Google gives away home-cooked Web application security scanner
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OOXML projects bolster Microsoft's interoperability efforts

IT leaders urged to contribute code to open-source projects

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Eclipse set for coordinated release of 23 updates

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Review: Firefox 3 Web browser
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Security goes to the movies: Iron Man
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Linux examined: Fedora 9
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Q&A: Sun exec ponders OpenSolaris, Linux
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Microsoft grows DAISY for blind computer users while Adobe wilts
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