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MySQL Bot Attack Thwarted

Last weeks sophisticated bot attack against Windows installations of the MySQL database engine has fizzled after DNS (Domain Name System) service authorities shut off...

The Importance of Microsoft Being Transparent

At next weeks VSLive conference in San Francisco, Microsoft Corp. will be announcing the status of such tools as Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2,...

More Evidence Spam Has Peaked

Several weeks ago I expressed skepticism at AOLs claims of substantial drops in spam coming into their network and delivered to their customers. I...

New Wireless Chips Reduce Power Consumption in Mobile Devices

ParkerVision Inc., of Jacksonville, Fla., this month announced a new line of efficient, high-performance, low-cost wireless chips. The new design extends the companys patented digital...

Microsoft Ready to Prove Its Search Stuff

After a year of promises and rising expectations, Microsoft Corp. appears ready to jump headlong into the search-engine market. But dont expect the entry of...

Microsoft Still Hedging Its Convergence Bets

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—As the battle continues over what type of device will be the hub of the digital home of the future, neither Microsoft Corp....

Is Open Source Ready for Prime Time?

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The emergence of stacks of open-source infrastructure software will spawn new opportunities for companies to enter and succeed in the open-source space, according...

Former Execs Sue SCO Parent Canopy

According to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune, recently ousted executives of The Canopy Group Inc. are suing Canopy, the parent company of...

CFOs Endure Intense Pressure

The job description for CFOs doesnt (yet) require X-ray vision and telepathy, but some feel they are held responsible for what goes on within...

Bush Brings Back Health Care IT

After a sustained pause in federal government momentum around health IT, President George W. Bush firmly took up the cause again after showing some...