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OpenOffice.org Takes Another Step Forward

The new version of OpenOffice.org, 2.01, fixes some small bugs and includes support for several new languages, such as Turkish, Russian and Hungarian.The bigger...

Lenovo Gains CEO, Operations Expert

Lenovo Group Ltd., which this week said it would swap CEOs, wants to wield the power of the penny. The PC maker, which acquired IBMs...

Seagates Maxtor Grab Expected to Bring Leverage

The acquisition of Maxtor Corp. by Seagate Technology for approximately $1.9 billion Wednesday is poised to boost Seagates Far East manufacturing capabilities and strengthen...

Maxtor-Seagate Deal Threatens Choices

By acquiring Maxtor, Seagate has eliminated one of its fiercest competitors and put itself in a good position going into the future. 2005 has been...

PC Shipment Growth to Slow in 06, Report Shows

Notebook PCs will help drive double-digit unit gains in PC shipments during 2006, a new report by International Data Corp. says. Despite a dip in...

ITs Tumultuous Year in Review

If 2004 was the year of merger mania, then 2005 will be remembered as the year a great many things were rent asunder. Mired in...

AMD, Intel Eye New Turf

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. are readying security and virtualization technologies that will make their way into products as early as next...

Dell Issues Notebook Battery Recall

Dell Inc. is recalling thousands of notebook PC battery packs. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker on Friday said it is working with the U.S....

Exchange 12 Has Competitors, Execs Insist

Open-source and proprietary software companies have railed against comments Microsoft Corp. officials made earlier this week when releasing the first beta of Exchange 12,...

Industry Pushes for 8-Hour Battery Life

The race is on to deliver all-day battery life for notebooks. While Intel believes that Napa platform notebooks can push notebooks to or past an...