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Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, remains unimpressed with a proposed update to the license that governs the open source operating system and has no plans to adopt it for the Linux kernel.

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Microsoft Corp. has begun showing how it will integrate its Windows Live online services into Windows Vista in recent test builds of the operating system, according to sources familiar with the company's plans.

Though Microsoft is a latecomer to the on-demand CRM party, the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant is confident that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live will change the CRM market, particularly in the SMB space.

IBM Corp. is expanding its open-source strategy beyond Linux by targeting eight new technology areas where it will focus open-source attention going forward.

U.S. residents are less satisfied with search engines like Google Inc. and news Web sites like MSNBC.com, but happier with Web portals like AOL LLC, a study from the University of Michigan and ForeSee Results Inc. has found.

Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to begin supporting the Debian distribution of Linux by the end of the year for customers worldwide, claiming that it is the first major vendor to provide full-fledged commercial support for the operating system.

Google's replacing the Froogle link on its home page with one to Google Video may seem small change, but its having a really big impact, writes IT World Canada's online editor Joaquim P. Menezes.