Chinese team cracks Skype protocol ... Judge gives suit against Google another shot
Today's IT News Audio Update
Chinese team cracks Skype protocol ... Judge gives suit against Google another shot ... U.S. states sue DRAM maker on price fixing
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Chinese company claims Skype protocol cracked
News: DRAM makers face price fixing suit from 34 states
News: Judge gives suit against Google another shot
News: Phishers try to beat banks' strong authentication
Opinion: WIKIs - a tipping point for the Web?
ITwhirled: A great geek T-shirt could be yours. Learn how!
NEWS UPDATES
Chinese company claims Skype protocol cracked
Skype Ltd. is dismissing a claim by a small team of Chinese engineers who say they have reverse engineered the protocol used for Skype Internet phone calls.
DRAM makers face price fixing suit from 34 states
California and 33 other U.S. states plan to file a joint antitrust lawsuit against seven DRAM (dynamic RAM) makers over alleged price fixing, adding to industry woes amid an ongoing federal investigation that has already led to $731 million in fines.
Judge gives suit against Google another shot
A federal judge Thursday gave a company suing Google Inc. a chance to amend its complaint before he decides whether to dismiss the case.
Phishers try to beat banks' strong authentication
Scammers have found a way around new token-based authentication systems that have been adopted by some banks. Over the past few weeks, approximately 35 phishing Web sites have been set up that use the new attack.
China jails journalist over Internet articles
Chinese authorities have jailed a journalist for two years for posting articles that were critical of Chinese society and called for democratic reforms on the Internet, a media watchdog group said Thursday.
Study: Wi-Fi users are no freeloaders
Offering free Wi-Fi can get a café more customers, and they're browsers not table-hogs, according to a study of Paris coffee shops.
OPINION
WIKIs - a tipping point for the Web?
By Sean McGrath
If the Web was a botanical thing, what would it look like? Something like ivy perhaps? A life form that spreads itself by inter-twining with all other matter in its wake. A life form that latches on to any opportunity that comes its way to spread itself even further afield.
Friday, July 14, 2006
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Yahoo, Microsoft make IM clients interoperate ... Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
Today's IT News Audio Update
U.S. Judge questions telecom mergers ... Yahoo, Microsoft make IM clients interoperate ... Congress pushes for energy-efficient servers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
News: Microsoft and Vodafone to help produce Palm's next Treo
News: Consortium builds super firewall to stop DDOS
Windows Tip: Resources for Regulatory Compliance
ITwhirled: 10 Really bad ideas
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its operating system for businesses this week that extends the life of older PCs by effectively turning them into thin-client computers.
Microsoft and Vodafone to help produce Palm's next Treo
Palm Inc. will collaborate with Vodafone Group PLC and Microsoft Corp. to create a new smart phone, the device maker said on Thursday.
Consortium builds super firewall to stop DDOS
Computer researchers in Europe are developing a new prototype architecture for halting distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks, where a barrage of traffic is directed at a Web site or server to shut it down.
Microsoft says E.U. fine won't affect Vista launch
European Commission fines levied against Microsoft Corp. won't affect the launch of Windows Vista, the head of the software maker's Japanese unit said Thursday.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 facing hurdles in Japan
When Microsoft Corp. launched its Xbox 360 in Japan last year, it hoped things were going to get better for its games business in the country.
Microsoft, Yahoo make IM clients interoperate
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. for the first time will allow interoperability between the consumer versions of their instant-messaging (IM) clients, the companies said Wednesday.
Researcher to show code for 'wormable' Windows flaw
With security vendors worrying that a recently patched Windows bug may lead to a major worm outbreak, the researcher who discovered the flaw said Wednesday that he is weeks away from releasing code that exploits the problem.
Sony rated top brand in U.S. for 7th year in a row
Sony Corp. was ranked the best brand in the U.S. for the seventh year in a row, Harris Interactive Inc. said Wednesday.
WINDOWS TIP
Resources for Regulatory Compliance
By Mitch Tulloch
Ensuring your company's IT infrastructure is compliant is no easy job. For one thing, you must first be aware of the laws and regulations that apply to your industry. Next you must be aware of how these laws impact IT operations. And finally, you must develop a set of internal procedures and controls to ensure your enterprise complies with these laws and regulations and can stand the test of an external audit or even worse, a lawsuit. Here are three resources to check out.
Today's IT News Audio Update
U.S. Judge questions telecom mergers ... Yahoo, Microsoft make IM clients interoperate ... Congress pushes for energy-efficient servers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
News: Microsoft and Vodafone to help produce Palm's next Treo
News: Consortium builds super firewall to stop DDOS
Windows Tip: Resources for Regulatory Compliance
ITwhirled: 10 Really bad ideas
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft releases new OS for old PCs
Microsoft Corp. released a new version of its operating system for businesses this week that extends the life of older PCs by effectively turning them into thin-client computers.
Microsoft and Vodafone to help produce Palm's next Treo
Palm Inc. will collaborate with Vodafone Group PLC and Microsoft Corp. to create a new smart phone, the device maker said on Thursday.
Consortium builds super firewall to stop DDOS
Computer researchers in Europe are developing a new prototype architecture for halting distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks, where a barrage of traffic is directed at a Web site or server to shut it down.
Microsoft says E.U. fine won't affect Vista launch
European Commission fines levied against Microsoft Corp. won't affect the launch of Windows Vista, the head of the software maker's Japanese unit said Thursday.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 facing hurdles in Japan
When Microsoft Corp. launched its Xbox 360 in Japan last year, it hoped things were going to get better for its games business in the country.
Microsoft, Yahoo make IM clients interoperate
Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc. for the first time will allow interoperability between the consumer versions of their instant-messaging (IM) clients, the companies said Wednesday.
Researcher to show code for 'wormable' Windows flaw
With security vendors worrying that a recently patched Windows bug may lead to a major worm outbreak, the researcher who discovered the flaw said Wednesday that he is weeks away from releasing code that exploits the problem.
Sony rated top brand in U.S. for 7th year in a row
Sony Corp. was ranked the best brand in the U.S. for the seventh year in a row, Harris Interactive Inc. said Wednesday.
WINDOWS TIP
Resources for Regulatory Compliance
By Mitch Tulloch
Ensuring your company's IT infrastructure is compliant is no easy job. For one thing, you must first be aware of the laws and regulations that apply to your industry. Next you must be aware of how these laws impact IT operations. And finally, you must develop a set of internal procedures and controls to ensure your enterprise complies with these laws and regulations and can stand the test of an external audit or even worse, a lawsuit. Here are three resources to check out.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
E.U. fines Microsoft €280.5 million ... Lycos sells Wired News
Today's IT News Audio Update
E.U. fines Microsoft €280.5 million ... Infosys revenue reflects outsourcing boom .... Lycos sells Wired News
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft fined €280.5 million by E.U.
News: Infosys expects up to 36 percent annual growth
News: Mumbai blasts should not affect investment to India
News: Lycos sells Wired News to Condé Nast
TopCoder Challenge: Paper Rock Scissors Qualifications
Opinion: Easier Desktop Fixes
ITwhirled: Fighting back against the panopticon: Lawyer sues dishy Website
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft fined €280.5 million by E.U.
The European Commission has fined Microsoft Corp. €280.5 million ($357 million) for failing to comply with the terms of a March 2004 antitrust judgement against it, the Commission said on Wednesday.
Infosys expects up to 36 percent annual growth
Infosys Technologies Ltd. on Wednesday said it expects revenue to grow by up to 36 percent in its fiscal year to March 31 next year, reflecting an overall buoyancy in the Indian outsourcing industry.
Mumbai blasts should not affect investment to India
The terrorist attacks Tuesday on trains in the western India city of Mumbai appeared unlikely to dampen investments and outsourcing to India, which has weathered such tragedy before with resilience.
Lycos sells Wired News to Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications Inc. will reunite the print and online components of Wired magazine by purchasing Wired News from Lycos Inc. for $25 million, Lycos said Tuesday.
Microsoft offers incentives to SMB, enterprise partners
Microsoft Corp. will announce a mix of new products and programs Wednesday designed to appeal to partners looking for more revenue opportunities among small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), enterprise applications and security software.
Symbian aims for the masses with smart phone upgrade
Symbian Ltd. introduced the latest version of its smart phone operating system on Wednesday, adding support for new wireless technologies and capabilities aimed at pushing smart phones into the mass market.
Google opening Michigan AdWords center
Google Inc. will open a sales and operations center for its AdWords online advertising program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the State of Michigan announced Tuesday.
Secure Computing to buy CipherTrust
Secure Computing Corp. plans to acquire e-mail security vendor CipherTrust Inc. in a deal valued at close to $274 million.
TOPCODER CHALLENGE
Think you have what it takes to be a top coder? Try your hand at this week's problem:
Paper Rock Scissors Qualifications.
OPINION
Easier Desktop Fixes
By James Gaskin
A couple of months ago, my frustration at computers in general boiled over and I wrote "Sidestepping technical pain: 28 years later, personal computing still sucks far too often". As you might imagine, readers sent notes complaining that automated intelligence seems far too slow in arriving to the personal computer support market.
Of course, the keyboard often separates the monitor from the problem source, but physically abusing users still causes more legal hassle than most network administrators can tolerate. Users: can't live without them, but bury just one under the parking lot and you never hear the end of it.
Today's IT News Audio Update
E.U. fines Microsoft €280.5 million ... Infosys revenue reflects outsourcing boom .... Lycos sells Wired News
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft fined €280.5 million by E.U.
News: Infosys expects up to 36 percent annual growth
News: Mumbai blasts should not affect investment to India
News: Lycos sells Wired News to Condé Nast
TopCoder Challenge: Paper Rock Scissors Qualifications
Opinion: Easier Desktop Fixes
ITwhirled: Fighting back against the panopticon: Lawyer sues dishy Website
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft fined €280.5 million by E.U.
The European Commission has fined Microsoft Corp. €280.5 million ($357 million) for failing to comply with the terms of a March 2004 antitrust judgement against it, the Commission said on Wednesday.
Infosys expects up to 36 percent annual growth
Infosys Technologies Ltd. on Wednesday said it expects revenue to grow by up to 36 percent in its fiscal year to March 31 next year, reflecting an overall buoyancy in the Indian outsourcing industry.
Mumbai blasts should not affect investment to India
The terrorist attacks Tuesday on trains in the western India city of Mumbai appeared unlikely to dampen investments and outsourcing to India, which has weathered such tragedy before with resilience.
Lycos sells Wired News to Condé Nast
Condé Nast Publications Inc. will reunite the print and online components of Wired magazine by purchasing Wired News from Lycos Inc. for $25 million, Lycos said Tuesday.
Microsoft offers incentives to SMB, enterprise partners
Microsoft Corp. will announce a mix of new products and programs Wednesday designed to appeal to partners looking for more revenue opportunities among small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), enterprise applications and security software.
Symbian aims for the masses with smart phone upgrade
Symbian Ltd. introduced the latest version of its smart phone operating system on Wednesday, adding support for new wireless technologies and capabilities aimed at pushing smart phones into the mass market.
Google opening Michigan AdWords center
Google Inc. will open a sales and operations center for its AdWords online advertising program in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the State of Michigan announced Tuesday.
Secure Computing to buy CipherTrust
Secure Computing Corp. plans to acquire e-mail security vendor CipherTrust Inc. in a deal valued at close to $274 million.
TOPCODER CHALLENGE
Think you have what it takes to be a top coder? Try your hand at this week's problem:
Paper Rock Scissors Qualifications.
OPINION
Easier Desktop Fixes
By James Gaskin
A couple of months ago, my frustration at computers in general boiled over and I wrote "Sidestepping technical pain: 28 years later, personal computing still sucks far too often". As you might imagine, readers sent notes complaining that automated intelligence seems far too slow in arriving to the personal computer support market.
Of course, the keyboard often separates the monitor from the problem source, but physically abusing users still causes more legal hassle than most network administrators can tolerate. Users: can't live without them, but bury just one under the parking lot and you never hear the end of it.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Sun launches Opteron-based servers ... Firefox 2.0 set for beta release
Today's IT News Audio Update
European Commission to raise Microsoft fine .... Firefox 2.0 set for beta release ... Sun launches Opteron-based servers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Sun's new Opteron servers aimed at data center
News: Microsoft to take Dynamics CRM Live in Q2 2007
News: Alcatel sees Q2 revenue and Lucent merger on target
News: Firefox 2.0 beta coming this week
Opinion: Your hardware supplier is really your competitor
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Goddesses dispel geek stereotypes
NEWS UPDATES
Sun's new Opteron servers aimed at data center
Sun Microsystems Inc. launched three Opteron-based servers Tuesday, positioning them as midrange servers to be used for network computing in data centers.
Microsoft to take Dynamics CRM Live in Q2 2007
Microsoft Corp.'s Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) product will become its third Live hosted service, following in the footsteps of its Windows Live and Office Live software-as-a-service offerings, the company announced Tuesday.
Alcatel sees Q2 revenue and Lucent merger on target
Alcatel SA expects to see a 7.5 percent year-on-year increase in revenue for the second quarter, in line with earlier projections, the company announced late Monday. Its merger with U.S. counterpart Lucent Technologies Inc. is also on track, with completion expected by year-end, it said.
E.U. may increase Microsoft daily fine
The European Commission has decided to increase the daily penalty against Microsoft Corp. for failing to honor the antitrust ruling against it, to €3 million a day from €2 million a day, a person close to the Commission said Tuesday.
Microsoft launches latest small biz bundle
Microsoft Corp. plans to officially launch its Windows Small Business Server 2003 release 2 (SBS 2003 R2) integrated software bundle Tuesday.
Firefox 2.0 beta coming this week
The first beta version of the Firefox 2.0 browser could be released as soon as Tuesday, according to a note posted to Mozilla Corp.'s Web site.
IBM launches low cost server for small business ERP
In a move to reassure small-business customers that it plans to support Oracle Corp.'s software products for years to come, IBM Corp. announced a server package on Tuesday.
OPINION
Your hardware supplier is really your competitor
By Joel Shore
Storage giant EMC's announcement that it plans to acquire security technology provider RSA will more closely meld storage and security into a single continuum rather than separate technologies that don't co-exist seamlessly. That's not only good, but necessary as stories about the theft of unencrypted, in-the-clear data files make the evening news seemingly weekly.
Today's IT News Audio Update
European Commission to raise Microsoft fine .... Firefox 2.0 set for beta release ... Sun launches Opteron-based servers
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Sun's new Opteron servers aimed at data center
News: Microsoft to take Dynamics CRM Live in Q2 2007
News: Alcatel sees Q2 revenue and Lucent merger on target
News: Firefox 2.0 beta coming this week
Opinion: Your hardware supplier is really your competitor
Podcast: Today's IT news audio update
ITwhirled: Goddesses dispel geek stereotypes
NEWS UPDATES
Sun's new Opteron servers aimed at data center
Sun Microsystems Inc. launched three Opteron-based servers Tuesday, positioning them as midrange servers to be used for network computing in data centers.
Microsoft to take Dynamics CRM Live in Q2 2007
Microsoft Corp.'s Dynamics CRM (customer relationship management) product will become its third Live hosted service, following in the footsteps of its Windows Live and Office Live software-as-a-service offerings, the company announced Tuesday.
Alcatel sees Q2 revenue and Lucent merger on target
Alcatel SA expects to see a 7.5 percent year-on-year increase in revenue for the second quarter, in line with earlier projections, the company announced late Monday. Its merger with U.S. counterpart Lucent Technologies Inc. is also on track, with completion expected by year-end, it said.
E.U. may increase Microsoft daily fine
The European Commission has decided to increase the daily penalty against Microsoft Corp. for failing to honor the antitrust ruling against it, to €3 million a day from €2 million a day, a person close to the Commission said Tuesday.
Microsoft launches latest small biz bundle
Microsoft Corp. plans to officially launch its Windows Small Business Server 2003 release 2 (SBS 2003 R2) integrated software bundle Tuesday.
Firefox 2.0 beta coming this week
The first beta version of the Firefox 2.0 browser could be released as soon as Tuesday, according to a note posted to Mozilla Corp.'s Web site.
IBM launches low cost server for small business ERP
In a move to reassure small-business customers that it plans to support Oracle Corp.'s software products for years to come, IBM Corp. announced a server package on Tuesday.
OPINION
Your hardware supplier is really your competitor
By Joel Shore
Storage giant EMC's announcement that it plans to acquire security technology provider RSA will more closely meld storage and security into a single continuum rather than separate technologies that don't co-exist seamlessly. That's not only good, but necessary as stories about the theft of unencrypted, in-the-clear data files make the evening news seemingly weekly.
Monday, July 10, 2006
MS moves to per-user pricing for Dynamics; IBM's Notes to run natively on Linux
Daily IT News Audio Update
Yahoo expands its travelers' aid ... IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux ... U.K. officials doubt national ID plan
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft moves to per-user pricing for Dynamics
News: Oracle finds buyer for Siebel's OnTarget operation
News: IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux
Opinion: Pain/Gain Thresholds in Software Engineering
Tip: Revisiting Group Policy Refresh
ITwhirled: 2+2=5 (for extremely large values of 2)
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft moves to per-user pricing for Dynamics
Microsoft Corp. is streamlining the pricing of its four Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications families from a per-module basis to a per-user basis as a way to make it easier for its partners to sell the software, the company announced Monday.
Oracle finds buyer for Siebel's OnTarget operation
Oracle Corp. has found a buyer for the OnTarget sales consultancy it acquired through the purchase of CRM (customer relationship management) software vendor Siebel, five months after putting the OnTarget business up for sale, the vendor announced Monday.
IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux
IBM Corp. is to announce Monday that its Lotus Notes desktop collaboration software will finally fully support the Linux operating system. It's a move users have long been demanding, with those wanting to run the Notes client on the open-source operating system previously having to resort to Web clients or software emulation.
INTERVIEW
McAfee ready to hold its own against Microsoft
George Samenuk, the chairman and chief executive of McAfee Inc., is not losing any sleep over Microsoft Corp.'s impending entry into the security software market, saying Microsoft's effort falls short of what customers need. Samenuk sat down with IDG News Service during a recent visit Beijing to discuss Microsoft's plans for Windows Live OneCare and McAfee's response.
OPINION
Pain/Gain Thresholds in Software Engineering
By Sean McGrath
When I am down in the bowels of a software development project, I can easily spend 50 hours a week pounding at a keyboard. My wife tells me that when I am doing that, I wear a permanent look of complete puzzlement on my face.
TIP
Revisiting Group Policy Refresh
By Mitch Tulloch
In a recent tip here in Windows in the Enterprise, I mentioned that administrators could remotely refresh Group Policy on desktop computers using a free tool from Sysinternals called psexec and that this can save them the labor of touching (visiting) desktops when Group Policy refresh needs to be forced for some reason. Several readers of this newsletter commented afterward that there are other tools that can be used to do this, and this week I'd like to thank these readers for their feedback and highlight their suggestions.
Daily IT News Audio Update
Yahoo expands its travelers' aid ... IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux ... U.K. officials doubt national ID plan
HIGHLIGHTS
News: Microsoft moves to per-user pricing for Dynamics
News: Oracle finds buyer for Siebel's OnTarget operation
News: IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux
Opinion: Pain/Gain Thresholds in Software Engineering
Tip: Revisiting Group Policy Refresh
ITwhirled: 2+2=5 (for extremely large values of 2)
NEWS UPDATES
Microsoft moves to per-user pricing for Dynamics
Microsoft Corp. is streamlining the pricing of its four Dynamics ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications families from a per-module basis to a per-user basis as a way to make it easier for its partners to sell the software, the company announced Monday.
Oracle finds buyer for Siebel's OnTarget operation
Oracle Corp. has found a buyer for the OnTarget sales consultancy it acquired through the purchase of CRM (customer relationship management) software vendor Siebel, five months after putting the OnTarget business up for sale, the vendor announced Monday.
IBM's Notes to finally run natively on Linux
IBM Corp. is to announce Monday that its Lotus Notes desktop collaboration software will finally fully support the Linux operating system. It's a move users have long been demanding, with those wanting to run the Notes client on the open-source operating system previously having to resort to Web clients or software emulation.
INTERVIEW
McAfee ready to hold its own against Microsoft
George Samenuk, the chairman and chief executive of McAfee Inc., is not losing any sleep over Microsoft Corp.'s impending entry into the security software market, saying Microsoft's effort falls short of what customers need. Samenuk sat down with IDG News Service during a recent visit Beijing to discuss Microsoft's plans for Windows Live OneCare and McAfee's response.
OPINION
Pain/Gain Thresholds in Software Engineering
By Sean McGrath
When I am down in the bowels of a software development project, I can easily spend 50 hours a week pounding at a keyboard. My wife tells me that when I am doing that, I wear a permanent look of complete puzzlement on my face.
TIP
Revisiting Group Policy Refresh
By Mitch Tulloch
In a recent tip here in Windows in the Enterprise, I mentioned that administrators could remotely refresh Group Policy on desktop computers using a free tool from Sysinternals called psexec and that this can save them the labor of touching (visiting) desktops when Group Policy refresh needs to be forced for some reason. Several readers of this newsletter commented afterward that there are other tools that can be used to do this, and this week I'd like to thank these readers for their feedback and highlight their suggestions.
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