Monthly Archives: January 2005
Sun License to Give Developers Patent-Use Rights
The Open Source Initiative has approved Sun Microsystems CDDL (Common Development and Distribution License), paving the way for the Santa Clara, Calif., company to...
PostgreSQL Group Releases Windows Version of Open-Source Database
The PostgreSQL Global Development group on Wednesday released a version of the open-source database PostgreSQL that features better scalability and performance, more features and,...
Intels Sonoma Takes a Step Back on Battery Life
Users may pay a penalty in battery life for the increased performance found in the new "Sonoma" Centrino platform from Intel Corp., one notebook...
Hands-On RFID Station Attracts Retail Crowd
NEW YORK—It isnt every day that people—including most retail professionals—get to catch a glimpse of whats down the road in retail technology. And when...
Security Firm Uncovers Flaws in Mac OS Xs Darwin
Security company Immunity says it has found several vulnerabilities in Darwin, the implementation of Unix that underlies Apple Computer Inc.s Mac OS X operating...
SAP Buy Targets PeopleSoft Migration
Playing the next move in whats become an intense chess game for the software industry, SAP on Wednesday announced the acquisition of TomorrowNow and...
StorageTek Takes Wraps Off E-Mail Archiving Solution
In what is intended to be the first of a series of life-cycle storage management products, StorageTek has introduced an e-mail archiving solution that...
Dell and Creative: Challenged by the iPod?
Its a truism about the computer industry that when your competitors are talking in public about how theyre not worried about you, theyre doing...
Oracle Patch Fixes 23 Critical Vulnerabilities
Oracle Corp. late Tuesday issued a "critical patch update" to address 23 security holes in its database and application server products.
The patches were released...
The Great Domain Robbery of 05
A lot of people lost e-mail, access to Web administration and even their porno accounts over the weekend. Yes, it was a momentous and...