IT Management
Computerworld, 8/29/03: Dell to release network management software
The tools are free for users of its switches
Story by Matt Hamblen
AUGUST 29, 2003 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - Dell Inc. next week will announce a set of network management tools that it plans to offer at no extra cost to users of its PowerConnect line of switches.
The OpenManage Network Manager software is designed to help IT staffers centralize the management of PowerConnect installations that include more than 10 switches, said Ulrich Hansen, a senior product manager at Dell, which entered the market for networking equipment two years ago.
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c|net, 9/2/03: Laments of an IT buyer
By Tony Scott
There are two things that really bug me about buying information technology, and right up front I'll apologize if this sounds like something Andy Rooney might have written.
First, I hate it when things that used to work really well are intentionally "improved" (meaning that they probably won't work) by well-established companies that should know better.
As an example, I recently bought a new entry-level printer for our youngest son, who is going away to college this fall. Installing a printer on a Windows XP laptop should be no more than a five-minute job. Not only did it take over an hour, but I'm still not sure how I eventually got the printer to work.
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Security
Computerworld, 8/29/03: Blaster worm linked to severity of blackout
Exposure of communications flaws heightens concerns about security of the U.S. power grid
Story by Dan Verton
AUGUST 29, 2003 ( COMPUTERWORLD ) - WASHINGTON -- The W32.Blaster worm may have contributed to the cascading effect of the Aug. 14 blackout, government and industry experts revealed this week.
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The New York Times, 9/1/03: Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for Oversight
By AMY HARMON
The teenager accused of creating a version of the Blaster worm that infected computer systems across the world last week has been arrested. SoBig.F, an e-mail virus unleashed on the Internet just as Blaster was being stamped out, is expected to expire next week.
But all is far from quiet on the electronic frontier. Security experts are already preparing for SoBig.G. Another worm may already be squirming through newly discovered flaws in computer operating systems. And in the moments between epidemics, the Internet's more run-of-the-mill annoyances — spam, scams and spyware — can be counted on to keep users on edge.
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Microsoft
The Register, 9/2/03: Microsoft delays Longhorn. Again
By John Leyden
Microsoft looks to have delayed the release of Longhorn withdrawing a commitment to ship the next version of Windows in 2005.
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C|net, 9/2/03: New Office locks down documents
By David Becker
As digital media publishers scramble to devise a foolproof method of copy protection, Microsoft is ready to push digital rights management into a whole new arena--your desktop.
Office 2003, the upcoming update of the company's market-dominating productivity package, for the first time will include tools for restricting access to documents created with the software. Office workers can specify who can read or alter a spreadsheet, block it from copying or printing, and set an expiration date.
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Microsoft Press Release, 8/29/03: Microsoft Statement on U.S. Attorney Arrest in Blaster Virus Attack
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Aug. 29, 2003 -- Today in Seattle, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced the arrest of an individual allegedly responsible for the Blaster Virus.
The following is a statement from the company on today’s announcement:
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The New York Times, 9/1/03: You Call This a Midlife Crisis?
By STEVE LOHR and JOHN MARKOFF
REDMOND, Wash.
MUCH of what Microsoft has done over the last year or so might suggest a company settling into middle age.
It has overhauled its management structure, tightened its financial controls, expanded its financial reporting, started paying dividends and abandoned the high-tech currency of stock options in favor of risk-free grants of shares to employees.
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Collaborative Technologies
Internetnews.com, 9/1/03: Is RSS the Answer to the Spam Crisis?
By Ryan Naraine
With scam artists, spammers and virus writers all using the e-mail inbox as the main target, it has become a daily nightmare for legitimate online publishers and marketers to cope with mail filters, blacklists and irate subscribers.
Enter RSS (define), the XML syndication format that allows publishers to shuttle content to news aggregators, avoiding the e-mail chaos altogether.
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