Monthly Archives: April 2005
Worm Early Warning System Late to the Game
In some ways, network worms are the scariest of Internet attacks. The idea that your computer can be attacked while just sitting around minding...
Google Sues for Halt of Froogles.com Domain
The trademark dispute between search giant Google and shopping site Froogles.com escalated recently, as Google filed suit in federal court to halt use of...
Open Text Enhances ECM Platform
Open Text has announced enhancements to its Livelink ECM platform, a platform that company executives say virtually completes Open Texts transition to a vendor...
MySQL Founders: Kill All the Patents
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—The patent wars are red-hot.The OSI (Open Source Initiative) board earlier this month issued a statement condemning open-source license proliferation as "a...
Troubles Surround Windows Server 2003 SP1
The first reports from users installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 are in. And as was the case with its client counterpart—Windows XP...
High-Risk RealPlayer Hole Patched
Digital media delivery outfit RealNetworks Inc. on Wednesday released patches for a high-risk security flaw in several versions of its widely deployed RealPlayer software.The...
Researchers Propose Early Warning System for Worms
Researchers at the University of Florida have designed an Internet-worm early warning system that offers a new approach to pinpointing the first sign of...
Ballmer Lauds Flexibility Through Virtualization
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dropped the pretense Tuesday around the companys platform-management intentions: Rather than managing only its own platform, Microsoft wants to become...
Linuxs Next Frontier: Database-Intensive Apps
NEW YORK—Database-intensive applications are the next frontier for Linux, but those applications need to be ported to the open-source operating system, Deborah Williams, the...
Red Hat, MySQL to Partner on Clustering
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Theres a Swedish word, "lagom." It means not too little, not too much, and its what MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos wants...