Monthly Archives: April 2004
Suns Microsoft Mistake
Microsoft and Sun working together!? What next? "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria"!?Of course, Microsoft Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., who...
Security Updates on Tap for Server 2003
Even as it puts finishing touches on major security upgrades for Windows XP due later this spring, Microsoft Corp. is preparing a similarly extensive...
Sara Tells Viruses to Bug Off
When the Beagle virus popped up last month and threatened to infect millions of computers, the folks at Symantec took the problem straight to...
MCI Bats Eyelids At Secure Remote Workers
MCI has announced a deal with Aventail Corp. to deliver SSL VPN technology that will enable customers to connect to corporate networks from any...
NetScreen Brings SSL Security to Collaboration
NetScreen Technologies Inc. this week unveiled a series of SSL-based meeting appliances designed to provision secure online meetings, remote desktop support, and conferencing sessions...
Dot-Mail Domain Proposed as Spam Solution
An anti-spam group has proposed a new "dot-mail" top level domain that direct mailers and other companies could use it to send their e-mails...
More Twists and Turns on the Road to Longhorn
Microsoft officials have said they are ready to cut some "minor" Longhorn Windows features to get the already late operating-system release out the door...
Blackout Highlights Business-Continuity Drivers
An investigative report issued this week by the U.S. and Canadian governments surrounding the worst power failure in U.S. history is shedding light on...
Kattoon: April 12, 2004
Read this weeks Spencer column.
WS-Security: Microsoft, Sun Work Behind the Scenes
The passage of the WS-Security specification by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) could signal opportunities for further interoperability between...