Monthly Archives: April 2004
Kattoon: May 3, 2004
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Look beyond Google IPO Euphoria
The public excitement generated by Google Inc.s announcement that it has filed for an initial public offering that could raise as much as $2.7...
How to Secure Oracle
Many enterprises think theyre locking down systems by addressing security at the application level rather than the database level. In this article youll find...
Longhorn to Steal Limelight at WinHEC
Microsofts annual Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) traditionally is all about the low-level Windows innards that help make computers tick. WinHEC 2004, which kicks...
Wal-Mart Starts RFID Trial Run in Texas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that it has begun a previously planned trial rollout of RFID tags at eight sites in Texas.
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China Bends on Wireless Encryption, Continues Chip Tax
BEIJING—During conversations with several executives working in the Chinese wireless industry here, it became clear that the Chinese government is becoming increasingly aware of...
Windows Server 2003 SP1 Inches Closer
While many Windows watchers have been keeping a close eye on the forthcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, Microsoft Corp. is working simultaneously...
Federal Program Funds Network Security Testbed
McAfee Research, the technology research division of Network Associates Inc., was awarded a contract to build out a large-scale network testbed that will support...
Movie Piracy Hit in Bill Backed by Senate Panel
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved legislation to make video taping a movie in a theater a federal offense.The legislation would increase...
Lawmakers Vow to Pass New Law Against Spyware
U.S. lawmakers in the House Energy and Commerce Committee vowed Thursday to pass legislation to stop spyware."There is no more pernicious, intrusive activity going...