchers' minds about the state of the overall technology recovery. ...

IBM Withholds Indemnity as It Expands SCO Countersuit

IBM has expanded its countersuit against The SCO Group, saying SCO has harmed Big Blue's Linux business with its claims that IBM incorporated SCO's proprietary Unix code into AIX and Linux products. In addition, the high-tech giant has turned the tables by arguing that SCO actually stole some of IBM's own software code. ...

Amazon Sets Out on Search Quest

Apparently recognizing the same market opportunity as the major search players, Amazon.com has moved to establish a wholly owned subsidiary that will work on ways to use search to drive shoppers to its site. ...

Taxation and the Future of Online Commerce

For years, the U.S. Internet and e-commerce industries resisted any push for a national online sales tax on the grounds that it would harm e-tail sales growth. However, at least some retailers that finally have transitioned to full-scale tax collection say the move has had little or no impact on their top or bottom line ...

Intel Invests $450M in Micron

Making a strategic investment designed to ensure its access to a steady supply of basic memory chips at stable prices, Intel has agreed to buy a 5 percent stake in Micron Technology ...

HP To Protect Linux Customers from SCO Suit

Hewlett-Packard has announced it will indemnify users of its Linux-based solutions from legal action being pursued by The SCO Group. The move seeks to reassure potential customers while possibly making HP hardware more attractive to lawsuit-wary enterprises. ...

OPINION

E-Commerce Turns Over an Old Leaf

Maybe it's a sign that e-commerce is getting up there in years. After all, before you've seen it all once and then start to see it again, you have to be around for a while. ...

Yahoo Launches Combined Search and Shopping Site

In a bid to beef up its online shopping offerings, Yahoo has announced it will roll out an integrated shopping portal that combines traditional algorithmic searches with paid-ranking techniques. The initiative, which is the first salvo in the all-important holiday e-commerce ramp-up, builds on the company's recent acquisition spree in the search space...

Microsoft Hits Accelerator for Office Expansion

Hoping to train customers to view one of the most-used office productivity suites as more than just word processing and presentation software, Microsoft has unveiled a program to accelerate development of new software that can help enterprises get more out of Office. ...

Time Warner Ditches AOL Name

Two and a half years after America Online scored a coup emblematic of the rise of the Internet by acquiring media giant Time Warner, the board of directors has voted to drop AOL from its name and stock-trading ticker symbol ...

Microsoft, IBM Join To Promote Web Services

Setting aside bitter competitive rivalries, executives at Microsoft and IBM have joined forces to showcase advances in standards that will allow widespread use of Web services to help companies interact with each other. ...

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