Monthly Archives: February 2004
Windows Crown Jewels Leaked to the Web?
Its been a bad week for Microsoft on the security front. It could soon get a lot worse, if the current rumors pan out...
No Rumor: Windows Source Code Loose on the Net
Microsoft Corp. officials confirmed late Thursday that a portion of the source code for Windows NT and Windows 2000 has been posted on the...
FCC Begins Review of VOIP Communications
WASHINGTON—Federal regulators on Thursday took the first step on a journey that will likely lead to the end of the traditional public switched-telephone network...
New Anti-spam Initiative Gaining Traction
A grass-roots movement to improve the SMTP protocol that governs e-mail traffic is gaining acceptance, and its lead developer hopes to get fast-track approval...
Clean-Up-Your-Room Computing
I thought that everyone had read, by now, Robert Fulghums classic book, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten"—newly released in...
Next-Generation Nachi Worm Offers Political Message
"May you live in interesting times" goes the old curse. Times are interesting indeed in the world of computer security, especially this week. Every...
Vivisimo to Use Technology for EBay
NEW YORK (AP)—Vivisimo Inc., developer of a well-regarded Internet search technology that clusters results into categories in seconds, has found another messy corner of...
Former DoJ Staffer Says Oracles Takeover Is Doomed
The fact that DoJ staff is recommending against Oracles takeover of PeopleSoft means the deal is probably dead. Case in point: Richard Gilbert, former...
DoJ Opinion Seen as Dimming Oracles Hopes
The DoJs antitrust lawyers recent recommendation that the department file suit to block Oracles takeover of PeopleSoft may not stop the deal dead in...
Survey Shows Companies Happy to Outsource
Although outsourcing yields public-relations problems and knowledge-transfer glitches, companies doing it are well-satisfied with their results, according to a new survey.Read the full story...