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December 21, 2011
Juniper Sues Palo Alto Networks For Patent Infringement
Juniper Networks has hit out at Palo Alto Networks, alleging it willfully infringed upon six Juniper firewall patents
Google Signs Mozilla Search Deal For Firefox
Google and Mozilla have reached agreement on a new three year search deal for the Firefox web browser
Nuance Buys Vlingo As Voice Recognition War Grows
As Apple and Google square up over voice recognition, Nuance is to acquire Vlingo despite being sued by the company
Nine Technology’s Deduplication IP Sold To Imation
Imation adds deduplication to its developing scalable storage strategy with the acquisition of Nine Technology's intellectual property
NAO Gives Cautious Approval To Government ICT Progress
National Audit Office delivers its six-monthly report to parliament
Oracle Shocks Investors After Missing Forecasts
Oracle has sent a tremor through Wall Street after it missed analyst forecasts, causing its shares to plunge
Chinese Plant Blast Could Affect iPad Supply
Explosion at Pegatron may cause minor delays to Apple iPad 2 production
Anonymous Beards The Banks To Play Twisted Santa Claus
Anonymous is playing Santa with a Robin Hood twist by hacking into banks to buy Christmas gifts for the "needy"
O2 Error Blocks Church Website Over Adult Content Claim
Users unable to access church Website for four months due to O2's 18-plus rating
IBM’s Curam Buy Will Enhance Its Smarter Cities Effort
IBM's Curam Software acquisition will add a social services element to its Smarter Cities strategy
Government Opens ‘Super-Connected Cities’ Competition
Ten cities, including Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester and Glasgow, are eligible to compete for high-speed broadband funding, according to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
US’ LightSquared Pushes For Quick 4G Decision
LightSquared has asked regulators to give it the go-ahead for a 4G rollout in the US, despite GPS interference issues
ITC Rules Motorola Infringed Microsoft Patent
Microsoft manages to convince ITC that Motorola infringed just one patent out of seven
Army’s Lax Security Highlighted In US WikiLeaks Hearing
The theme of the pre-trial testimony of WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning is that US military security was lax
Oracle Seeks Early Trial Against Android To Stop Developer Drift
Oracle has asked for a trial as early as January in its case against Google, because Java is losing ground to Android
Amazon, Nokia and Microsoft All Considered RIM Takeover
Potential suitors for BlackBerry manufacturer increase as share price plummets.