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Red Hat teams with communication server maker



Red Hat, the Leading Linux software company announced a major partnership with
Digi International, a communications hardware and software company. Digi will

bundle the Red Hat Linux operating system with communications servers that will

be marketed to small- and medium-sized businesses.

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The bundled servers will let distributors, resellers and integrators offer

small and medium-sized businesses Linux-based communications servers designed

specifically to meet their needs. Linux-based servers are extremely cost

effective due to the minimal cost of the OS. This makes the machines

particularly attractive to smaller businesses looking for a low-cost, reliable

platform for key business communications applications such as routing, point of

sale, remote access and fax.

Rambus sues Hitachi for patent infringement



Chip design house Rambus of Mountain View this week filed a Federal patent
infringement lawsuit against Hitachi, accusing the Japanese company of

wrongfully using its innovative PC performance-enhancing DRAM memory chips

technology.

Rambus has four key DRAM patents that vastly increase the speed at which data

can be transferred between the microprocessor and the system memory. Instead of

making its own DRAM chips, Rambus has licensed its technology to most of the

leading DRAM chipmakers and the company will receive royalty fees when Rambus-based

DRAMs are sold. The lawsuit accuses Hitachi of illegally importing and selling

chips that incorporate its patented inventions.

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"Rambus has invested hundreds of engineer-years and over $100 million''

to develop its chips, protected by more than 80 patents worldwide, a Rambus

statement. The company is asking the court to force Hitachi to stop using its

technology and award damages and legal fees.

Sony wants to be an online banker



Would you let Sony finance your home? Are you ready to have you paycheck
deposited into a Sony online checking account? The Japanese consumer electronics

giant, perhaps taking advantage of the widespread dissatisfaction with the

traditional Japanese banking system, announced this week it intends to offer

Internet-based banking services in Japan, including taking deposits, making car,

home and other consumer loans and other bankng services.

Sony said it is preparing to apply for a license that would allow it to offer

online banking services in addition to the company’s existing life insurance

services. The banking services could be in place as early as April.

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