Monthly Archives: November 2005
Microsoft Acquires VOIP Provider
Microsoft Corp. said today it has acquired Media-Streams.com AG, a 23-person company based in Zurich that develops business applications based on VOIP technology.
Microsoft plans...
New Safari Passes Acid Test for Web Compatibility
Macintosh users who downloaded the free Mac OS X 10.4.3 update not only received a handful of security fixes, but also a version of...
BEA Acquires SolarMetric
BEA Systems Inc. Thursday announced its acquisition of SolarMetric Inc., a maker of object/relational mapping technology.
San Jose, Calif.-based BEA acquired Austin, Texas-based SolarMetric for...
The Biggest Threat to the Internet
What the head of SBC says about paying for the Internet is a cause for concern.
What follows is the most disturbing quote I have...
When Vendors Install Malware
It bothers me when industry is viewed as the enemy, when vendors are assumed to do the worst and that we have to protect...
Virus Scanners Made Moot by New Exploit
Anti-virus software has always lived with the tradeoff of performance versus thoroughness. Its led to some software design decisions on the methods of how...
Internet Fees Can Take a Toll
Can the Internet—the home of "free" stuff—ever stray farther from its roots?
Probably. But the path to pay might not be a smooth transition, and...
Yahoo Redraws Online Maps
Yahoo Inc. has upgraded its online mapping and driving directions service by borrowing two key features made popular by rival Google Inc.
The most noticeable...
California Man Charged with Botnet Offenses
Botnets are big business—at least according to authorities who announced the first U.S. case against an alleged computer hacker, who authorities believe netted $60,000...
Cisco Patches Black Hat IOS Flaw
Cisco Systems Inc. has finally issued a comprehensive fix for a critical IOS vulnerability that set off a firestorm of controversy at the Black...