Here's infoworlds look back at 2005's wild mix of earth-shakers and underreported occurrences:

• Wal-Mart, DoD Mandates RFID Compliance Jan. 1
• Oracle Completes PeopleSoft Buy Jan. 7
• Publication of "The World is Flat" April 5
• CardSystems Hack May 22
• Sun Opens Solaris June 14
• AMD Sues Intel June 28
• Another SOX Delay Sept. 21
• Massachusetts Votes for Open Documents Sept. 21
• Vapor Without the Ware Oct. 4
• The Arrival of SQL Server, Visual Studio 2005 Nov. 7