Offshoring
Internetnews.com, 6/16/04: Tech CEOs Unite in Offshoring Support
By Roy Mark
The nation's top technology executives weighed in on politically sensitive issues Wednesday as part of a Business Software Alliance (BSA) CEO policy forum.
The executives presented a united front in supporting offshoring, stronger protection of intellectual property rights and the need for better cybersecurity, particularly in the area of government systems.
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Storage
Internetnews.com, 6/16/04: Iomega Shapes Storage for SMBs
By Lauren Simonds
Network attached storage — formerly limited to larger companies with knowledge-rich IT departments and budgets to match — has trimmed down in both price and complexity to the point where smaller businesses — with little IT savvy and modest means — can take advantage of its many benefits.
Iomega's latest foray into NAS takes a radical departure from the standard rack-mounted design, often referred to as a pizza box, and instead offers an attractive, desktop device that's roughly the size of a shoebox. More than just a pretty face, this NAS box comes standard with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 — an industry first in a box this size.
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Security
C|net, 6/16/04: Spying on spyware
By Dawn Kawamoto
EarthLink and Webroot Software released a report Wednesday, revealing that nearly one of every three computers scanned in April for Trojan horse programs or system monitor spyware was infected.
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Computerworld, 6/16/04: Retail PCs can reach customers without latest patches
News Story by Tom Krazit
The excitement home buyers feel when taking a new PC out of its box can be short-lived if the machine is vulnerable to the swarm of viruses and worms on the Internet.
One senior administrator at a major research university recently endured a prolonged setup procedure with his new laptop. The administrator, who asked not to be identified due to the visibility of his position, purchased a laptop in May after encountering delays in obtaining the notebook, which was first introduced last March along with Intel Corp.'s Centrino technology.
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C|net, 6/16/04: 'Zombie' PCs caused Web outage, Akamai says
By Robert Lemos and Jim Hu
The attack that blacked out Google, Yahoo and other major Web sites earlier this week involved the use of a "bot net"--a large network of zombified home PCs--Internet infrastructure provider Akamai Technologies said Wednesday.
The attack, which blocked nearly all access to Apple Computer, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo's Web sites for two hours on Tuesday, took aim at the key domain name system (DNS) servers run by Akamai. These servers translate word-based URLs, such as www.microsoft.com, into the numerical addresses used by the Internet. Using compromised home computers, the attackers sent a flood of data to the DNS servers, preventing them from providing that translation and effectively shutting surfers out of the four companies' pages, according to Akamai.
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