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Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of Unisys Corp. to eliminate 3,600 jobs; Financial forecast for SAP AG; Promotion on the use of Linux operating system on cellular phones by Motorola Inc. and PalmSource Inc.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Release of a service pack to Microsoft Corp.'s Navision software; Financial performance of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. for the third quarter of 2005; Purchase of the privately held company, ConnecTerra Inc. by BEA Systems Inc.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Launch of features that Rally Software Development Corp. plans to add to its Rally Release 5.5; Availability of a new version of Infravio Inc.'s flagship product for managing and governing the core components of a service-oriented architecture; Plan of Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. to sell laptops with embedded radios.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Review of informal complaints against Microsoft Corp. (MC) over its business practices; Acquisition of Nimcat Networks Inc. by Avaya Inc.; Purchase of Alacris Inc. by MC.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Schedule of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Technology Forum 2005; Lawsuit filed by Eatoni Ergonomics Inc. against Research In Motion Ltd. over the design of the BlackBerry 7100 keyboard; Ability of a former Microsoft Corp. executive to help his new firm, Google Inc., to set up a research and development facility in China.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Issuance of a patch for a vulnerability in Symantec Corp.'s corporate antivirus software; Acquisition of the dedicated server assets of Interland Inc. by Peer 1 Network Enterprises Inc.; Upgrade of Microsoft Corp.'s line of keyboards and mice.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of BEA Systems Inc. to buy portal software maker Plumtree Software Inc.; Confidential settlement reached by Microsoft Corp. in a trademark infringement case brought against it by biometrics company, Artemis Solutions Group Inc.; Expectation of WiMax Forum's completion of validating a system for certification testing.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry in the U.S. Appointment of William Nuti as president and chief executive officer of NCR Corp.; Acquisition of eight .Net-based application adapters by Microsoft Corp.; Availability of a version of Web-Sphere Portal from IBM Corp.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Filing of an anti-trust suit by Broadcom Corp. against chip maker Qualcomm Inc.; Estimation of Mercury Interactive Corp.'s revenue for the second quarter of 2005; Completion of the merger between Symantec Corp. and Veritas Software Corp.

The article reports several business development related to the information technology industry in the U.S. The Atlanta-based Oracle Applications Users Group company has opened an office in Brussels. San Ramon, California-based Achievo Corp. has signed a deal to acquire Beijing Beifang Xinyu Information Technology Co. Sage Group PLC has agreed to buy a unit of Elmwood Park, New Jersey-based Emdeon Inc., a software developer company for managing doctors' offices.

The article reports on the return of computer graphics Evans & Sutherland (E&S) into the computer software business in the U.S. The company has disinvested its simulation business and has returned to its origins in advanced algorithms and technologies. E&S furnish a model for other boutique technology companies that helped set up a marketplace only to see it mature into something not worth using. The company was established by a couple of professors and computer graphics pioneers, David Evans and Ivan Sutherland, in Salt Lake City back in 1968, before the existence of Microsoft, Intel, Oracle and Cisco. Through their graphics skills, 79 patents were created and many of the graphics technologies routinely seen in today's video games and design systems.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Intel Corp. has released five new Intel Cluster Tools to help developers create, debug, and tune high-performance applications. Stealth Ideas Inc. in Sherman Oaks, California, introduced StealthSurfer II, a thumb-size flash storage drive that is designed to offer a secure means of wireless Web browsing. And Version 1.6 of BelnSync Pro is already available from BelnSync Ltd., offering features for mobile workers who want to keep their data synchronized on more than one computer.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Shenzhen Chuanghui Electronics Co. in Shenzhen, China is openly selling relabeled Intel processors through at least two Chinese Web sites. StarHub Ltd. has launched an I-mode wireless Internet service in Singapore. Toshiba Corp. plans to double the read and write speed of its NAND flash memory chips to 12 megabyte per second within 2006. ZTE Corp., a Shenzhen, China-based telecommunications equipment maker, has won a contract to build a 25,000 kilometer optical network for China Mobile Communications Corp.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. A former Microsoft Corp. employee is sentenced to four years in prison for illegally selling the company's software. In an effort to attract Chinese programmers to work at its planned research and development center in Beijing, China, Google Inc. is sponsoring a programming competition for up to 500 engineers in this country. Livedoor Co. Ltd., a Web portal operator in Tokyo, Japan, has acquired Innovation Interactive LLC, a New York-based online marketing services firm. RSA Security Inc. announced smart-card management software aimed at helping U.S. government agencies comply with a presidential directive mandating the use of chip-based identity cards.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Oracle Corp. has acquired two companies in an effort to strengthen its portfolio of identity and access management products. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has added a quad-core server processor to its technology road map. Nokia Corp. has agreed to buy Intellisync Corp. in a deal valued at 430 million dollars. IBM Corp.'s software unit has acquired Collation Inc., a maker of autodiscovery and application resource mapping software.

This article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. IAnywhere Solutions Inc. released Advantage Database Server 8.0. Messaging infrastructure vendor DYS Analytics Inc., launched Version 5 of E-Mail Control for Microsoft Exchange. Enhancements include improved data collection performance and a faster results display for administrators. PathScale Inc. introduced InfiniPath HTX, an InfiniBand adapter. Carpinteria, California-based manufacturing software maker, QAD Inc., announced Production Scheduler.

This article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to ensure that Research in Motion Ltd. can continue to sell BlackBerry devices. IBM Corp. and ClearCube Technology Inc. have agreed to jointly create a banking system that bundles the products of both companies. Electronic Data Systems Corp. signed a five-year, 500 million dollar agreement to provide information technology services to Amsterdam, Netherlands-based grocer Royal Ahold NV. And the U.S. Department of Justice has formally approved Oracle Corp.'s proposed acquisition of Siebel Systems Inc.

This article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Softbank Group (SG) has sold its one-third ownership stakes in Yahoo! Inc.'s British, French, German, and Korean units. SG will use the money to strengthen its broadband Internet business in Japan. Telstra Corp. Ltd. (TC) has disclosed plans to cut 10,000 jobs as part of an overhaul of its operations. The plan of TC also calls for spending 200 million Australian dollar on staff training. Intuit Inc. plans to hire 300 new staffers at its product development center in Bangalore, India.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Microsoft Corp. had issued an out-of-cycle advisory warning about a newly disclosed denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and Windows XP Service Pack 1. The revenue of Hewlett-Packard Co. in the fourth quarter of 2005 increased on strong growth in personal computers and server shipments. Cisco Systems Inc. had agreed to acquire Scientific-Atlanta Inc. for 6.9 billion dollars. And Citrix Systems Inc. acquired the application security company, Teros Inc., for an undisclosed sum.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Contract won by Oracle Corp. from the U.S. Air Force; Resignation of Microsoft Corp. executives Hadi Partovi and Don Gagne; Settlement of a lawsuit filed by VeriSign Inc. against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Agreement of LM Ericsson Telephone Co. to buy parts of Marconi Corp. PLC; Decision of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. to license the core technology in its Geode microprocessor to Beijing University and China's Ministry of Science and Technology.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Introduction of the new company, PA Semi Inc., and a low-power dual-core chip based on IBM Corp.'s Power architecture; Financial performance of Computer Associates International Inc. for the second quarter of 2005; Launch of business intelligence tools for Microsoft Corp.'s Office 12 software.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Launch of Certus Software Inc.'s Governance360; Release of Enterasys Networks Inc.'s RoamAbout 8400 wireless switch; Availability of Tandberg ASA's Tandberg MXP Profile Series.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of NEC Corp. to install an undersea fiber-optic cable between India and Sri Lanka; Financial performance of Philips Electronics NV for the third quarter of 2005.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Change in the applications used at more than 1,000 of the 2,500 branch offices of Canara Bank to Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Selection of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. to manage Pearl Group Ltd.'s business operations; Warning from Playford Capital regarding the need for funds to support information technology innovation.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of Cisco Systems Inc. to manufacture products in India; Sales performance of EMC Corp. for the third quarter of 2005; Lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc. against Broadcom Corp.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Availability of Seagate Technology LLC's Barracuda 7200.9 internal hard drives; Introduction of AirWave Wireless Inc.'s Wireless Management Platform 4.0; Launch of Imation Corp.'s new technology called Ulysses.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Dismissal of Capgemini SA's chief operating officer; Financial performance of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. for the second quarter of 2005; Growth in the revenue and profits of Infosys Technologies Ltd. for the three months ending September 30, 2005.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Agreement between Microsoft Corp. and the Nigerian government; Decision of Symantec Corp. to patch a critical vulnerability in its Veritas NetBackup software; Recall of about 135,000 lithium-ion rechargeable battery packs of Hewlett-Packard Co.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. SoftIntegration Inc. in Davis, California has released its Ch 5.1 and Embedded Ch 5.1C/C++ interpreter tools. Meeting Maker Inc. in Waltham, Massachusetts has launched its new Meeting Maker Mobile Powered by Intellisync Corp. application. SAS Institute Inc. announced plans to add support for grid computing to its SAS 9 business intelligence platform.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Lenovo Group Ltd., which took over IBM Corp.'s personal computer business, is setting up a distribution structure in Africa. ENV International has signed a five-year, 30 million dollar contract to build an Internet protocol-based communications system for Norway's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. in Singapore has named Simon Yang as senior vice president and chief technology officer.

The article reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Microsoft Corp. plans to release nine security fixes in its monthly release of security updates. Symantec Corp. has advised users of its AntiVirus Scan Engine to upgrade the software because of a critical security bug in the product. Salesforce.com Inc. appoints Craig Conway to its board of directors. The European Commission designates professor Neil Barrett, a British academic specializing in computer science and cybercrime, to oversee Microsoft Corp.'s compliance with its antitrust ruling against the company.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of Sana Security Inc. to ship a new version of its Primary Response antivirus software; Intention of Barracuda Networks Inc. to debut a line of instant messaging firewall appliances; Introduction of Infonox Inc.'s IDNox, a platform-independent identity verification and validation tool.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Plan of SAP AG to acquire Triversity Inc., a Toronto, Ontario-based vendor of retail software; Purchase offer for Unilog SA by LogicaCMG PLC.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Launch of Oracle Corp.'s Version 3 of its Application Server 10g middleware; Plan of Intel Corp. to invest 345 million-dollars to upgrade its chip manufacturing facilities in Hudson, Massachusetts and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Collaboration between IBM Corp. and Red Hat Inc. in speeding up the development and adoption of Linux-based applications.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Selection of Nortel Networks Corp. and LG Electronics Inc. to supply KTF Co. with networking hardware; Agreement of Intel Corp.'s venture capital arm to invest 16 million-dollars in Grisoft SRO.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Decision of Access Co. Ltd. to acquire PalmSource Inc. and its Palm operating system; Selection of Internet pioneer, Vinton Cerf, as Google Inc.'s chief Internet evangelist; Response of Dell Inc. to a subpoena from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Release of the first beta copy of Microsoft Corp.'s WinFS storage subsystem; Launch of 3Com Corp.'s 3Com IP Telecommuting module; Availability of Sybase Inc.'s Sybase Unwired Accelerator 7.0.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Agreement between Deloitte Consulting LLP and Storage Technology Corp. to jointly provide a service about data storage and archival regulations; Acquisition of Teleo Inc. by Microsoft Corp.; Discovery of two new security flaws in Adobe Systems Inc.'s Version Cue software.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Shifting of all billing operations of Tele2 AB to a facility in Riga, Latvia; Resignation of Lucas Chow, executive vice president of corporate business at Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.; Contract between Infineon Technologies AG and Microsoft Corp.

Reports on developments involving companies and a government agency on topics related to the computer industry. Recommendation of a committee set up by India's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, for the government to adopt tighter provisions and stiffer penalties for data theft; Employee rejection of the latest salary offered by Electronic Data Systems Corp.; Launch of Nokia Corp.'s research and development center in Chengdu, China.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Outsourcing contract between GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Affiliated Computer Services Inc.; Plan of the Massachusetts state government's information technology operation to phase out the use of Microsoft Corp.'s Office software; Formal response of Intel Corp. to an antitrust complaint lodged by rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Release of a new version of Webroot Software Inc.'s enterprise antispyware software; Announcement that McAfee Inc.'s Virex for Macintosh already supports the Mac OS X Tiger operating system; Availability of SurfControl Inc.'s Web filtering tool designed for Citrix Systems Inc.'s Presentation Server 3.0 and 4.0 environments.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Release of Exor Corp.'s 3.2.1 asset management software; Plan of SAS Institute Inc. to enhance its data- and text-mining software; Launch of Nexsan Technologies Inc.'s Assureon, its first secure content-addressable storage appliance.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Launch of SoftMaker Software GmbH's beta version of its Windows-based TextMaker word-processing software; Extension of Unisys Corp.'s contract to manage call center services for Compania Anonima Nacional Telefonos de Venezuela; Agreement between Rambus Inc. and United Microelectronics Corp.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Patent infringement lawsuit filed by Fujitsu Ltd. against Taiwanese memory chip maker, Nanya Technology Corp.; Relinquishment of the Taiwanese citizenship of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.'s chief executive officer; Refusal of Motorola Inc. to manufacture telecommunications equipment in India.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry in the U.S. Announcement of Scalix Corp.'s Scalix Wireless Solution; Launch of Troux Technologies Inc.'s Metis Enterprise 5.0, a visual modeling tool for managing enterprise architectures; Availability of an enhanced version of Electric Mail Co. Inc.'s PerimeterProtect service.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry in the U.S. Plan of Microsoft Corp. to make a hacker meeting on its campus; Introduction of the Bio USB Flash Drive by Atmel Corp. and Bionopoly LLC's FingerGear division; Identification of the most widespread virus that caused problems for businesses around the world by Sophos PLC.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry. Acquisition of a majority stake in banking software vendor, i-Flex Solutions Ltd., by Oracle Corp.; Plan of Sun Microsystems Inc. to open a data center in Linlithgow, Scotland; Implementation of a radio-over-Internet protocol system by Country Energy LLC.

Reports on developments involving companies in the computer industry in the U.S. Upgrade of Macromedia Inc.'s flagship software suite, that includes new releases of Dreamweaver; Approach implemented by Solidcore Systems Inc. in solidifying its server security; Addition of a disaster recovery option to Mimosa Systems Inc.'s NearPoint archiving software for Microsoft Exchange servers.