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Archive of March,2006
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2006-03-31 - TV downloads break new barrier with "Scrubs" deal
In another first for the fledgling world of "on-demand" television, NBC and the sister studio of rival netwo ...
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2006-03-31 - Microsoft Updates E-Mail Protection
Microsoft Corp. is releasing new versions of its software packages for safeguarding and archiving e-mails an ...
| Category: Microsoft
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2006-03-31 - SAS Expands Into Credit Risk, Bank Compliance Areas
SAS Institute announced a new SAS Fair Banking system aimed at helping banks stay within regulations in thei ...
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2006-03-30 - Intel backs wireless sensor networking startup
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Capital, the venture arm of the world's No. 1 semiconductor company, has joined ...
| Category: Wireless Mobile
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2006-03-29 - IBM Working To Build Faster PCs
IBM Corp. researchers are working to build faster PCs and more reliable electronics, a company research scie ...
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2006-03-29 - Illinois Man Fined For Piggybacking On Wi-Fi Service
In Illinois, riding piggyback on someone else's Wi-Fi could cost you some money.
David M ...
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2006-03-29 - Corning looks to greener glass
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Corning Inc. is trying to do its part to ensure that future liquid crystal displays a ...
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2006-03-29 - Lycos Enters VoIP Market, Bundled With Goodies
The VoIP marketplace is getting another major player in the form of Lycos Phone, which is offering a bundle ...
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2006-03-29 - Schott to build thin-film solar plant
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the latest wave of activity for renewable energy, Schott GmbH will invest 60 mil ...
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2006-03-28 - Tacit Goes Optimization Route
You can count Tacit Networks as the latest company to combine wide-area file services (WAFS) with WAN optimi ...
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2006-03-27 - SAP, Microsoft Mendocino On Schedule
SAP AG said Friday that Microsoft Corp.'s decision to hold off on delivering 2007 Microsoft Office to consum ...
| Category: Software
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2006-03-27 - Sling Software Tunes Mobile Devices Into TVs
Sling Media Inc. has turned mobile phones and portable computers into televisions with software released Thu ...
| Category: Wireless Mobile
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2006-03-27 - Microsoft Offers Rivals Free Technical Support
Microsoft has offered to give unlimited, free technical support to rival software companies in the European ...
| Category: Microsoft
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2006-03-26 - Flash pet collar wins invention contest
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A pet collar that incorporates a flash-memory card and USB technology has won the i ...
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2006-03-26 - Thin-film, organic solar creating a buzz
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The market for thin-film and organic photovoltaics (PV) is projected to be worth ov ...
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2006-03-26 - Orchestras go digital on Universal download series
Already a leader in the digital marketing of classical music, Universal Classics is guiding orchestras into ...
| Category: Internet
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2006-03-25 - Marketers Google Themselves For ROI
Marketers on the hunt for ROI are increasingly using the same tools everyone else uses to search for stuff-- ...
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2006-03-25 - Sendmail Vulnerability Threatens E-Mail Servers
A significant vulnerability has been discovered in the Sendmail open-source e-mail application that could al ...
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2006-03-24 - French Lawmakers OK Online Copyright Bill
French lawmakers approved an online copyright bill Tuesday that would require Apple to break open the exclus ...
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2006-03-24 - BellSouth To Test Large Scale Wi-Max Rollout
BellSouth Corp. said on Monday it is looking at emerging wireless technology Wi-Max as a way to more cheaply ...
| Category: Wireless Mobile
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2006-03-24 - Broadcom leads in networking chips, says Linley
LONDON — Broadcom Corp. captured about one fifth and built its overal lead in a networking semiconduct ...
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2006-03-24 - Microsoft Warns Of Dangerous IE Exploit
An exploit for a new zero-day bug in Internet Explorer appeared Thursday, causing security companies to ring ...
| Category: Microsoft
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2006-03-24 - Report: Flex display market to grow 83.5% a year
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Driven by cards and small public viewing screens, the flexible display panel market ...
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2006-03-23 - CA Introduces New Systems-Management Platform
I.T. systems specialist CA today launched CA Desktop and Server Management 11, a scalable software platform ...
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2006-03-23 - Nortel Debuts New Router Line For Converged Networks
A month after completing its acquisition of router manufacturer Tasman Networks for $99.5 million, Nortel ha ...
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2006-03-23 - Nanoelectronics roadmap aims to speed commercialization
MANHASSET, NY — The IEEE launched an Nanoelectronics Standards Roadmap initiative Tuesday (March 21) t ...
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2006-03-23 - Many Data Centers Still Have No Risk Management Plan
More than 75% have experienced a business disruption in the past five years, including 20% who say the disru ...
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2006-03-23 - Linux Tools Set To Change Network Environments
Open Country Inc. on Tuesday expects to officially launch OCM 3.0 Universal Linux System Management Suite. B ...
| Category: Open Source
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2006-03-23 - Siemens, Nokia build faster T-Mobile network
Germany's Siemens and Finland's Nokia are equipping T-Mobile's mobile phone network to speed up third-genera ...
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2006-03-23 - Sun releases open-source processor
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Making good on a promise made last year, Sun Microsystems announced the release ...
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2006-03-23 - Microsoft, Brown University Launch Center For Pen-Based Computing
Microsoft and Brown University launched the Microsoft Center for Research on Pen-Centric Computing, at the u ...
| Category: Microsoft
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2006-03-22 - Apple says proposed French law smacks of piracy
Apple Computer Inc. said on Tuesday a proposed French law that would force Apple to make sure that songs bou ...
| Category: Apple Mac
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2006-03-21 - FCC near deciding Verizon's broadband request
The U.S. telecoms regulator was poised to reveal on Monday whether it would ease numerous regulations on som ...
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2006-03-21 - Boeing Chooses Wind River For Army Project
The Boeing Co. has chosen Wind River Systems Inc. as the supplier of embedded software tools needed to build ...
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2006-03-21 - AirPlay Hopes To Merge Live TV With Mobile Phones
Startup AirPlay Network Inc. on Monday unveiled plans to launch in the fall multiplayer interactive games fo ...
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2006-03-20 - IBM Acquires Software That Helps Catch Terrorists, Scammers
IBM says it has acquired a maker of linguistics software that law enforcement and other agencies can use to ...
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2006-03-20 - Google Eyes Online Retail Space
Google Inc., always coy about future plans, is showing stronger signs of interest in online retail. Internet
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2006-03-20 - Microsoft's Live Video, Voice Still A Beta Thing
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The way companies are rolling out beta products these days, you're never quite sure what ...
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2006-03-20 - Mac Hardware Successfully Runs Windows XP
Chalk up another first to the hacker universe. According to the " Windows XP on Mac" Web site, a hacker know ...
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2006-03-19 - SMBs Ripe For Secure E-Mail
Following the path of Symantec, Microsoft and 3Com, SonicWall has become the latest security vendor to add e ...
| Category: Security
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2006-03-19 - Microsoft goes on $500 million marketing push
Microsoft will pump $500 million into marketing Windows Vista and Office 2007, the latest versions of the co ...
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2006-03-19 - Zantaz Integrates Mailbox Management And Hosted Storage
Zantaz Inc., the Pleasanton, Calif. provider of hosted information retention and discovery management system ...
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2006-03-19 - Bluetooth shipments could hit 500 million in '06
MANHASSET, N.Y. — After seeing shipments more than double in 2005, the Bluetooth market is expected to ...
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2006-03-18 - Microsoft ALM server online next week
Saint Patrick's Day is the lucky day for developers awaiting Microsoft's ALM (application lifecycle manageme ...
| Category: Microsoft
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2006-03-18 - Apple, CBS offer NCAA Men's Basketball on iTunes
Apple and CBS Sports said on Tuesday that the 2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament would be made avai ...
| Category: Apple Mac
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2006-03-17 - Carnegie Mellon to Use 'Sims' in Software
PITTSBURGH - Carnegie Mellon University plans to incorporate characters and animation from the popular video ...
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2006-03-17 - Apple Windfall Seen If Mactels Run Windows Apps Equal To PCs
A major barrier to running Windows software lies in the different technologies, or firmware, used to start t ...
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2006-03-17 - Firms Fight For Slice Of Booming Navigation Market
If proof were needed that the market for navigation devices is booming, a glance at the number and size of b ...
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2006-03-17 - Intel Adds Low-Voltage Xeon In Portfolio Revamp
Intel on Tuesday began making good on its pledge to revamp its processor line with devices that generate sig ...
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2006-03-17 - Red Hat Details Virtualization Plans
Linux specialist Red Hat on Tuesday provided details of plans to integrate virtualization capabilities in it ...
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2006-03-16 - Clever Phishers Dodge Spoofed Site Shutdowns
Fraudsters are using a new technique to keep their spoofed Web sites up and running even as authorities pull ...
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2006-03-12 - Technicolor Opens Digital Cinema Test Lab To Squash Bugs
Thomson's Technicolor Digital Cinema division has opened a digital cinema research and equipment test lab, s ...
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2006-03-12 - Habib Bank, Microsoft sign deal
KARACHI, Mar 10: Habib Bank Limited on Friday signed an enterprise agreement with Microsoft Pakistan for usi ...
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2006-03-12 - PIN Scandal "Worst Hack Ever;" Citibank Only The Start
The unfolding debit card scam that rocked Citibank this week is far from over, an analyst said Thursday as s ...
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2006-03-12 - SAP Launches Latest Supply Chain Management Suite
SAP AG will launch a new version of its supply chain management suite in June, the German business software ...
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2006-03-12 - Iomega Takes REV Drives To Next Level
In the two years since Iomega launched its REV drive technology, the 35-GB disks have become a viable option ...
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2006-03-11 - TDK to shut down DVD media plant
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Japan-based TDK Corp. said Wednesday (March 8) it would shut down its recordable med ...
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2006-03-11 - Mobile Music, Gaming, Video To Reach $40 Billion By 2010
Mobile phone content, such as music, gaming and video, is forecast to reach $43 billion worldwide by 2010, u ...
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2006-03-10 - New IM Worms Delete Files, Hijack PCs
An anti-virus vendor warned Tuesday that two new worms spreading on Microsoft's and America Online's instant ...
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2006-03-09 - US music co-op "la la" goes online for legal song swapping
An online song co-op that claims to be the world's most diverse music store went live on the Internet from i ...
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2006-03-09 - NetApp Nudges Closer to New OS
NetApp, which is about to unveil its long-awaited GX operating system, warned this week that it could be yea ...
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2006-03-09 - AOL Opens AIM Code to Developers
After years of jealously guarding access to its AOL Instant Messenger network, America Online is openly flir ...
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2006-03-09 - AOpen's New Mac Mini Clone Can't Beat Apple On Price
Apple has always been famous for its hardware designs. Now, maybe its purchasing department should win some ...
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2006-03-09 - Firefox Whips Internet Explorer In Vulnerability Tally
Symantec has changed how it spells out Firefox and Internet Explorer browser vulnerabilities in reaction to ...
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2006-03-08 - SAP wins French government contract
SAP, the world's leading marketer of business software, has outbid arch rival Oracle for a contract from the ...
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2006-03-07 - U-boat's Enigma Cracked With PCs
Sixty years after the end of World War II, a network of several thousand PCs has cracked a message enciphere ...
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2006-03-07 - eBay Developers Create Huge Software-As-A-Service Community
Mpire Corp. will launch in March a mobile search application to help sellers determine the correct day, time ...
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2006-03-07 - Symantec Takes Heat For Changing Adware Advice
Symantec's out-of-court settlement with an adware maker is a loss for users, an anti-spyware researcher said ...
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2006-03-06 - Cisco, Microsoft To Collaborate On Communications Tools
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO), the world's largest network equipment maker, said on Monday it's partnering with ...
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2006-03-06 - NEC touts signal-reshaping chip for 40 Gbit networks
LONDON — NEC Corporation has developed a signal-reshaping chip that it plans to deploy in a 40 Gbit/s ...
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2006-03-06 - Music phones to slice into iPod growth
Perhaps the biggest threat to Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod and the portable music player industry is a device ...
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2006-03-06 - Intel brings WiMAX to Middle East
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Intel Corp.’s internal operations in Saudi Arabia has deployed WiMAX broadband ...
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2006-03-05 - British Agency Praises Linux for Government
Open source software is stable, secure, liked by users and can save the government money. &nb ...
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2006-03-04 - AMD seeks Skype records in Intel suit
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) has filed a subpoena to obtain documents from Sky ...
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2006-03-04 - ICANN Approves VeriSign Domain Deal
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN) has approved a proposal that will extend Ve ...
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2006-03-04 - Apple security fix closes Mail, iChat, Safari holes
Apple on Wednesday released Security Update 2006-001, available for download through Software Update system ...
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2006-03-04 - DVB ponders next-gen terrestrial DTV standard
DUBLIN — The Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) group has launched a "study mission" on the next-generation ...
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2006-03-03 - AMCC, Intrinsity developing PowerPC core
AUSTIN, Texas — AMCC (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Intrinsity Inc. are codeveloping a multigigahertz PowerPC ...
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2006-03-03 - Philadelphia To Offer Wi-Fi For Under $20 Per Month
Cable and DSL broadband providers in Philadelphia are breathing easier Thursday after the city announced its ...
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2006-03-03 - Web Services, SOA, Open Source Converge
NEW YORK—What happens when you mix Web services, service-oriented architecture and open source? ...
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2006-03-03 - Microsoft whispers Origami details
Microsoft updated the Web site for its secretive Origami Project on Thursday in the United States, offering ...
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2006-03-03 - Intel To Use New Micro-Architecture In 2006
Intel Corp. said on Tuesday it would implement an Israeli-designed new micro-architecture in all segments of ...
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2006-03-02 - IBM debuts FPU for PowerPC
SAN JOSE, Calif. — IBM Corp. has announced the availability of a 90-nm version of its floating-point u ...
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2006-03-02 - Flickr of idea on a gaming project led to photo website
Caterina Fake knew she was onto something when one of the engineers at her Vancouver, British Columbia-based ...
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2006-03-02 - Apple Unveils IPod Speaker System
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Reaching further into living rooms, Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday introduced a speaker ...
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2006-03-01 - IBM and Novell Lead Challenge to Microsoft InfoCard
IBM and Novell are joining forces on an open-source security project that promises to deliver identity-manag ...
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2006-03-01 - Yahoo Limits Advertising With Competing Trademarks
On Wednesday, Yahoo will no longer offer advertisers the option to bid on search keywords containing a compe ...
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