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at PalmOne
CEO to make way for a new leader as the handheld maker tries to reinvent itself in a wireless world.

Fighting fraud, plugging leaks
roundup Start-up takes aim at the threat from within. Also: An open-source phishing defense.
Google snaps up top Firefox programmer
Hires lead programmer of Firefox browser, the newest step in the search giant's encroachment on Microsoft's turf.Expert: Flaw still dogs Windows patch
An antivirus firm says Microsoft overlooked a potential exploit in its last Windows fixes. The software giant disagrees.Sun to release first OpenSolaris tidbit Tuesday
update Company will begin releasing its Solaris OS as open-source software, starting with a new performance analysis and debugging tool.Heeere's history
A Nebraska man is using online auction giant eBay to sell the childhood home of the late Johnny Carson.Netflix posts higher fourth-quarter earnings
The DVD rental company says it is heading for net losses in the current quarter and possible the 2005 fiscal year.CA's CEO-elect mixes it up
In first management move, John Swainson creates autonomous product groups, shuffles top executives, eyes more acquisitions.Microsoft won't fight EU ruling--for now
Version of Windows without Media Player will arrive soon in Europe, but software giant plans to continue its appeal.Thunderbird promises to fend off phishers
Developers are working to add protection against online fraud to the next version of the open-source e-mail application.Sun poised to take open-source Solaris step
Firm is expected to start sharing some source code of the OS and to detail its OpenSolaris plan on Tuesday.Take-Two out to the ball game
Locked out of the pro football market by rival Electronic Arts, game maker snags semi-exclusive rights to Major League Baseball.Microsoft turns to Elixir for Office boost
New customer-software project aims to get Office more deeply entrenched in businesses, News.com has learned.IBM-Lenovo deal said to get national security review
Could Chinese ownership of Big Blue's PC business lead to industrial espionage? A federal review board is looking into the possibility.HP denies rumors of CEO shift
update Tech giant says talk of management shakeup--beyond last week's PC-printer shift--is unfounded.Putting a plug in insider leaks
A start-up has introduced technology designed to prevent insiders from sending e-mails containing sensitive information.Napster eyes movie downloads
Napster CEO Chris Gorog says the company is considering offering films alongside its current catalog of tunes.Briefly: Brocade gets new CEO
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