Monthly Archives: July 2006
Spyware Fades to a Dull Roar, But Targeted Attacks Loom
Much as in their battle against unsolicited spam e-mail, enterprises are having success in reducing the impact of spyware programs, but a new breed...
Intel Shakes Up Top Management
Intels mobile executives are moving upward.
Following its second-quarter earnings release, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker told employees on July 19 that senior executives...
AMD Set to Launch New Opteron
Advanced Micro Devices is gearing up for the August launch of its next-generation Opteron server processor, another dual-core chip that will offer greater memory...
Online Gambling Conference Shuts Down After Arrests
Has online gambling crapped out?
David Carruthers became the latest poster boy—or scapegoat, depending on ones perspective—when he was arrested in Dallas on charges of...
Microsofts 12-Step Monopolism Recovery Program
Microsofts July 19 announcement, enumerating 12 principles for guiding future Windows platform development, amounts to a public confession that "Yes, weve stopped beating the...
Microsofts Tenets: Old Words in New Bottles
For Microsoft historians whove kept tabs on Microsofts dealings with its PC and software partners during the past decade, the words "Microsoft" and "principle"...
Testers: Vista Build 5472 Looking Better
Early reviews of the new Windows Vista test build are trickling in. While there are definitely still problems, many testers say the new July...
Is Montecito Intels Second Chance for Itanium?
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel finally has its dual-core Itanium 2 chip out on the market. The question now becomes whether "Montecito" is the technology that will...
AOL Launches AIM Pro Service
AOL has launched its much-anticipated AIM Pro service—and the company is offering it for free with an eye toward capturing a bigger piece of...
Application Builds Pick Up Speed
Jon Burt is senior manager of software configuration management for the QuickBooks product line at Intuit, in Mountain View, Calif. Burt spoke with Technology...