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CEBIT : Desktop Linux demand on the upswing, Sun says

Sun Microsystems Inc. trumpeted its latest desktop Linux milestone Thursday, declaring that German original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Markement GmbH had sold over one million units of its StarOffice productivity suite. But Germany is StarOffice's home market

Despite flak, ICANN attends to ‘business as usual’

Apparently unfazed by being hit with two fresh lawsuits calling the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) authority into question, the group's head characterized its meeting in Rome this week as "business as usual."

E.U. trade sanctions could cost tech firms millions

The European Union (E.U.) struck back at tax breaks given to U.S. exporters Monday by slapping trade sanctions on the U.S. in a move that could potentially cost U.S. firms, including IT vendors such as Microsoft Corp., millions of dollars.

EU trade sanctions could cost tech firms millions

The European Union (EU) struck back at tax breaks given to U.S. exporters Monday by slapping trade sanctions on the U.S. in a move that could potentially cost U.S. firms, including IT vendors such as Microsoft Corp., millions of dollars.

Latest Mydoom variant deletes files

The latest variant of the Mydoom virus, discovered Friday, is still spreading and actively deleting files from victims' computers, security researchers warned Wednesday.

London’s Met police plans US$1.23 billion outsourcing deal

The London Metropolitan Police Service (the Met) is taking bids for an extensive IT outsourcing contract that could be worth over

UPDATE: SCO looks to widen Linux complaint against IBM

The SCO Group Inc. aimed more legal fire at IBM Corp. this week, filing a motion to amend its Linux complaint against the company ahead of a hearing on Friday.

Tech firms blamed for aiding censorship in China

While China's large online population and growing economic development represent an irresistible lure for many IT vendors, any technology they provide that helps the Chinese government impose Internet censorship makes them partially to blame for human rights abuses, a new report by Amnesty International (AI) claims.

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