Monthly Archives: February 2004
VMware Updating Virtual Machine Technology
VMware Inc. is updating its virtual machine technology aimed at departments and software development teams.
VMware, which was bought in December by storage giant EMC...
Security Tools Due for Microsofts Whidbey Visual Studio
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced new tools to help developers build more secure applications at the RSA 2004 Conference in San Francisco.
As part of...
Yukon Beta 2 Getting Closer
Last year, Microsoft officials said to expect the second beta of its Yukon version of SQL Server in the late spring or summer of...
MS Caller ID Plan Boosts SMTP Authentication
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Tuesday announced a proposed open standard to deter e-mail spoofing, a k a caller ID for e-mail. Microsofts proposal...
DVD Owners: Fight the Power
In yet another stunning display of complete disregard for individual rights, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston has now ruled that DVD X Copy violates...
Gates Unleashes Security Initiatives at RSA
SAN FRANCISCO—Bill Gates used his keynote speech at the RSA Conference here Tuesday to unveil a host of new technologies and features that Microsoft...
HP to Expand Server Line With AMD Chip
Hewlett-Packard Co. will release the first of its systems based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc.s Opteron chip later this quarter as it works to...
CookieCop 3: Stop Cookies and Pop-Ups
Surfing the Web just got simpler, safer, and much more private. CookieCop 3, the latest premium utility from PC Magazine, is an update of...
Storage Spending Set to Hold Firm
European IT managers expect budgets for storage spending to remain at least at 2003 levels, according to a survey from IDC of Framingham, Mass.Nine...
Start-Up Offers Fingerprint Cell Phone Touchpad
Atrua Technologies Inc. last week unveiled a a cell phone touchpad with built-in fingerprint recognition as a security feature. The companys "Atrua Wings" product...