Monthly Archives: August 2004
IBMs New Motion on Linux Aims to Call SCOs Bluff
IBM is trying to use SCO as a punching bag this week as Big Blue fires off another motion for partial summary judgment in...
Apple Recalls Batch of PowerBook Batteries
Apple, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, said it would voluntarily recall about 28,000 rechargeable batteries used in its 15-inch PowerBook...
Ford Ejects Oracle Purchasing Software
Ford is sending Oracles Everest software to the junkyard. After investing four years and hundreds of millions of dollars on the project, Ford says...
More Retailers Mull RFID Mandates
Wal-Mart, Target and Albertsons will probably be getting more company in the land of RFID mandates soon. Kroger, CVS and other big retailers are...
SP2 Tools Ease Wireless Configuration
If yours is among the lucky enterprises whose applications dont appear on Microsofts list of 50 that "seem to stop working" or the other...
New MyDoom Piggybacks a Nastier Worm
Microsoft on Aug. 25 is rolling out the Windows XP Service Pack 2 to the new Windows Update site so the public can update...
Lindows Backs Out of IPO
Lindows announced Wednesday that it has postponed a previously announced IPO (initial public offering) of its common stock due to adverse market conditions.
Lindows Inc.,...
Investor Suit Filed Against Primus
The news isnt all good for Primus Telecommunications Group, Inc. A law firm on Wednesday said it is filing a class action lawsuit in...
SP2 Flaw Report Falls Short
When I first saw the advisory "Flaws in SP2 security features," written by Jürgen Schmidt of Heise Security, I just laughed and blew it...
Car-Tracking Device Trades Privacy for Dollars
Imagine this. Youre driving around in your HOV (highly ostentatious vehicle), and you follow your normal route home.
The next day, you are notified by...