Monthly Archives: November 2004
Epocrates Brings Clinical Reference App to Pocket PCs
Epocrates Inc. on Monday announced that its Essentials suite of popular clinical reference applications is now available for Pocket PC devices.
According to the company,...
Who Wrote Sobig?
Sobig hit the world on Aug. 18, 2003, and was an immediate success. The sixth variant, Sobig.F, may have been the most successful endemic...
EU to Continue Legal Action Against Microsoft
Despite Microsoft Corp.s settlement of two of its major antitrust law suits, the European Union is set to press ahead with its own cases...
MSN Search Beta Set to Launch
Microsoft Corp.s MSN division on Thursday will launch a public beta of its Web search technology, according to sources familiar with the plans.
The beta...
New Version of MyDoom Worm in Zero-Day Attack
Anti-virus companies are reporting a worm that spreads via a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is not present in Windows XP Service Pack...
Metro Group Beats Wal-Mart to RFID Punch
European-based retailer the Metro Group has beaten U.S. giant Wal-Mart out of the RFID starting gates. Collaborating with IBM and other IT vendors, the...
Quixotic Hope for PeopleSoft Springs Eternal
Yes, OK, OK, OK, its true. An Oracle lawyer did, in fact, tell the judge in the Delaware anti-poison-pill trial that Oracle would walk...
Firefox and Beyond: Mozilla President Browses the Future
For the open-source Mozilla Foundation, Tuesday marks a major transition. The group has brought its Mozilla Firefox browser out of preview with a Version...
Skype Lures Developers with Free API
Peer-to-peer VOIP specialist Skype Technologies wants to slow-dance with telephony developers.
The Luxembourg-based company on Tuesday announced the launch of a noncommercial API (application programming...
IBM Targets Financial, SMB Verticals with New Workplace Solutions
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—IBM on Tuesday unveiled a variety of new collaboration products and services here, mostly centered around its Lotus Workplace platform.
The company announced a...