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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Ballmer warns of Linux lawsuits   Boffin creates self-healing robot   Legend acquires IES investments   Review: A comprehensive look at Microsoft Office 2007   BigAir announces plans for 1Gbit wireless service   Cisco vs. Juniper over network access control   Code donation builds out ObjectWeb ESB suite   Adobe could still sue Microsoft   Corporates still wary of VoIP   PlayStation 3 prices hit US$4,000 on EBay   Enterprises take to optical networking   Experts warn of surge in zero-day flaws   Microsoft targets software-as-a-service developers   Gartner warns of impending IT training crisis   Image-based spam defeating filters
Tuesday, 21st November 2006
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This afternoon, Steve Ballmer has given his clearest indication yet that Microsoft intends to mount legal challenges against Linux distributors allegedly using the software giant's intellectual property.

Also making news, a US scientist claims to have invented a robot that can 'heal' itself, for example detecting an injury to one of its legs and compensating by inventing a new way to continue walking.

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Ballmer warns of Linux lawsuits
Linux distributors may have to pay Redmond for 'stolen intellectual property'.



Legend acquires IES investments
Memory vendor Legend has acquired IES Investments and its wholly owned subsidiary Integrated Electronic Solutions.


Review: A comprehensive look at Microsoft Office 2007
With Microsoft Office 2007 finalised and almost ready to ship, what does Microsoft have in store for Office users? We took a close look at the new features, new versions, and new apps.


BigAir announces plans for 1Gbit wireless service
BigAir has announced plans to roll out over the coming year, wireless broadband services offering symmetric speeds up to 1Gbit per second.


Cisco vs. Juniper over network access control
Two networking vendors duke it out with different approaches to NAC.


Code donation builds out ObjectWeb ESB suite
Bull releases Orchestra BPEL engine to open source consortium.


Adobe could still sue Microsoft
With days to go before the launch of Vista, the CEO of Adobe said the company may sue Microsoft if the EU does not take enough steps to ensure that Vista does not shut out rivals.


Corporates still wary of VoIP
Three-quarters of IT managers worried about reliability.


PlayStation 3 prices hit US$4,000 on EBay
Laws of supply and demand do their work.


Enterprises take to optical networking
IDC predicts 17 percent growth during 2006.


Experts warn of surge in zero-day flaws
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Microsoft targets software-as-a-service developers
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