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Privacy Rep. Mary Bono introduced a bill this week that would take the “spy” out of spyware. The Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act would require companies using spyware to get permission from computer users before installing the software on their machines. In addition, the bill would require companies to post an agreement in a conspicuous […]

When the entire set of Microsoft.com properties went down for an hour and 40 minutes Friday afternoon, many—including many at Microsoft—initially feared the worst. Could crackers have managed to exploit the Windows remote-procedure call vulnerability that everyone—from Microsoft, to CERT, to the Department of Homeland Security—had been warning users about this week? The situation reminded […]

Tape library supplier Overland Storage Inc. will launch two new disk backup appliances next week, which are a result of its recent acquisition of Okapi Software Inc. The disk backup trend has seen much traction in the past year, to the point where “you can literally build a secondary backup SAN,” combined with iSCSI technology, […]

Analysts Predict Take-Up Problems with Dual-Band Wi-Fi Cell Phones Companies will be able to take advantage of handsets that can access both voice over IP on wireless LANs and mobile phone networks by early next year, network provider Avaya said last week. The development of dual-band technology will allow businesses to cut costs by allowing […]

StorageNetworks Inc. is finally closing its doors, after failing to find a suitable buyer for its technology, officials announced today. Most employees have been let go, including CEO and President Paul Flanagan, who will remain on the Board of Directors to help the company liquidate, according to a company statement. The companys original mission was […]

Theres been little news regarding Microsofts first customer-relationship-management foray since the company launched the product in January. Until now. Redmond is prepping a minor upgrade, dubbed 1.2, of its MS CRM package to debut in the fourth quarter of this year. The 1.2 release is slated to include improvements to set-up; an enhanced Microsoft Outlook […]

Mainframe support for EMC Corp.s flagship Symmetrix DMX products, along with native iSCSI and new data management features, wont ship until September, officials said today. The products are currently in beta tests, and some, such as iSCSI, will scale down to the midrange Clariion series in “the not-too-distant future,” said CEO and President Joe Tucci, […]

I started writing this column on a computer running Windows XP Professional, but also on a handheld with no desk or other flat surface to support it. That paradox is provided by the namesake computer of Tiqit, Tiqit is neither the first nor most recent company to try to shrink the PC to its practical […]

Storage management vendor Legato Systems Inc., amidst being acquired for $1.3 billion by EMC Corp., announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2003 today. Legato, of Mountain View, Calif., took in $76.6 million for the quarter, losing $4.4 million overall. The announcement came via press release; there was no conference call because of […]

Attendees of LinuxWorld next week will see a new executive face in the Microsoft Corp. booth. Martin Taylor — who is two weeks into his job as Microsoft platform strategist — is Microsofts new point man on Linux. And he says he has a new plan for how to help Microsoft compete better with open-source. […]

Enterprise Storage AppIQ Corp. Ships Next Version of Storage Utility Management Suite With Release 2.0, AppIQ Solution Suite builds on a comprehensive management platform and adds business policy automation, risk analysis advisors, automated provisioning and integrated asset management and chargeback. Additionally, for the first time, customers can build on top of the AppIQ Solution Suite […]

Tips used for Top Tips come from the ExtremeTech forum and are written by our community. Question from bestjsg “I have just bought a SMC wirelss router and 2 USB adaptors last night, they are all refurb. with 90 days warranty, all including tax is $ 130.00 CDN and the best thing is they all […]