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WSO2, an open source SOA provider, has combined JavaScript programming and Web services with the launch of its Mashup Server 1.0 This open source offering, which can be downloaded without subscription fees, will allow enterprises to consume, aggregate and publish information in a variety of forms and from a variety of sources....

On Feb. 5, the MySpace Developer Platform (MDP) will go live, the social networking site announced Wednesday. Software developers interested in bringing their applications to the social networking site can preregister on MySpace "The MySpace Developer Platform will be the world's sandbox, allowing developers large and small to come together and eas...

Quad-core processors from AMD and a hybrid-format optical drive are among the highlights of two new desktop PCs released by Gateway on Wednesday The Gateway GM5664 and GT5662 both feature an AMD Phenom Processor and DirectX 10 Technology, thereby enhancing the entertainment and performance capabilities of each line. A new Hybrid-SuperMulti drive in...

My limited experience with online games has been nothing but nasty, brutish and short A few online rounds of "Halo 2" at a friend's house showed me just how vicious gamers can be when they smell fresh meat. I could barely run 20 feet before getting cut down. The insults and taunts flew thick and fast. These gamers, they have no mercy....

Microsoft thought five years of oversight was long enough, and states that had fought the software giant over alleged monopolistic practices thought five more years were in order Neither side got what it wanted. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a federal district judge in Seattle, ruled on Tuesday to extend the U.S. government's oversight of the company to ...

It's long been acknowledged that small and medium-sized businesses provide the engine of growth for the economy, and IBM has been targeting this area for some time now Big Blue's latest whack at the SMB market is in the virtualization arena....

In the wake of a fourth-quarter report that showed a drop in profits and an outlook that disappointed investors, Yahoo said Tuesday it will cut 1,000 workers from its payroll as CEO Jerry Yang attempts to reinvigorate the portal he cofounded Yahoo's fourth quarter profit of US$205.7 million, or 15 cents per share, handily beat Wall Street expectati...

Common threads often create a trust that is virtually unbreakable. Whether based on race, sex, alumni group, hometown or affliction, the more specific these ties are, the stronger the bonds between people often become In a sea of news sites casting wide nets to capture as many viewers as possible, as well as social networking sites attracting milli...

Managers of enterprise networks are becoming more aware of the importance of IT risk management issues even though they still cling to four so-called myths that give a false sense of security, according to Symantec The security vendor on Wednesday released its IT Risk Management Report Volume II, which looks beyond last year's study of how the IT i...

In Greek mythology, the Hydra was a creature who could not be defeated, as each time one of its heads was cut off, two more would sprout back in its place. It seems that SEO mythology is no different; every time one SEO myth is debunked, two more SEO myths crop back up in its place, only adding to the confusion about search engine optimization Her...

Study after study continues to reveal a fundamental truth about the shifting landscape of IT security today: The biggest threat to proprietary systems and information is not the traditional cyber-criminal writing malicious code in a virtual location, but rather trusted employees Savvy administrators recognize that because end users are privy to an ...

In a blow to the music industry's worldwide campaign to crack down on copyright infringement, a European court has ruled that Internet service providers cannot turn over the identities of alleged file-sharers The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg found that existing European Union laws do not allow for such a forced disclosure of information ...

Outrage rightly developed following reports that Megan Meier, a Missouri teenager, killed herself after a fictitious friend -- invented by the mother of a neighborhood girl -- left nasty messages on her MySpace profile. Prosecution has been considered but, so far, rejected However, online vigilantes hounded the woman at the heart of the deception, ...

On Feb. 2, leading presidential candidates will have one last chance to make their pitches to young voters before Super Tuesday with the final installment of "Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue," a presidential candidate discussion hosted by MySpace and MTV Democratic contender Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Mike Huckabee ha...

Barely a week after eBay announced a change in leadership, the online auctioneer unveiled a major switch in strategy. The company plans to reduce by half the up-front fees it charges users to list their items on its platform. It will also offer its best seller incentives and raise its minimum selling standards The strategy, unveiled by John Donahoe...

Overhyped expectations caused shares of VMware, makers of desktop and server virtualization software, to plummet after the company announced fourth-quarter earnings that failed to meet investor expectations The stock's freefall, which wasn't entirely unexpected, also threatened to hurt its parent company, EMC, which offers software and service solu...

Qtrax, a new ad-supported music downloading service, has made a splash in the online music industry -- although it's debut was likely not quite what it had envisioned The company previously reported that it had signed license agreements with the major music labels -- a coup that would have allowed users to download about 75 percent of most availabl...

Hoping to overcome sizable hurdles such as a volatile stock market and uncertain economy, Current Media -- the money-losing, multichannel media company cofounded by former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore -- has filed for an initial public offering Current Media, which operates a Web site as well as a television network, estimate...

At the DEMO exhibition in Palm Desert, Calif., Livescribe on Monday debuted its much-anticipated Pulse smartpen Technically a computer within a pen, the Pulse smartpen simultaneously captures handwriting and audio, and synchronizes them together. The device is also a general purpose computer with rich I/O capabilities and a Java development environ...

eBay's PayPal unit will acquire the software firm Fraud Sciences for US$170 million. The move could help boost confidence in the online payment industry and in the parent company's online auctions Based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and founded by former members of Israel's intelligence agency, Fraud Sciences gives merchants online tools to help them verify...