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Two new computer worms have security experts both worried and wondering. One new virus is now capable of monitoring a network to steal passwords or other information, and another virus can hijack the voice capabilities of Windows XP to announce its presence to users. Experts agreed that the network ...
For companies burdened with legacy systems they can't seem to get rid of, this could be the jackpot they've been waiting for. A Los Gatos, California, startup maintains it has perfected a program that allows software applications compiled for one processor and operating system to run on another proc...
One morning, you receive an e-mail notification from your bank that states it needs to update your credit card data. A fill-in-the-blanks form is attached that asks for information like your address, phone number and password, so you complete it, and hit the Send button. A week later, you are at the...
In an effort to defend its dominance in router technology, Cisco has released three new multifeature routers aimed at smaller businesses and branch offices. The new routers, known as the 1800, 2800 and 3800, represent an upgrade from Cisco's previous offerings and also highlight an emerging class of...
The semiconductor industry has become inflated with hundreds of vendors competing in a crowded marketplace. However, within 10 years, 40 percent of today's semiconductor vendors are likely to leave the industry, according to new research from Gartner. Gartner analysts have identified five trends tha...
We just had a back-to-school flop. There was no apparent marketing of technology products, particularly PCs. And, surprise, we now have inventory problems and companies are warning that Christmas might not materialize as a major buying event either. Given how fragile the technology recovery is -- or...
Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Siemens and Sony Ericsson today announced their cooperation in mobile broadcast services, a collaboration that started as the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA). The charter of the work is to specify the enablers needed to bring broadcast services to mobile devices and to open up the m...
Transmeta Corporation announced that the Efficeon TM8800 has achieved limited production status after passing Transmeta's quality requirements. The Efficeon TM8800 is manufactured using a 90-nanometer process technology at the Fujitsu Electronics Akiruno Advanced Technology Center near Tokyo. By usi...
As it has been suing thousands of computer users accused of illegally trading copyrighted music online with peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, the Recording Industry Association of America has also been polluting P2P networks with bogus and corrupted media files to discourage P2P use. Now the industry g...
In an expected move following his arrest and confession earlier this year, an 18-year-old German student has been indicted on computer crimes for his work writing and releasing the Sasser and Netsky worms. Sven Jaschan, who was turned in by a peer who sought a US$250,000 reward from Microsoft, was a...
VeriSign has implemented an enhancement, called "rapid updates," to its .com and .net Domain Name System (DNS) servers. Previously, VeriSign updated DNS servers for .com and .net twice each day by generating a file from its .com and .net registry database and globally distributing it to all 13 of th...
Hitachi Data Systems hopes its new universal data storage platform (USP) and software, which allow management of more data than ever before, will lure customers from main competitors EMC and IBM, but the Hitachi approach might be hindered by apprehension over the company's massive, monolithic storag...
Nokia announced the Nokia 9300, a new version of the company's Communicator. On the outside, the Nokia 9300 looks like a slim mobile phone. When opened, the device reveals a full keyboard and color screen. The 9300 is designed to appeal to professionals who want powerful functionality from a data-en...
A federal appeals court in Boston has been asked to take a second look at a decision that some say could have a far-reaching effect on the privacy of Internet communications in the United States. The decision handed down by a panel of appeals court judges ruled that monitoring the content of people'...
The entertainment industry has been riding rough-shod over consumers ever since Napster -- the original, not the ghastly Napster II -- showed up online. Napster's appearance represented the first act in a commercial revolution that pits ordinary people against the corporate interests who've been in ...
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