3Com seeks $66m break-up fee over failed merger
The company is pursuing Bain Capital Partners for the termination fee after the latter pulled the plug on a merger, citing US regulatory concerns
[25.03.08]
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NetSuite to unveil analysis and accounting programs
The business-software maker is adding new accounting, business analysis and sales force automation programs to its product line
[25.03.08]
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Multi-OS PCs suffer Vista SP1 installation hitches
Vista Ultimate and Enterprise owners also running a non-Microsoft OS on the same PC may not be able to install SP1 without changing the boot process of their machines
[25.03.08]
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Novell: Putting the FOSS in Fossa
 Chief technology officer Jeff Jaffe claims Novell is serious as ever about open source, but that it also wants to promote the idea of mixed-source environments: the reality for most businesses
[24.03.08]
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Ofcom revises Openreach rules
The telecoms regulator introduces extra 'incentives' to make sure BT's broadband access division provides better service to its ISP customers
[20.03.08]
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Novell aims SLES 11 at Sun and Red Hat
The Suse owner claims that migrations from Unix are still a massive opportunity for growing its Linux business
[20.03.08]
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Symantec, Windows users beset by Vista SP1 flaws
The security vendor says updates for drivers invalidated by the service pack are not yet available, while some Vista customers are suffering severe problems after downloading SP1
[20.03.08]
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Apple launches Safari for Windows
Cupertino launches the first version of its web browser designed to run on Microsoft's operating system
[20.03.08]
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Perens campaigns to protect open source
 The Open Source Initiative's founder is standing for election to the movement's board in a bid to tackle 'over-representation of vendors'
[20.03.08]
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Google Docs gets Gadgets
The company has added sophisticated visuals to Spreadsheets through Gadgets, offering developers a new way to distribute data and develop apps
[20.03.08]
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Open-source efforts derailed by 'loud minority'
An open-source advocacy group says a minority within the community is hampering efforts to increase adoption by making personal attacks on CIOs
[20.03.08]
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Gartner: Don't blame IT for dirty data
The analyst firm says businesses should take more responsibility for the quality of data instead of laying the blame at the IT department's door
[20.03.08]
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US court leaves Qualcomm patent stay in place
A US appeals court has let stand an injunction barring the wireless chipmaker from selling chips that infringe on Broadcom patents
[20.03.08]
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Intel to sell Classmate PC in US, Europe
 The low-priced laptops initially designed for poor children are to be made available to US and European consumers, in a move that could further push down PC prices
[20.03.08]
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IT chiefs need more incentive to go green
Datacentre managers would be more inclined to improve efficiency if they had responsibility for the power costs, says analyst
[20.03.08]
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Google sees dip in global web-search share
Data from comScore shows Google's share of the worldwide market for web search was down in February
[20.03.08]
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Public gets more savvy about data security
An ICO survey has found people are taking more care with their personal information, suggesting the recent spate of high-profile data breaches has had an impact
[20.03.08]
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Installing an entirely new app rather than a security fix or even an added feature to an existing app is closer to Malware than a update. Apple are taking advantage of a delivery system that users believe is set up to protect them by ensuring the latest fixes for their known software... 
