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  • Open source fans offer differing views of MS move

    Open source developers and users have always been a sceptical group, but their opinions can shift for example, their loathing of Sun Microsystems diminished as Sun stopped attacking Linux and started moving towards open source software.

  • Aussie firm flying high with AU$50m Boeing contract

    Australian Technology Information (ATI) has scored a contract worth at least AU$50 million with Boeing, to design a data links system for aircraft communication -- and it may be the first of many for Aussie companies.

  • Solving Yahoo's identity crisis

    The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could benefit from looking at its past.

  • Open-source legal body sues over GPL violation

    The Software Freedom Law Center has filed suit against Monsoon Multimedia, with potential repercussions for others besides the defendant.

  • Google the next Microsoft in antitrust firing line?

    Google's planned acquisiton of DoubleClick has led to US government antitrust committees and liberal consumer groups watching the search giant's moves, just like they did Microsoft's not too long ago.

  • Cisco NAC vulnerable to attack

    Cisco Systems has issued an advisory about two serious software vulnerabilities in one of its network access control products, Cisco NAC Appliance, also known as Cisco Clean Access (CCA).

  • Microsoft patent peace -- or patent war?

    Microsoft last week declared a "patent peace" with Novell, the number 2 Linux seller. But did the company in fact just declare a patent war with the open-source realm?

  • EC: Microsoft likely to face big fines

    Europe's competition commissioner, Neelie Kroes, has warned that Microsoft is talking itself into a large fine.

  • Stop bullying your outsourcer: Report

    Companies that use harsh service level agreements to bully their outsourcing supplier could be missing out on a "trust dividend" worth up to 40 percent of the total contract value.

  • IBM backs Sun's Solaris, renews Java pact

    Sun Microsystems and IBM have announced partnerships around Sun's Solaris operating system and its Java software, a sign that Sun is taking a less adversarial approach to relations with its computing industry rivals.

  • Tracking PCs anywhere on the Net

    Anonymous Internet access may be a thing of the past, according to a doctoral student at the University of California.

  • PeopleSoft fight ends with a phone call

    Oracle's 18-month hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft came to an end on Friday evening with a single phone call.

  • Microsoft exec takes aim at open source

    Microsoft has appointed a new executive to persuade business customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to choose its software over open-source alternatives.

  • SCO challenges IBM witnesses

    Linux adversary The SCO Group has repeated its demands for IBM to show it software code and other potential evidence, and has attacked the credibility of key IBM witnesses.

  • Antipiracy bill gains new ally

    In a move that's alarming technology firms, the U.S. Copyright Office is about to endorse new legislation that would outlaw peer-to-peer networks and possibly some consumer electronics devices that could be used for copyright piracy.

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