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A new really simple syndication (RSS) feed aggregator from NewsGator touts the enterprise benefits of the blog form of communication, but analysts indicated RSS feeds have yet to substantially penetrate the corporate market. However, RSS feeds -- increasingly popular with consumers seeking to cut th...
The idealism behind the Mozilla Foundation -- established in 2003 as a non-profit corporation to promote open-source software -- is giving way this week to financial realism: The company has announced that it is launching a for-profit subsidiary, the Mozilla Corp., to develop, market and distribute ...
Microsoft has signaled while its next version of the Internet Explorer Web browser, IE7, will be improved, it will not pass the browser standards test known as Acid2, and will not address all of the issues that hold up Explorer developers, including Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation and su...
Microsoft's latest effort to validate the legitimacy of Windows copies and thwart software piracy has been hit by a hack published online that illustrates easy bypass of the new software scheme, known as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). Microsoft is requiring the validation process for all updates a...
There is no doubting the importance of Windows Vista, formerly known as "Longhorn" and the successor to Windows 95 through XP, as it forms the foundation for Microsoft's future fortunes just as its predecessor did for the company in years past. Vista will be Microsoft's strongest response to competi...
Electronic Arts announced this week that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." EA has been developing games based on New Line Cinema's theatrical productions of "The Lord of the Rings" since 2001. The new deal expands EA's rights to the bo...
In a move to combat software piracy, Microsoft yesterday launched its Windows Genuine Advantage program worldwide. The company hopes to save millions by clamping down on the use of unlicensed software. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) reports that 35 percent of the software installed on computer...
3Com division TippingPoint yesterday announced a bug bounty program targeting money-hungry hackers. The amount of the reward depends on the severity and scope of the vulnerability -- but TippingPoint plans to make offers. Dubbed the Zero Day Initiative, the new program aims to "ensure the responsibl...
3Com division TippingPoint today announced a bug bounty program targeting money-hungry hackers. The amount of the reward depends on the severity and scope of the vulnerability -- but TippingPoint plans to make offers. Dubbed the Zero Day Initiative, the new program aims to "ensure the responsible di...
Microsoft is admitting a security flaw in its operating system could allow an attacker to remotely crash computers. Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack that exploits a vulnerability in Remote Desktop Services, according to an advisory the sof...
The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...
The growing number of compromised computers known as "zombies," as well as the growing danger these hijacked systems and networks can bring, have prompted anti-virus company Sophos to provide a service that finds the often quiet, malicious code. Experts agreed that zombies, which are typically ceded...
The latest version of Microsoft's automotive operating system is on the market, the company has announced. Windows Automotive 5.0, based on Microsoft's embedded OS Windows CE 5.0, can render complex 3D graphics, such as those used in navigation systems, with its expanded virtual memory support. "The...
Microsoft will release its first backup-to-disk software system to manufacturers within 30 days, the company said at its Worldwide Partner Conference. The software giant said it has the only product that allows end users to recover lost data from their desktop. Microsoft System Center Data Protectio...
RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication, but for technologists with an eye on the Internet's future, it stands for much, much more. The technology provides a way for people to opt to have information delivered to their computer desktops without having to burn time surfing the Web. Although around for...
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