Monthly Archives: January 2004
Youve Got Problems: Getting AOL Back on Track
John McKinley, chief technology officer and president, AOL Technologies, recalls vividly the afternoon in late december 1998 when Charles Schwab Corp.s market valuation reached...
Choice Cuts
Microsoft evangelist Robert Scoble blends two raging threads: Dean vs. Kerry and Microsoft vs. Apple. In the latter case, Robert defends Microsofts music player...
MyDooms Denial-of-Service Attack on SCO May Have Begun
According to monitoring systems run by Bath, England-based security consulting firm Netcraft, The SCO Groups Web site had been inaccessible since late Wednesday.SCO said...
Feds Launch Cyber Alert System
In the wake of this weeks devastating MyDoom worm attack, the Department of Homeland Security launched a National Cyber Alert System today to provide...
Google Sued Over Search Advertising Practices
Alleging that Google Inc.s search advertising practices violates trademark law, a home decorating retailer is taking Google to court over its use of certain...
Oracles Ellison Touts Real-Time Data Hub, RFID Support
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—In a roundtable discussion with members of the technology press, Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison on Wednesday talked frankly about backtracking on...
Another IE Spoofing Hole Found
Security researchers are warning of another spoofing vulnerability in Internet Explorer, this time one that allows an attacker to mask the true file extension...
EU Decision on Microsoft in the Pipeline
LONDON—In what may prove to be a setback for Microsoft Corp.s efforts to dominate the digital media and low-end server markets, a European Commission...
MyDoom Lessons: Failures of Education, Antivirus Vendors
When the Bagle worm hit a couple weeks ago I couldnt believe my eyes. How could so many people fall for an attack that...
Oracle Announces Customer Hub
Oracle is transitioning from its message of suite versus best of breed promulgated at past AppsWorld events. This year, the message at AppsWorld in...