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San Diego-based Websense said Tuesday that it has acquired Defensio, a provider of technology for dealing with spam on social networking and Web 2.0 web sites. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. WebSense said the buy would extend the firm's capabilities by providing visibility into spam posted on blogs, user forums, and social networking web sites. Defensio's tools are used to stop comment spam in blogs. Defensio founder Carl Mercier joins Websense as Director of Software Development. READ MORE>>No tag for this post.

AP - Cox Communications, the third-largest cable company in the U.S., stepped on to battleground of the "Net Neutrality" issue Tuesday, saying it will be trying out a new way to keep its subscribers' Internet traffic from jamming up.No tag for this post.

Reuters - High-end computer and software company Sun Microsystems posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as a strong software and open storage business cushioned crumbling overall sales somewhat, sending its shares soaring after hours.

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