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RealNetworks released a patch earlier this week for a "highly critical" security flaw discovered by Piotr Bania during a security audit of Real Player and reported to security firm Secunia Bania told TechNewsWorld that leaving the hole unpatched could lead to serious problems....
Now that Oracle's acquisition spree has ended, the giant database company is focusing on melding the product lines of PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards and Retek into a cohesive "Fusion." At a customer conference Wednesday, Oracle released its Fusion roadmap and a few more details on what customers can expect, and while analysts say the plan is a good one, ...
Let's say that the time has come for your closely held corporation to take the next step for growth and credibility -- the choosing of a board of directors. Or, let's say that you are a major shareholder in a publicly held company and are concerned about whether your corporation is in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), and whether you have the right board to properly oversee that compliance...
For the last four years, I've been teaching an international business course occasionally for a local MBA Program. My students are all working professionals who come to class for discussion and debate, not sermons. Case studies are the perfect teaching tool for this audience; there is plenty of room for debate and analysis. Layer in expansion into high-growth economies, and class attendance soars...
SBC and AT&T announced plans to merge in February, but some states are hesitating to approve the marriage and some advocates want the relationship to end. This uncertainty is bad for consumers because if technology companies can't control their business plans, freedom and choice will suffer Out of the 21 states that need to consent before the merg...
In a move to help customers run heterogeneous networks, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that Virtual Server 2005 Pack 1 will include support for Linux. The announcement came at the Microsoft Management Summit yesterday In his keynote address, Ballmer announced increased investments in support of the Dynamic Systems Initiative, specifically in ...
The New York Stock Exchange announced a stunning transformation this morning, a merger with Archipelago Holdings that will bring the 212-year-old exchange to the fore of electronic trading and create a for-profit, public company, NYSE Group Inc According to NYSE CEO John Thain, the NYSE's 1,366 members will trade their seats for 70 percent of the n...
Remember that Web search you did a few days ago where you found a great list of sites for reasonable airfares, summer camps, or printer prices? No? Well a new Internet search service currently being beta tested by Google will The new service, available to users who want to try out a more personalized type of Web search, provides a search history wi...
IBM today announced upgraded versions of its WebSphere software and support offerings. Big Blue hopes its WebSphere MQ and WebSphere Business Integration (WBI) Server Express software will help the company get deeper into the small and medium sized business (SMB) market Scott Cosby, program director of WebSphere product management, told TechNewsWor...
While several reports today are saying that rivals Sony and Toshiba, who are each touting their own standard for high-definition DVD, are discussing a standard optical disc format, the companies are distancing themselves from that statement They both seem to have the consumer's interest at heart, with a Toshiba spokesman saying that a single format...
Little by little, the traditional barriers that have hindered video transmissions over the Internet are beginning to fall. Inexpensive, quality Web cameras and microphones have been integrated into desktop systems, laptops, and even handheld devices; LAN and WAN bandwidth has increased so networks can support video transmissions; and vendors developed a wide variety of techniques to ensure that video transmissions receive the bandwidth necessary so video exchanges are crisp and clear rather than garbled...
In the research my company does to benchmark the customer experience provided by the top Web sites in various vertical industries, we suggest best practices and ways to find out what works and what does not for a company's online customers. Often, when speaking with prospective customers about syndicated competitive benchmarking, I hear this question: "If everyone implements your best practices and recommendations, won't we all get to a point where we're all providing the best customer experience possible?"...
America Online is trying to block the bait in phishing scams, announcing today that it will seek to identify bogus sites and prevent its users from gaining access to them AOL will work with Cyota, an anti-fraud and security company, to implement the plan, which will operate 24 hours per day. Phishing scammers create bogus sites that look like finan...
A new version of the Sober worm is spreading rapidly around the Web, this one with a twist. Called Sober-M or Sober-N by various security companies, it uses an e-mail in poorly worded English to try to convince recipients that their e-mail is being diverted to the alleged sender The subject of the infected messages is "I've_got your e-mail on my_ac...
Peer-to-peer networks create easy pathways to sharing files and information over the Internet, but many participants may be sharing something they didn't intend to, with someone they don't want to be associated with Blue Security, an anti-malware startup in Israel, has found that spammers are harvesting e-mail addresses accessed through P2P network...
Companies providing technology that allows consumers to edit content of major movie titles touted new legislation passed this week that uses copyright law to guarantee the legality of such technology, which is currently being challenged by Hollywood movie studios and directors Companies such as Salt Lake City-based ClearPlay -- which sells DVD play...
Sony Online Entertainment Inc. today announced plans to launch Station Exchange, an officially sanctioned auction site for its games Station Exchange, which will debut in late June, will be an official, secure way for subscribers to the company's EverQuest II online game to buy and sell the rights to use characters, items and coin in a player-to-pl...
The threat of trojans infecting mobile phones is rising sharply, according to security software firm SimWorks. The company today said it found 52 new damaging trojans on the Symbian platform in a single day The malicious software programs affect Series 60 phones such as the Nokia 3650, 6600 and 6630. The trojans are hiding in games for the smartpho...
Symantec released the public beta version of its integrated Internet security solution today, which provides broad protection from spyware and adware to home users The need to identify and eradicate spyware programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from US$12 million in 2003 to $305 million in 2008, according to IDC....
Millions of entrepreneurs and thousands of account executives from major ad agencies all over the world are losing their sleep these days, most sleepwalking in search of new names with some extra "OO"s to ride along with the success of Google's name During the day, they daydream about coming as close to this name as possible. Copy, modify or steal,...
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