Monthly Archives: October 2006
Our View: ZERT to the Rescue
A new exploit is leaving your desktops vulnerable, but Microsofts patch is not due for another week. What to do? Faced with such a...
Ballmer Has Magic Moment
Tramps like us—baby, we should click to run," sang the Springsteen-like Snoop, mocking Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmers proclamation that Windows Live software would be...
Jtest 8 Aids Process
When eWEEK Labs looked at Parasofts Jtest 8 Java test tool, we were reminded of the travails of the Apollo 13 mission. We didnt...
Radware Extends App Accelerator
Application delivery controller vendor Radware announced Oct. 9 it is teaming up with Forum Systems to integrate XML acceleration and security functions into Radwares...
Googazon Could Take Over Web 2.0
Consumerization of IT could completely reshape the online retail industry, risking the creation of a dominant retail intermediary—call it "Googazon"—said Gartner analyst Hung LeHong...
Media Titans: YouTube Liable up to $150,000 per Video
One week after Google announced it was buying YouTube, several media companies have banded together to investigate whether YouTube is vulnerable to legal action...
Readers Respond: Regulations Cant Keep Up
I feel that Eric Lundquists arguments, in the wrong hands, could help weaken existing privacy-protection regulations by confusing them with issues that I believe...
JPMorgan Stays Focused on Eclipse
When JPMorgan Chase Traders go to their terminals for ready access to market data, pricing, research and analysis, they can count on using applications...
Survey: Hacker Attacks Scariest Threat of All
In a survey of IT security professionals attending the RSA Conference, one-third of respondents cited uncovering identity management as their biggest organizational concern.
While 29...
IBM Births New Server Type
IBM on Oct. 16 announced a new species of server: the IBM Information Server. The new server is all about grafting formally siloed information-handling...