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India sees fastest GSM mobile user growth in Oct

India sees fastest GSM mobile user growth in Oct

India's booming wireless sector added 2.11 million new mobile users in October, the highest-ever in a single month, taking the total customers using GSM-based services to nearly 53 million.
Staff Writers Nov 9 2005, 8:28AM Mobility
Microsoft launches database, business programs

Microsoft launches database, business programs

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has launched its corporate database software program aimed at taking market share from Oracle.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2005, 10:30AM Software
Blackbaud names Microsoft exec as CEO

Blackbaud names Microsoft exec as CEO

Blackbaud, a provider of software and services for nonprofit organisations, has named a Microsoft executive as its president and chief executive.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2005, 9:30AM Software
HK online movie pirate sentenced to three month's jail

HK online movie pirate sentenced to three month's jail

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a local man to three months in jail for trying to illegally distribute movies using BitTorrent software.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2005, 8:51AM Security
EBay founder starts $100 million microfinance fund

EBay founder starts $100 million microfinance fund

EBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pamela on Friday said they gave US$100 million in eBay stock to Tufts University to create a fund that will invest in international microfinance, or lending to people who are too poor to qualify for traditional loans.
Staff Writers Nov 7 2005, 9:30AM Collaboration
PC Club ordered to pay $1.3 million to Microsoft

PC Club ordered to pay $1.3 million to Microsoft

The Federal Court has ordered PC Club Australia, its officeholders Mymy Lee and Kane Fang and business manager David Lee, to pay Microsoft $1.3 million in damages and costs for copyright, trade mark infringement and breaches of the Trade Practices Act.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 1:30PM Software
One minute with...Vic Whiteley

One minute with...Vic Whiteley

CRN has a chat with Vic Whiteley, general manager at SecureServ.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 1:00PM Strategy
Nortel has more records subpoenaed in US probe

Nortel has more records subpoenaed in US probe

Nortel Networks said on Thursday that a US grand jury had subpoenaed additional documents in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation by the US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Texas.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 11:00AM Mobility
Microsoft acquires file management software maker

Microsoft acquires file management software maker

Microsoft has acquired a company that provides file management services that allows users access to information from various devices over the web.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 8:46AM Software
Samsung to bolster ties with partners to rival iPod

Samsung to bolster ties with partners to rival iPod

Samsung Electronics, striving to make up ground on Apple's popular iPod, has said it will offer technical support to its online music partners such as Napster to help sales of its portable music players.
Staff Writers Nov 4 2005, 8:00AM Hardware
Microsoft to buy internet calling software company

Microsoft to buy internet calling software company

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has said it will acquire a privately held, Swiss-based company that develops technology to route and manage phone calls placed over the web.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 3:27PM Software
Napster posts second-quarter loss

Napster posts second-quarter loss

Online music service Napster has posted a narrower second-quarter loss, helped by subscriber growth.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 1:30PM Collaboration
Novell to restructure, record charge

Novell to restructure, record charge

Software developer Novell has said it will restructure its business and record a restructuring charge in the range of US$30 million to US$35 million in the fourth quarter.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 1:00PM Collaboration
Sex and drugs and SMS

Sex and drugs and SMS

China has declared war on scams using mobile phone short messages that promise everything from fake cash prizes to sexual services to contract killings.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 11:00AM Mobility
Time Warner posts higher profit, boosts buyback

Time Warner posts higher profit, boosts buyback

Time Warner has reported a bigger-than-expected 80 percent jump in quarterly profit, beating analysts' expectations, as high-speed internet and digital phone services drew more subscribers and online advertising sales increased.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 10:30AM Mobility
HP announces change to board election policy

HP announces change to board election policy

Hewlett-Packard has adopted a new policy on electing its board of directors.
Staff Writers Nov 3 2005, 8:40AM Collaboration
Lance Armstrong wins cybersquatting case

Lance Armstrong wins cybersquatting case

The Lance Armstrong Foundation, a Texas-based charity set up by the American cycling champion to raise funds for cancer research, has won the right to evict cybersquatters from websites selling LIVESTRONG bracelets.
Staff Writers Nov 2 2005, 10:30AM Security
Microsoft unveils online Windows, Office services

Microsoft unveils online Windows, Office services

Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, has unveiled a new initiative to deliver more of its software's features and services over the internet.
Staff Writers Nov 2 2005, 10:00AM Software
AMD, IBM expand chip technology research pact

AMD, IBM expand chip technology research pact

Advanced Micro Devices has expanded its semiconductor technology alliance with IBM.
Staff Writers Nov 2 2005, 9:30AM Hardware
Motorola to settle lawsuit against former COO

Motorola to settle lawsuit against former COO

Motorola has agreed to settle a non-compete lawsuit against its former president and chief operating officer, who will become head of Nortel in November.
Staff Writers Nov 2 2005, 9:00AM Mobility

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