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Microsoft Corp. is finally enabling users of its Windows Media Player software to rip — jargon for “record” — a CD in the widely popular MP3 format. CyberLink Corp., InterVideo Inc. and RAVISENT Technologies Inc., on Monday unveiled two new add-on products that will enhance the media player on the upcoming Windows XP. The audio […]

Network security management firm OneSecure, Inc., and Riptech, Inc., a provider of managed security services, are collaborating to transition OneSecure’s managed security services customer base to Riptech. In addition, Riptech will evaluate OneSecure’s technology for use in the development of future services. “Our collaboration will enable OneSecure to focus on its core competency — developing […]

Levi Strauss At It Again with New “Lost” Campaign San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. is pitching its pants in an online movie. The movie, LostChange, launched Friday is a three-part campaign that asks the question, “What Would You Do If You Found $100,000?” seeks to lure consumers into interactive adventure by offering prizes. The […]

SyncSort for z/OS, a new high performance sort, merge and copy product designed to take advantage of the new features of IBM’s z/OS operating system and its underlying 64-bit z/Architecture, is now available from Syncsort Incorporated. According to the company, SyncSort for z/OS sorts a wide variety of record types and data formats, provides record […]

Following a ruling by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia which overturned the break-up order hanging over the head of Microsoft Corp. but upheld the core findings of the case, New Mexico Friday broke ranks with the 18 other states supporting the federal government’s antitrust suit against the Redmond, Wash.-based […]

South African e-commerce solution provider eCompany was recently granted entry into Microsoft’s prestigious Gold Certified Partner Programme. Designed to increase members’ technical competency and e-business proficiency, MS’ Gold Programme has a network of e-commerce partners worldwide. Impressed by eCompany’s e-payment credit card solution, iVeri, Microsoft decided to include the company in its Programme, effectively making […]

Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute is busy developing prototypes for highly efficient solar modules and fuel cells that promise to ensure total mobility for wireless devices. Up until know total wireless mobility has been restricted to the fickle lifespan of rechargeable battery packs. All this could change, however, with the Fraunhofer Institute’s next-generation solar cells and hydrogen-powered […]

By Chris King Information security awareness is at an all-time high. META Group research indicates information security ranks as a top priority among Global 2000 CIOs. Trade and business press covering security continue to drive awareness among both executives and end users. www.metagroup.com While organizations are beginning to realize the importance of information security, products […]

Macromedia Hands over Flash Advertising Alliance The Macromedia Flash Advertising Alliance (MFAA), a group the software firm established to foster the use of its technology by the online advertising community, has a new home, after the company handed over management responsibility to publisher and events producer Emerging Interest. Macromedia is paying Emerging Interest, which is […]

IBM said Thursday that it has developed a prototype of a tool that runs on a wireless handheld and monitors 802.11 wireless networks for potential security breaches. The company said its Linux-based Wireless Security Auditor application is fully automated and automatically collects security-based information. It enables network administrators to identify and analyze points of vulnerability […]

Quantum|ATL, a subsidiary of Quantum Corporation and a supplier of intelligent DLTtape(TM) automation products for networked computers, today announced availability of Super DLTtape(TM) drives with its M1500 enterprise-class library. According to the company, Super DLTtape drives offer nearly three times the capacity of DLTtape drives, greatly reducing the costs of storage on a per-gigabit basis […]

Exabyte Corporation (Nasdaq: EXBT), a network backup systems vendor, today reported revenue for the second quarter of 2001 of $39,412,000 compared to $51,314,000 for the second quarter of 2000 and $49,052,000 for the first quarter of 2001. The net loss for the second quarter of 2001 was $5,259,000 or $0.23 per share compared to a […]