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IN THIS ISSUE

* T-Systems, Siebel offer hosted CRM service * Update: Microsoft settles with Dutch site over AntiSpyware row * In Brief: nLayers joins Autonomic Computing Initiative * SQL Server 2005 brings new features, higher price * IBM tops server vendors for 2004 * Silence fuels speculation on Microsoft security plan

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T-SYSTEMS, SIEBEL OFFER HOSTED CRM SERVICE

T-Systems International, the IT services subsidiary of German telco Deutsche Telekom, is rolling out a hosted CRM (customer relationship management) service based on technology from Siebel Systems.

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UPDATE: MICROSOFT SETTLES WITH DUTCH SITE OVER ANTISPYWARE ROW

A Dutch Web site claimed victory in a David and Goliath battle against Microsoft this week after the software giant's AntiSpyware program flagged the Dutch company's home page as malicious content.

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IN BRIEF: NLAYERS JOINS AUTONOMIC COMPUTING INITIATIVE

nLayers announced Wednesday that it has become a member of IBM's autonomic computing partner initiative. nLayers' InSight offering enables autonomic computing by offering a real-time, "living" view of applications and their interdependencies, tracking the demand and usage of application resources over time. As an IBM autonomic computing partner, nLayers will integrate its InSight offering with autonomic computing technologies, helping accelerate their adoption in the industry.

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SQL SERVER 2005 BRINGS NEW FEATURES, HIGHER PRICE

The long-awaited upgrade to Microsoft's SQL Server database will come with a raft of new features when it ships later this year -- as well as a price hike of up to 25 percent, Microsoft said on Thursday. The company also announced a new version of the product for smaller businesses.

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IBM TOPS SERVER VENDORS FOR 2004

With Unix sales from rivals HP and Sun Microsystems slipping, IBM was the top vendor in the $49 billion worldwide server market in 2004, according to research released by Gartner on Wednesday.

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SILENCE FUELS SPECULATION ON MICROSOFT SECURITY PLAN

Microsoft's silence on its Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB) architecture has some industry insiders wondering if the technology has been substantially delayed, or even axed.

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