Monthly Archives: August 2004
Yahoo Bolsters Small Business Plans
In an effort to attract paying business users early, Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday is expanding its domain name and Web hosting plans for small...
Oracle Still Sitting on Database-Security Patches
Oracle Corp. is in public-relations hot water after weeks of stony silence on its delay in releasing 34 security vulnerabilities patches for flaws it...
AOL Releases Netscape Browser Update
America Online Inc. on Tuesday opened the curtain on its update to the Netscape Web browser.Netscape 7.2 became available for download from the Netscape...
Microsoft Updates Its Mainframe Connectivity Server
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled the 2004 version of its Host Integration Server (HIS) product, which is designed to integrate IBM mainframes and servers with...
Stem-Cell Research Could Help Keep U.S. Jobs
Its an odd point in the political universe when two hot-button issues are as closely related as the arguments about outsourcing U.S. jobs and...
Macromedia Seeks to Simplify Flash Video
Macromedia wants to make the creation of video easier for Web developers while expanding the use of Flash.
On Tuesday, it announced a new toolkit...
AMD Ships New Mobile Athlon 64, 90-nm Processors
Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it has begun shipping a 3700+ mobile Athlon 64 processor. The chip maker also confirmed it has started...
Will Paper Checks Become Extinct?
The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, which goes into effect Oct. 28, encourages the banking industrys use of image technology to make...
Proposals Stream in for Faster Wi-Fi Standard
September is slated to bring the first comprehensive look at what is likely to be the future of Wi-Fi: 802.11n.
In Berlin on Sept. 13,...
How Will Check 21 Affect You?
Check 21 is a sweeping new federal law that could eliminate the return of your original paper checks. This law, which goes into effect...