Monthly Archives: June 2005
Spoofing Flaw Haunts IE, Firefox, Safari
A newly discovered flaw in all the major Web browsers could allow Internet scammers to successfully launch phishing attacks, according to a warning from...
Egos of the World, Blog On (Without Me)
After reading my recent columns on Weblogs and Podcasting, a friend sent me this quote from Dave Winer, developer of the RSS format used...
Microsoft Offers to Block Windows Server 2003 SP1
Microsoft made available on Tuesday a "Blocker tool kit" that will allow companies to temporarily disable automatic downloads of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack...
Nextrials Simplifies Trial Management with EDC
PHILADELPHIA—Nextrials, a software and services company for managing clinical trials, announced here Monday that its products are now integrated with those for conducting and...
IBM Inks $1.6 Billion Outsourcing Deal with NiSource
IBM has finalized a $1.6 billion outsourcing and consulting deal with NiSource Inc. in which it will take over many of the energy companys...
Pervasives Database Technology to Support Salesforce.com Summer 05
Salesforce.com Inc.s Summer 05 release of its on-demand CRM—which it plans to launch on Tuesday in San Francisco—will be more tightly integrated than ever...
When Developers Seek to Speak
Software developers used to be famous for their readiness to launch into language wars: protracted, passionate or even vicious debates on the power and...
How Safe Are the New Contactless Payment Systems?
As the retail industry starts to embrace contactless payment in a big way—led by $41 billion retailer 7-Eleven and Chase, the nations largest issuer...
IBM Enhances Cluster Lineup
IBM is bulking up the capabilities of its cluster offerings, adding its newly released Opteron-based blade and new interconnect technologies to the lineup.IBM, of...
Oracle Gains Business Heft
Oracle Corp. plans to couple business intelligence and adaptive business process capabilities to applications in the next generation of its product suites. John Wookey,...