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Top-end server group comes home to HP
News After a long round trip, HP's high-end server unit may offer clues to the company's integration skills.
A kinder, gentler McNealy? Don't count on it
News Scott McNealy--master of the high-tech taunt, the man who labeled Microsoft an evil empire, the bigmouthed promoter of all things Sun--was counseling humility?
Bright ideas, big wait on tech payback
News In retrospect, what could be more lucrative than the transistor, the Net and DOS? Hindsight's a hard lesson for some inventors.
Open source: An open question
News It has been tough lately for Red Hat, Novell, and others that bet their business on open source. A look at the haves and have-nots.
Tags: Open source, Software, Business applications, Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., venture capital, bank, Linux, Silicon Valley
Perlman's Rearden Steel raises $67 million
News Two years after leaving Microsoft and his struggling brainchild WebTV, Steve Perlman has scored one of the largest Series A funding rounds in history--led by Microsoft archrival America Online.
Excite@Home files for bankruptcy
News The broadband Internet access provider files for bankruptcy court protection Friday as part of a deal that calls for AT&T to acquire its high-speed network.
A "wired world" gone wrong
News Paul Allen's technology investments tell a tale of cash and collapse.
Venture firms focus on business-to-business e-commerce
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Linuxcare replaces CEO, postpones IPO
News Linuxcare chief executive officer Fernand Sarrat has resigned, and the company has postponed its initial public offering.
Fatter chips, untapped potential
News Given more processing power, big advances in PCs are possible. But Microsoft's Craig Mundie says breakthrough research and training is urgent.
Tags: Processors
Lawsuits dampen VCs' file-sharing enthusiasm
News With song-swapping companies Napster, MP3.com and Scour mired in copyright lawsuits, file-sharing entrepreneurs may start singing the blues when it comes to landing venture capital funding.
Google, Sun plan partnership
News Collaborative effort could raise the profile of OpenOffice.org and Java software--and perhaps bolster Google's challenge to Microsoft.
Tags: Java, Web services, Open source
