Rick Perera

The Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, is exploring whether to ditch Microsoft Corp.'s Windows in favor of the open-source Linux operating system, partly due to security concerns.

Siemens AG will eliminate another 5,000 positions in its Information and Communication Networks Group (ICN), bringing the total job cuts to some 10,000 out of 53,000 employees worldwide. However, the company insists ongoing research and development and customer service won't be unduly affected.

Nobody said the war was over. When it comes to pop-up and banner advertising on Web sites, tempers run high: Dedicated surfers can't stand the commercial messages, but site operators who depend on advertising revenues want people to see them.

With the launch of U.S. and U.K. military action against Afghanistan, neighboring Pakistan's fledgling IT industry is buckling down for shaky times

With a rash of bad financial news in the telecommunication sector, observers say consumers and corporate users may find new services slower in coming, and in some cases prices may go up.

The battle of the banner ads has just heated up. With Internet users increasingly implementing filtering software to screen out advertisements, Web site operators will soon have a new tool to block the blockers.

Business software maker SAP AG has announced plans to become an operator for the UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) Business Registry.

Business software maker SAP AG has announced plans to become an operator for the UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) Business Registry.