Apple's iTunes turns one
Apple celebrated the one-year anniversary of its iTunes online music service by upping the number of computers legally-purchased songs can be played on and adding new features such as automatic conversion of WMA-formatted tracks to the format used by the iPod digital player. More...

F5 hails death of IPsec VPN remote access
Internet traffic management vendor F5 Networks has been travelling Australia prophesying the death of IPsec VPN -- but the response to its evangelical mission has so far been mixed. More...

Ballmer trumpets Dynamic Systems Initiative
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this week sent a letter to customers that trumpets the company's Dynamic Systems Initiative and management software lineup. More...

Cisco, Ericsson team up on IP technology
Cisco Systems' strength in routers and switches and Ericsson's muscle in softswitches will be offered to wireline service providers, according to an announcement this week by the two firms. More...

Hitachi posts 43 percent drop in profits
Hitachi Limted has reported a 43 percent drop in profits for its fiscal year. More...

IBM brings mainframe virtualization to the server
IBM has previewed what it called its "Virtualization Engine," a combination of software and hardware technologies that will allow enterprises to run as many as 10 "virtual" servers on a single microprocessor. More...