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IBM extends DB2 Content Manager with open standards. SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- IBM on Monday extolled the value of open standards as it revealed plans to expand Web services, XML, and Java interoperability in the next version of its DB2 Content Manager.
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New Web mail service launched. BuyDomains.com has launched a free Web-based e-mail service that shuns pop-up ads and gives users 150M bytes of in-box storage and the option of choosing from 130 pre-selected domain names for their e-mail address.
Google sets its IPO price range. The search giant sets a price range of $108 to $135 a share, putting itself in line to be one of the largest-ever initial stock offerings.
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Apache's Java server delayed. Open-source developers won't have the Geronimo project's Java application server written on time to hit target date.
WLANs Exposed by Hack (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Aruba is set to publicize a RADIUS server attack that can thwart any WLAN infrastructure that keeps encryption keys housed in access points rather than on a central switch.
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'Cybernauts' Gather in Spain for Party (AP). AP - Close to 5,000 'cybernauts' gathered Monday for a weeklong computer party in the southeastern city of Valencia, giving participants a chance to play Internet games and study the latest industry developments together under one giant tent.
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eEye lifts the lid on endpoint security product. EEye Digital Security Inc. announced a new end-point security product on Monday that it says will help organizations stop attacks launched from the Internet that use previously unknown, or "zero day," software vulnerabilities.
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EMC, FileNet blend content management, storage, BPM. The role of content management in the enterprise is expanding as vendors such as EMC and FileNet build new hooks into storage and business process management technologies.
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DataFlux launches Release 6.2. With the growing awareness of the importance of data quality, major data management companies are ramping up their real-time features and talking up the business value.
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Olivier resurrected for film role. Footage of Sir Laurence Olivier will be used to create a villain in new fantasy film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
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International sales boost eBay. The online auction firm, eBay, increases its revenues from outside the United States by 76% in the second quarter.
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U2 'may release on iTunes early'. Rock band U2 could rush-release their new album on iTunes if pirated material turns up on the internet.
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Customer boost at Vodafone. The mobile phone giant reports a bigger-than-expected rise in user numbers but problems remain at its Japanese unit.
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Sudan web appeal hits record high. Donations to a UK appeal to help the Sudan humanitarian crisis are flooding in over the internet.
RealNetworks Says Files Can Play on IPod (AP). AP - RealNetworks Inc. says it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod player, just a few months after complaining that Apple was rebuffing attempts to form an alliance.
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Bloggers Offer Inside View of Convention (AP). AP - The food at receptions, the wonkish policy details debated over breakfast, the gossip on the convention floor — in an age when the personal is political, blogs and conventions are a natural fit.
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Customer number boost at Vodafone. The mobile phone giant reports a bigger-than-expected rise in user numbers but problems remain at its Japanese unit.
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Bloggers take on US conventions. While some traditional media are treating US political conventions with contempt, webloggers are being welcomed.
