Monthly Archives: July 2005
Microsoft Reports Q4, Full Fiscal Results
Microsoft Corp.s revenue for the third time topped the $10 billion mark in the quarter to end-June, coming in at $10.16 billion, a 9...
Clock Ticks for Windows Server SP1 Auto Update
Microsoft customers interested in disabling the automatic download of Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 have only a few days left to install the...
Debian Core Consortium Continues to Come Together
Insiders say that the efforts to form a Debian Core Consortium are continuing to go well.
There will be two types of participants in the...
Canadian Clothier Gets Personal
In the retail world, selling clothing is mostly about convincing customers what looks good on them. And it certainly helps if the salesperson already...
With a Name Like Microsoft…
It doesnt seem right to say that the entry of Microsoft should bring respectability to an eminently respectable market like managed secure e-mail hosting,...
Congress Nears Final Identity Theft Legislation
Since the ChoicePoint headlines in February, the number of reported data breaches of personal information has exploded to the point that the tally now...
Congress at Odds Over Data Breaches
Despite a steady stream of data breach disclosures this year—most recently by CardSystems Solutions Inc. —members of Congress are unable to agree on how...
FTC Targets X-Rated Spam
The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies with violating federal laws that require labels on e-mail containing sexually explicit content.
Suits filed in U.S....
CardSystems Solutions Becomes a Cautionary Tale
Poor old CardSystems Solutions got thwacked in the head with a major trout this week by Visa and American Express.
Both companies said that they...
Business Objects Expected to Buy SRC
Business intelligence software developer Business Objects SA announced plans Wednesday to acquire planning and forecasting software developer SRC Software Inc., a departure from the...