Monthly Archives: July 2004
Screens from Apples Mac OS X 10.4, aka Tiger
Mac programmers attending Apple Computer Inc.s recent Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco found a special treat tucked into their knapsacks: A preview copy...
Rivals Create IE Alternative for Browser Plug-Ins
A group of Web browser makers has banded together to make software plug-ins as functional in their own browsers as in Microsofts dominant Internet...
IE Users, Proceed with Caution—If at All
Is your enterprise safe running Microsofts Internet Explorer browser? In many cases, no, and its time that organizations started taking security seriously enough to...
Crackers Unleash Spyware Tactics on IE Holes
The rash of recent attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.s Internet Explorer browser is evidence that crackers are adopting tactics favored by spyware purveyors...
Welcome to the Finance Industry Center
Welcome to the online destination for decision-makers interested in keeping up-to-date on financial technology. Our goal is to create a virtual home both for...
Single Sign-On Gains Liberty Support
Liberty Alliance, a group dedicated to forging an open identity standard, this week certified nine single sign-on products. The certification, which covers Liberty Alliance...
Network Associates Changes Its Name to McAfee
Network Associates Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has changed its name to McAfee Inc. The company said it will focus on intrusion prevention...
UK Lawmakers Want More Computer Hackers Behind Bars
British MPs this week proposed a revised cybercrime law that would give computer hacking a maximum two-year prison term. In addition to stiffer hacking...
Hammer Coming Down for HIPAA Compliance
Medicare providers have only a few days left to file electronic claims that do not contain all of the information required by HIPAA, the...
Sun Gets Behind SOAs
The major-vendor push behind service-oriented architectures was completed last week as Sun Microsystems Inc. stepped into the SOA fray, joining Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.,...