Monthly Archives: March 2005
Microsoft: Network Security Coming in Longhorn Client
Microsoft Corp. plans to fit out-of-the-box NAP capabilities into the Longhorn client due out in 2006.
Thats the word from Jawad Khaki, corporate vice president...
RSA Finds More Flaws in RFID
After uncovering a security weakness in a radio-frequency identification tag from Texas Instruments Inc., researchers from RSA Security Inc.s RSA Laboratories and The Johns...
Newspaper Chains Gain Major Stake in Topix.net
Three of the nations largest newspaper and television chains have gained a majority stake in news search engine Topix.net.
The search startup will announce Wednesday...
IBM Expands Blade Capabilities
IBM is expanding the features of its BladeCenter platform, offering two new switch options and bundling VMware Inc.s virtualization technology into the systems.
The moves,...
Good Business Can Make for Bad Politics
Two events of the past week, both starring Silicon Valley heavyweights, provide useful lessons on making the transition from business to politics.
Its like mixing...
Iona Delivers Next-Gen Enterprise Service Bus
Iona Technologies plc. announced Monday a new version of its Artix enterprise service bus for mission-critical IT environments.
Artix 3.0 delivers three kinds of features...
Apple Settles with Developer over Tiger Leak
Apple Computer reached a settlement Wednesday with a North Carolina man who leaked early versions of Tiger, the Mac OS X 10.4 operating system,...
JBoss, Novell Team to Deliver Open-Source Stack
JBoss Inc. took another step in its quest to win share from larger rivals when the so-called professional open-source company signed a deal to...
Consumer VOIP Could Be on Its Way to the Gallows
When the Texas Attorney General announced Wednesday that the state was suing Vonage for failure to provide 911 service to a couple who were...
Ericsson Sues Sendo over GSM Cell Phone Patents: Why?
Heres a mystery: why has Ericsson—which doesnt make phones—sued Sendo, which does, for using Ericssons GSM cell phone patents without payment?
On the face of...