eWeek articles from July 2006

eWeek archives from July 2006

BenQ Unveils Blu-Ray Writer.(Brief article)
July 3, 2006... AMSTERDAM (Reuters)--BenQ Corp., Taiwan's top maker of cell phones and computer equipment, unveiled an optical disk writer which can handle the new Blu-ray high volume DVD storage format selling for 799 euros ($1,022) from August 2006. A...

Korea Won't Suspend Microsoft Antitrust Order.(South Korea)
July 4, 2006... SEOUL (Reuters)--A Seoul court rejected Microsoft Corp.'s request to suspend a South Korean ruling that the company must unbundle its media player and messaging service from Windows software, Seoul's antitrust agency said. "Microsoft filed...

Music Industry Prepares Lawsuit Against Yahoo China.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... LONDON (Reuters)151;The world's biggest music companies are preparing a lawsuit against Yahoo China for copyright infringement as part of the industry's efforts to crack down on piracy. "Yahoo China has been blatantly infringing our...

Telecom Industry Sees 3G Boom in Saudi Arabia.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... RIYADH (Reuters)--Saudi Arabia, which plans to license a third telecom operator by the end of this year, offers considerable growth potential for third-generation mobile-phone use, experts say. Walid Moneimne, senior vice-president for...

Sharp Says Not Fretting BlackBerry's Japan Debut.
July 4, 2006... TOKYO (Reuters)--Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. unveiled a new smartphone on Tuesday, aiming to cement its leading position in the market ahead of the impending launch of the popular BlackBerry device in Japan. Canada's Research in...

Oracle Closing Portal Software Acquisition.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... BOSTON (Reuters)--Business software maker Oracle Corp. said it would close its purchase of Portal Software Inc. on Monday after acquiring more than 88 percent of Portal's outstanding stock in a tender offer. Business software maker Oracle...

Source: EU Says Microsoft Not Complying with Decision.(Brief article)
July 4, 2006... BRUSSELS (Reuters)--An EU committee ruled on Monday that Microsoft failed to comply with a landmark antitrust decision, paving the way for fines of up to 2 million euros ($2.56 million) a day, a source familiar with the situation said. ...

Google Says Bill Could Spark Antitrust Complaints.(against internet service providers abusing the market power)
July 5, 2006... SOFIA (Reuters)--Google warned on Tuesday it will not hesitate to file antitrust complaints in the United States if high-speed Internet providers abuse the market power they could receive from U.S. legislators. The U.S. Senate Commerce...

Flock 0.7 Browser Beta Flies Forth.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... Flock, which introduced a new open-source web browser based on Mozilla Firefox last fall, released a new, improved beta version June 30 for free download. In addition to normal browser features Flock 0.7 integrates photo uploading, discovery,...

Microsoft Paves the 'Glidepath' to Vista.(Microsoft Windows Vista)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... As Windows Vista continues to inch forward, Microsoft is increasing its outreach to ISVs--even the smallest one- to three-person companies--in the hopes of convincing them to write applications for the next version of Windows. The latest...

Digital Drawing at Its Best: Wacom Cintiq 21UX.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... As any computer artist will tell you, trying to draw well with a mouse is nearly impossible. A pen tablet is a vast improvement, although there is a definite disconnect between moving a pen on a tablet in your lap and watching the results...

SCO's Case at an End?(patent infringement case against International Business Machines Corp.)
July 5, 2006... Since Day One of The SCO Group's lawsuit against IBM on the grounds that the corporate giant had stolen its Unix intellectual property for the betterment of Linux, SCO's opponents have shouted that there is nothing to the company's accusations....

EMC Touts Encryption Gained Via RSA.(EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) to acquire RSA Security Inc.)
July 5, 2006... Storage giant EMC claims that it is planning to hold onto all of RSA Security's operations once its $2.1 billion deal for the software maker closes, at least for now. Some industry watchers have speculated that after polishing off the...

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, July 5.(EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, Massachusetts) acquired RSA Security Inc.)(The SCO Group Inc. accused International Business Machines Corp. for patent infringement)(EU filed antitrust case against Microsoft Corp.)(Podcast)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... Analysts are split on value of EMC's acquisition of RSA, but customers seem happy with it; judge throws out two-thirds of SCO accusations that IBM stole Unix code; EU accuses Microsoft of foot-dragging on landmark antitrust case; and...

Microsoft WGA Attracts Copycat Worm and Second Lawsuit.(Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage)
July 5, 2006... Security researchers have identified a worm virus masked to appear as Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program, while end users have filed a second lawsuit against the software giant's use of the actual program. Workers at...

Apple Targets Educators with iMac.(Apple Computer Inc.)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... Apple Computer announced July 5 that it will offer a new 17-inch iMac for $899, which will replace the older eMac model. The iMac, which will feature a 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a video camera and the iLife '06 software suite, will...

Ken Lay's Death Prompts Confusion on Wikipedia.(Obituary)
July 5, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--The death of former Enron Corp. chief Ken Lay on Wednesday underscored the challenges facing online encyclopedia Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org/), which as the news was breaking offered a variety of causes for his...

Global Semiconductor Sales Rise.(Brief article)(Market overview)
July 5, 2006... Across the globe, sales of semiconductors grew to 19.7 billion in May, an increase of 9.4 percent from the same time period in 2005, the Semiconductor Industry Association announced. The popularity of consumer gadgets such as cell phones...

No WGA Harm, No Foul.(Windows Genuine Advantage)
July 5, 2006... If you're going to run Windows on your computer, then at some level you have to trust Microsoft. This would seem to me to be a pretty basic and obvious point, but it's lost on the folks who are suing Microsoft over the behavior of the...

Sources: Microsoft to Launch iPod Rival by Christmas.
July 5, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Microsoft will start selling a wireless digital music and video player to compete with Apple's iPod by Christmas, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday. The new player, which Microsoft Corp. has been touting to...

EU Opens RFID Discussion to Public.
July 5, 2006... After months of discussions with industry leaders about the potential uses for RFID, the European Union is opening talks to the public. The EU launched on July 3 a public forum, "Your Voice in Europe," in which citizens (and other...

Zag: A New Way to Buy Cars Online.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... Car buying online isn't a new concept: According to J.D. Power and Associates, 68 percent of new vehicle purchases in the United States are preceded by shopping and research online. But an innovative technology platform is poised to make...

An Elegant Audiovideo Player: Toshiba Gigabeat S.(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... The new Toshiba Gigabeat S is one slick-looking MP3 player. Available in a white 30GB model (S30, $299.99 direct) and a black 60GB model (S60, $399.99), it sports a sharp 2.4-inch LCD, a slim profile, and a nifty cross-shaped button array....

ING Signs $1B Multisourcing Agreement.(ING Groep N.V.)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... Dutch financial institution ING and a group of outsourcing providers have agreed to a $1 billion, five-year deal covering workplace services for ING's banking and insurance operations in the Netherlands and Belgium. ING Group, based in...

The Best Backup Solutions.(SOS Online Backup 1.3, Mozy Remote Backup 1.6, Stardock KeepSafe 1.0 and NTI Shadow)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... The question isn't if you're going to lose data--it's when. You need to be backing up and you need to be using a reliable product to do it. After testing plenty that let you store data on the Web or locally, we gathered together the reviews of...

GreenBorder Pro 2.9.(Product/service evaluation)
July 5, 2006... Editor's note: When GreenBorder Pro becomes available on Monday, June 26, the first 10,000 people to download it will receive a free one-year subscription. GreenBorder Pro won't scour your computer and remove evil programs--that's not its...

A Browser Flaw a Day Keeps Hackers at Play.
July 5, 2006... A well-known hacker has stockpiled browser exploits and plans to release one flaw a day for the month of July to highlight the types of vulnerabilities affecting the world's most widely used Web browsers. HD Moore, co-founder of the...

Net Neutrality Has a Spokesperson.(Ted Stevens)
July 5, 2006... The Net neutrality bill took kind of a weird turn despite its defeat, when the public got to hear the mouthpiece for the telecom industry, Senator Ted Stevens. Wow. Stevens, an Alaska Republican, made a 10-minute speech before Congress that was...

Enron Founder Ken Lay Dead of Heart Attack.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... HOUSTON (Reuters)--Enron Corp. founder and former Chief Executive Ken Lay, who was convicted in May for his role in the Houston-based company's downfall, died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday at his vacation home in Colorado. ...

China Cracks Online Betting Ring.(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... BEIJING (Reuters)--Police in China's southwestern province of Sichuan have brought down a 1 billion yuan ($125 million) soccer gambling ring, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday, as World Cup betting reaches fever pitch. Gambling has...

Sun, Imation to Jointly Develop Tape Drive.(Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun StorageTek T9840 )
July 5, 2006... Sun Microsystems and Imation said July 5 that they have agreed to jointly develop and launch a new version of the Sun StorageTek T9840 drive platform. The product is scheduled for delivery in early 2007 and aims to increase the capacity of...

Investors Sue Apple over Stock Option Grants.(Apple Computer Inc.)(Brief article)
July 5, 2006... LOS ANGELES (Reuters)--Apple Computer Inc. on Wednesday said two lawsuits have been filed against the company, one in federal district court and another in state court in northern California, over its awarding to stock option grants. The...

My Blu-ray Heaven?(Samsung BD-P1000, high definition digital versatile disk drives)(Product/service evaluation)
July 5, 2006... I see HD DVD and Blu-ray as high-definition disc formats that have more similarities than differences, but it will be a while before we see one device that plays nicely with both. HD DVD made headlines by being the first one to market, with the...

Orange to Team with T-Mobile for Enterprise Wi-Fi.(Orange France, T-Mobile USA )
July 6, 2006... It may not be the World Cup, but in one way, at least, France and Germany are working together in the United States. Orange Business Services, the enterprise unit of Orange France, which in turn is the wireless division of France Telecom,...

AOL May Offer Free High-Speed Internet.(America Online Inc.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Time Warner Inc.'s AOL unit may offer its full menu of services, including e-mail, free of charge to anyone with a high-speed Internet connection, The Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the...

Research Points to Faster Threat Development.(McAfee.com Corp. reported 100,000 malicious threats growth)
July 6, 2006... Security software maker McAfee contends that IT threats are growing in volume at a significantly faster pace than at any previous era through which it has tracked the propagation of malware code. McAfee's Avert Labs reported that it...

Broadband Co. Clearwire Announces $900M in Financing.(from Intel Capital, Motorola and Motorola Ventures )(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... Wireless broadband company Clearwire said on July 5 that Intel Capital, Motorola and Motorola Ventures in total have agreed to provide $900 million in financing to help the company develop and deliver mobile WiMax networks. WiMax is an...

Daisy-Shaped 'Starshade' May Aid Space Exploration.(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... LONDON (Reuters)--A huge daisy-shaped shield that would block out light from parent stars could be used to find Earth-like planets in other solar systems, an American astronomer said on Wednesday. He and his team have designed a plastic...

Jobless Claims Dip by 2,000 in Latest Week.
July 6, 2006... WASHINGTON (Reuters)--New claims for U.S. jobless aid unexpectedly edged down by 2,000 last week, according to government data released on Thursday that signaled ongoing health for the U.S. job market. First-time claims for state...

Storage Digest: News from Buffalo Technology, Unitrends, Idealstor, Dell.(Buffalo Technology introduces LinkStation Pro storage device)(Dell Inc. launches Dell PowerEdge 1855 blade servers)(UniTrends Software Corp. launches backup software 'Hot Bare Metal')
July 6, 2006... Buffalo Technology introduces a new NAS (network-attached storage) device, Unitrends introduces new system protection and recovery software, Idealstor offers a multifunction appliance that combines storage and backup, and Dell provides more...

EU Commissioner Says Microsoft Fine Is Inevitable.(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... BERLIN (Reuters)--The European Union's Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said on Thursday she could see no alternative to fining U.S. software giant Microsoft for breaching the bloc's antitrust rules. Asked whether Microsoft would be...

WebEx Plugs Critical ActiveX Control Flaw.(WebEx Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... Collaboration software specialist WebEx Communications has released a critical security update to correct a remote code execution flaw affecting its enterprise customers. The vulnerability was discovered in the ActiveX control installed by...

Seven MS Office, Windows Patches to Cover Critical Flaws.(Microsoft Corp.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... Microsoft plans to release seven security bulletins on July 11 to cover a range of critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office users. Four of the seven bulletins will include patches for flaws in the Windows operating system,...

AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Reigns King.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc. )(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... From time to time, I get asked, "What computer should I get?" And, while it's rare, I do get the question, "...if I want the best-performing desktop for gaming and multimedia encoding?" Since the emergence of the Athlon 64 FX series with...

eBay Says PayPal Chief to Leave in Exec Shakeup.(Meg Whitman)
July 6, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--eBay Inc. on Thursday said the head of its PayPal payments unit, who was once seen as a potential successor to Chief Executive Meg Whitman, will leave the Web auctioneer in a surprise shake-up that reassigned executives at...

Playing the Standards Game the Microsoft Way.
July 6, 2006... The headline reads, "Microsoft Bows to Pressure to Interoperate with ODF." Oh no, Microsoft isn't. The Redmond crew has an entirely different agenda for "supporting" the OpenDocument Format with its own Open XML Translator. It's not even...

HP to Merge or Close Hundreds of Sites to Cut Costs.(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)--Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's second-largest personal computer maker, on Thursday announced plans to merge several hundred properties into fewer main sites as part of a cost-cutting plan announced a year ago. ...

Openwave Sees Q4 Loss.(Openwave Systems)
July 6, 2006... BOSTON (Reuters)--Wireless software maker Openwave Systems on Thursday gave a fourth-quarter loss forecast and a full-year profit estimate that were well below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 34 percent. The maker of...

Gentag Bringing Active Abilities to Passive RFID Tags.
July 6, 2006... A Washington-based IP development company is talking up a patented method it says will allow low-cost passive RFID tags to monitor temperatures just as active tags do, but for less than one-twentieth the cost. A statement from Gentag...

New Mac OS Feature Raises Privacy Concerns.(Mac OS X 10.4.7)
July 6, 2006... Is your Mac "phoning home"? That's the question some Apple users are asking after installing an updated version of the company's Mac OS X--Version 10.4.7--that aims to help authenticate desktop widgets. According to at least one blog,...

AMD Drops Q2 Sales Forecast.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... Microprocessor manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices waited until after business hours July 6 to announce that it has cut its forecast for sales in Q2, saying it expects sales of its chips to fall 9 percent from its first-quarter results. ...

Newspaper: Toshiba, SanDisk to Build $5.2B Chip Plant.(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... TOKYO (Reuters)--Toshiba and SanDisk plan to jointly spend about 600 billion yen ($5.2 billion) to build a new flash memory plant in Japan to better compete with rival Samsung Electronics, Japanese newspapers reported on July 7. The Asahi...

Portable Linux DAW Records, Mixes.(Trinity Audio Group, digital audio workstation)(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... Startup Trinity Audio Group is using Linux and open-source audio applications in a small, portable, inexpensive DAW (digital audio workstation) claimed capable of professional-quality recording and mixing. The Trinity DAW is based on an...

Microsoft's Open XML Project Deemed a Short-Term Fix.
July 6, 2006... Microsoft's move to set up an open-source project that will allow translation between its Office Open XML format and the OpenDocument Format is a welcome first step, but not a long-term solution to the problem, industry players said on July 6....

Britain Agrees to Extradite Hacker Suspect to U.S.(Gary McKinnon )(Brief article)
July 6, 2006... LONDON (Reuters)--Britain on Thursday approved the extradition of a computer expert accused by the United States of perpetrating the world's "biggest military hack of all time." Gary McKinnon was arrested in June last year following charges...

eWEEK Daily News Podcast for July 6, 2006.
July 6, 2006... Click here [link omitted] to download the eWEEK Daily News Podcast for July 6, 2006 McAfee study warns of faster malware development; Microsoft repairs flaws that are already the target of exploits, plans to open itself up to Open Document...

How Google Works.
July 6, 2006... With his unruly hair dipping across his forehead, Douglas Merrill walks up to the lectern set up in a ballroom of the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, looking like a slightly rumpled university professor about to start a lecture. In fact, he is...

Intel's 'Montecito' Finally on the Launch Pad.
July 7, 2006... Intel is preparing to launch its long-awaited dual-core Itanium 2 processor, dubbed "Montecito," in July, the latest attempt by the giant chip maker to re-establish its technological dominance in the server space. Intel will announce the...

Japan TV Phones Popular but Profits Elusive.
July 7, 2006... TOKYO (Reuters)--Hisao Sakai loves his TV cellphone. The 53-year-old managing director at an investment firm bought it so he could watch business news, follow his baseball team and tune in to the World Cup--whether he's on a business trip...

BitDefender Ships Anti-Rootkit Beta.
July 7, 2006... BitDefender has joined a growing list of security vendors testing tools for rootkit detection and cleanup. The anti-virus vendor, a division of Softwin based in Bucharest, Romania, on July 7 lifted the wraps off a new anti-rootkit utility...

5 Dampers on IT Worker Confidence.
July 7, 2006... For the fourth month in a row, technology professionals have felt more confident in their jobs than the U.S. workforce at large, according to the Hudson Employment Index for IT Workers released July 5. With a base score of 100, the IT index...

Criminals Increasingly Blend IT Threats.
July 7, 2006... Security researchers at software maker MessageLabs contend that malware writers, hackers and other cyber-criminals are combining multiple forms of IT threats in an attempt to amplify their efforts. In the company's latest IT security...

The Sweetest BlackBerrys.('BlackBerry 7100t')
July 7, 2006... For mobile e-mail, there's nothing like a BlackBerry. Research in Motion (RIM) perfected corporate e-mail a few years ago, and it went on to bring fast, easy e-mail phones to consumers starting with its BlackBerry 7100t for T-Mobile. They're...

Study: Security Breaches Afflict Most Enterprises, Governments.(Survey)
July 7, 2006... In the past year, 84 percent of enterprises, as well as state and local governments, reported some type of security breaches, according to a new survey released by Computer Associates International. The survey also found that security...

Storage Startup Exanet Pitches Replication for NAS Clusters.(network-attached storage)
July 7, 2006... High-performance networked storage vendor Exanet will expand its clustered NAS software solution with new data replication and recovery capabilities. The company said it expects the update, to be officially announced on July 10, to boost...

Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile OK'd for Wireless Sale.(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... WASHINGTON (Reuters)--Verizon Wireless and Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile have qualified to participate in an August sale of valuable wireless licenses, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Friday. They were among 81...

Dell Puts New Wireless Setup into Laptops.(partnered with SingleClick Systems )
July 7, 2006... Dell is replacing Microsoft's wireless setup wizard in its laptops and mobile workstations with one from a smaller vendor that officials say offers improved functionality and troubleshooting support. The product from SingleClick Systems...

Inter-Tel Prepares Next-Gen SIP Softswitch.(session initiation protocol softswitch, Inter-Tel 7000 )
July 7, 2006... Telephony pioneer Inter-Tel will release a next-generation voice over IP switch in August aimed at 21st century applications. The 27-year-old company, which focuses on the telecom needs of SMBs (small and midsize businesses), developed a...

Electronics Giants Aim New Gadgets at China Market.
July 7, 2006... QINGDAO, China (Reuters)--Gone are the days when global electronics giants could dump last year's wares on China, counting on a nation of gadget hillbillies to buy the world's leftovers. The world's most populous nation has evolved into a...

EU to Debate Microsoft Sanctions.(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... BRUSSELS (Reuters)--The European Commission confirmed on Friday it would debate anti-trust sanctions against software giant Microsoft at a regular meeting on Wednesday. "The Commission on Wednesday should be discussing the Microsoft issue...

Verizon Puts Directory Spinoff Plan in Motion.(Verizon Communications Inc., erizon Directories Disposition Corp)(Brief article)
July 7, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Verizon Communications Inc. on Friday said it planned to dispose of its phone directories business by the end of the year, reflecting its increasing focus on Internet and wireless communications. Verizon said it...

Voice Phishers Dialing for PayPal Dollars.
July 7, 2006... Internet security experts have discovered a new phishing scam that uses voice recordings to pilfer money from PayPal accounts. In the newest social engineering attack, identity thieves have spammed fake PayPal account compromise warnings to...

eWEEK Daily News Podcast, July 7.
July 7, 2006... Britain will extradite hacker; HP will merge hundreds of facilities into a few central operations; AMD lowers earnings estimates; and Microsoft ODF translation effort derided. Click here [link omitted] to download eWEEK's Daily News...

Cingular Wireless Refutes Lawsuit Claims.(Brief article)
July 8, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Cingular Wireless, one of the largest U.S. mobile phone carriers, on Friday refuted claims in a lawsuit that it misled and overcharged some customers, and said it is considering countersuing. The claims, made by the...

'Most Wired' Hospitals More Likely to Reach Patients at Home.(Survey)
July 10, 2006... Online health management "will become the new house call," said Alden Solovy, executive editor of Hospitals & Health Networks, which just published its eighth annual list of the nation's "most wired" hospitals. Four-fifths of the "most...

ADP Duped into Disclosing Data.(Automatic Data Processing Inc.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... In the latest in a string of high-profile data disclosures, the brokerage services group of ADP (Automatic Data Processing) last week said "an unauthorized party impersonated officers" at an undisclosed number of public companies to obtain...

Barron's: Business Objects Vulnerable to Takeover.(Business Objects S.A.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Business Objects is starting to look a lot like a takeover target, according to Barron's, the financial news weekly. The business-intelligence software company's stock plunged 22 percent on July 7, ending at $21.03...

Agency to Probe if Nokia Infringed Qualcomm Patent.(US International Trade Commission )(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Qualcomm Inc. on Monday said the U.S. International Trade Commission has launched a probe into whether handset maker Nokia engaged in unfair trade practices by importing and selling phones that infringed on Qualcomm's mobile...

Internet Providers Urged to Lock Out File Sharers.(British Phonographic Industry trade group called on Cable & Wireless and Tiscali to join a crusade against consumer practices)
July 10, 2006... LONDON (Reuters)--The British music industry stepped up its campaign against illegal file-sharing on Monday by demanding that two Internet service providers suspend 59 accounts it believes are being used to swap copyrighted songs. The...

Vonage Sued for Alleged Patent Infringement.(by Klausner Technologies Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
July 10, 2006... NEW YORK (Reuters)--Klausner Technologies Inc. said on Monday it sued Internet phone company Vonage Holdings Corp. for alleged patent infringement, seeking damages and royalties it said were worth $180 million. Klausner said the patent in...

Stack the Deck in Your Favor.(Column)
July 10, 2006... We're barely past the halfway point of 2006, but the most-cited article that eWEEK Labs will produce all year may already be possible to predict. The Labs' deep-digging comparison of multiple top-to-bottom IT stacks will please the pragmatists...

What If Your Building Burns Down?
July 10, 2006... A good friend of mine used to be a business networking consultant in Philadelphia. One of the standard practices she defined for all of her clients was for backup, and especially for off-site backup. She would define the procedures and tell...

Websense Mines for Malicious Code with Google.
July 10, 2006... Security researchers have a brand-new tool to use to go digging for malicious executables on the Web: The Google SOAP Search API. Malware hunters at Websense's Security Labs have figured out a way to use the freely available Google API to...

Which Stack is the Best Stack?(Brief article)(Column)
July 10, 2006... eWEEK Labs has just completed one of the most comprehensive, real-world style tests of Linux, open source and .NET application stacks. The results were, from a Linux fan's point of view, annoying. The tests showed that such vanilla LAMP...