Board member sues ICANN over document access
A judge late Friday denied Microsoft's request for a preliminary injunction against startup Lindows.com , thus allowing the startup to continue selling its operating system under the name Lindows.
Stories by Sam Costello
Top Layer releases Attack Mitigator appliance
Continuing its strategy of releasing use-specific appliances, Top Layer Networks Monday announced the general availability of its dedicated tool to fight denial of service attacks, the Attack Mitigator, which was announced in November 2001.
Netegrity adds management, security to SiteMinder
With an eye toward helping its larger clients manage broad, distributed installations of the software, as well as adding security and e-business features, Netegrity Monday announced the release of SiteMinder 5.0, the new version of its access control tool.
InterTrust broadens MS suit to include new charges
InterTrust Technologies Corp., a digital rights management software company, announced Wednesday that it is broadening the scope of its ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. to include the File Protection components of Windows XP, which InterTrust claims violate a patent it holds on secure transactions and digital rights management.
Microsoft to offer concessions to EC in antitrust case
Trend Micro Inc. took a step away from traditional, pure antivirus software Tuesday with the announcement of PC-cillin 2002, its new consumer antivirus package which boasts an integrated personal firewall, protection for mobile devices such as PDAs (personal digital assistants) and tools to repair damage from Trojan-horse programs.
Trend adds firewall, PDA scan to PC-cillin
Trend Micro Inc. took a step away from traditional, pure antivirus software Tuesday with the announcement of PC-cillin 2002, its new consumer antivirus package which boasts an integrated personal firewall, protection for mobile devices such as PDAs (personal digital assistants) and tools to repair damage from Trojan-horse programs.
Security flaw could affect all Linux systems
A buffer overflow in a library common to most Linux systems could cause a serious security hole that allows those systems to be remotely attacked and taken over, according to a security alert issued by Linux security firm Guardian Digital Inc.
Check Point deploys software, OS on a CD
Check Point Software Technologies says it has found an easy way for companies to install, configure and deploy its security software with its new SecurePlatform Media Pack, which the company announced yesterday.
Compaq, Lucent team on 3G compatibility
In a deal designed to push the adoption of 3G (third generation) wireless technology, Lucent Technologies Inc. and Compaq Computer Corp. Monday announced that they would work together to ensure compatibility between Compaq's iPaq handhelds and Evo laptop line and Lucent's 3G network hardware.
Startup Bodacion claims unhackable server
Claims of unhackable products come and go in the computer industry, with the unhackable product always ending with a crack in its once-shiny armor. Last week, yet another company claimed to have an unhackable product, this time a Web server, but according to at least one user, the claim may be right.
Global Crossing streamlines, reorganizes, cuts jobs
Global Crossing Holdings Ltd., the bankrupt telecommunication vendor under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), announced a series of measures Friday aimed at trimming costs and streamlining operations, including a 1,600-person layoff and the possible sale of some of its assets.
Amazon settles one-click patent dispute with B&N
Corporations were hit with a monthly average of 113 virus infections for every 1,000 computers they owned in 2001, according to the seventh annual survey of virus prevalence in the enterprise conducted by ICSA Labs, a division of security services firm TruSecure Corp.
Survey: Virus problem grows in 2001, future
Corporations were hit with a monthly average of 113 virus infections for every 1,000 computers they owned in 2001, according to the seventh annual survey of virus prevalence in the enterprise conducted by ICSA Labs, a division of security services firm TruSecure Corp.
Microsoft, states file flurry of oppositions
Corporations were hit with a monthly average of 113 virus infections for every 1,000 computers they owned in 2001, according to the seventh annual survey of virus prevalence in the enterprise conducted by ICSA Labs, a division of security services firm TruSecure Corp.
OASIS to create XML standard for biometrics
OASIS, an organization that creates standards for information exchange technologies such as XML and Web services, announced Thursday that it has formed a committee to design an XML schema for biometric data.