Adobe launches Acrobat Version 6 family
Adobe Systems has launched version 6.0 of its Acrobat PDF (portable document format) software, making it available in three versions.
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BT, IDBS form chemoinformatics alliance
IBM Corp. has entered an alliance with ID Business Solutions Ltd. (IDBS) to promote the U.K. company's chemical and biological data management software, it announced Tuesday.
F5 files patent, lawsuits on Web session persistence
F5 Networks Inc. has been awarded a patent for its Cookie Persistence technology and has filed an infringement lawsuit against three companies for violating the patent.
ICANN budget proposal would halve ccTLD fees
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) may temporarily halve the fees paid by ccTLD (country code top level domain) registries to encourage them to enter agreements with it.
HP to launch printing consultancy
Hewlett-Packard (HP) plans to launch a printing consultancy business to help companies cut costs.
Microsoft patches critical Windows Me security hole
Microsoft said users of its Windows Millennium Edition (Me) operating system risk having their files deleted by an attacker because of what it called a critical security vulnerability. It issued a patch for the flaw Wednesday.
BT demonstrates Web-based ID checker
British Telecommunications PLC (BT) demonstrated concept Web services on Thursday, including an identity checking product that it predicts will be the "ubiquitous verification service for business and government" in the U.K.
US gets behind ENUM net phone initiative
The U.S. Commerce Department has recommended that the U.S. join an international electronic numbering domain system called ENUM.
BEA to run on HP Itanium server
BEA Systems' WebLogic Server 7.0 software is now available on Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Itanium 2-based servers, the companies announced Wednesday.
UK gov't gets access to Microsoft source code
The U.K. government on Friday agreed to participate in Microsoft Corp.'s Government Security Program (GSP), which gives agencies access to Windows source code in an effort to help ensure their systems are safe, Microsoft said Friday.
IBM's Zollar moves from Lotus to head iSeries group
IBM is transferring Al Zollar, general manager of its Lotus division for the past three years, to head its iSeries server group, it announced Thursday.
Intergraph sues HP, Dell, Gateway over patents
Intergraph Corp. has filed a lawsuit charging Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Gateway Inc. with patent infringement, the company announced Monday.
IBM offers financing for on-demand era
IBM announced a new financing deal for its U.S. e-business hosting customers Tuesday, offering payments spread over a year and a line of credit held in reserve.
Fiorina: Cynics and doubters hold industry back
Carly Fiorina, chairman and chief executive officer of Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), used her keynote speech at Comdex Monday to push her vision of the new HP.
IBM, Lion to put bioscience on the Web
IBM and Lion Bioscience AG will jointly provide subscription-based hosted computing services over the Internet to life science companies, the companies announced Tuesday.