Monthly Archives: May 2006
JetBrains Sharpens C# Tool
JetBrains has released the beta version of its C# tool and is expected to announce the commercial version in a week or two, the...
IBM Hitches Wagon to 4G bps Storage Train
Topping off the yearlong changeover of its storage controller systems portfolio from 2G bps to 4G bps support and bandwidth expansion, IBM on May...
IBM Aims Blades at SMBs
IBM wants to entice more SMBs to take a look at its blade server offerings.
The Armonk, N.Y., company on May 10 is unveiling a...
Is Big Daddy Choking Google?
Web site operators are clamoring to understand what can best be described as an ongoing disturbance in the Google Force.
Googles search engine, once a...
Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution
ContextPlus, an adware company implicated in a large number of stealth rootkit infections, has stopped distributing its software, citing concerns over the practices of...
IBM Tries to Resuscitate Interest in Big Iron
Seventy-five percent of the college participants in IBMs "Master the Mainframe" competition, which ended Dec. 31, 2005, had never logged onto a mainframe before...
W3C Approves Web Services-Addressing Standard
The World Wide Web Consortium has approved the Web Services-Addressing specification as a standard.
The standards organization announced on May 9 that Web Services-Addressing 1.0—consisting...
Sophos Details Flaw in Anti-Virus Products
Anti-virus specialist Sophos has reported the details of a vulnerability in its flagship product line that could leave affected computers open to outside attack.
The...
Google Raises The Dead
Google said April 9 that it had "inadvertently" reactivated old AdWords advertising accounts in the last few days, surprising hundreds of people who thought...
There’s Been a Disturbance in the Google Force
Web site operators are clamoring to understand what can best be described as an ongoing disturbance in the Google Force.Google's search engine, once a...