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  • Facebook could cause "privacy chernobyls"

    Gathered at the Legal Futures Conference at California's Stanford University over the weekend, online legal experts have again raised their concerns that the rise and rise of Web 2.0 has come at the expense of individual privacy.

  • Google lunar challenge gets under way

    A privately funded race to land a rover on the moon could cost each team well more than the US$20 million grand prize they're vying for, but all of the contestants view Google's Lunar X Prize as a new engine for business in space.

  • Citrix to pay a real US$500m for XenSource

    Citrix has made an unexpected move into the virtualisation market with its intended US$500 million acquisition of XenSource.

  • XenSource gets new CEO, direction

    XenSource, a start-up trying to commercialise software that lets several versions of Linux run on the same computer, has chosen a new chief executive and altered its business strategy.

  • OASIS patent policy sparks boycott

    A who's who of the open-source and free-software movements on Tuesday took aim at a leading Web services standards group, escalating pressure for mandatory royalty-free licensing policies with calls for a boycott of its specifications.

Features and Case Studies (6)

  • Intel's Barrett knows PCs inside and out

    Intel Chairman Craig Barrett has seen a lot of PCs pass by his desk in the last 25 years.

  • Intel: Friend or foe?

    Although AMD has painted Intel as a bully, execs who've dealt with company draw a more ambiguous picture.

  • Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID

    The Apache Foundation pulls support for the anti-spam technology because of Microsoft's licence requirements.

  • Time to ignore SCO?

    Linux users are safe even if the courts rule in favour of the SCO Group, says one technology law expert. Is it time for the IT industry to move on?

  • HP, Compaq: A meritocracy of dunces?

    HP believes that retaining executive talent is what will make the Compaq merger succeed. But history shows that heroes with lofty resumes aren't always enough to turn things around.

Reviews (3)

  • Tech hides data, ID inside songs

    SunnComm Technologies, one of several companies developing anti-CD copying products, has licensed a new technique that can hide data, video, software or an identifying watermark inside music files.

  • Open source threatens Java servers

    Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

  • DVD to the rescue?

    Commentary: This radical proposal could save the music business and give consumers what they want.

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