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SAM and Core IO: A Dynamic Duo

Are you a bit fat in software and hardware assets? It's time to reassess your IT resources and Microsoft's Core IO can help streamline that process.

Google To Bid for Wireless Spectrum

Google Inc. will apply to bid for wireless spectrum in an upcoming government auction, the company said Friday.

New Zealand Questions Top Cyber Suspect

Police questioned the suspected teenage kingpin of an international cyber crime network accused of infiltrating 1.3 million computers and skimming millions of dollars from victims' bank accounts, officials said.

Co-Worker, Not Cell Phone, Was Killer

A death originally thought to have been caused by an exploding cell phone is now being blamed on a co-worker, who confessed to making up the story after accidentally striking the victim with a drilling vehicle, South Korean police said Friday.

Dell Turnaround Plan Gets Mixed Reviews

An ambitious plan to re-ignite Dell Inc.'s fortunes has met a mixed response among analysts and investors apparently split over how well _ and how quickly _ the computer maker can reinvent itself as an all-in-one technology juggernaut.

A Guide to PCs This Holiday Season

Computers outranked peace and happiness for the most desired gift this year in an annual U.S. survey by the consumer electronics industry's largest trade organization.

Biped Robot Runs on Microsoft Program

ZMP of Japan began selling a two-legged walking robot Thursday that runs on Microsoft's new robotics software -- a product the companies said will make it easier to transfer technology from one robot to another.

News Web Sites Seek More Search Control

The desire for greater control over how search engines index and display Web sites is driving an effort by leading news organizations and other publishers to revise a 13-year-old technology for restricting access.

Judge: Feds Must Release Telecom Records

An electronic privacy group challenging President Bush's domestic spying program scored a minor victory after a judge ordered the federal government to release information about lobbying efforts by telecommunications companies to protect them from prosecution.

Adobe, Yahoo Partner on Ads

Adobe Systems Inc. and Yahoo Inc. plan to launch a service Thursday allowing publishers to insert advertisements into many online newsletters or other electronic documents.

Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Coming Friday

Microsoft on Friday launches its first major Exchange Server 2007 update, pushing Service Pack 1 out the door.

Reller Lands at Microsoft's Platform and Services Division

Tami Reller, a Microsoft Business Solutions veteran, has a new job as CFO of Microsoft's Platform & Services Division.

Exchange Server 2007: First-Class Mail

The ultimate killer app is e-mail and Microsoft's lastest version of Exchange taps into 64-bit power to drive a host of new capabilities.

Google Expands Into Alternative Energy

Google Inc. is expanding into alternative energy in its most ambitious effort yet to ease the environmental strain caused by the company's voracious appetite for power to run its massive computing centers.

Affero General Public License V3 Released

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) recently published GNU Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), a derivative of GPL version 3. Unlike the standard GPL, Affero has an additional clause that allows users who interact with AGPLv3-licensed software over a network to receive the source code for that program.