'Cute' Trojan horse attacks through e-mail
A pair of antivirus companies is warning users to look out for an e-mail worm that could allow attackers to take over their machines and try to damage firewall and security programs.
Stories by Brian Sullivan
A Survival Plan for the Unemployed Job Hunter
I've been laid off twice and went to work for myself once too, which can be almost the same as being unemployed if there's no work coming in. I know the fear of waking up in the morning with no income coming in and knowing that chances are good there won't be any income rolling through the door by 5 p.m. either. So I developed a set of rules for myself that helped me manage the panic and kept me focused on my goals. Every one of them has been battle-tested by rejection, failure and long quiet days in an empty house. So, here are my rules for the unemployed.
HP/COMPAQ: HP decision still hangs in the balance
Judge William B. Chandler has yet to rule on the fate of the Hewlett Packard Co./Compaq Computer Corp. merger, but the two sides continue jockeying for position in the hearing that ended last week.
HP/COMPAQ: HP/Compaq trial adjourns; decision due soon
A court trial in which Hewlett-Packard director Walter Hewlett challenged a vote in favor of HP's merger with Compaq Computer ended today, with a ruling expected soon from the judge who presided over the three-day proceedings.
AOL Time Warner hit hard by acquisition charge
The portrait of Walter Hewlett that emerged in cross-examination was of a man out of touch with the rest of the Hewlett Packard Co. board of directors and obsessed with his battle to stop the merger between HP and the Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp.
Hewlett spells out his merger opposition in court
The portrait of Walter Hewlett that emerged in cross-examination was of a man out of touch with the rest of the Hewlett Packard Co. board of directors and obsessed with his battle to stop the merger between HP and the Houston-based Compaq Computer Corp.
HP/COMPAQ - Fiorina denies sharing HP merger documents
Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer Carly Fiorina told a packed courtroom in Delaware Tuesday afternoon that she did not tell shareholders or her board of directors about a series of internal HP documents that said the HP/Compaq Computer Corp. merger would not meet publicly released financial projections.
HP/COMPAQ: Trial is Hewlett's last chance to stop merger
Walter Hewlett will open the final round of his battle to stop Hewlett Packard's merger with Compaq Computer when the trial against the merger opens Tuesday in Delaware Chancery Court. The legal action is also his last best hope.
HP/COMPAQ: Hewlett fights on despite initial vote tally
The Delaware Chancery Court has apparently become Walter Hewlett's last hope to stop the Hewlett-Packard Co./Compaq Computer Corp. merger now that the initial tally shows shareholders in support of the deal by 45 million votes.
Intel pays $300 million to settle patent suit
Intel has agreed to pay Intergraph US$300 million in return for a group of patents, cross-licensing agreements and a cap on damages in a second lawsuit that is still pending.
HP/COMPAQ: Lawyers in HP suit agree to shield sources from mgmt
Walter Hewlett's lawyers can keep Hewlett Packard's upper management from learning the identities of a "widespread" number of HP and Compaq Computer employees who have leaked information criticizing the HP/Compaq merger, an agreement between both sides of the lawsuit said today.
HP/COMPAQ - HP exec feels 'violated' by voice-mail leak
Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Financial Officer Robert Wayman said he feels "personally violated" that a voice-mail message from company chairwoman and CEO Carly Fiorina was leaked to the press and he's insulted and infuriated by charges that HP management bought votes in a shareholder election.
Security experts say voice mail systems vulnerable
Security consultants aren't surprised that someone managed to take a voice mail Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman and CEO Carly Fiorina left for HP Chief Financial Officer Robert Wayman last month and transmit it to the world.
EBay has three outages in three days
Online auction giant eBay has experienced three outages of varying severity since Sunday, a spokesman for the San Jose-based company said.
HP/COMPAQ - Analysts to Hewlett: It's time to move on
Analysts said today that the only winners in yesterday's decision by a Delaware judge to let Walter Hewlett's lawsuit continue against Hewlett-Packard to block its merger with Compaq Computer are Dell Computer Corp., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc. -- and anyone else who competes against the computer maker.