Ryan Naraine

Things have not been working out so well lately for the streaming media/digital music sector. News of shutdowns, layoffs, and poor financials continue to hog the headlines and, to make matters worse, a controversial Copyright royalty payment structure is being described as the death knell for the struggling industry. Yet, beneath the underlying apathy, Jupiter’s […]

Researchers at Syracuse University have found multiple bugs in Sharp’s Zaurus SL-5000D and SL-5500 handheld devices that puts corporate networks at risk. A warning from the school’s Center for Systems Assurance said the bugs would allow a remote attacker to take full control of the Zaurus file system, including the ability to overwrite files and/or […]

The patent infringement spat between Research in Motion and Good Technology intensified Thursday with yet another lawsuit related to the user interface of RIM’s BlackBerry handheld devices. The Ontario, Canada-based RIM, which is already embroiled in litigation with Good, is again alleging patent infringement and is seeking injunctive relief and unspecified monetary damages. Good Technology, […]

Multiple vulnerabilities have been detected in versions of Microsoft’s SQL, Outlook, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer products and the company is urging that patches be installed to plug the holes. In separate warnings, Microsoft issued a cumulative patch to eliminate three newly discovered vulnerabilities affecting SQL Server 2000 and MSDE 2000 (but not any previous […]

Sun Microsystems has issued service packs to fix bugs in the search function of its iPlanet Web server. The buffer overrun vulnerabilities, detected by Next Generation Security Software (NGSS), affects versions 4.1 and 6.0 of iPlanet. The flaw could allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary code if the search function within the Server is […]

Dial-up and high-speed ISP EarthLink hopped on the digital music train Monday, teaming up with FullAudio and MusicMatch to launch a fee-based Digital Music Center for its subscribers. The launch of EarthLink’s Music Center is seen as a boost for the fragile fee-based music download business, which has been slow to gain public adoption, especially […]

Microsoft has issued a cumulative patch to fix three flaws in its flagship Windows Media Player (WMP) software. A security bulletin from Microsoft said the vulnerabilities affected WMP versions 6.4, 7.1 and Windows XP. The most serious of the three, which deals with an information disclosure problem, is described as “severe.” It said exploitation could […]

Chicago-based telecommunications equipment maker Motorola plans to cut about 7,000 jobs and absorb $3.5 billion in charges as part of a company-wide restructuring move. Hurt by a drop in spending on telecommunications gear, Motorola said the cuts were necessary to reshape the company after the excesses of the telecom and dot-com booms. The company said […]

Serious flaws have been detected in OpenSSH on the OpenBSD operating system, the open-source tool used as a secure alternative to Telnet and FTP and security experts are recommending IT administrators upgrade to OpenSSH version 3.4 immediately. The CERT Coordination Center issued an alert spelling out the bugs in the open source software, which affects […]

NEW YORK — Handheld computer maker Palm hogged the spotlight at the TechXNY/PC Expo show Wednesday, announcing a major enterprise-focused push that includes a deal to create a standard Java interface to run on the Palm OS platform. The company’s PalmSource OS subsidiary has inked a deal with Insignia Solutions to push Java capabilities for […]

NEW YORK — With the spotlight trained on the wireless sector at this year’s TechXNY/PC Expo, Research in Motion on Tuesday spelled out long-term plans to roll out enhanced handheld technology for the enterprise market. The Ontario, Canada-based RIM, which is competing with the likes of Microsoft , Palm and Handspring for a share of […]

Looking to add directory integration tools to products within its revamped Software Group, IBM on Tuesday announced a deal to acquire privately-held Metamerge. Financial terms of the deal were not released. Big Blue said technology from the Norway-based Metamerge would be integrated immediately into its software portfolio to help customers integrate user, application and network […]