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IT News: Security Pros 'Afraid' To Shop Online

Plus, PlayStation 3 makes a killing on eBay; new products for Windows Vista, Exchange Server 2007 and more.

Plaintiffs in Microsoft Case Won't Call Gates

Gates deposition from 1998 tobe used in case in lieu of appearance that would "cause disruption."

Google Advances Free Software in Education

Google Inc., a company synonymous with searching the Internet, hopes to define far more of the world's computing experience with a helping hand from schoolchildren.

Feds Subpoena Graphics Chip-Maker Nvidia

Nvidia Corp. said Friday it has been subpoenaed by federal investigators who are probing possible anticompetive practices among makers of computer graphics chips.

New E-Discovery Rules Benefit Some Firms

Companies that help businesses track and search their e-mails and other electronic data are experiencing a surge of interest in the wake of federal rule changes that clarify requirements to produce such evidence in lawsuits.

Romanian Indicted for Hacking U.S. Computers

A Romanian national was indicted on charges of hacking into more than 150 U.S. government computers, causing disruptions that cost NASA, the Energy Department and the Navy nearly $1.5 million.

Devenuti Retirement Casts a Shadow over Microsoft Services

He makes the cover of RCP, then bolts Microsoft.

Scanners Uncover Secrets of 2,000-Year-Old Computing Device

Imagine tossing a top-notch laptop into the sea, leaving scientists from a foreign culture to scratch their heads over its corroded remains centuries later.

The ISV Competency Payoff

Analysis: IDC study shows profitability benefits in Microsoft's ISV Competency.

U.S Judge Tosses Most of SCO Suit

The SCO Group Inc. suffered another setback in a lawsuit accusing IBM Corp. of donating proprietary Unix software code to Linux developers.

Precious Gems in Plain Sight

Microsoft offers a wealth of resources that its executives really want you to use.

U.S. Reports Unconfirmed Cyber Threat

The government warned on Thursday of a possible Internet attack on U.S. stock market and banking Web sites from a radical Muslim group, but officials said the threat was unconfirmed and seemed to pose no immediate danger.

U.S. Warns of Financial Cyber Attack

The government issued an alert Thursday to U.S. stock market and banking Web sites about a possible Internet attack

Gates Foundation Plans Web Access Grants

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation says it will expand its program to give people access to the Internet in libraries and other public places to two Eastern European countries and the African nation of Botswana.

SCO Case: Linux Code Claims Tossed

U.S. judge tosses most of SCO Group Inc. claims over Linux code

Vista Sets Sail Alongside New Office, Exchange

Calling it the biggest launch in the company's history, Microsoft on Thursday formally launched the business versions of its long-awaited Vista operating system and Office 2007 desktop applications suite at the Nasdaq market site in New York.

Third Parties Support Vista Launch

While Microsoft is busy celebrating the release of Windows Vista and Office 2007, a posse of partners also lined up to announce support for the new products. Unfortunately, many of those third-party announcements are long on promises and short on details, including specifics as to when those new and updated products will actually reach market.

Novell Appoints Exec To Monitor Microsoft Deal

Novell Inc. has appointed Susan Heystee, recently named vice president and general manager for Global Strategic Partners, to manage the interoperability relationship it announced with Microsoft in early November.

Companies Face New Rules on Keeping Data

U.S. companies will need to know more about where they store e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents

Microsoft Hosts Strategic Architect Forum

Microsoft kicked off its fourth Strategic Architect Forum -- a gathering of 250 of the most influential software architects among the largest of its worldwide customers -- on the company’s sprawling Redmond campus on Wednesday.