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While eager to take advantage of the enhanced security features of Microsoft's long-awaited SP2 update, many corporate users of Windows XP will be cautious in activating it Microsoft did extensive compatibility testing aimed at ensuring SP2 would work with as many third-party applications as possible, but many network administrators plan to run the...
A company driven out of business by Hollywood and the video game industry over its DVD-copying software has reached a settlement with the motion picture industry In the settlement, suburban St. Louis-based 321 Studios and its owners agreed to stop selling DVD copying software worldwide, said Matthew Grossman, a spokesperson for the Motion Picture A...
As Linux moves into mainstream corporate environments, Microsoft has acknowledged that open-source software is a growing threat. The software giant, however, stops short of calling Linux a serious competitor for the desktop Microsoft also has placed a section on its Web site titled "Get the Facts on Windows and Linux," which includes case studies o...
Mobile broadband networking products developer PacketHop today announced it has joined with wireless networks provider Nortel Networks to provide mobile communications technology targeting the homeland security market Under the agreement, the companies will initially target the US$11 billion homeland security market to facilitate the installation o...
Nanosys yesterday announced that Peter S. Garcia has joined the company as chief financial officer The action comes less than a week after the company pulled its plans for a $100 million initial public stock offering due to what the company called "the volatility of the public capital markets."
India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) issued a circular in May on the taxability of foreign companies that have outsourced work to India. Official notices have also been sent out to Indian IT outsourcing firms asking for information on the nature of services being provided by outsourcing organizations for their foreign clients. The notices ...
It's nice to know someone is reading my column. According to some of your letters, it seems my recent column on the GPL [Phil Albert, "A Consumer's Review of the General Public License, LinuxInsider, July 20, 2004] touched a nerve. To my critics who referred to me by names other than Phil, I can only respond with an equally mature "Same to you!" For those who prefer a more reasoned discussion, please allow me to devote this week's column to answering some of your criticism...
A newly formed antiphishing group is promising to introduce ways to shut down the spread of online identity fraud scams. Shawn Eldridge, chairman of the new group, Trusted Electronic Communications Forum, sees results coming within the next four to six months "Phishing" for user identification through e-mail scams is quickly becoming the number one...
U.S. stock markets were stuck in neutral Monday as the major indexes changed little on low volume. It may have been a welcome breather to investors after a miserable end to the previous week drove the Dow and Nasdaq to fresh lows for 2004 After trading in a narrow range all sessions, stocks finished mixed, with the Dow down less than a single point...
Technology Solutions Company (TSC), a consulting company delivering business benefits through the application of information technology, and ZAMBA Solutions, a customer relationship management (CRM) services company, today announced that they have reached a deal for TSC to acquire ZAMBA Under the terms of the agreement, which was approved by both c...
McAfee today announced that the company's Antivirus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (Avert) raised the risk assessment to medium on the recently discovered W32/Bagle.aq@MM, also known as the Bagle.aq worm This new variant is a mass-mailing worm that comes in the form of a .zip file. To date, Avert has received more than 150 reports of the...
In an attempt to bring a new level of security to desktop and mobile PC computing, AMD today announced that with the release of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), AMD's hardware-based enhanced virus protection (EVP) can now be enabled on all AMD Athlon 64 processors This hardware-software combination is designed to keep computers protected ...
Sharp Systems of America, a division of Sharp Electronics, has introduced the Sharp LL-151-3D display, Sharp's first stand-alone display that features Sharp's 3D LCD Technology, formerly available only in a laptop from the company This 15-inch 3D LCD monitor delivers 3D images to the naked eye, and can be switched between 2D and 3D viewing for stan...
After extensive investment, testing and delay, Microsoft has made itsService Pack 2 (SP2) for Windows XP available and is urging corporate andconsumer users to update the operating system, which has been bombardedby Explorer browser and other vulnerabilities An enormous batch of security upgrades and other fixes typical of afull software update, SP...
Home entertainment pioneer TiVo today announced it will be dropping the cost of its basic digital video recorder to $99 and will expand distribution of its products to three more major retailers The Alviso, California-based company also announced a redesign of its TiVo box and a rewards program for subscribers who refer new customers.
HP has confirmed that it is planning to acquire UK services firm Synstar in a deal believed to be valued at around US$160 million HP says Merrill Lynch has made an offer on its behalf to acquire the entire issued and to-be-issued capital of Synstar....
Loudeye today announced a multiyear agreement with the multimedia business group of Nokia to develop a wireless digital music platform for mobile operators and their subscribers worldwide. This agreement includes a multimillion dollar commitment to Loudeye for development fees and defines a global collaboration framework between the companies.
Google might be forced to delay its long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), which had been rumored to be heading for Wall Street as soon as this week Ironically, the company that built its reputation on having the best search technology in the world might have its IPO stalled in part by technical or logistical glitches in the Dutch auction-...
Cablevision Systems today reported financial results for the second quarter 2004. According to a company statement, consolidated second-quarter revenues increased 25 percent to US$1.2 billion compared to the prior year period, based on continued growth at the company's Telecommunications Services and other divisions Cablevision's operating income t...
Internet automotive marketing services company Autobytel today announced that it has signed an agreement to provide a national online customer referral program for the Asbury Automotive Group, the fourth-largest auto retailer in the nation The agreement, which encompasses all 139 of Asbury's franchises, provides for online customer referrals for ne...
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