Monthly Archives: March 2007
Mandriva Moves in on Business Linux Desktop
Mandriva on March 8 announced the launch of the beta version of Corporate Desktop 4.0, its enterprise-dedicated Linux desktop. While best known for its...
Arbor Networks Enhances Security Products for ISPs
Security vendor Arbor Networks has upgraded its Peakflow SP platform with new features to help ISPs detect and mitigate threats to their networks.
Included in...
Proofpoint Release Takes On Message Security, Compliance Issues
Officials at Proofpoint introduced a new product March 12 that uses message tracing and e-mail log analysis to address compliance and security issues affecting...
Eclipse, IBM, Java Tools and All That Jazz
I came back from last weeks EclipseCon conference of Eclipse developers with even more respect for IBMs vision of creating a community around the...
Welcome to the Spam Economy
The Securities and Exchange Commission said that its actions to freeze proceeds from a suspected high-tech pump-and-dump stock scheme and its suspension of stock...
Romanian Hacker Broadcasts eBay Customer Accounts
eBay has confirmed that, early on the morning of March 8 EST, an alleged Romanian hacker calling himself "Born_To_Scam_American_Guys" posted records for 15 eBay...
Off Topic: Microsoft Sued for Alleged Document Patent Infringement
A Canadian software firm filed suit in Texas federal court yesterday against Microsoft for allegedly infringing on a patent concerning document metadata, Google Watch...
Employees, Customers Say Best Buys Goal Was to Confuse
As Connecticut state investigators continue to look into the Best Buy dual Web site situation, former Best Buy employees and customers are telling stories...
Google Asked to Remove Google Earth Hitler Reference
The mayor of a small town in Germany is asking Google to correct the name of a geographic feature called "Mount Hitler" in Google...
Trojan Targeting eBay Motor Buyers
E-mails with legitimate slide shows of cars for sale on eBay are quietly dropping a Trojan that redirects a victim when he or she...