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Archive - 09 May 2002

Microsoft warns on Messenger vulnerability

News A weak spot in MSN Messenger's chat feature could allow hackers to delete files or cripple a victim's computer

Microsoft get back to baseline on security

Feature MSBA is a good start, but still too slapdash to give great confidence that Microsoft has really grasped the importance of watertight security

Combine the strengths of different NOSs

Feature Keeping a network running smoothly and efficiently takes teamwork -- not of a group of IT professionals, but of various network operating systems (NOSs)

Lynuxworks gets a shot in the ARM

News The two companies are encouraging embedded Linux development with an all-in-one package

HP tries to have it both ways

Comment The HP-Compaq merger is still in its early days - Peter Judge takes a look at the prospects for product lines.

Caldera cuts projections, CTO resigns

News The Linux company is to lay off 15 percent of its staff after reducing revenue projections for the second quarter

The long and short of wireless networking

Feature What's going to win the wireless sweepstakes -- Bluetooth, WiFi, or cellular? Not long ago, it appeared that all three technologies were jockeying for position

Civil liberties group warns of EU surveillance proposal

News Statewatch claims that European governments are secretly drawing up laws that would introduce the universal surveillance of telecommunications

Crusoe discovers the desktop

News Transmeta has unveiled the first Crusoe desktop, as it seeks to boost its sales to critical mass and avoid being stranded in a niche market

Russians to be tried under DMCA

News Elcomsoft is to face criminal charges in the US under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for its eBook encryption-cracking product

Six steps to effective e-learning

News The core challenge when it comes to implementing Web-based education is how companies manage the change

HP climbs the handheld ladder

News The consolidation of HP and Compaq's product lines has pushed Hewlett-Packard towards the top of the handheld rankings

McAfee unveils spam software

News The antivirus company is to combine an email filtering package with its virus protection programs later in the year

Becoming a .pro has its price

News Professionals who want to sign up for a .pro domain name can now do so, but there will be a hefty premium to pay

Rethinking the case for CRM

Feature The revelations many companies are having about customer relationship management software are the kind Roger Siboni could do without

Apple touches up iPhoto software

News The photo-editing software has been upgrading to make viewing and organising digital photos easier

Getting 3G back on track

Feature The world's telecommunications industry is at a crossroads: It has just transferred some $100 billion to the public for the right to use additional airwave spectrum to provide people with...

Dell Latitude C840

Review It won’t win any design awards and isn’t cheap, but Dell’s business-orientated Mobile Pentium 4 notebook is well specified and a solid performer.

Hitachi's storage launch undeterred by HP

News Hitachi pushes its storage products higher and attempts to take the high ground on standards, despite uncertainty over its deal with HP

Online error leads to one-cent laptop sales

News Compaq Australia denies that it has to honour the sales of laptops from its Web site where a pricing hiccup valued them at one cent

Dial I for Intelligence

Comment Chips are getting smarter and networks are getting cleverer, but does anyone know what the end result of all this cleverness will be?

Nokia pleads for flat-rate 3G licensing

News The cell phone maker says limiting the amount of money equipment makers pay for licensing could speed the spread of new technologies. Patent holders say: Fat chance

N+I: Executives cautious about spending, says Cisco

News It's a 'show-me' economy, says John Chambers, where execs want to make sure they can increase their own profits before spending on new technology

Oracle goes on the defensive

News The software maker is challenging a Gartner report that says it has lost ground to IBM in the database market, amidst increasing attacks on its credibility

IBM revamps e-business software

News IBM aims to gain ground on its competitors by upgrading its e-business software, building in support for Web services

Five years ago: New Bay boss wants to steady the boat

News Bay Networks is planning a return to the big time with a steady as she goes policy

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