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As the use of instant messaging for business and consumer purposes grows, so does the allure of writing malware targeting IM. A study released yesterday by IMlogic, which sells IM security products, reported that the number of attacks on IM systems jumped dramatically during the second quarter The IMlogic Threat Center study found that more than 70...
Microsoft is taking a bottom-up approach to customer relationship management with the second release of its CRM software, but one analyst said the software giant won't stay in the small market forever "It makes sense to come from the bottom," Joe Wilcox, senior analyst, Jupiter Research, told CRM Buyer. "SAP and Oracle don't scale down. MSN came in...
Today, for the first time, China has 100 million people on the Internet, 30 percent of whom are on broadband. Within a few years, a billion people in Asia will be playing with e-commerce. All that power and all that technology replicating at a phenomenal rate will create global shockwaves both in trade and communications The entire continent of Asi...
The adoption of service-oriented architecture (SOA) is accelerating, as collaborative efforts like the Celtix Project gain momentum, experts said Dublin, Ireland-based Iona Technologies last month disclosed that it is planning to contribute proprietary technologies for Celtix, a Java-based open-source Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) project, focusing ...
In the telecommunications market, convergence is evident everywhere. Carriers are trying to consolidate their data, video, and voice networks to offer a wider range of services. They are working to meld their wireline, wireless, and cable television services and to present users with one bill for a variety of services They also want to merge their ...
Backers of a narrow-band wireless technology that uses low frequencies alongside existing activity on the wireless transmission spectrum claim better reach than next-generation WiMax wireless, with a lower cost because of the sub-gigahertz spectrum and low power required for the solution Florida-based xGTM Technology has been testing a wireless tec...
Escalating a long-running battle over current and future wireless technology, Broadcom has filed suit against cell phone technology rival Qualcomm, saying that that company engaged in anti-competitive behavior in order to help its mobile voice and data standard gain traction Broadcom said in the federal suit filed in U.S. District Court in New Jers...
Cisco Systems entered the middleware market when it launched its Application-Oriented Networking (AON) in late June. The technology is designed to add intelligence to the network so it can better understand business-application communications to support more effective and efficient business decisions Cisco's approach to AON is based on technology t...
Beijing has officially joined international efforts to fight spam. The Chinese government yesterday adopted the London Action Plan on International Spam Enforcement Collaboration The purpose of the Action Plan is to promote international spam enforcement cooperation and address spam-related problems, such as online fraud and deception, phishing, an...
At first glance, the proposal to create a new cyberspace red light district with the .xxx domain seems a clear win for legitimate businesses The domain, which has been approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), could essentially segregate adult-content and pornography, moving it out of the .com realm where the vast...
The monitoring and management of open-source software is becoming a significant market opportunity as users seek ways to mitigate risk and developers pursue revenue streams for their "free" software offerings, experts said A 2004 Forrester Research survey of 140 large North American companies revealed that 46 percent are currently using open-source...
A recent "operation" of the Motion Picture Association of America, whose "Keystone Kops" unit is run by ex-U.S. Department of Justice deputy assistant attorney general John G. Malcolm, was a media circus Helped by the Southern California High Tech Task Force, Malcolm and his crew raided New Century Media, a legitimate Los Angeles duplicating busine...
Software engineers at Microsoft's laboratory in Cambridge, England, have developed a new, proprietary peer-to-peer (P2P) technology that is being eyed by Hollywood producers as a potential distribution channel for their content Code-named "Avalanche," the product is said by Microsoft to be a safer alternative to BitTorrent, another P2P tool, as it ...
Recently, while replying to e-mails from readers of my book, The Design of Sites, I came across a comment from a designer who claimed that my recommendation to use pop-ups was hopelessly out of date Did this reader not understand me, my recommendation -- to use pop-ups primarily in situations when people are asking for more information or when tryi...
Even when companies outsource some functions, they often keep control over far more than their core competencies. Unless outsourcing will deliver a cost savings with equal or better service quality, they keep it in-house "They say, 'We want a service level, a service assurance at a price, and if you don't hit that, we're going to penalize you,'" sa...
On this day in the United States we celebrate our independence from what was reported to be a very oppressive government. Of course, since the victors get to tell the story and it all happened even before my time, I have little doubt there was another side. History may seem black and white, but I know the history I have lived through seldom was C...
Looking for a Web hosting service provider? All vendors are not created equal. A little consumer education goes a long way toward ensuring you get a host that offers the right combination of products and services -- and at the right price "There are so many Web hosting providers out there today," said John Lally, area vice president of marketing fo...
Communication security experts do not all agree that cell phone and mobile device viruses pose imminent threats to U.S. consumers. Whether virus attacks become a problem in six months or five years might depend on how cell phone carriers react now to the threat potential A Gartner report by security analysts John Pescatore and John Girard released ...
Continuing its practice of settling lawsuits in order to focus on the competitive threats it faces, Microsoft has agreed to pay IBM US$775 million to settle a long-simmering antitrust lawsuit The action was a private suit that was brought in conjunction with the government action that resulted in an epic trial and an eventual antitrust ruling again...
Sprint continued its push toward next-generation WiMax technology this week, announcing an agreement with Motorola to conduct joint testing on wireless broadband to lay the groundwork for future infrastructure and services The move follows Sprint's close work with chipmaker Intel, which is also pushing the 802.16e, or WiMax, wireless technology. W...
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