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Alfresco Software announced Thursday the availability of Alfresco Labs version 3, an open source alternative to Microsoft’s enterprise content management software SharePoint. Formerly called “Alfresco Community,” Alfresco Labs 3 offers users the first open source fully compatible SharePoint repository. With Alfresco Labs 3, companies can leverage existing investments in Linux, Java as well as .NET to significantly reduce their SharePoint total cost of ownership and maximize their hardware and software investments, according to Alfresco.

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With New Alfresco App, Enterprise Content Management Takes the OSS Road

Sprint Nextel sustained a harsh legal blow this week that could have wide-ranging effects across the entire mobile telephone industry. A judge in California ruled that it is illegal for Sprint to charge so-called early termination fees when customers discontinue their wireless phone service before their contracts with the carrier end. Sprint must now reimburse its customers in California $18.2 million it collected in early termination fees. It must also discontinue its efforts to collect another $54.7 million in early termination fees from Californians.

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California Judge Terminates Sprint’s Reviled Cancellation Fees

Year-over-year profits at Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant Sony fell 47 percent to $326 million during the first quarter, and company officials predict a further decrease in profits later in the year. Several factors contributed to the massive drop in Sony profits: lower-than-expected earnings from Sony Ericsson; falling electronics prices; an increase in the value of the yen against the American dollar; and the lack of a blockbuster hit in the company’s movie business.

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Sony Q1 Profit Plunges Nearly 50 Percent

Year-over-year profits at Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant Sony fell 47 percent to $326 million during the first quarter, and company officials predict a further decrease in profits later in the year. Several factors contributed to the massive drop in Sony profits: lower-than-expected earnings from Sony Ericsson; falling electronics prices; an increase in the value of the yen against the American dollar; and the lack of a blockbuster hit in the company’s movie business.

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Sony Q1 Profit Plunges Nearly 50 Percent

Year-over-year profits at Tokyo-based consumer electronics giant Sony fell 47 percent to $326 million during the first quarter, and company officials predict a further decrease in profits later in the year. Several factors contributed to the massive drop in Sony profits: lower-than-expected earnings from Sony Ericsson; falling electronics prices; an increase in the value of the yen against the American dollar; and the lack of a blockbuster hit in the company’s movie business.

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Sony Q1 Profit Plunges Nearly 50 Percent