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EU cracks down on Internet child porn

In a bid to crack down on Internet child porn, the European Commission Friday pledged €300,000 (US$377,600) to create a pan-European alert platform where...

Avaya readies unified communications application server

Avaya is planning a core server with which customers and independent software vendors can easily build presence, voice and other communications modes into business...

Attack code for critical Microsoft bug surfaces

Just hours after Microsoft posted details of a critical Windows bug, new attack code that exploits the flaw has surfaced.

Amazon opens up beta of Windows Server, SQL Server on EC2

Amazon Web Services Thursday launched a public beta of its cloud-computing service running Windows Server and SQL Server, marking the first time developers and...

Sony shares sink on earnings revision

Investors reacted to Sony’s earnings revision by pushing the price of its shares down to levels not seen for 13 years on Friday morning.

Amazon offers hosted Windows and SQL Server instances

Amazon.com’s cloud-computing service now is offering hosted instances of Microsoft Windows Server and SQL Server, and a service-level agreement guaranteeing 99.95% uptime.

IT skills that shine in uncertain times

The current economic climate could cause IT professionals to worry about finding and keeping jobs, but research released Thursday shows that despite the financial...

SAP invests in LinkedIn

SAP’s venture capital arm has sunk an undisclosed sum of money into LinkedIn, the business-oriented social-networking site.

Samsung profits slide on economic slowdown

Steep declines in the price of some of Samsung Electronics’ major products pushed quarterly profits down and worse could be on the way, the...

Microsoft says Windows flaw could bring worm attack

Microsoft fixed a critical bug in its Windows operating system Thursday, saying that it is being exploited by online criminals and that it could...

Microsoft posts slight Q1 growth, lowers Q2 outlook

Multiyear annuity sales lifted Microsoft’s revenue 9 percent for the first quarter of fiscal 2009, but the company lowered guidance for its second quarter...

Russia blocks Google online advertising acquisition

Russian regulators will not let Google buy a local online advertising company, halting a $140 million deal agreed to in July.

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