Ryan Naraine

Internet security experts issued a warning Wednesday that some copies of the source code for Sendmail have been hacked by an intruder and now contain a Trojan horse. In an advisory, the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center said the Trojan horse versions of Sendmail contain malicious code that is run during the process […]

Seattle-based streaming media powerhouse RealNetworks on Tuesday rolled out its second beta release of its flagship RealOne Player for users of the Mac OS X. The move, which puts the RealOne media player before millions of users of the new operating system from Apple , means Real can now hawk its paid subscription offerings directly […]

Privacy rights advocates are upping the pressure to force a change to Amazon.com’s privacy policy, arguing that a recent ruling from the Federal Trade Commission in favor of the e-commerce firm falls short of protecting consumers. Last month, the FTC ruled that the online bookseller did not violate any laws by making changes to its […]

In an attempt to sidestep the slowdown in the IT services sector and revitalize its struggling chip business, IBM Corp. on Monday unveiled a new business unit — IBM Engineering & Technology Services. Big Blue said the new business group, which has been operating in stealth mode since June, would target electronics companies looking for […]

The Apache Software Foundation and The Apache Server Project on Thursday released Version 1.3.27 of its popular Web server software, an upgrade that includes fixes to three security vulnerabilities. The new Apache HTTP server (download new version here) was described as principally a security and bug-fix release. It plugs a hole that exists in all […]

Big Blue is leaving no stone unturned in the high-stakes battle to win the Web Services race, announcing the rollout of the WebSphere Portal – Express, specifically targeted to the small business market. The Armonk, New York-based IBM said the Websphere Portal – Express software installs in just five mouse clicks and is the first […]

Microsoft has patched a “critical” security flaw in the HTML Help facility in most major versions of its Windows OS, warning that an unchecked buffer could allow hackers to take control of vulnerable systems. A security advisory from the Redmond-based software giant said the ActiveX control in the Windows HTML Help facility contained the vulnerability, […]

Big name mobile phone operators Nokia and Samsung are among a group pushing for open standards for base station internal architecture, a move aimed at driving down costs in one of the toughest climates for telecommunications companies. The Open Base Station Architecture Initiative (a href=http://www.obsai.org>OSBAI), which is jointly-funded by Nokia, Samsung, LG Electronics and supported […]

A mass-mailing worm with keylogging and backdoor capabilities is squirming in the wild and software security experts are warning of possible hacker intrusions into infected systems. According to an advisory from F-Secure, the Bugbear/Tanatos worm copies itself to Windows System directory with a random name (JFMV.EXE for example) and adds a startup key to the […]

Major League Baseball’s MLB.com will hawk live pay-per-view webcasts of the playoffs this year but the new service is only available to fans overseas. A month after putting live streams of its games on cellphones nationwide, MLB.com is again pushing the streaming media envelope in partnership with Seattle-based RealNetworks . The New York-based Major League […]

Looking to encourage enterprise adoption of its BuddyScript tools, New York-based ActiveBuddy on Monday announced it would extend the software to the Linux operating system. Less than two months after the initial launch of the instant messaging bot making technology on the Windows NT platform, ActiveBuddy said the move to embrace Linux was necessary to […]

The technology trade show circuit hits New York City next week with Penton Media’s Internet World Fall and Streaming Media East 2002 shaping up as a place where the next chapter of the digital media battle will be played out. The event, scheduled for September 30 through October 3 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, […]