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Opera Plugs Three Security Holes

Opera Software on Thursday shipped an updated version of its Opera for Windows Web browser to fix a trio of potentially serious security vulnerabilities. The...

Windows Vista Security Looks Promising

For several years, especially since Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft has been tightening security in Windows and Internet Explorer. Its hard to see...

Partners Offer Way to Build Web of Reputations

Two organizations are joining forces to offer a service that enables Internet users to establish identities and reputations, allowing others to decide whether they...

Roberts Nomination Highlights Webs Influence

Youd think, by listening to all the public worrying, that Washington, D.C. was expecting an attack by Martians: An invasion of strange creature intent...

MSN Shows Off Forthcoming Search, Mail Deliverables

REDMOND, Wash.—Microsofts MSN unit is getting new search, social-networking, Web e-mail and advertising-platform products ready to roll in the coming months, according to company...

Panel Talks Life, Post-Grokster

NEW YORK—In June, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the entertainment industry in the seminal MGM vs. Grokster case. Even though the case...

Privacy Pioneer Promises Secure VOIP

LAS VEGAS—Phil Zimmermann, the celebrated cryptographer who created PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) for e-mail encryption, is taking a shot at securing VOIP communications. Zimmermann took...

Microsoft Widens Its Server, Tools Pipeline

REDMOND, Wash.—Among the new products in the Microsoft server and tools pipeline is a suite of tools for doing animation. Eric Rudder, senior vice president...

Readers Talk Back on Oracles Multicore Licensing Policy

My recent column "Oracle Multicore Licensing Ignores Market Reality" struck a chord with a couple of our readers, who say they feel that Oracle...

DRM Experts Debate Limits of Interoperability

NEW YORK—Consumer acceptance will be critical to the success of DRM, but consumers are unlikely to accept digital rights management schemes that force them...