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Biometric security devices -- which authenticate a person's identity on the basis of physical characteristics, such as a fingerprint -- have been available in one form or another for 30 years. But biometrics technology for computer security and user authentication might never achieve widespread use, analysts told TechNewsWorld, because of the predominant perception that it is costly, inconvenient and intrusive...
Although worms can create media furor and disrupt business, to date they have adhered to a strange dichotomy: A given worm may spread rapidly or deliver a destructive payload -- but no worm has accomplished both tasks with equal aplomb SQL Slammer and SoBig.F, for example, tunneled voraciously through the Internet. On the other hand, the Magistr wo...
Microsoft's disclosure of three new security holes in Windows came just moments before its senior security strategist, Phil Reitinger, told lawmakers on the House Government Reform technology subcommittee about the company's efforts to help consumers defend themselves against viruses and other Internet attacks. Only a month after the Blaster worm ...
A 22-year-old computer hacker credited with breaking into more than a dozen networks owned by some of the largest companies in the world is facing federal charges of computer intrusion and unlawful use of passwords Known as the "homeless hacker" for his laptop-only wanderings and as the "helpful hacker" for breaking into major corporate networks an...
Leveraging new wireless network technology that will more than double data rates in mobile phones, Intel has developed a single-chip processor for the next generation of mobile networks, called Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE). The chip, the Intel PXA800EF, is the industry's first single-chip EDGE processor. It combines handheld-comput...
Desperate times call for desperate measures. When you add a desperate industry to the mix, you get this past crazy week First, a major record label, Universal, said it would do the obvious -- and obviously smart -- thing: lower prices.
Saying his company's hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft is anything but dead, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has stated he remains committed to seeing the deal through to the end. "We're very determined to complete this acquisition, and we're very patient," Ellison said, indicating the drama could drag on for several more months. He also suggested Oracle...
Mainstream computer users soon will see a lot of new developments -- thanks to the vision of haptics technology pioneers. Haptics technology, mainly developed to assist the blind when using computers, is bringing the sensation of touch to the Internet and the desktop, and enabling computer users at remote locations to "grasp" objects. Simply put, haptics is leading to a new stage in the computing experience, one that will move the traditional computer interface beyond simple sights and sounds...
When it comes to e-commerce software, IBM's WebSphere still reigns supreme. With market share of about 20 percent, the software giant has successfully fended off competition from feisty software integrators However, as e-commerce spending increases, market forces are shifting dramatically. Even though high-tech spending has been generally stagnant,...
In a letter posted today on its company Web site and some open-source sites, SCO Group chief executive Darl McBride aimed the Unix-code-in-Linux claims at Silicon Graphics, which SCO says it is in discussions with over the matter In the letter, McBride decries recent denial-of-service (DoS) attacks against the SCO Web site. He blames the attacks on...
I'm writing this article on my computer with a pen input tablet, forsaking the usual speed and ease of the keyboard to see how the other 14 percent lives. I'm referring to the 39.5 million Americans over age 5 with some kind of disability, acording to the 2000 U.S. census. When I broke a bone in my right hand recently, I was suddenly thrust into that other world. I decided to explore the state of assistive technologies and see how well I would get along...
Timing technology updates with the start of school, Apple announced it has sped up its iMac desktop computers with faster processors and beefed up the storage in new iPod digital music players, which are now offered in 20- and 40-GB models Against a backdrop of lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America against more than 260 in...
Oracle's takeover bid for competitor PeopleSoft -- which dominated trade press headlines during the dog days of summer -- has somewhat obscured the company's technology rollout strategy. But that's about to change. This week at the OracleWorld 2003 conference in San Francisco, the database giant has revealed more information about its long-heralde...
Two new studies have been released that likely will provide fresh fuel for the Windows-vs.-Linux debate that has burned steadily in the high-tech sphere for years. One study, sponsored by Microsoft, argues that Microsoft Windows is actually less expensive to own and operate than Linux; the other states that deploying Linux on the desktop is not likely to produce ROI in many cases.
There was a time, not so long ago, when the IT department was like an island unto itself. The CIO may have had to venture into the boardroom and chat with "the suits," but many IT staff were high-tech gurus who did not need to care about the bottom line, refined communication skills or managing employees Times have changed....
After flooding ISPs and universities with thousands of subpoenas targeting individual consumers, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has moved from threats to open warfare, filing 261 lawsuits against those whom it terms the most egregious file swappers -- users caught sharing more than 1,000 files on free peer-to-peer networks, such as Kazaa...
By decreasing space requirements and boosting power efficiency, Broadcom said its new, single-chip wireless solution marks a revolutionary breakthrough for the wireless industry and will make wireless local area networks (WLANs) less expensive and easier to build Touting as much as 87 percent space savings and extended battery life, Broadcom said t...
In an effort to target Microsoft and the operating system industry, Japan has proposed an Asian open-source operating system. Initially, the country was a major player in the PC market, but leading light NEC crumbled under its attempt to digest Packard Bell, a U.S. company, and Japan lost any chance of holding -- let alone gaining -- a significant market position outside of Asia...
Intel is aiming new energy-efficient Itanium 2 processors at mainstream, high-density servers and high-performance applications with two lower-cost Itanium designs The Santa Clara, California-based chipmaker, which spurred optimism with its updated third-quarter revenue predictions last week, said the new chips, formally announced today, have alrea...
With the high-tech spotlight focused squarely on it as the annual OracleWorld expo kicks off, database giant Oracle is unleashing products aimed at making it easier for customers, particularly small and mid-size businesses, to take advantage of grid computing The company, which hosts its annual OracleWorld expo starting today and which will release...
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