Monthly Archives: May 2003
Is Microsofts Smartphone Making Dumb Moves?
Read the follow-up column—Microsoft and Verizon: Can You Fear Me Now?Many major technology product introductions incur delays, and Microsoft is as notorious for them...
Red Carpet Eases Pain of Red Hat RPM Management
For those who are new to Linux, managing software installations and updates can seem daunting, even chaotic, without a Windows-style double-click installer in sight.The...
Security Web Digest: Antispam Legislation Advances in House, Wanted: Cybersecurity Chief, and More
Spam
Antispam sentiment on Capitol Hill is growing, with a new proposal in the House of Representatives promising to slap the worst bulk e-mailers with...
Malicious URL Problem Has Solutions
Many years ago, I saw Timothy Berners-Lee, father of the World Wide Web, speak at a conference. His message was that URLs users could...
Windows Defraggled
When reflecting on hard disk defragmentation, perhaps performance optimization first comes to mind. However, reliability might be the more urgent issue on which to...
Storage Security: Cause for Concern?
BURLINGTON, Mass.—Storage security isnt a big problem so far, and vendors are brainstorming ways to prevent it from becoming one.There are no reports or...
Entrust to Cut Jobs
Security vendor Entrust Inc. is laying off some of its workers, closing several remote offices and doing a partial reorganization in a broad effort...
Microsoft Loses Munich Deal to Linux
Microsoft Corp. is set to lose a large Windows desktop contract it has with the German government to Linux and open-source software.The city of...
Virus-Writing Course Stirs Controversy
Two prominent groups of anti-virus professionals on Monday condemned the recent decision by the University of Calgary to offer a course that includes instruction...
Sun, JBoss Still at Odds Over J2EE
The standoff between Sun Microsystems Inc. and The JBoss Group LLC over Java 2 Enterprise Edition compatibility continues, with both sides pointing fingers.Although both...