Monthly Archives: November 2004
Microsoft Confirms WINS Flaw
Microsoft Corp. has issued a workaround for a newly discovered security issue in WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) that could lead to malicious code...
Year in Review: Search Gets Ready to Rumble
For the leading companies in the search-engine market, 2004 was a year to fortify their services for the fight ahead.
As the year ends, the...
Will New ICANN Rules Fight Domain Transfer Fraud?
Some observers are concerned that new rules governing the transfer of Internet domains between domain registrars that went into effect on Nov. 12 will...
The Supply Chain Year: A Study in Contrasts
Every industry has its ups and downs, but the supply chain business twisted and turned in some particularly contradictory ways in 2004.
Products got simpler,...
Failed Windows XP Upgrade Downs 60,000 UK Govt PCs
Most of the desktop computers in the UKs Department for Work and Pensions were paralyzed for four days on Monday, when a failed upgrade...
Trading Technologies Expands Functionality of X_Trader Pro
Trading Technologies International Inc. has expanded the functionality of its X_Trader Pro order entry software with the addition of 28 add-on components created by...
Finance 2004: Dancing with Regulations
2004 will be remembered as a year of consolidation and reactions to regulations in the financial services industry.
Mergers and Acquisitions
This year featured quite a...
Manugistics Plans New Version of Logistics Tools for 2005
For businesses that want to save money next year by beating the rising costs of freight, Manugistics Inc. plans to release a new, licensable...
The Season of Taking
Friday is the much-cited Black Friday, where merchants hope the rush of holiday shoppers will push their financials into the black. But retailers know...
The Year in Database Land
This years going down in database history as being notable for a few things: the open-sourcing of any database that blinked, and Oracle leaving...