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Opera is out with its latest browser for Windows and Linux, featuring improved security to help spot phishing sites more easily and native support for Scalable Vector Graphics . Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Opera, said the latest version of the browser displays a security information field that is automatically activated when you visit a […]

UPDATED: A federal judge dismissed a suit filed by five California governments on Monday, leaving the door open for an amended complaint. The City and County of San Francisco, the County of Santa Clara, the City and County of Los Angeles, the County of San Mateo and the County of Contra Costa alleged that, 15 […]

Software asset development provider LogicLibrary is looking to chew through more enterprise bugs with the latest release of its Logiscan 2.0 software. Formerly known as BugScan, the updated tool helps enterprises and developers manage their platforms for service-oriented architectures. Ralph Massaro, vice president and general manager of content products for LogicLibrary, said the tool spans […]

On Friday after the bell, SCO finally got its paperwork in to the Securities and Exchange Commission. SCO filed amended Form 10-Qs for the quarters ended January 31, 2004, April 30, 2004, and July 31, 2004, and filed its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. SCO has two lines of business: […]

Week of March 29-April 1, 2005 ICOA Inc.’s iDockUSA division has launched Wi-Fi service at its 41st marina, the Ventura Yacht Club. The signal covers the entire facility, including all slips. iDock already had service at Ventura Harbor and Ventura West Marinas I and II. Boaters pay $30 a month for a single computer, or $60 […]

Intel named a new president to lead Intel Capital, its investment division. The move is part of an executive shuffle at the company. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based firm said Arvind Sodhani, senior vice president and currently treasurer at Intel, will become president of Intel Capital. His replacement as treasurer will be named later. Sodhani replaces […]

Oracle Corporation won the bidding battle for retail software specialist Retek with an offer of $11.25 per share after rival SAP dropped out of the bidding competition for the Minnesota-based company. The deal’s value is estimated to be about $630 million, based on Retek’s estimated 56 million outstanding shares, and gives Oracle an even stronger […]

BVRP software, a publisher and distributor of software programs for small businesses, is building a bigger channel in Asia. The company said the new Asian business units will be in Seoul, South Korea as well as Shanghai, China. BVRP already had a research and development operation in Shanghai which will be strengthened and expanded as […]

Computer memory maker Rambus opened its first design center in India to better serve its growing customer base in Asia, the company said Thursday. This is only the second design center that Rambus supports. In 2004, the company opened a similar facility in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, when it acquired serial link assets from Velio […]

After licensing talks collapsed, Symbol Technologies and Intermec are trading intellectual property lawsuits related to wireless technology. Symbol filed a patent infringement counter-suit against Intermec in U.S. District Court in Delaware on Thursday. The Holtsville, N.Y., company alleges that Intermec infringes Symbol’s patents relating to the Wi-Fi standard. The lawsuit also covers Intermec’s use of […]

Microsoft said an appeals court decision that sends a browser patent dispute over ActiveX controls and browser plug-ins back to a lower court is a victory not only for the company, but for Internet users, as well. The appeal decision comes as the U.S. Patent Office is in the process of re-examining the Eolas patent. […]

AOL went on the move Monday with a quartet of announcements that embed its AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) platform into other services. Microsoft Outlook users, CareerBuilder.com job seekers, Ruckus Network music downloaders and financial traders on the Thomson Financial network will now all have the AIM running man built into their applications. The Microsoft Outlook […]