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MyDoom strikes again

roundup The prolific virus knocks out SCO's Web site Sunday. Next in line for the attacker: Microsoft.

Intel shifts
64-bit plans

The chipmaker will soon show off revamped Xeon and Pentium processors. What does it mean for Itanium?

Intel cranks out new Pentium 4

The company on Monday will serve up a large helping of megahertz with five new Pentium 4 processors, which will spawn a number of new desktop PC models.

Sun's Opteron charge to begin in February

Sun Microsystems is placing AMD's Opteron chip at the center of its low-end server strategy, starting with a dual-processor system, to be announced next month, and four- and eight-processor systems later.

PeopleSoft sets date for boardroom tug-of-war

The software maker names the day for director elections and so sets the stage for a tussle over boardroom control with Oracle, which hopes to go forward with its hostile bid.

Week ahead: Cisco, Quantum report earnings

The season may be winding down, but a few industry titans have yet to deliver their quarterly results. This week, the networking giant and the storage vendor announce theirs.

Cisco retires wireless chipsets

The networking equipment giant is phasing out Wi-Fi technology from Radiata, one of the many start-ups it bought at the height of the Internet boom.

Week in review: Virus king

All eyes were on security as a fast-moving e-mail virus claimed the crown as the worst ever, and along the way it managed to make enemies of two software heavyweights.

Swisscom hot-spot deal takes Colubris higher

Colubris will supply the Swiss carrier's European network of Wi-Fi hot spots with gear in a multimillion-dollar deal that puts it in the running with big players like Cisco.

For eMachines, a gateway to the future

news analysis The PC maker found success by providing low-cost desktops to retailers like Costco. With a bid to acquire eMachines, struggling Gateway is hoping to capture some of that momentum.

No longer 'Dot-Com Bowl,' but game still super for Net

The legions of ad-buying start-ups may be long gone, but mainstream companies will try to leverage the Internet's reach during their Super Bowl commercials, at $2.3 million a 30-second pop.

Briefly: CNET profit grows, stock up on forecast

roundup CNET Networks' results are better than expected; its stock is on the rise...Free-software guru meets Indian president...Dell, HP sign up for Blu-ray group.