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News Builder: IBM's software chief has shed some light on why his firm passed on Oracle's latest acquistion target
Colorado readies open source e-government system
News The possibilities for cheap global collaboration represent 'the beauty of open source', according to the project manager leading the move
Google admits Desktop security risk
News Google Desktop 3 Beta contains a security risk for businesses, says Gartner, and Google agrees
IBM saves chipmaking kit from an early bath
News It looks like 193nm chipmaking kit will be able to remain on the field of play for a little while longer
IT megadeals 'can damage innovation'
News The NHS IT upgrade and major outsourcing deals may involve huge amounts of money, but does that mean they're good news for the tech sector?
Linux taken for a ride in the Old West
Q&A Open source can be a boon for the public sector, as the man leading Steamboat Springs' open source moves explains
Linux back on Sparc
News The UltraSparc T1 has successfully booted Linux, but it will be a good few months before there's a fully working version for the platform
Web 2.0 drives venture capitalists crazy
News Investors are struggling to buy into the user-driven Internet because the companies leading the charge simply don't need their money
How to use weapons of mash construction
Leader If you haven't tasted mash-ups you don't know your sausages
BP declares war on the LAN
News By putting deperimeterisation into practice, BP's technology director is hoping to make his company's computers more secure
US legislature suggests China Web crackdown
News The House of Representatives is to look at legislation that would severely restrict US firms' ability to operate in China
VCs urged to look at UK tech start-ups
News Investment opportunities are better this side of the Atlantic, says one venture capitalist from the Dragon's Den. But watch out for ugly baby syndrome
Sony VAIO VGN-TX2XP/L
Review The VAIO VGN-TX2XP/L is as slim, lightweight and elegant as you'd expect a Sony ultraportable notebook to be. It includes an internal DVD rewriter, has a high-contrast widescreen display and...
Government continues to stonewall over ID card costs
News It's not just implementation that we don't know the price of: Government departments aren't saying how much taking advantage of the system once it's in place will cost either
Mashups are top of the menu
News A conference in California will examine the success and future of online services that mix together multiple APIs
Microsoft and Linux 'to overtake Symbian'
News A report has forecast that by 2010 the smartphone market will be dominated by Windows and Linux, with Symbian's market share shrinking
Latest Trojans raid bank accounts
News A new type of malware waits until a user visits their online bank and then steals their money, MessageLabs claims
Intel talks up next-generation chips
News Ahead of next month's developer forum, Intel is raving about a new microarchitecture which it claims will blow AMD's offerings away
Google keeps up porn probe battle
News The search giant is refusing to hand over a week's worth of search terms, and accuses the US Justice Department of being both cavalier and uninformed
