Monthly Archives: February 2004
Interview: Bill Gates Opens Up
Coming off a summer of widespread virus attacks, a year without a significant Windows update, and new attacks on Microsofts multimedia plans, Microsoft Chairman...
Oracle9i SOAP Vulnerability Found
Oracle Corp. last week revealed that a potential security vulnerability has been discovered in its Oracle9i Application Server and Oracle9i Database Server.The vulnerability is...
The Future of the Laptop According to Intel
As I write this column from the Intel Developers Conference, I am connected wirelessly, making it easy to forget that most still have yet...
Microsoft Adds More Features to XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft has made a new, updated beta of its forthcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2 available to testers via its private BetaPlace site.The Windows...
RSA Panel: Cryptography Cant Foil Human Weakness
SAN FRANCISCO—Enhanced security can solve many issues, but it cant improve the thing that sits between the keyboard and the chair—the user—a cryptographers panel...
IBM Revs eServers
IBM is ramping up the processor speed and memory capacity of its high-end eServer p690 systems by offering 1.9GHz Power4+ processors in the eight-...
Microsoft, RSA Detail New Dual-Layer Security System
SAN FRANCISCO—RSA Security Inc. on Tuesday announced a partnership with Microsoft Corp. to develop a version of its SecurID token for the Windows operating...
MyDoom.F-mm Starting Slow, But Has Scary Potential
The only thing scarier than this viruses name is its potential for damaging millions of PCs.What a week! W32/Bagle.B-mm started off the week with...
HP to Launch Opteron-Powered Servers
Hewlett-Packard Co. executives on Tuesday will announce that they are going to use Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s 64-bit Opteron processor in some of their...
New Search Toolbar Adds Visuals to Results
A company best known for its multimedia player is promising to change the way people retrieve and navigate their search-engine results.
Viewpoint Corp., of New...