Monthly Archives: July 2005
Readers Talk Back on Oracles Multicore Licensing Policy
My recent column "Oracle Multicore Licensing Ignores Market Reality" struck a chord with a couple of our readers, who say they feel that Oracle...
DRM Experts Debate Limits of Interoperability
NEW YORK—Consumer acceptance will be critical to the success of DRM, but consumers are unlikely to accept digital rights management schemes that force them...
IE 7 Beta: Improved Security, Resembles Firefox
The first beta of Microsofts new standalone Web browser, Internet Explorer 7, is now in developers hands.
Microsoft wasnt going to release a new IE...
Price War: iDefense Doubles Bounty for Security Flaws
LAS VEGAS—The decision by 3Com Corp.s TippingPoint division to pay for the rights to information on software vulnerabilities has triggered an immediate response from...
Microsoft Sees Strong Sales of Windows XP Starter
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. has sold 100,000 copies of its Windows XP Starter Edition software, designed to meet the needs of first-time users in emerging...
Microsoft Talks Tough on Linux
REDMOND, Wash.—Microsoft Corp. on Thursday devoted an entire 40-minute session at its annual financial day here to the competitive threat posed to its business...
Shadow Walker Pushes Envelope for Stealth Rootkits
LAS VEGAS—Just when anti-virus vendors think they have a bead on the threat from stealth rootkits, along comes word that a pair of researchers...
Microsoft Delivers Pair of Internet Explorer Betas
Microsoft Corp. made available to beta testers on Wednesday two slightly different test versions of Internet Explorer 7.0, the next version of the companys...
Intel Trickles Out Dual-Core Servers
Intel Corp. says its chips are better together when it comes to servers.The Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant has begun pitching new server platforms,...
Gates Touts Advances in Security Tools
REDMOND, Wash.—Security remains one of the biggest concerns for Microsoft over the coming year and beyond.
Microsoft chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates and...