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Sybase Inc. on Monday announced it has donated data management technology to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (The China CDC) to aid in the prevention, control and research of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The China CDC will use the Sybase technology to build a powerful data analysis system that will enable […]

The technology world may be in a slump three years after the dot-com bubble burst, but the Webbys, the awards doled out to the best sites on the Web, have marched on for the seventh straight year. In all, 31 categories were honored in the awards, which are selected by The International Academy of Digital […]

Telefonica has no immediate plans to sell Lycos if its takeover of the Web site network’s parent goes through, an executive for the Spanish telecom giant reportedly said today. According to Dow Jones news service, Telefonica COO Fernando Abril told reporters at a Madrid news conference that Telefonica would operate Lycos, which got its start […]

Intel tightened up its second quarter revenue expectations to between $6.6 billion and $6.8 billion. During its mid-year update Thursday, the world’s largest chip-maker said it was narrowing its previous guidance of $6.4 billion to $7 billion. The company said its Intel Architecture business is trending to the high end of the normal seasonal pattern. […]

Boingo Wireless’s Platform Services for Wi-Fi — the private label platform they provide for ISPs, telcos, and carriers looking to get a quick Wi-Fi presence — has a new customers. Metrocall Wireless of Alexandria, Va., which is a provider of narrowband message paging and other wireless services, is the latest to sign on to use […]

by Matt Villano With interest rates hovering between 5 and 6 percent, refinancing a mortgage these days is more popular than Justin Timberlake. As such, everywhere you turn, it seems, there’s another company offering home financing on the cheap. More sellers mean more options, which, generally translates into more deals for consumers looking to obtain […]

Redwood City, Calif.-based SupportSoft, a maker of automation software for service providers, this week announced a new version its HomeNet software for broadband service providers at SuperComm in Atlanta. The software is given by the provider to its subscribers to make it easier for them to setup home networks by handling installation and configuration automatically. […]

Network equipment maker Lucent will spend $50 million to upgrade its reseach and development (R&D) facilities in China. The investment is intended to spur development of third-generation technologies, including Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) networks (sometimes called Wideband-CDMA). “Our R&D organization in China has been responsible for many key […]

Several antivirus software vendors issue alerts Thursday for W32/Bugbear-B, a dangerous network-aware virus that can disable antivirus and security programs. W32/Bugbear-B spreads by sending emails containing attachments and by locating shared resources on your network to which it can copy itself. The virus attempts to exploit a MIME and an IFRAME vulnerability in some versions […]

C4 Systems, the Taunton, Mass.-based unit of defense contract giant General Dynamics, will supply the Department of Defense (DoD) with hardware, software and networking gear in a new deal worth up to $2 billion over 10 years. The initial order totals $8.3 million and includes data servers, ethernet switches, multiple processor units, flat panel displays […]

by Matt Villano Is your computer as safe from hackers and viruses as it could be? Even if you think it is, you might be wrong. According to a report released Wednesday by the National Cyber Security Alliance, most broadband cable customers lack the most basic protections against the dangers of a persistent connection to […]

In a new lawsuit, modem maker PCTEL alleges that rival 3Com engaged in unfair competition by “manipulating” a standards-setting body. Chicago-based PCTEL charges that 3COM made a commitment to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to license the technology essential to the V.90 or 56K recommendations on a non-discriminatory basis and on reasonable terms and conditions. […]