Monthly Archives: February 2006
BEA Launches Workshop 3.0
BEA Systems Feb. 1 announced the latest version of its BEA Workshop Studio application development platform.BEA Workshop Studio 3.0 is an Eclipse-based Java development...
Big Banks Ally for Data Security Program
Big banks are confronting technology service providers to learn how their customers sensitive data is being protected from security breaches.
The Wall Street Journal on...
A Capital Idea in Google China
With the postscript "Enjoy the liberation while you can, citizens," the Web site Crypticide recently unleashed a way to beat Googles censoring of its...
Municipal Wi-Fi Catches On in U.S. Cities
Municipal Wi-Fi networks are making headway in the United States, with Philadelphia closing a major contract for citywide wireless service, and a couple of...
Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2003 R2
Microsofts long-awaited Windows Server 2003 R2, the update to Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1, is finally generally available, the company said on...
Unauthorized Sale of Phone Records on the Rise
Reports of the unauthorized sale of personal telephone records may be sending chills up the spines of callers across the county, but the practice...
Adobe to Release Flex 2, Flash 8.5 Betas
Adobe will release on Feb. 1 the beta version of Adobe Flex 2.0 and Adobe Flash Player 8.5. The software was released in alpha...
RIM Wins Round in BlackBerry Patent Bout
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sided with BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research in Motion, but the case is far from over.
RIM scored...
Sun and Imation Unite to Push Tape Technology
Sun Microsystems and Imation expanded their storage media relationship on Feb. 1 by announcing plans to jointly develop new tape cartridge technology and work...
Globe Gaffe Delivers Subscriber Credit Card Data
The Boston Globe newspaper said on Feb. 1 that it accidentally released sensitive data on as many as 227,000 subscribers. Information on around 13,000...