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Articles tagged with: Hewlett Packard
US Senate Clears Pretexting Bill For Bush's Signature
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- As one of its last acts this year, the USA Senate Friday night cleared for President George W. Bush's signature legislation that will make it a federal crime to fraudulently obtain a person's telephone records. more
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Siemens Merges Software/IT Operations, Continues Revamp"
BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- Siemens says that it will fold its software development businesses into its loss-making information-technology services unit, as part of its ongoing turnaround effort - aimeding to make the business profitable by spring 2007. more
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Wireless Carriers Assert They're Attacking Data Theft
Wireless phone companies on Friday insisted that they are doing everything possible to prevent the theft of customers' personal data, and they urged Congress to criminalize behavior now commonly known as pretexting. more
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House Panel Wants FCC Chief, Cellphone Executives, To Testify"
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin and the chief executives of wireless-service providers T-Mobile USA, Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless have been asked to testify before a House panel investigating a tactic known as "pretexting." more
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Forgent's 'Patent Trolling' Strategy Takes Litigious Path
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)--While most technology companies make money by developing software, building hardware or providing services, Forgent Networks Inc. has taken a different route: It produces threats and lawsuits that try to cash in on ideas. more
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Microsoft Chairman Gates Says Digital World Taking Hold
LAS VEGAS -(Dow Jones)- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates unveiled an array of new products and services Wednesday night as he claimed the age of digital entertainment is taking hold among consumers around the world. more
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Samsung Pleads Guilty In Chip Price-Fixing Scheme
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)--Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., the world's largest maker of memory chips, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge it participated in a price-fixing conspiracy that damaged competitors and increased computer prices. more
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Worldwide 2Q PDA Shipments Up 31.5% To 3.6 Million Units
STAMFORD, Conn. -(Dow Jones)- Research company Gartner Inc. (IT) said worldwide shipments of personal digital assistants, or PDAs, rose 31.5%, with Research in Motion's (RIMM) Blackberry leading the pack. more
Amdocs Enters Mainland China Via Buy, Venture"
ST. LOUIS -(Dow Jones)- Amdocs Ltd. (DOX) agreed to acquire Longshine Information Technology Co., a Beijing vendor of customer-care and billing software, for about $30 million and formed a China venture with hewlett-packard Co. (HPQ). more
Good Technology to Upgrade Wireless-Software Platform
SAN FRANCISCO -- Good Technology Inc., in a move against rival Research in Motion Ltd. (RIMM), said it is broadening its wireless-software platform to deliver enterprise software applications to customers. more
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