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Big Issues Face FCC in 2006
Washington policymakers face several decisions in 2006 that will affect networking for years to come.
The overarching challenge on Capitol Hill and at federal regulatory...
Beware of Strange iTunes/QuickTime Movies
A heap overflow vulnerability in Apple Computer Inc.s iTunes and QuickTime media players could put millions of PC and Mac users at risk of...
FTC Celebrates CAN-SPAM with Spam Suits
At the two year anniversary of the CAN-SPAM act, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced legal actions against spammers, including joint operations with state...
Progress Mainlines the Mainframe with Middleware Buy
Progress Software Corp. is snapping up Neon Systems Inc., maker of middleware software to plug into data and applications stored on mainframes.
The two companies...
Oracle Combines Its Identity Management Offerings
Oracle Corp. is merging its entire identity management product portfolio under one umbrella, featuring a single licensing model to spearhead the introduction of the...
Instant Messengers Choose Sides
A significant instant messaging project between Google Inc. and America Online is now underway.
Google and AOL plan to let their respective instant messaging features...
Sun Kicks Off Try-and-Buy Program
Sun Microsystems Inc. has begun offering customers a new UltraSPARC T1-based system for free in a 60-day try-and-buy program.
Users get two months to evaluate...
Santa IM Worm Installs Rootkit Payload
A new Christmas-themed worm attack is underway, delivering an offensive rootkit payload over the AOL, MSN, Windows Messenger, ICQ and Yahoo instant messaging networks.
The...
Sun: No Rush to Open Software
Those who hope Sun Microsystems Inc. will open-source all of its software products anytime soon are in for a big disappointment.
Sun executives, including president...
U.S. Patent Office Sides with RIM
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has indicated that it will formally and finally reject the patents at the heart of a lawsuit in...