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News & Analysis

Silverlight caps a multiyear effort by Microsoft to deliver cross-platform rich Internet applications.

Microsoft rebuffs a general open-source patent agreement.

Toshiba will start using AMD chips in some of its Satellite notebooks.

Analysis: Microsoft's "multitouch" Surface technology may have many applications.

Avaya ownership rumors swirl amid changes in the VOIP space.

Adobe launches the ColdFusion 8 beta, which features AJAX and Flex capabilities.

BMC Software plans to buy ProactiveNet to better compete with HP and IBM.

HP is targeting emerging markets in Eastern Europe and Latin America.

Dell releases more PCs that meet new Energy Star 4.0 standards.

Google says health care data needs to be more available to patients.

Jamcracker and XO partner to help SMBs.

Sarbanes-Oxley revisions may relieve some IT problems.

A ClearCube tool marries blade systems with virtualization.

The Buzz

eWeek Labs

Review: NXPowerLite trims the fat out of rich Microsoft Office files.

Review: Alienware proves it's about more than just fun and games.

Tech Analysis: Labs analysts search the floor at Interop Las Vegas for compelling products.

Opinion

This eWeek: The Semantic Web takes off.

Eric Lundquist: The role of laptops in the enterprise is changing.

Jason Brooks: Google and Salesforce could form a hosted app powerhouse.

Jim Rapoza: Virtual environments are not yet as ubitquitous as the Web.

Spencer F. Katt: Spence eyes Apple's ambitious plans for the iPhone.

A New Web?

Tim Berners-Lee's Semantic Web makes it possible to treat the Web as a database.

Review: Semantic Web technologies are gaining steam.

eWeek - June 4, 2007 Index