Monthly Archives: December 2007
Symantec Screwup Is ‘Worse Than Any Virus’
A routine update from Symantec Security Response wreaked havoc on a California company's clientele this week when it inadvertently tagged a program produced by...
Networking Your Projector
One of the many interesting and simultaneously confusing things about Windows Vista is that more than a few features and capabilities of the Microsoft...
Dell Hit with Patent Lawsuit
Dell is being sued by a couple of smaller companies that claim the PC vendor violated several patents regarding technology related to tablet PCs.The...
Play It Isn’t So
NOTE TO NYPD: Many MP3 players now have digital recording ability. While that might be old news to most, apparently N.Y. police Detective Christopher...
BusyBox Developers File GPL Infringement Lawsuit Against Verizon
The SFLC (Software Freedom Law Center) announced on Dec. 7 that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Verizon Communications on behalf of...
4 States Pledge to Enhance Driver’s License Security
Arizona joined Washington, Vermont and New York on Dec. 6 in signing an agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to enhance the...
Oak Ridge Speared in Phishing Attack Against National Labs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been bombarded by a coordinated phishing attack aimed at multiple national labs and may have unwittingly handed over to...
10 Disruptive New Storage Technologies Promise Big Changes
Storage has gone from being a critical but overlooked tool to something that can offer companies significant competitive advantage, mainly thanks to technological advances...
EqualLogic CEO Fields Questions from Anxious Partners
EqualLogic CEO Don Bulens acknowledged Dec. 7 in a conference call "town meeting" with channel partners that some of them believe that, "EqualLogic is...
Iona and SOA
The third quarter was a good one for Iona Technologies, a player in the rapidly growing SOA field. The company saw revenue jump...