Monthly Archives: July 2005
VMTN Virtually Eases Software Development
Software developers looking to leverage virtual environments for projects will get a new resource this month, when VMware introduces its VMware Technology Network for...
DRM: How to Ease Customers Pain
NEW YORK—Is DRM scaring off consumers? If digital content providers want to sell more music files, downloadable video and e-books, digital rights management should...
Opera Plugs Three Security Holes
Opera Software on Thursday shipped an updated version of its Opera for Windows Web browser to fix a trio of potentially serious security vulnerabilities.
The...
Windows Vista Security Looks Promising
For several years, especially since Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft has been tightening security in Windows and Internet Explorer. Its hard to see...
Partners Offer Way to Build Web of Reputations
Two organizations are joining forces to offer a service that enables Internet users to establish identities and reputations, allowing others to decide whether they...
Roberts Nomination Highlights Webs Influence
Youd think, by listening to all the public worrying, that Washington, D.C. was expecting an attack by Martians: An invasion of strange creature intent...
MSN Shows Off Forthcoming Search, Mail Deliverables
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsofts MSN unit is getting new search, social-networking, Web e-mail and advertising-platform products ready to roll in the coming months, according to company...
Panel Talks Life, Post-Grokster
NEW YORK—In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the entertainment industry in the seminal MGM vs. Grokster case. Even though the case...
Privacy Pioneer Promises Secure VOIP
LAS VEGAS—Phil Zimmermann, the celebrated cryptographer who created PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) for e-mail encryption, is taking a shot at securing VOIP communications.
Zimmermann took...
Microsoft Widens Its Server, Tools Pipeline
REDMOND, Wash.—Among the new products in the Microsoft server and tools pipeline is a suite of tools for doing animation.
Eric Rudder, senior vice president...