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TODAY ON iTnews.com.au:    Dell earnings top estimates    Broadband slow down makes for tough sell   Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licences   Vendors vet for open-source compliance   BenQ lays off more mobile staff   California court rules on Web defamation   Ray Kurzweil: Computers will extend human lifespan   Adobe CEO applauds Google for distracting Microsoft   Fujitsu unveils prototype for foldable laptop   Microsoft says Alcatel patent complaint may stem from Lucent merger   Office 2007 won't require enterprise activation   Portable suite runs apps from flash drives, iPods   Supercomputer built from Linux Servers   US$100 third-world laptop ready to roll
Wednesday, 22nd November 2006
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This morning, supporters of Linux are preparing to counter the recent Microsoft-Novell pact, which established for the first time the principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.

Also making news, search company Google is Adobe Systems' "heat shield" against Microsoft, Adobe's chief executive has said.

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Dell earnings top estimates
Dell smashed Wall Street's expectations for its fiscal third-quarter profit but warned that several investigations into its finances could change financial results for the period.


Broadband slow down makes for tough sell
The fast, early growth in broadband revenue will slow down over the next few years, as broadband penetration nears its limits, according to a new study.


Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licences
Supporters of Linux are preparing to counter the recent Microsoft-Novell pact, which established for the first time the principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.


Vendors vet for open-source compliance
Licensing compliance is a growing challenge for companies that mix proprietary and open-source code, however some US vendors aim to alleviate compliance headaches with applications that automatically vet code for open-source contributions.


BenQ lays off more mobile staff
Ex-Siemens mobile phone operation further downsized.


California court rules on Web defamation
Website owners 'not responsible for third-party comments'.


Ray Kurzweil: Computers will extend human lifespan
The inventor predicts that nanobots will soon roam our bloodstreams fixing diseases and computers will back up our memories.


Adobe CEO applauds Google for distracting Microsoft
Adobe and Microsoft have been at odds over the latter's plan to include a new electronic document format in Vista to compete with PDF.


Fujitsu unveils prototype for foldable laptop
The company is gauging public reaction to an Ultra Mobile PC that folds up to the size of a CD case.


Microsoft says Alcatel patent complaint may stem from Lucent merger
Alcatel sues Microsoft for what it said were infringements of patents for digital video and communication network intellectual property.


Office 2007 won't require enterprise activation
Copies installed using volume licence keys will simply skip product activation, the process where keys must be entered and judged legitimate.


Portable suite runs apps from flash drives, iPods
PortableApps Suite bundles more than 20 free applications with a menu system for launching the programs and organizing document files, and it runs on Windows PCs as well as on Wine-equipped Linux systems..


Supercomputer built from Linux Servers
EDA provider Synopsys has build a supercomputer from Linux servers, according to the Top500 organisation.


US$100 third-world laptop ready to roll
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