Certicom goes to court to combat a hostile takeover by the BlackBerry maker.

 Despite the economy, revenues and income jump as the Linux vendor resigns deals and converts users from free editions.

 They outlasted 2008's downturn -- and even managed to come out on top. So what's next for the year's few big winners? And is social networking really going to disappear?

 Any time you see an e-mail with one of these subject lines, delete it without opening if you want to stay safe.

 Music industry association abandons sweeping litigation program in favor of partnering with ISPs to combat piracy. Watchdog groups are wary.

 We should all hope for as much life extensions as Windows XP.

 Deal will expand Check Point's hardware choices as the firm seeks to even the odds against its entrenched competition.

 Struggling smartphone maker says new funding will steady fiscal ship heading into 2009.

 This year, enterprises coped with growing needs and dwindling budgets by turning to some recent arrivals on the software landscape: virtualization, SaaS and the cloud.