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‘Pretty Good’ Isn’t Good Enough
Network security firm Foundstone said Thursday that it had...
Are Media Companies Missing the Boat?
Following the mass popularity of the now-defunct peer-to-peer network...
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Critical Flaws Affront Microsoft’s FrontPage
Microsoft is warning system administrators Thursday morning that a new
vulnerability is lurking in a FrontPage extention tool known as a SmartHTML
interpreter that could be exploited to allow an attacker to cause...
Are Media Companies Missing the Boat?
Following the mass popularity of the now-defunct peer-to-peer network
Napster, major media companies began taking the prospect of digital media
seriously, but the choice of how to address the new technology has been a...
Lindows Strikes Deal with Netscape
After shutting down Microsoft's appeal against them earlier this year,
Lindows.com is teaming up with another of the Redmond software giant's
adversaries to bring a Web Browser to Lindows' new OS.
The San Diego, Calif.-based...
Yahoo! Takes Chance on Pay-to-Play
Yahoo! is taking another step in augmenting shrinking ad-based revenue with the launch of a new premium gaming service Monday.
The company's gaming division is hoping to spur some new heat with the
release...
Dot-com Era Start-Ups Still Feeling Woes
According to new research released Friday morning, companies that rode in on
the "dot-com boom" of the late '90s are still feeling the woes of the
"dot-com bust" harder than their associates at more...
Microsoft Virtual Machine Has Real Problem
Microsoft released an advisory Wednesday night warning of three new flaws
affecting Windows users, the most serious of which could allow an attacker
to gain complete control of a user's system.
The flaws, two of...
Controversial Web Filtering Storms Schools
As schools across the nation get settled into the academic year, students
may notice something strange about accessing the Internet on campus
computers, as some sites, whether pornographic or not, simply may not load.
Under...
Palm Bows OS 5 Web Browser
With the split of its software division from its hardware division in its final stages, Palm is gearing up on both sides for a fall season filled with a slough of OS 5-related...
