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Downtime will triple for security-lax firms
Enterprises that don't take proactive security steps will see their vulnerability-caused downtime triple in the next five years, a research firm said this week. More...

Microsoft, Sendo settle mobile phone project disputes
Microsoft and mobile phone maker Sendo Holdings this week said that they have settled legal disputes stemming from a failed project in which Sendo was to produce the first advanced handset running a mobile version of Windows. More...

Linux boosters look to keep the OS together
Major Linux distributors this week said they have agreed to support a single version of the freely exchanged open-source operating system to ensure that it's growing popularity in corporations isn't derailed by fragmentation. More...

IDC software storage survey upbeat for EMC
The worldwide storage market grew 16.9 percent year over year with market pacesetter EMC capturing a record a 32.5 percent of the market, according to IDC. More...

Microsoft goes after middleclass developers
Microsoft has fleshed out its Visual Studio 2005 line of tools by adding a Standard Edition that targets the developer middleclass. More...

IBM releases speech technology to open source
IBM this week said it has handed over speech technology to two open-source groups to boost development of speech-recognition applications. More...