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Microsoft Ships Prerelease of Compute Cluster Server

Microsoft announced Monday it is shipping the first "release candidate" or RC for its long-awaited Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003.

WinHEC To Feature Hybrid Hard Drive, Vista and Longhorn Betas

Samsung Electronics and Microsoft will introduce later this month a production-ready hybrid hard drive (HHD) that combines flash NAND memory with a large disk drive to dramatically speed system bootups, a Korean paper reports.

Microsoft Releases 3 Security Fixes for Windows, Exchange

As expected, Microsoft Corp. today released three new security bulletins today as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday announcement, with two of the patches being rated as "critical."

Dell Warns 1Q Earnings Will Miss Mark

Amid stiffening competition, computer maker Dell Inc. said Monday its fiscal first-quarter results will miss earnings targets, blaming the shortfall on "pricing decisions."

Partner Watch, May 8

NaviSite offers hosted services for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0.

Click Fraud Concerns Hound Google

John Thys still hasn't figured out how much his company has paid Google Inc. for bogus sales referrals caused by "click fraud" -- a sham aimed at a perceived weakness in the Internet search leader's lucrative advertising network.

Intel To Unveil Single Brand for New Chips

Intel Corp. on Monday plans to unveil a single brand name for a new generation of chips for laptop PCs and desktop machines, calling them the Core 2 Duo.

Calif. Man Pleads Guilty in Hospital Hack

A man pleaded guilty to charges of launching an attack that hit tens of thousands of computers, including some that belonged to the Department of Defense, and crippled a hospital's network.

Court Orders Spyware Operator to Pay $4 Million

A federal court has ordered a man who was at the center of the nation's first "spyware" case to give up $4 million in ill-gotten gains.

Ballmer Boasts of Search Engine Progress

Two years after conceding his company erred in not developing its own search engine, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer boasted Thursday of progress in fighting industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.

N.Y. Lawmaker Sues Google Over Child Porn

A Long Island politician sued Google Inc. on Thursday claiming the search engine leader is profiting from illegal child pornography.

IT Weekly Roundup, May 5

From the business wires this week: a server password management app, .NET rules and Group Policy tools, an enterprise security report solution, and more.

UGS and Microsoft To Collaborate on Product Lifecycle Management

Product life-cycle management (PLM) applications vendor UGS and Microsoft announced this week a multi-year alliance through which they will collaborate to host the smaller company’s suite of products entirely on Windows -- a first, they say.

Gates Doesn't Like Being World's Richest Man

Most people probably dream of being the world's richest person -- except, perhaps, the man himself.

Wall Street Journal: Microsoft Considered Buying Yahoo

In the past year, Microsoft held discussions with search engine competitor Yahoo regarding a possible buyout, or taking a stake in its rival, according to published reports this week.

Spammer Targets Blue Frog Anti-Spam List

One spammer has managed to identify e-mail addresses on a "do-not-spam" list touted as secure, taking advantage of an obvious flaw with such lists and prompting critics to wonder what took so long.

U.S. Defends New Internet Wiretap Rules in Appeals Court

The Bush administration is defending new federal rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls.

Two Ways to Save: Discount Exams + Second Shot

Microsoft opens up exam discounts to registered members of its Partner program, allows discount to be combined with exam retake offer.

Microsoft: ‘Mendocino’ on Track – Value Packs Planned

Microsoft and partner SAP on Tuesday said they are still on schedule to ship their “Project Mendocino” integration product in June.

ScriptLogic Ships Enterprise Security Reporter 3.0

Network administration software vendor ScriptLogic announced this week it is shipping the latest revision of its security compliance and auditing solution.