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<title><![CDATA[Google Gadgets for Linux appears@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6240914.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Until now, Gadgets--the mini applications that can be placed anywhere on the desktop--have only been available on Windows and Mac.   Google has announced the first release of Google Gadgets for Linux.    Google Desktop has been available for some time now on the Windows, Mac, and...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:25:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OOXML backwards compatibility led Microsoft to ODF@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Microsoft blames backwards compatibility issues and changes made during the ISO ratification process for its decision to support ODF instead of OOXML in Office 2007.  Microsoft's decision to add support to Office 2007 for the Open Document Format instead of its own OOXML office file format is due to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 May 2008 17:23:48 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RIM's co-CEO tells Silicon.com why he believes smartphones are the future, why Qwerty is so exciting, and why the Bold has nothing to do with the iPhone.   BlackBerry maker RIM has been very busy this week hosting the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, Fla. One of the announcements...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 May 2008 20:25:33 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Free software great and small@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market.    [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:46 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Common misconceptions about database security@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich.  Commentary--You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the “crown jewels” of sensitive information, need protecting....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 May 2008 20:15:47 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Open-source fans have dismissed Darl McBride's court comments in the lawsuit brought against SCO by Novell  Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix.   ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 May 2008 19:51:58 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The founder of Mozilla Europe claims Adobe and Microsoft's rich-media tech threatens the open nature of the web but concedes they are currently necessary for multimedia content.      Companies building websites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:21:27 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets--it's a '10'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest "hits" in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a "10" by Gamespot, hits the streets.  Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:39:07 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Silverlight to star in NBC's online Olympics coverage@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[NBC is relying heavily on Microsoft's Silverlight to present its online Olympic coverage which will include about 2,200 hours of free on-demand video.  Perkins Miller is counting down the days to the start of the Olympic Games in Beijing this year.    NBC's senior vice president of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:51:15 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sophos: One Web page infected every five seconds@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A security threat report from Sophos says that attacks are on the rise with an average of 15,000 Web pages compromised daily over the past three months.  Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:50:41 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Psystar and the Mac minions@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A saga surrounding Mac clone maker Psystar grabs the attention of Macdom. And news from three tech bellwethers offers reassurance. (By CNET News.com's Leslie Katz)   Capping a saga that had Apple watchers atwitter all week, the payment-processing merchant for Mac clone maker Psystar abruptly ended its relationship with...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:14:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft woos hobbyist developers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Company is trying to boost interest in noncommercial software development around Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 and Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition.   Microsoft is trying to foster more interest in embedded software, encouraging amateur developers to experiment with programmable components in devices from toasters to televisions.  The...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:23:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cheap Mac clone draws angry response@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Florida-based Psystar, the company advertising a Mac-compatible system, has attracted criticism from the hackers who created the underlying software.  A Florida-based firm advertising cheap, Mac-compatible systems running on standardized hardware has created a swirl of controversy this week--and drawn an angry response from one of the principal hackers involved...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:51:50 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ISO calls for end to Open XML 'personal attacks'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The ISO committee handling OOXML braves open-source protests to meet in Oslo and works out how to ensure interoperability with ODF.(By David Meyer of ZDNet UK)   The International Organization for Standardization has called for "personal attacks" to cease in the debate surrounding Microsoft's Office Open XML standard. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:10:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[By way of the User Account Control feature, company set out to force independent software vendors to make their code more secure, says manager.  SAN FRANCISCO--A Microsoft manager has said that one of the security features in Vista was deliberately designed to "annoy users"  to put pressure on...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:35:58 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cyberwar games test nations' responses@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The recent Cyber Storm II exercise tested how effectively IT security organizations from the US, New Zealand, Australia and Canada communicated with each other in response to simulated threats.  Details have emerged about "Cyber Storm II", a large-scale exercise carried out to test how governments and critical-infrastructure organizations respond...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:32:26 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Details emerge of 'shocking' OOXML meeting@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[At last month's OOXML ballot resolution meeting, 81 percent of the technical issues around the format were apparently resolved without being properly addressed  As Microsoft's bid to have its Office Open XML specification made an ISO standard the counting of the votes on Monday, more details have emerged of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:30:54 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[STMicro chip quickly detects bird flu@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Chip can screen and identify multiple classes of pathogens and genes in a single diagnostic test within two hours, compared with days or weeks.(From Reuters)   STMicroelectronics has developed a disposable chip to detect influenza viruses, including bird flu, in humans.   The device, which functions as a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:29:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[F-Secure warns of critical vulnerabilities@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Security vendor F-Secure says malformed archive files can cause its own and other vendors' products to break and crash.  Security vendor F-Secure has warned of multiple critical vulnerabilities in its own and other vendors' products.    The vulnerabilities exist in the way the products respond to malformed...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:53:42 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Healthcare clamors for iPhone treatments@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Healthcare providers see a new use for the iPhone--as a doctor's assistant. They predict that doctors would be more likely to use a cool iPhone during examinations than other disruptive tech gear.  The next time you go to your doctor's office you could find them using an iPhone along...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:08:45 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[India: No intention of banning the BlackBerry@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6234397.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Country's telecommunications department to meet with the operators of RIM's service regarding security concerns.(From Reuters)   India is not considering banning Research In Motion's BlackBerry services at this point, the top official in the telecommunications ministry said Friday. Security agencies have raised concerns that the service posed a risk,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iPod Nano emits sparks, Japan's government says@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[One of Apple's popular players gave off sparks while being recharged in Japan in January, prompting a safety investigation.   One of Apple's popular iPod Nano media players gave off sparks while being recharged in Japan in January, the country's trade ministry said, prompting a safety investigation. No one...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:22:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review:  iPhone answers business calls@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple opens up the iPhone to developers and challenges BlackBerry, while Yahoo opens up its takeover defense strategy. Also: Microsoft shows off IE 8.    After months of strict control, Apple welcomed software developers to build applications for the iPhone and also challenged BlackBerry for the hearts of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google pulls some map images at Pentagon's request@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Pentagon cites security risk pegged to exterior images of military installations; company says it will address those concerns.   Google has complied with a request by the Pentagon to remove some online images from its street-level map service because they pose a security threat to U.S. military bases, military...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:59:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[GeoSentric puts social-networking service on iPhone@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[GypSii application gives users access to maps, directions, other location-based information, and social-networking services.   Finland's GeoSentric unveiled on Wednesday its mobile social-networking service GypSii for Apple's iPhone.  The GypSii application lets iPhone users to get maps and directions and access other location-based as well as social-networking services....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:46:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ATMs that rely on desktop PC technology--and that's a lot of them--are at risk from worms, key loggers, and denial-of-service attacks.   Security experts have hacked ATMs to show how easy it is to steal money and bank account details from modern cash machines.  ATMs, or automated teller...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:39:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China Mobile says keen on iPhone, but not in talks@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9584_22-6232800.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[World's largest mobile operator says it hasn't officially entered talks with Apple; revenue-sharing agreement is hotly contested.   China Mobile, the world's largest mobile-phone operator, on Monday said it had not officially entered talks with Apple to bring iPhones to the mainland but is interested in doing so. In...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S.-Mexico 'virtual fence' has huge software holes@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Software problems with a 28-mile pilot project send Homeland Security officials back to the drawing board--and cause a three-year delay in plans to seal off the southwestern border of the U.S.  WASHINGTON--Technical problems have forced the Bush administration to retool a high-tech "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border and...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:07:17 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone finds favor with business users@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Survey indicates 59 percent of business customers "very satisfied" with their iPhone; 47 percent say the same of their BlackBerry.The New York Times   Wireless carriers offering the iPhone may be concentrating their efforts on consumers, but research suggests they shouldn't neglect business users, who apparently love the touch-screen...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:48:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Beyond compliance: Keys to effective user access risk management@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The demands of regulatory compliance are among the factors driving corporate IT and security managers to improve their access governance processes, but that's not the whole story, says Aveska CEO Deepak Taneja.          Commentary--The stakes involved in access-related risk have risen dramatically...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:10:08 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Adobe to launch AIR 1.0@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6231761.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[AIR download for Windows and Mac looks to blur the line between the Web and desktop applications.   Adobe Systems on Monday is set to finally release  Adobe Integrated Environment software, which is on the leading edge of a movement to make Web applications act more like traditional...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:01:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6231796.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Homeland Security chief says the system will fight illegal crossings all along the frontier.   A high-tech "virtual fence" on part of the U.S. border with Mexico is finally ready for service and the technology can fight illegal crossings all along the frontier, the Homeland Security chief said on...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:56:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6231585.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Aaron Greenspan warns that Facebook is sacrificing user privacy on the altar of hyper growth.   It's hard to go anywhere--to work, to the store, to the movies, really anywhere--without hearing about Facebook.  Its popularity is nearly unprecedented, making it a success to be envied in the eyes...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Vista SP1 will break these programs@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[List of applications affected by service pack installation include Trend Micro's Internet Security 2008 and the Times Reader.   Microsoft has published a list of programs that will not work or that will suffer from reduced functionality after the installation of Vista Service Pack 1.  The list of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:19:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Yahoo shareholders could support Microsoft@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Net giant is calling on Redmond to bump up its bid, but many of its largest shareholders have dual ownership in both stocks.   Yahoo is calling on Microsoft to bump up its buyout bid, but the trouble is a number of the Internet giant's largest investors own...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:59:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Yahoo snubs Microsoft@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6230761.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Yahoo thinks it's worth more, Danger is a buy, and BlackBerry is temporarily bye-bye. Also: Spying immunity for telcos.    For Yahoo, Microsoft's price isn't right.   But it appears that the companies' buyout battle has only begun.   In an announcement that had been expected,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EC plans biometric border checks@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[European Commission proposed biometric checks include face screening and automated security checks.   Visitors to Europe will face biometric screening and automated security checks under proposals for a shake-up of EU border controls.  Under plans to strengthen checks at European borders laid out by the European Commission, international...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:33:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile industry sees new security risks@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Focus is on risk potential of open platforms such as Android, and on Apple's plan to open its platform to third-party developers.   BARCELONA--Security systems can now block the first computer viruses attack on cell phones, but the mobile industry sees new risks stemming from upcoming open software platforms...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:44:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[RIM: BlackBerry's future lies in social networking@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6230542.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Research In Motion Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says an enterprise social-networking revolution is on the way.   BARCELONA, Spain--The secret of the BlackBerry's success is security, according to Research In Motion's co-chief executive, Jim Balsillie, but social networking is its future.  Speaking during a session on mobile services...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:45:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo seen in News Corp. talks, but analysts dubious@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6230534.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite possible strategic benefits to a Yahoo-News Corp. deal, alternatives to Microsoft bid won't please shareholders, analysis say.   Yahoo is in talks on a possible deal with News Corp., but analysts said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft's bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:47:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft seeing Xbox shortages in U.S.@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Global marketing official says company is out of stock in many stores, which could impact sales.   Microsoft is seeing shortages of its Xbox 360 video game console in the United States, as the company failed to anticipate strong post-holiday demand, an executive said on Wednesday.   "We...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:12:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Memo to Microsoft: Yahoo's A-list@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The merger-minded software giant will likely want to keep Yahoo execs in a host of areas, including online ads, social media and Web search.    Working at Yahoo is getting riskier by the day. Even before merger-minded Microsoft could lay off some of the stars within its acquisition...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:11:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Investor says Microsoft's Yahoo offer high enough@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Money manager who owns about a million shares of Microsoft, is urging the company to resist pressure to raise its offer.   Money manager Bob Olstein, who owns about one million shares of Microsoft, is urging the company to resist pressure to raise its $31 dollar per share offer...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:31:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Going back to school on security@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6230273.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod finds that educational institutions have been anything but smart about preventing security breaches.   Little more than one month into 2008, and already this is shaping up to be a year rife with data security incidents at sundry educational institutions.    Data...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In Europe, Yahoo tops Google in deal with T-Mobile@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6230249.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Deal shows Yahoo's momentum in mobile services despite uncertainties raised by Microsoft's takeover bid.   Yahoo has displaced Google as the preferred provider of Web services to mobile operator T-Mobile in northern and central Europe, Yahoo and T-Mobile said on Tuesday.  The deal, announced by the two companies...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6230139.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch.   With Yahoo issuing a resounding "no" to its current buyout bid, Microsoft has one of two levers it can pull, said some analysts, investors, and proxy...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:38:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police Blotter: E911 rules aid police in tracking cell phones@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Court order lets Homeland Security obtain precise location data from T-Mobile about customer's movements in real time.   Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law.   What: Minnesota man charged with alien smuggling says data from a location tap of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:12:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Streaming Office 'infringes license'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6229776.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company says U.K. Internet service provider selling a 'streaming' version of Office is infringing on Microsoft license regulations.   Microsoft has said that the Internet service provider Fasthosts, which has started offering a hosted version of Microsoft Office 2007, is infringing on the software giant's license regulations.  Earlier...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:51:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Yahoo in Microsoft's sights@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6229691.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The two companies give us a few clues on their prospective deal; Washington takes on file swapping at colleges; and iPhone storage grows.    A week after Microsoft announced its bid for Yahoo, a clearer picture of the relationship between the pursuer and the pursued is emerging. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Yahoo board to meet on Microsoft offer@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6229710.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Yahoo's outside advisors reportedly favor a deal; board members will discuss bid on Friday, according to blog report.   Yahoo's board of directors is to meet on Friday to discuss Microsoft's $44.6 billion buyout offer, the TechCrunch blog said, citing unnamed sources.  Yahoo officials could not immediately be...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:12:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New laser spectrometer provides instant analysis@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6229696.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Machine that vaporizes samples, then analyzes them in a second, has wide-ranging health and security applications.   A new detector combines a laser with a mass spectrometer to provide on-the-spot analysis that researchers hope will have applications ranging from evaluating a tumor as it is removed to quickly detecting...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:07:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6229577.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[An ethical hacking contest will pit the three operating systems against each other next month at CanSecWest conference.   Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month.  Run by the organizers...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:34:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe still top source of spam@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6229352.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[For the third month running, compromised computers in Europe have pushed out more spam than those in the U.S.   European spam networks have pumped out more unsolicited e-mail than those in the  U.S. for the third month in a row, according to security vendor Symantec.  Symantec...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:40:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google, Yahoo software moves may fuel Microsoft bid@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6229236.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Tuesday's introduction of new versions of Web-based e-mail programs that compete with Outlook offer yet another clue why Microsoft made the bid for Yahoo.   Business software units of Yahoo and Google are introducing beefed-up versions of their Web-based software that compete with Microsoft Outlook, offering yet another clue...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft may borrow money for Yahoo deal@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6229155.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software giant says it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its unsolicited offer for Yahoo.    Microsoft said Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:05:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6229091.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits.   As most of us now understand, paperless electronic voting is a really bad idea. But there is a still worse idea: voting over the Internet.   Voters may...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:03:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting databases from the inside@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-186769.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[If we look at the investment in enterprise IT security infrastructure over the past decade, companies have invested heavily in their perimeters while ignoring the inside, says Sentrigo's Slavik Markovich.          Commentary--We begin with a story: A wealthy man decides to protect...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:21:27 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoos fear loss of fun-loving culture@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6228914.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[While some employees see Microsoft's bid as a positive development, they worry a merger would cool Yahoo's free-spirited atmosphere.   Will Yahoos' yodels be silenced?  Yahoo employees fretted on Friday that their fun-loving culture, summed up by early company ads featuring a cowboy yodel, could get quashed by...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:39:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft-Yahoo the mother of all clusterbombs@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9595_22-6228818.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[To pull this off, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer will need to throw one hell of a hail mary pass, says CNET News.com's Charles Cooper.   I found the perfect description to sum up the idea of a Microsoft-Yahoo combination, but CNET News.com's managing editor threatened to knock my lights out...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:35:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Teaming up against Google@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6228754.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft offers to buy struggling Yahoo for $44.6 billion to better compete against Google. Also: Vista's one-year anniversary.   The fight for Internet dominance heated up this week with Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion in an effort to better compete with chief rival Google.  "Today,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chart: A Microsoft-Yahoo combo by the numbers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6228821.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[What would Microsoft gain by swallowing Yahoo for a proposed $44.6 billion? CNET News.com contrasts combined stats with Google's.   Microsoft's bid for Yahoo would create one of the world's largest Web companies, when examined using several different metrics.  The target of the proposed acquisition, of course, is...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:58:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FAQ: What's next for Microsoft's Yahoo bid?@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6228772.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft faces financial and legal hurdles in its unsolicited bid for Yahoo. CNET News.com walks you through the potential steps.   Microsoft faces several financial and legal hurdles on its way to wooing Yahoo to accept its $44.6 billion buyout bid.  Here's a brief FAQ explaining some of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:05:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Real ID is a flawed law@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6228491.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law.   The government claims that driver's license "reform" will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to acknowledge...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Real ID is a flawed idea@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6228491.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Internet Attorney Sophia Cope says the new law will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit a fundamentally flawed law.   The government claims that driver's license "reform" will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Security perimeter? What security perimeter?@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6228252.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In the fight against security breaches, PGP Chief Executive Phil Dunkelberger cautions that encryption by itself is not the answer.   One of the questions I'm frequently asked is, "If perimeter-based data security strategies are breaking down, why aren't more companies using encryption to protect their confidential information?" ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft makes last-gasp OOXML push@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6228247.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[With critical ISO vote on ratification of Office Open XML looming, company maintains it has users' best interests at heart.   Weeks away from a crucial International Organization for Standardization vote in Geneva on the ratification of Microsoft's proposed Office Open XML standard, the software giant is engaged in...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:53:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A quarter of Apple iPhones may be 'unlocked'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6228171.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Analyst calls the percentage of phones used on wireless networks other than AT&T's "stunning."    More than a quarter of people who bought Apple's iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T's, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a "stunning" number that will pressure the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[BlackBerry maker jazzes up goods for broader appeal@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6227986.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[More than a third of RIM's customers are now noncorporate and nongovernment. But can Pearl go mano a mano with iPhone?   Research In Motion has leapt into the retail consumer market with products such as its pink BlackBerry Pearl, a candy bar-shaped e-mail phone stuffed with multimedia goodies,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:02:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Deutsche Telekom says has sold 70,000 iPhones@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6227868.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[German telecom operator says the iPhone is the most sold multimedia device in its T-Mobile division's portfolio.   German telecom operator Deutsche Telekom said on Saturday it had signed up 70,000 iPhone customers in the 11 weeks since November 9, 2007. Deutsche Telekom's mobile telephony arm T-Mobile is the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:26:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[On 'creative capitalism,' Gates gets it@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9595_22-6227712.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[perspective More people should follow the lead of Microsoft's co-founder in freeing up innovative thinkers to help the developing world, and not just cause it feels good.   Editor's note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates'...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:45:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gates misses the point on 'creative capitalism'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9595_22-6227726.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[perspective The Microsoft chairman's well-intentioned pitch for corporate activism missed the root causes of poverty. (Hint: it's not lack of corporate charity.)   Editor's note: CNET News.com editor at large Michael Kanellos and chief political correspondent Declan McCullagh are facing off over Bill Gates' call for businesses to allocate...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:45:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Bad news market bears@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6227648.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Tech gets battered on the stock market, but not Microsoft, which seems recession-proof. Also: Wireless goes to Washington.    Financial markets around the world went on a wild ride this week, and tech stocks were not immune to the nausea.   The Dow had back-to-back trading sessions...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Symantec warns of router compromise@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6227502.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security company says it has seen an attack using a cross-site scripting flaw in 2Wire DNS routers.   Security company Symantec has warned of an attack involving the subversion of routers.  The security company said this was the first time it had seen such an attack "in the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:10:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Acid2, Acid3, and the power of default@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9595_22-6227171.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Opera CTO Håkon Wium Lie asks how seriously Microsoft's Web browser will support an upcoming Web standards test.   Two years ago, the Acid2 test was announced in this column. Acid2 is a complex Web browser test page that shows a smiley face when rendered correctly.   ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft expected to post sharp profit rise@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6227174.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Revenue projected to get a boost as strong computer sales drive demand for company's Windows operating system and Office software.   Microsoft is expected to report a sharp rise in quarterly profit this week, boosted by surging revenue as strong computer sales drive demand for its Windows operating system...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:39:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[IBM: Lotus Notes for iPhone not ready yet@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6227103.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company dismisses reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent.   Despite reports that the launch of Lotus Notes for the iPhone and iPod Touch is imminent, IBM says it is not quite ready to release the software.   A formal...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:58:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CIA: Cyberattack caused multiple-city blackout@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6227090.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security agency breaks its normal silence, warning about successful attacks against critical national infrastructures outside the U.S.   A cyberattack has caused a power blackout in multiple cities outside the United States, the CIA has warned.   The SANS Institute, a computer-security training body, reported the CIA's disclosure...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:38:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hackers bring down Panama assembly Web site@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6227049.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Down since January 9, site has become symbol of U.S. tension with Panama after election of controversial figure.   An Internet hack launched earlier this month on the Web site of Panama's National Assembly continues to be a source of irritation, four months after the legislature elected as its...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:15:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Phone with fold-away screen to launch in mid-2008@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6227035.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Polymer Vision's Readius, whose prototype was unveiled in 2005, is now in production, setting the stage for competition with the iPhone and Kindle.   A Dutch company that has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones--by making a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft targets VMware with new strategy@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6227023.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software maker buys Calista Technologies, broadens partnership with Citrix in aim to better compete with virtualization leader.   Microsoft has acquired a start-up company called Calista Technologies and expanded its alliance with Citrix Systems, targeting VMware's early lead in virtualization technology. Microsoft unveiled the news on Monday as part...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:02:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jihadi software promises secure Web contacts@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6226957.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Updated version of Mujahideen Secrets encryption software issued by al-Qaida-linked group touted as communications tool for militants.   An Islamist Web site often used by al-Qaida supporters carried updated encryption software on Friday that it said would help Islamic militants communicate with greater security on the Internet.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:54:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Apple goes into thin 'Air'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6226736.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Ultrathin laptop debuts, along with other Apple products, as Microsoft gets patent-happy. Also: Detroit auto show goes green.    After months of rumor and speculation, Apple kicked off Macworld by clearing the air about its new laptop.   Apple CEO Steve Jobs wowed the crowd during his...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft accused of patent violation in China@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6226806.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing the software giant, alleging it filched technology that lets Net users type Chinese characters.    A small Chinese high-tech firm is suing Microsoft because it says the software giant has stolen its creation that allows Internet users to type Chinese characters,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:42:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report fuels OpenOffice vs. OOXML debate@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6226607.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Speculation mars Burton Group report that suggests Microsoft's OOXML document format is preferable to ODF, says OpenOffice.org.   OpenOffice.org has dismissed an analyst report from Burton Group which claims that Microsoft's Office Open XML document format is preferable to the OpenDocument Format.  The latest generation of document standards...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6226572.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Almost half IT decision makers are using or evaluating the OS, and 35 percent are in the process of migration, a CDW poll shows.   Adoption of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is starting to pick up among businesses in the U.S.  Just under half--48 percent--of IT decision...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:49:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secunia: CA backup product 'inherently insecure'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6226441.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In annual report on security flaws, vulnerability-testing company strongly criticizes CA's ARCserve Backup product, as well as Symantec Mail Security.   Some CA products containing antivirus components have "inherent code problems," according to vulnerability-testing company Secunia, which published its annual report on security vulnerabilities on Monday.  One CA...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:19:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coming to the Mac in 2008: 'Spore'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6226087.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Electronic Arts plans to release the much-anticipated new game on several platforms at the same time, including the Mac.Photos: Following the evolution of 'Spore'   In its early stages, Electronic Arts' forthcoming and much-anticipated game Spore was code-named Sim Everything, a play on its heritage as the newest game...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:02:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EU launches new probe against Microsoft@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6225997.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Focus this time is on whether Internet Explorer is unfairly tied to the Windows operating system, European Commission says.   The European Commission opened a new antitrust probe against Microsoft on Monday into whether it unfairly tied its Web browser to the Windows operating system and made it harder...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Near-final Vista SP1 goes public@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6225945.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" can now be downloaded, despite initially being restricted to 15,000 beta testers.   Microsoft has made Vista's Service Pack 1 near-final "release candidate" available for download to the general public, after initially choosing to restrict it to 15,000 beta testers when it...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Gates' farewell to CES troops@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6225633.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates gives his "last keynote" at CES and tech is no front-runner in New Hampshire. Also: The decline of DRM.    Bill Gates, one of the most influential people in tech for the past three decades, delivered what he called his "last keynote" at the Consumer Electronics...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:23:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Open-source security moves to next step@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6225700.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Eleven projects are certified as secure in government-backed initiative led by source code analysis specialist Coverity.   Source code analysis expert Coverity has found and helped fix more than 7,500 security flaws in open-source software, and published a list of the 11 open-source projects working fastest to sort them...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:23:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unbreakable: PKI is alive and kicking@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-182915.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Many organizations are starting to deploy certificates to secure critical pieces of business including e-mail, mobile access, and digital signaturs. The SaaS model is key factor for PKI comeback says ChosenSecurity's John Adams   Commentary--Today, there is a wide range of technology, products and solutions for securing an enterpris'’s...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:36:12 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6225268.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Focus instead is on Windows Mobile software and maintaining partnerships with device manufacturers, Gates says in interview.   Microsoft will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's iPhone, the software company's chairman, Bill Gates, said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. "No, we won't do...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:17:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's Xbox could consider Blu-ray support@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6225225.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[At CES, Xbox group marketing manager says consumer preference will likely hold sway in next-generation format decision.   Microsoft's Xbox video game unit still fully backs Toshiba's  high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting Sony's rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, an executive said Tuesday.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:16:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First iPhone Trojan in the wild@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-182554.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The long-awaited first Trojan for Apple's iPhone arrived and left its shoe print. When installed the Trojan displays the word "shoes" on the screen.  The first warnings about the Trojan were posted on Saturday on the iPhone modification forum ModMyiFone.com, said security vendor F-Secure. When installed, the Trojan appeared...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:26:18 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo mobile services to run on Google-based phones@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6225053.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company aims to create widgets that can run on any mobile platform that users prefer, including Google's phone software and the iPhone.   Yahoo will create versions of its mobile Internet services to run on various phone platforms, potentially including Google's phone software and the Apple iPhone, a top...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:14:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft bids $1.2 billion for Norway's Fast@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6225047.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company specializing in Internet-search software will help Microsoft develop search products for businesses.   Microsoft has offered to buy Norwegian Internet-search software firm Fast Search & Transfer for 19 crowns (about $3.54) per share, valuing it at about $1.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.  Fast shares, which...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:43:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's all about software, says Gates@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2008-9584_22-6224924.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Just before his farewell CES keynote speech, Microsoft's chairman reflects on Redmond's rivals and the changing face of Windows. Photos: Gates' last call at CES?   LAS VEGAS--For years, Bill Gates has been trumpeting software's ascent from the lowly PC to everything from cell phones to home entertainment. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6224917.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The software maker has acknowledged it was wrong when it told users certain file formats were insecure.   Microsoft has acknowledged it made a mistake over a security advisory it released concerning Office 2003.  The advisory, posted in December, told users that dozens of file formats had been...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:40:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gates: Curtain call for crystal ball@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6224747.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In what could be his final CES keynote for a while, Gates shows off some gadgets and touts a deal with NBC to jointly run an Olympic Web site.   LAS VEGAS--Bill Gates may be stepping away from full-time work later this year, but he still has a few...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:31:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Major Nelson' emerges as face of Xbox@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6224616.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Larry Hryb, director of programming for Xbox Live, is hard-core Xbox gamers' Walter Cronkite. He runs a mini empire of related media.   Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, and sporting unkempt graying hair, Larry Hryb looks like just another guy in Microsoft's corporate headquarters.  But Xbox 360...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:33:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft touts sale of 17 million Xbox 360s@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6224582.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Tech titan says it sold 4.3 million video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, thanks to titles such as Halo 3 and Mass Effect.   Microsoft sold 4.3 million Xbox 360 video game consoles in the last three months of 2007, helped by hit titles such...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:55:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft promises free game after online woes@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6224576.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft says it will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays.     Microsoft said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 04 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Office 2003 update blocks older file formats@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6224462.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.   The latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2003 has made a range of older files inaccessible, including Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations, it emerged this week.  Office 2003 Service Pack...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[If you thought 'Security '07' was hairy, just wait@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6224384.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Jon Oltsik says 2008 will bring a new cluster of headlines about information security and the workplace.    While you're still recovering from New Year's partying, here's something to think about: what should we expect from the world of information security over the next 12 months? In no...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital-album packaging to improve in '08@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6224321.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As downloading digital files becomes more predominant than buying CDs and records, expect to see cover art, liner notes, and lyrics enter the Digital Age.   There is a reason people still buy CDs more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several, but viruses that come along...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:17:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft investment in Sichuan Changhong blocked@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6224132.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[China Securities Regulatory Commission does not approve software maker's plan to buy $12.9 million in shares of appliance maker.   China's securities regulator has blocked a deal under which Microsoft and other companies were to invest in Sichuan Changhong Electric, the Chinese home appliance maker said Friday.  In...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:42:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kaspersky inadvertently quarantines Windows Explorer@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6223836.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A false positive in company's antivirus products leads to quarantine or deletion of some Windows users' copies of explorer.exe.   Windows Explorer, one of the most crucial components of Microsoft's operating system, was quarantined earlier this week after being falsely identified as malicious code by an antivirus company. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:04:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Popular Apple rumor Web site to shut down@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6223701.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[ThinkSecret.com will shut down as part of a settlement with Apple, which sued the rumor site for leaking early product details three years ago.   Apple and a popular Web site that published company secrets about the maker of the Mac computer, the iPhone, and the iPod have reached...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:17:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sees Xbox 360 sales growth in '08@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6223600.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company says it sees Europe as key battleground for dominance in the $30 billion video game industry.   Microsoft expects to sell more Xbox 360 consoles in 2008 than in 2007, with Europe standing out as a key battleground for dominance in the $30 billion video game industry. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:27:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Antivirus firm: Google text ad Trojan detected@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6223511.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[BitDefender says ads placed by Google on Web pages were being hijacked by Trojan software, redirecting inquiries to rogue server.   Advertisements placed by Google in Web pages are being hijacked by so-called Trojan horse software that replaces the intended text with ads from a different provider, Romanian antivirus...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:43:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Paul Allen applies to bid in U.S. wireless auction@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6223441.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft co-founder was listed with an entity called Vulcan Spectrum among the applicants who filed to bid in the FCC auction of 700MHz spectrum.    A venture led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has applied to bid in an upcoming U.S. auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:50:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple plays DoCoMo against Softbank over iPhone launch@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6223298.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Sources say discussions with companies focus on terms of carrier partnership and Apple's demands for share of subscriber revenue.   Apple is playing Japan's top mobile operator NTT DoCoMo against No. 3 carrier Softbank on selling the iPhone in Japan, meeting executives from both companies, sources said on Tuesday....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:25:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NPD: Apple launch of Leopard system its best ever@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6223266.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Research firm says figures show that company has found the right formula for rolling out new versions of the Mac operating system.   The launch of Apple's latest operating system, Leopard, was its best ever, a research group said Monday.  When comparing the first full month of sales...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:13:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe VoIP group resists emergency-call regulations@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6223163.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Google, Intel, Microsoft, Skype try to persuade European regulators that VoIP providers should not have to provide access to emergency services.   A new lobby group has been set up in an attempt to influence the regulation of Internet telephony in Europe.  Voice on the Net Coalition Europe,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:42:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey: People skills valued over those for IT@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6222828.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft-commissioned survey of execs finds ability to communicate with co-workers is regarded as more important than tech skills.   Interpersonal skills are more important in the workplace than IT skills, according to the results of a survey commissioned by Microsoft.  In the survey of approximately 500 board-level executives,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:03:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6222809.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows.   Microsoft on Friday denied antitrust claims by Opera Software that the software giant is abusing its dominant market position to lock users into the Internet Explorer Web browser.  Opera,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:50:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Opera files complaint against Microsoft@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6222606.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Browser maker files first complaint to the European Commission since Microsoft lost a landmark antitrust case earlier this year.   Opera Software, the small Norwegian maker of Web browsers, has filed the first complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission since the software giant lost a landmark antitrust case...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:48:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Tis the season for common sense copyright@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9588_22-6222584.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Maura Corbett says it's time for partisans in this long-running soap opera to reach a compromise agreement.   It's the season of giving, and the House Judiciary Committee could give consumers, innovators, and artists what they are asking for--fair and balanced copyright reform--and even give a holiday boost to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The man behind the Commodore 64@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2008-9584_22-6222406.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Commodore founder Jack Tramiel gives rare interview at 25th anniversary event for his signature creation, on which he still plays Pac-Man.   When people talk about the most influential names in the history of personal computers, you usually hear about Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Bill Gates and Paul...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Hat delays new software for PCs until January@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-3513_22-6222306.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Linux specialist says it's still trying to secure rights for distributing software for playing music, viewing videos.   Red Hat has postponed until January the launch of a new Linux software product for personal computers that would directly compete with Microsoft'S Windows operating system.  Introduction of the software,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:11:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tracking tech predicted to boom in Europe@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6222268.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Business needs, personal security concerns will drive adoption of wireless tracking tech, says Juniper Research.   Technology for wirelessly tracking vehicles and people is predicted to take off in Western Europe throughout the next five years.  Business needs and personal security concerns will generate $4.85 billion in spending...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:49:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft does ad deal with CNBC@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6222175.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The software giant will serve up contextual and display ads on NBC's business news Web site.    Microsoft and CNBC announced on Monday an advertising partnership that will greatly expand the audience for Microsoft-served online ads.   Microsoft, which partners with NBC Universal on the MSNBC news...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:41:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft starts offering ads on MSN Mobile@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9588_22-6222102.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company to offer customers the option of placing ads across wide range of platforms from the Net to cell phones to its Xbox Live game service.   Microsoft began on Monday to place ads on its U.S. MSN Mobile page, moving into the nascent mobile phone advertising business. Computer-based...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:55:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[When more bugs can mean tighter security@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221954.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser.   The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox Web browser, an open-source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.  Tristan...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:35:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple iPhone winning corporate fans despite flaws@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6221943.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A hit with consumers, the gadget is gaining ground as a business tool as well, and could one day rival the BlackBerry, analysts say.    Mike de la Cruz, a senior vice president with German software giant SAP, shows off the latest weapon of the corporate road warrior--his...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:30:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Battening down Microsoft's hatches@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6221868.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The rate of piracy on Windows Vista is lower than its predecessor, and Congress moves to ramp up copyright infringement penalties. Also: Peeling Apple.   Microsoft says it's gotten better at securing its products, but some observers question Redmond's perspective.   Microsoft is seeing piracy rates for Windows...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:12:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6221925.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Companies planning to wait for successor Windows 7 may face support issues and a rushed migration, research firm warns.   Planning to skip Windows Vista altogether, waiting for Microsoft's next operating system?  For some companies, it's a tempting option, but they need to consider it carefully, or they...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:09:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Macrovision to buy Gemstar-TV Guide@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6221914.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Macrovision security software, Gemstar interactive program guide will combine to offer wide range of content on devices beyond TV.   Macrovision, which makes technology that protects videos and music against illegal copying, said on Friday it agreed to buy Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $2.8 billion....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:16:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Xbox, Gamefly beef up music offerings@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6221887.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for ways to offset sagging CD sales at record stores, music industry looks to video games as method of distribution.   As record stores stock fewer music CDs, the music industry is turning to video games as an alternative method of distribution. Both Microsoft, developer of the Xbox...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:04:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[O2 hopes to nab iPhone clients from rivals@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6221883.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[With Apple deal, wireless-service provider aims to consolidate leading position in Britain and to recoup ground in German market.   Three out of four buyers of the trendy iPhone in Britain will be new O2 customers won from rival mobile networks, according to the new head of O2, which...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:56:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft expects to double customer service staff in Asia@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6221669.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software giant currently has about 850 staffers in support center for Asia-Pacific and Greater China regions.   Microsoft said on Thursday that it expects head count to more than double for its customer service center in Asia during the next five years.  Wing-Dar Ker, general manager for Microsoft...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:32:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Researchers hack Microsoft wireless keyboards@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221593.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security experts claim to have cracked the protocol for securing some of Microsoft's wireless keyboards, potentially allowing keystroke logging.   The protocol for securing some of Microsoft's wireless keyboards has been cracked, opening up the possibility of keystroke logging, according to Swiss security company Dreamlab Technologies.   Researchers...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:22:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nintendo's Wii tops shoppers' search list@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6221585.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[According to British survey, Nintendo game console is followed by its DS, Uggs, Legos, Bratz dolls, iPhone and iPod.   Nintendo video game console Wii was the most searched-for product in November, according to a survey of British online shoppers released Wednesday. With fewer than three weeks to go...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:13:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Orange: 30,000 iPhones sold so far in France@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6221495.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Sales report comes about a week after phone's launch, putting France Telecom division on pace to reach sales goal for 2007.   France Telecom said on Wednesday that its Orange division had already sold close to 30,000 iPhones in France since its launch there last week. According to some...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:55:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAP CEO: No talks with Microsoft on sale@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6221490.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Speculation that Microsoft might bid had pushed up SAP stock price earlier in week, but chief executive denies discussions underway.   SAP Chief Executive Henning Kagermann said on Tuesday he has had no discussions with Microsoft about selling the German software company.  Kagermann was responding to a question...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:36:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing Microsoft: The next generation of security threats@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-178936.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Forget those widespread worms. Nowadays, limited-scale threats like targeted e-mail attacks are causing the most concern. The final segment in a series examining Microsoft's security strategy.   Editors' note: This is Part 3 in a series examining how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Part 1:...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SAP unveils its first software for iPhone@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-3513_22-6221368.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company hails new iPhone-compatible software as one of the most user-friendly products to date.   SAP said on Tuesday that new software for sales-force automation that it is hailing as one of the most user-friendly products to date would be compatible with Apple's iPhone. SAP, a maker of business...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:49:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Researcher: Al-Qaida-linked Web sites number 5,600@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6221362.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the retreat of some media outlets run by the organization, extremist Web sites are on the rise, media watcher says.   There are now about 5,600 Web sites spreading al-Qaida ideology worldwide, and 900 more are appearing each year, a Saudi researcher told a national security conference on...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221340.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed.   Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers--but critics say...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Google calls for users to report malicious sites@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221301.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The search giant is asking people to fill in an online form reporting malicious sites that are not already flagged.   Google is hoping users of its search engine will report "bad sites" to help the company fight criminals exploiting its infrastructure in order to distribute malicious software. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:08:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile Germany stops selling unlocked iPhones@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6221306.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A German court has overturned an injunction that had forced T-Mobile to sell unlocked iPhones in that country.   A German court has decided to grant T-Mobile exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in Germany, overturning a temporary injunction granted against the operator two weeks ago.  Apple's strategy...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:48:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Master 3-D messaging security@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-178689.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[They're everywhere. Secure Computing's Paul Henry says you need multi-dimensional security to fend off attackers, no matter where they come from.      Commentary--Messaging security is starting to resemble the world of video games. And that’s a good thing.    In the 1980s and for...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers inside@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-178674.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In Part II of this series following Microsoft's security strategies, Microsoft reaches out to the security research community it once kept at a distance.   This is part two in a series examining how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Part 1: Securing Microsoft: From pain...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple QuickTime exploit in the wild@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221098.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[An active exploit has been seen by Symantec for a vulnerability that affects the latest versions of Apple QuickTime.   Symantec has found active exploit code in the wild for an unpatched Apple QuickTime vulnerability.  Researcher Joji Hamada wrote in Symantec's Security Response Weblog on Saturday that the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:14:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6221092.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers.   Phishers are using shorter URLs for malicious sites in a bid to lend an air of legitimacy to threatening links.  Internet Security Services, IBM's online-security division, claims to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:49:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing Microsoft: From pain to progress@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-178522.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Here's part I of a three part special report that examines how Microsoft's security strategy has evolved over the past decade. Slammer and Blaster caused the darkest days at Microsoft.  REDMOND, Wash.--With a measure of pain, Matt Thomlinson recalls the summer of 2003.  "I remember buses pulling up...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft launches Exchange Server 2007 SP1@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6220993.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[New features should improve management, add support for Windows Server 2008, and lead to better mobile security, says Microsoft.   Microsoft on Friday launched Service Pack 1 for Windows Exchange Server 2007. Features include additions to the Exchange management console, Outlook web access and disaster recovery.  Disaster recovery...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Office 2007 gets official mobile compatibility@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9590_22-6220976.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Office Mobile on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 phones can now handle Microsoft's controversial Office Open XML format.   Microsoft has issued an update for Office Mobile to enable compatibility with Office 2007 documents. Office 2007 introduced a new file format based on the controversial Office Open XML (OOXML)...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:03:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The new battleground in cybercrime@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6220766.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak writes that user data increasingly is driving "criminal-2-criminal" business.   In an age where "data equals money," fortune has replaced fame as hackers' key motivation. Criminals are willing to pay top dollar for personal, financial, and corporate data collected by Trojans and other "crimeware." ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Curtain rises for on-demand opera@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6220675.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Opera will make a series of its performances available on demand and in high definition.   The Metropolitan Opera and In Demand Networks have inked a deal to bring all eight new performances from the Met's second season of "Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition" to on-demand...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World faces 'cyber cold war' threat, report says@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6220619.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[About 120 countries are trying to use the Net as a weapon to target financial markets, government computers, and utilities, McAfee says.   A "cyber cold war" waged over the world's computers threatens to become one of the biggest threats to security in the next decade, according to a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:08:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HP aims to automate routine IT operations@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6220613.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[HP Automated Operations 1.0 intended to increase efficiency and reduce costs and security risks, company says.   Hewlett-Packard this week rolled out new tools designed to automate routine updates of software and antivirus applications that would otherwise consume expensive staff time.  The HP Automated Operations 1.0 set of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:50:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: 'Huge jump' in Microsoft flaws since last year@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-178018.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The number of security holes found in Microsoft software between 2006 and 2007 has risen threefold, says vulnerability-scanning company Qualys.  The past year has seen a massive increase in the number of flaws found in Microsoft software, according to vulnerability-scanning company Qualys.     Between 2006 and...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insecurity in the digital world@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6220520.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod examines what's become the soft underbelly of our increasingly electronic era.   More and more, we are going paperless, with all sorts of information stored electronically.  Of course, there are many advantages to maintaining information in electronic form. But this column is not...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:51:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Activision CEO sees $199 game consoles@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6220468.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Chief of company that created "Guitar Hero" says prices of PS3 and Xbox 360 must fall to attract the mass market.   Activision Chief Executive Bobby Kotick said this week that prices on Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game consoles must fall to $199 in the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:33:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6220422.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.   Lawyers for plaintiffs in a case brought against Microsoft over Vista's marketing have claimed that even the software giant's marketing director was confused by the prelaunch campaign in the U.S. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 7 security trends for 2008@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-177880.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich predicts more top-down driven initiatives to plug real security gaps based on threats from insiders and hackers alike.  Commentary--2008 will be marked by strides in more coherent, enterprise-wide IT security policy enforcement. In addition to battling with security threats such as data security, anti-spam and...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to hire 1,000 engineers in China@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6220252.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software giant, which says Beijing needs to do more to fight piracy, plans to add 1,000 Chinese engineers in the current fiscal year.   Microsoft on Tuesday said it would hire 1,000 engineers in the current fiscal year, joining the current 5,000 staff in China. "We will add 1,000...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:53:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[iPhone's price tag curbs Brits' interest@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6220205.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Seventy-two percent of U.K. consumers won't buy Apple's device at its current price, according to a survey.   The cost of the Apple iPhone is a sticking point for U.K. consumers, according to a survey.  The $554 (269 pounds) price tag is putting off swathes of potential buyers,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:49:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6220201.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Vista with the beta Service Pack 1 fails to keep pace with its predecessor in a series of productivity tasks using the Office 2007 software.   New tests have revealed that Windows XP with the beta Service Pack 3 has twice the performance of Vista, even with its long-awaited...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:13:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[100,000 iPhones expected to sell in France by '08@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6220197.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[France Telecom's Orange also says it will offer unlocked iPhones at a "significantly lower" price than those sold in Germany.   France Telecom's Orange expects to sell nearly 100,000 Apple iPhones by the end of 2007, the French phone company's chief executive said Tuesday.  "The target is a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:04:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The decline of Black Friday@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-9584_22-6220095.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Where's the pepper spray? People just aren't fighting for holiday bargains like they used to.   Police and security guards reported only sporadic conflicts and violence between shoppers on "Black Friday" and this past Thanksgiving weekend.    My god, what's happened to us?    Just...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:10:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mission for James Bond's Q: Seek venture capital@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6220072.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Global Security Challenge gives start-ups the chance to show off their real-life technologies Bond might find helpful.   "Now pay attention, 007!"  In the James Bond novels and films, it fell to technical expert Q to invent the gizmos and cunningly concealed weapons that helped the British spy...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:32:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insecurity blues@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-177478.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Allison: There's nothing worse than discovering that   your own bad code has caused thousands of people to waste their time rolling out patches. Still, it's easier to find and fix security bugs in open source/free software code than it is   in proprietary code.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Insecurity blues: What I learned from my buggy code@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-177478.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Allison: There's nothing worse than discovering that   your own bad code has caused thousands of people to waste their time rolling out patches. Still, it's easier to find and fix security bugs in open source/free software code than it is   in proprietary code.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Security chief asks Saudis to monitor Internet use@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6220003.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Saudi intelligence agency to set up Web site where citizens can anonymously share suspicions about militants.   Saudis should do more to help the government monitor use of the Internet to help fight Islamic militancy, intelligence chief Prince Muqrin bin Abdul-Aziz said on Saturday.  "We want to teach...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:04:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Militants seen educated in online training camps@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219727.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Internet security expert says an al-Qaida site, for example, shows how to use weapons, carry out a kidnapping, and make bombs.   The Internet has become a key teaching tool for Islamist militants who are using it to educate recruits in Internet training camps, crime and security experts said...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:53:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile: We'll sell iPhone without contract@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6219715.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Phone costs $1,478 without a contract, $590 with; carrier pushing for further clarification from court.   Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile will allow customers in Germany to buy Apple's iPhone without having to sign a T-Mobile contract after rival Vodafone obtained a court injunction against it.  T-Mobile said on Wednesday...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:03:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Israel launches antihijack pilot ID system@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219690.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Trial run of pilot-authentication system planned for next month; experts note limitations of approach.   Israeli authorities plan to issue a new antihijack identification system to incoming aircraft that they say is foolproof, but some experts are not convinced it will plug all the security holes on the horizon....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:18:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Targeted e-mail attacks spoof DOJ, business group@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219559.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security expert says latest attacks part of an escalating problem. Availability of toolkits, rise of social networks are making it easier for phishers.  Images: Customized e-mail attacks   Security experts warned this week of two separate e-mail attacks launched Monday that take aim at specific individuals within corporations....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:15:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Germany iPhone deal irks Vodafone, Debitel@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6219520.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Court grants Vodafone preliminary injunction designed to examine legality of T-Mobile's 24-month exclusive contract with Apple.   Deutsche Telekom mobile unit T-Mobile is coming under fire from competitors over its exclusive sales deal for Apple's iPhone in Germany.  A German court has granted British telecommunications group Vodafone a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:42:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Lust, Caution' spawns viruses@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219272.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Several hundred sites offering free downloads of Ang Lee's steamy spy thriller are embedded with viruses, Chinese security company says.   A Chinese security company has warned against free downloads of Ang Lee's steamy spy thriller, Lust, Caution, saying several hundred sites offering the movie were embedded with viruses....]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:37:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore lifts ban on Microsoft video game: paper@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6219176.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Mass Effect will now be sold with an M18 label, meaning it can't be bought by anybody under the age of 18.   Singapore has lifted a ban on a Microsoft Xbox 360 video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6218894.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage.    Often in competition with each other in many arenas, Microsoft and Apple both released major updates to their respective operating systems.   Microsoft released a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[German man beats WWII Colossus code cracker@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6218966.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Rebuilt British cipher-breaking machine used in World War II is beaten in code-breaking challenge by German man who wrote his own software.   In an ironic twist, a British team operating a World War II code-breaking computer has been beaten in a cipher-breaking contest by a German.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:06:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Wi-Fi piggybackers confess@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6218959.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[More than half of omputer users surveyed by security firm Sophos admit to having used another's Wi-Fi without permission.    Fifty-four percent of computer users admit to using someone else's Wi-Fi without permission, according to a new survey by security firm Sophos. And many Internet-enabled homes fail to...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:18:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft aims to be one of 'top two' in Web advertising@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218875.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft aims to be one of the top two players in the online advertising market in three to five years, the company's ad chief says.   SEATTLE--Microsoft aims to be one of the top two players in the online advertising market in three to five years, a company executive...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:40:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. panel urges vigilance on China spying, cyberwar@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6218791.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission also calls for closer collaboration to promote energy security, tackle environmental issues.   Chinese espionage poses "the single greatest risk" to U.S. technology, a congressional advisory panel said Thursday. The panel also called for efforts to protect industrial secrets and computer networks. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: SQL Server licensing to win Oracle customers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6218777.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company says licensing is weak spot in Oracle's armory, and it hopes to use it to woo database customers to SQL Server 2008.   The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:17:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Singapore bans Microsoft's video game for sex scene@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6218674.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Media Development Authority bans Mass Effect because of kissing scene with human woman and alien woman, newspaper reports.   Singapore has banned a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a local newspaper reported Thursday. The...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:35:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Singapore bans Microsoft video game for sex scene@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6218638.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Singapore bans game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, local newspaper reports.   SINGAPORE--Singapore has banned a Microsoft video game that contains a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman kissing and caressing each other, a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:45:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The future of telecom regulation in Europe@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6218484.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Reformed regulatory framework would affect access, Internet calling, privacy, security, and Net neutrality across Europe.   The European Commission has adopted a raft of proposals that will see Europe's telecommunications infrastructure dramatically shaken up.  At the heart of the proposals, which represent the biggest change in telecommunications regulation...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:29:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to hike spending on Embedded@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6218418.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company increases investment in operating system for portable devices that can link to cameras, TVs, and car audio systems.   Microsoft will spend $75 million in 2007 on its "Windows Embedded" operating system for portable devices, up 33 percent from 2006, an executive at the world's largest software maker...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:01:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Execs: China unlikely to see Apple's iPhone soon@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6218405.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Network compatibility, handset price, revenue sharing among significant issues that would have to be addressed.   Apple's iPhone is unlikely to hit Chinese shelves soon because of technical and fee issues, industry executives said on Wednesday, a day after shares in the company's stock price shot up on hopes...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:18:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VeriSign plans divestiture of many businesses@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6218409.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As part of overhaul, company will focus on Web-site naming, online security while it sells off units ranging from billing services to consulting.   VeriSign, which runs the infrastructure that directs most of the world's Internet traffic, said on Wednesday it plans to divest several businesses and focus on...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:10:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Satellite 'sentinels' to help track climate change@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6218266.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[European project that will monitor different climate elements in Europe from space aims to help fight climate change.   A European project to monitor the continent's climate from space could provide a boost in the fight against climate change.  The Global Monitoring for Environment and Security project (GMES)...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:31:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft exec calls XP hack 'frightening'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6218238.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In a matter of minutes, e-crime experts hack into a Windows XP computer that is unprotected and connected to an unsecured wireless network.   A Microsoft executive calls the ease with which two British e-crime specialists managed to hack into a Windows XP computer as both "enlightening and frightening."...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:56:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to offer standalone hypervisor@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6218162.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Backing off earlier plans, company says customers will be able to buy the virtualization technology without committing to Windows Server.   Reversing earlier plans, Microsoft said Monday that it will sell its new virtualization technology separately from its Windows Server operating system, in addition to as a bundle. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:16:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From Danger's realm come Android's makers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2008-1035_22-6218126.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Google's Andy Rubin talks nuts and bolts about the Linux-based phone software, the lessons of Sidekick, and the beauty of the iPhone.Google releases Android toolsImages: Software tools for Google Android   After years of rumors of a Google phone, the search giant a week ago finally unleashed its mobile...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:25:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft says in talks to buy Musiwave@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9588_22-6218020.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company would capitalize on mobile-music service's relationship with music labels, device makers, wireless carriers.   Microsoft said on Monday it has entered exclusive talks to buy mobile music service company Musiwave, a unit of Openwave Systems.  Microsoft said an acquisition would bring Musiwave's relationships with music labels, device...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:55:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Botmaster' admits infecting 250,000 computers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6217956.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[An Internet security consultant installed malicious code on clients' and others' machines, and may now face up to 60 years in prison.   LOS ANGELES--A Los Angeles man on Friday admitted infecting 250,000 computers and stealing the identities of thousands of people by wiretapping their communications and accessing their...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 10 Nov 2007 20:09:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[O2: British businesses may block iPhone usage@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6217777.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Mobile operator says it's happy to transfer phone numbers to Apple's new handset but that businesses may impose tougher rules.   The director in charge of the iPhone for O2 has warned that employers may not let their workers use Apple's hotly anticipated handset as a business device. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:41:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fans line up but iPhone fails to grip Germany@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6217740.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A few hundred people queue up in Cologne get the phone shortly after midnight Friday, but there were no lines in Frankfurt.   Hundreds of German Apple fans braved rain and wind before dawn to be among the first in Europe to get their hands on an iPhone but...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:20:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bumps on the road to Microsoft's Surface@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6217673.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software maker doesn't expect early partners to have their units up and running until spring. It had hoped they would be ready before year's end.   Although Microsoft is still getting plenty of "oohs" and "aahs" when it demos its Surface computer, the company is finding the task of...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:53:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gphone vs. iPhone: The security debate begins@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6217635.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Plans for Google's Android spark discussion about whether its Linux platform will prove more--or less--secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone.   It wasn't long after Google announced its long-anticipated mobile plans this week that a debate emerged about the prospective security of the project's Linux-based platform.   Can the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:37:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multiplying Mac Trojan not epidemic yet@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6217540.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32 variants of the Trojan but says it does not mean Mac platforms are facing a malware avalanche.   If Mac users thought the Trojan discovered last week was a one-off, they'll need to think again.   Security firm F-Secure has discovered 32...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:51:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft aims to make Xbox more family-friendly@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6217405.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[A new feature lets parents set a daily or weekly limit on how many hours kids can use the game console.   Microsoft on Wednesday showed off a new Xbox feature that will allow parents to set the amount of time that kids can play games.   The...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:50:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sees long-life potential for Xbox 360@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9595_22-6217373.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company points to success of PS2 and says Xbox 360 could remain on the market longer than the expected five years.   Microsoft sees potential for its Xbox 360 video game console to stay on the market longer than the five-year lifespan that is typical for gaming hardware, an...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:24:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to acquire 12 percent of Blue Label Telecoms@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6217368.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[South African reseller of phone services says software maker plans to invest upon its Johannesburg Stock Exchange debut November 14.   Blue Label Telecoms, a South African reseller of phone services, on Wednesday said Microsoft would buy 12 percent of the group in its listing on the Johannesburg Stock...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:34:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft moving closer to Centro@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The server software bundle for midsize businesses isn't due until second half of next year, but that hasn't stopped the company from giving it a name.   The product is still months away, but Microsoft is sharing a few more details on its forthcoming custom software package for midsize...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft to build $500 million data center in Ireland@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6217222.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Dublin "mega data center" to house tens of thousands of servers "targeted for the growth and performance of Windows Live services."   Microsoft said on Tuesday that it will spend $500 million on building a new European data-processing center in Ireland.  Microsoft said in a statement that the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:29:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft giving away business search tools@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6217146.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software maker slims down SharePoint into a free server-based program for managing corporate search, aiming to take on Google and start-ups.   Microsoft thinks it has found the right price for its enterprise search tool: free.  Starting next year, the company plans to give away a new product,...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Windows Live hits the toddler stage@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2008-3513_22-6217121.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[In an interview, Windows Live exec Chris Jones talks about what the 2-year-old is up to and comments on another youngster--Apple's iPhone.   Like most other 2-year-olds, Windows Live is just starting to walk and talk on its own.    After months of learning to crawl, the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hackers spark new protests against 'Manhunt 2'@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6217050.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Groups renew call for clampdown after hackers access bloody scenes that were scaled back to let the game go on sale in U.S.   Family groups renewed calls on Friday to clamp down on video game Manhunt 2 after hackers accessed scenes of bloody killings that were scaled back...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:48:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Uncle Sam's newest security challenge to businesses@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6216821.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Congress will soon consider new laws to better protect businesses against security breaches. Websense CEO Gene Hodges argues against a one-size-fits-all approach.   Recent high-profile data breaches have brought the issue of protecting confidential information to the forefront of the security industry and the American public.   ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Go go Google@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6216570.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The search giant is outgrowing expectations, while Apple releases its Leopard into the wild. Also: Finding some privacy on the Net.   Google is big and getting bigger.   Google's shares traded over the $700 mark this week, marking a new first for the Internet giant. Just a...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[U.K. phone retailer: 10,000 iPhones could sell in first day@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9584_22-6216596.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Independent cell phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has high hopes for the U.K. debut of Apple's smartphone November 9.   Carphone Warehouse, Europe's biggest independent cell phone retailer, predicted on Thursday that it could sell up to 10,000 iPhones when it first goes on sale there next week. The touch-screen...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:11:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cisco to buy Securent for $100 million@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-1035_22-6216439.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Communications equipment giant plans to swallow 57-employee security software maker by the second quarter of 2008.   Cisco Systems, the largest U.S. communications equipment maker, on Thursday said it plans to buy security software maker Securent for $100 million in cash and assumed options.  Privately held Securent, based...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:59:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vodafone launches MusicStation service in Britain@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6216417.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Kicking off a week before the iPhone's U.K. launch, music service will offer mobile downloads for about $4 a week.   Vodafone Group launched its mobile music service in Britain on Thursday to allow users to download and share unlimited tracks, one week before the long-awaited U.K. iPhone debut...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:59:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: IBM launching major data security initiative@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6216370.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company expects to spend about $1.5 billion on marketing and product development in data security.   IBM is launching a "major initiative" to drive sales in the data security market, including $1.5 billion in spending next year on marketing and product development, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday in...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:11:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sees Vista growth phase under way@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6216345.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[At least one analyst agrees, saying operating system's upgrade cycle is "underappreciated."   Microsoft's Windows Vista is starting to see mass adoption from businesses nearly a year after it was released, the company said while predicting a strong first holiday season for the product.  "We feel like we...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:40:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[OpenSocial opens new can of worms@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6216300.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Google has finally unveiled its social-networking strategy, and it's ambitious even for the seemingly unshakable tech company.   When Google announced that its new social-networking initiative would extend to any site that wanted to participate, the land grab for the social Web's attention just got a whole lot more...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Oct 2007 21:21:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft: Xbox 360 IPTV still coming--eventually@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6216082.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Software giant says Mediaroom functionality won't be in fall update, but service providers will receive software by year's end.   The Xbox 360 fall update is just around the corner and speculation is rife about what features it will introduce. Among the more talked-about but still unconfirmed features is...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:32:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HP launches key-management appliance@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6216045.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Company releases a key-management product aimed at helping companies manage encrypted systems more efficiently.   The management of encryption keys has become one of the most important issues in security, according to Hewlett-Packard, which has launched an appliance to help companies better manage their deployments of the technology. ...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:43:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apple: 2 million copies of Leopard sold@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2110-9590_22-6215989.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Newest version of Apple's operating system hits mark four days after its launch, company says.   Apple said it sold more than 2 million copies of the latest version of its operating system, Mac OS X Leopard, since its release on Friday.  Leopard introduces new features to Apple...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:58:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bogus FTC e-mail has virus@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6215894.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Agency says fake e-mail is a "treasure trove for identity theft," warns recipients not to open it.   The Federal Trade Commission, which has declared war on Internet scams, warned consumers on Monday not to open a bogus e-mail that appears to come from its fraud department because it...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:16:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Negroponte: Windows key to OLPC philosophy@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6215837.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[OLPC chairman says laptop project could not promote openness if it was closed to Microsoft.   While the news that Microsoft is developing a version of Windows for the so-called "$100 laptop" has caused some consternation, One Laptop Per Child Chairman Nicholas Negroponte has said the project could not...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:33:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why we still invite data breaches@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6215627.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Sentrigo's Dan Sarel writes that enterprise security has been slow to realize the evolving nature of for-profit cyber hack attacks.   If you followed the news this summer, you doubtless read about a spate of data breaches reaching across corporate America.   After a massive security compromise at...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The balance sheet on Windows Vista@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9590_22-6215617.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The OS is chugging along on strong PC sales and antipiracy efforts, but Microsoft still faces some grumbling and a long haul in corporate sales.   Windows Vista has certainly had its fair share of naysayers, but the operating system is clearly finding its way onto lots and lots...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:00:00 +0100]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: PDF files used to attack computers@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6215656.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[PDF attachments have been circulating in e-mails since Friday, and many users haven't updated Adobe Acrobat Reader yet.   E-mails containing malicious PDF files have been putting computers at risk since Friday, Finnish security software firm F-Secure said on Saturday.  "The e-mails sent in bulk looked like credit...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:14:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in video: Newest Apple OS and flashy phones@News items on ZDNet]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6215651.html]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[We talk to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and check out new phones at CTIA, and take a look at Apple Leopard.   At the CTIA Wireless show, we got to take a look at flashy new phones and talked with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about their competitors in the...]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:06:00 +0200]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Week in review: Chasing iPhone@Ne