Monthly Archives: November 2005
Major Sites Will Certify Adware Downloads
Starting next year, adware and software providers that want to continue placing ads on such prominent Web sites as AOL and Yahoo will have...
Consortium Finds a Happy Ending
Ask Don Linn to describe the state of IT at Consortium Book & Sales Distribution Inc. when he acquired the company in 2001 and...
Storage, Security Make a Good Match
As the storage industry consolidates, IT managers should see, when all the dust settles, tighter integration with security and improved storage standards support.Symantec and...
Security Vendors Clueless Over Rootkit Invasion
Long before Mark Russinovich blew the whistle on Sony BMGs use of stealthy, rootkit-style techniques to cloak its DRM scheme, spyware researchers recall seeing...
Adware Vendors Back Trusted Download Program
Two prominent advertising software vendors said on Wednesday that they would support a new registration program for consumer downloadable software programs that is backed...
Face-to-Face with Office 12s Look and Feel
The first time I was shown the new ribbon and tab-based Office 12 user interface, I pronounced it "bizarre." It reminded me of the...
Security Threat Looms as Wireless Blooms
As the desktop once said to the cell phone, "Dont do anything that I wouldnt do."
According to a group of panelists gathered Wednesday for...
Nokia to Buy Intellisync Wireless E-Mail Service for $430M
In a bid to expand its portfolio of wireless and mobile messaging services in the enterprise market, Nokia announced Wednesday plans to acquire Intellisync...
ICANN Faces Further Fire
A new set of forces are at work that may lead to the same major changes to ICANN, a key Internet governance entity, that...
Salesforce.com Reports Record Revenue
Salesforce.com reported record results Wednesday for its third quarter, 2005.
The company reported revenues that are up 78 percent year-over-year to $82.7 million, with paying...