Monthly Archives: July 2005
Serious Vulnerabilities Reported in Open Source Anti-Virus
A mysterious security research group is reporting that they have found several serious vulnerabilities in the ClamAV open source antivirus program.
According to the advisory,...
IBMs WebSphere Update Will Let Spiders Crawl More Pages
IBM is enabling spidering technology to reach and index more of WebSphere Commerce users Web pages in its coming upgrade, due out next week.
In...
Adware Tries to Climb Out of the Muck
I was a little surprised when Microsoft started reclassifying adware programs in its anti-spyware software to less severe levels. But I was downright curious...
AMD Hits Server Milestone
Advanced Micro Devices says it has cracked the 10 percent mark in x86 server processor shipments.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., chip maker, citing fresh figures from...
Paying for Flaws: Undermining Security or Rewarding Good Deeds?
3Com Corp.s announcement that its Tipping Point division would start paying for the rights to security flaw information found by private researchers has reignited...
SMBs Take Spotlight
Dont tell Michael Barrera that small businesses are a marginal part of the U.S. economy.
Barrera, national ombudsman for the U.S. Small Business Administration, in...
Readers Respond: Does Outsourcing Create a Social Obligation?
Certainly, taking care of our own is very important, but I do believe that private initiatives are more effective than governmental ones (Stan Gibsons...
Yahoo Buys Widget Company
Yahoo is venturing into new territory after acquiring the tiny yet influential software company Pixoria last week. The company makes small desktop applications that...
Grid Group Issues Security Requirements
In an effort to quash one of the strongest inhibitors to grid adoption in the enterprise, the Enterprise Grid Alliance on Monday released a...
Success Means Redefining the Race
In the last column, I discussed one of those rare authors who produces business books that provide actionable information that is still useful years...