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SCO has reported that they are experiencing an attack on their servers. Groklaw has been flooded with information that indicates their story doesnt add up. The consensus of what I am hearing is: That it is probably not an attack. That their description of the “attack” makes no sense. And that if what they are […]

Yahoo has fixed a flaw in its Web-based e-mail service that exposed Yahoo Mail users to serious attacks, including potential interception of personal data, security company Finjan Software said this week. An attacker could send an e-mail containing malicious script and that code would automatically run once the user opened the message, according to Finjan. […]

MaxWare this week introduced ExpresSync, a data synchronization tool that securely sends identity data between two data repositories or applications. With ExpresSync, the administrator can synchronize changes between the network operating system and the card key repository, for example, or a corporate portal and an application. Network administrators can use ExpresSync to help manage personnel […]

The retrial of a Norwegian who was cleared of DVD piracy charges lodged by top Hollywood studios ended on Thursday with prosecutors demanding a suspended 90-day jail term. Prosecutors from Norways Economic Crime Unit, which pursued the case on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America, (MPAA) argued that Jon Johansens copying of DVDs […]

Airespace Inc. has released a new WLAN access point that provides centralized administration services for users in remote offices. The Airespace 1200R Remote Edge Access Point (REAP) plugs into a wide area router or gateway and then uses a modified version of the proposed Lightweight Access Point Protocol (LWAPP) to talk to an Airespace 4000 […]

Cambridge Silicon Radio is preparing to ship an 802.11a/b/g combo chipset in 2004. The chipset could offer improvements in size, power or cost over competitors products, said J. Eric Janson, vice president of marketing for CSR. The company said it is not planning an integrated Bluetooth/Wi-Fi product. Read the full story at EE Times UK

Ericsson Technology Licensing has started testing Bluetooth-enabled products for interoperability. Testing will be done at the application level to see how different consumer products communicate with each other. Ericsson will publish the results of the tests with the agreement of the manufacturer. Read the full story at CommsDesign

At first glance, the news item earlier this week didnt look that significant: NTT DoCoMo, the huge Japanese telecom, announced it will urge its handset suppliers to build Linux-based phones. So? Lots of companies urge other companies to do things every day. Big deal. Thats exactly what it is. A big deal. Were about to […]

Sun Microsystems StarOffice 7, released November 12, offers significant advantages in performance, usability, and stability over rival commercial office suites, including Microsoft Office. However, when the comparison is to OpenOffice.org version 1.1, the open source project from which StarOffice takes its code, its harder to say where the advantage lies. StarOffice 7s new features extend […]

Enterprise Microsoft this week plans to choose Whale Communications as its preferred SSL VPN provider for remote access. Over time, Microsoft plans to integrate its Internet, Security and Acceleration Server 2004 (ISA 2004) with Whale Communications e-Gap SSL VPN appliance. Whale Communications is the only SSL VPN player that has based its product on the […]

PHILADELPHIA—Software AG Inc. Tuesday announced the release of Version 6 of its Natural fourth-generation language (4GL) development environment for Windows, Unix and Linux. Reston, Va.-based Software AG made the announcement at the XML Conference and Exposition 2003 here. Natural Version 6 enables developers to access XML documents in Software AGs Tamino XML Server without having […]

In a new poll, Meta Group found that 57 percent of business service providers and IT vendors have been disappointed by or have failed to see substantial sales movement resulting from companies need to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley regulations. Ninety-seven percent of providers polled view Sarbanes-Oxley compliance as a future business driver, but sales so far […]