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The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) released the proposed recommendation for the SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) 1.2 specification Wednesday, saying that the protocol is cleaned up and in a strong position for final review.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) said Thursday that it had signed a contract with the Swedish government to provide approximately 260 million Euro (US$284 million) worth of hardware, including desktop PCs, portable PCs and accessories, in a deal that expands the company's reach in the public sector.

Microsoft Corp. detailed new antispam and antivirus features that will be incorporated into its upcoming Exchange Server 2003 software Monday, as part of the software giant's continued Trustworthy Computing push.

Microsoft Corp. further hoisted the curtain surrounding its real time collaboration and enterprise instant messaging (IM) platform Thursday, revealing the product's official name and saying that it would deliver developer tools in conjunction with the server software.

Against the breezy background of Rio de Janeiro, members of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) gave an equally sweeping array of views on their work on Internet-related issues during a conference taking place in the Brazilian city this week.

Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST) has updated its line of enterprise search software, offering new search management tools and the ability to interactively drill-down on query results.

Fast Search & Transfer ASA (FAST) has updated its line of enterprise search software, offering new search management tools and the ability to interactively drill-down on query results.

Intel Corp. cut 700 more jobs than it originally planned for 2002, according to the company's annual report, with layoffs in 2002 totalling 4,700.