Monthly Archives: September 2001
Privacy Activists Unite Against DOJ Plan
WASHINGTON - An unlikely political coalition united Thursday against attempts by the government to undermine civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism."I think...
SchlumbergerSema Scores Smart Card Contract
In the first major smart card security deal since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. Army has announced that it will buy 60,000...
Oracle Hits a Sour Note
Oracle Corp. posted a profit for its most recent quarter but with the economic outlook even more uncertain after last weeks terrorist attacks in...
Microsoft Pushes Interoperable Net Trust Network
Microsoft Corp., acknowledging that no single company will be able to provide a universal single sign-in or authentication service, will announce Thursday an initiative...
Microsoft, DOJ Find Little Common Ground in Filing
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a joint filing today, Microsoft sought to narrow the scope of punishments aimed at it for antitrust violations, while the...
Nimda Spreading Via Many Paths
An aggressive hybrid of virus and worm has been running rampant across the Internet this week, slowing traffic and causing site shutdowns. But the...
webMethods, HP Co-author Business Process Integration Spec
Enterprise application integration vendor webMethods Inc. Wednesday unveiled its Global Business Visibility initiative, a two-pronged approach to bringing critical business functions together under one...
DOJ Brewing Expansive Anti-Terror Proposal
The U.S. Department of Justice wants its wiretapping and other surveillance capabilities vastly expanded, with the Internet and other modern communications technologies among the...
Leahy Moves To Protect Civil Liberties
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- A prominent senator has been toiling to cobble together legislation that would limit the degree to which the hunt for terrorists could...
Privacy Faces New Reality
Privacy isnt looking quite so sacred anymore.Gone are the good old days of worry over e-commerce customer lists and fears of unauthorized FBI snooping...