Gregg's Security News Aggregator

Thursday, November 20, 2003

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1.	Companies to Offer Wireless Audio, Video (AP). AP - RealNetworks Inc. has stepped up its efforts to spread its Internet audio and video technology to wireless phone users, announcing on Thursday a new service offered through AT&T Wireless.
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2.	'Operation Cyber Sweep' Nets 125 Arrests
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3.	Conectiva: zebra Denial of service vulnerabilities
4.	RedHat: XFree86 Multiple integer overflows
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5.	Intel's Otellini promises 'Year of Itanium'. But where are they all hiding?

10:32:39 PM

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1.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
2.	SBC challenges RIAA over subpoenas. The record industry and telecommunications giant SBC Communications are set to face off in a San Francisco courtroom in a dispute over the record label's legal charges against file swappers.
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3.	MSN Services to Be on AT&T Wireless Phones (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) said on Thursday that AT&T Wireless Services Inc.'s (AWE.N) mobile Web service subscribers will be able to access its MSN Internet service by the end of the year.
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4.	AT&T Sues PayPal and eBay for Patent Infringement

9:32:21 PM

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1.	I Heart Nerds Pin. I must have this right now. Link
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2.	Briefly: PacketVideo sells video server unit. Alcatel snaps up the company's Network Solutions division....Sun, BEA promote Java on x86 servers...A judge denies a request to expedite the PeopleSoft hearing.
3.	PacketVideo sells video server unit
4.	Yahoo eyes purchase of Chinese Web firm. Yahoo is close to acquiring Beijing-based 3721, a company that sells Chinese-language Web addresses, with a deal expected as early as Friday.
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5.	Internet Access Tax Battle Heats Up in Senate (Reuters). Reuters - A U.S. senator said on Thursday that he would hold up a massive year-end spending bill if it included a ban on Internet-access taxes that he and several colleagues fear would harm state and local finances.
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6.	Slashback: Princeton, Terror, Farscape
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7.	AT&T seals deals with Real, MSN for data service. AT&T Wireless Services Inc. has racked up deals with both RealNetworks Inc. and Microsoft Corp. to deliver content and services such as streaming video, e-mail and instant messaging to its mMode data service customers .
8.	Apple posts security patches. Apple Computer Inc. has released security updates for Mac OS X Panther 10.3.1 client and server systems and Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2.8 client and server operating systems.
9.	Intel looks to Prescott, emerging markets for '04. Intel Corp. plans to aggressively introduce 90-nanometer processors in 2004, and expects continued growth in shipments of wireless chips and high-end server processors as it looks to emerging markets for increased demand, executives told financial analysts in New York Thursday.
10.	Update: AMD to build $2.4 billion fab in Germany. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) confirmed Thursday that it is building a $2.4 billion microprocessor manufacturing facility, or fab, in Dresden, Germany.
11.	Bull outlines plans to secure its financial future. Bull SA, a French vendor of servers and IT services, plans to return the company to financial health by bringing in new capital and reducing or writing off outstanding obligations, it announced Thursday.
12.	PostgreSQL boosts open source database - Infoworld Staff. PostgreSQL Global Development Group this week is shipping Version 7.4 of its open source PostGreSQL Object Relational Database Management System.
13.	AT&T sues eBay for patent infringement. U.S. telecommunications giant AT&T Corp. has sued eBay Inc. and its PayPal Inc. unit alleging that the payment systems the companies use infringe on an AT&T patent.
14.	Overture offers online marketing campaign tracking tool. MIAMI - Overture Services Inc. is now selling a service to U.S. companies that want to closely monitor the performance of their online marketing campaigns.
15.	SBC offers lower-cost VoIP. WASHINGTON - SBC Communications Inc. began offering a hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service aimed at enterprise customers Thursday, in an effort to win clients that want to cut costs and not buy their own VoIP servers.
16.	EMC puts $100M into India units. BANGALORE, INDIA - EMC Corp announced this week that it was investing $100 million in India over the next five years. ADVERTISEMENT: Knowledge Base Software from Novo Solutions - Knowledge Base Software by Novo Solutions - web-based, affordable, scalable, web support and documentation solutions. Robust and easy to use. Free trial versions available.
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17.	CA offers free antivirus, firewall software
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18.	BugTraq: [aadams@securityfocus.com: Linux Kernel <= 2.4.21 MXCSR Local DOS Exploitation]. Sender: David Ahmad [da at securityfocus dot com]

8:31:59 PM

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1.	Senate passes nanotech funding bill
2.	HP's top HR executive to retire. Susan Bowick, the human-resources head who helped blend the work force of Compaq Computer with that of Hewlett-Packard, is retiring at the end of the year.
3.	Judge: PeopleSoft hearing won't be sped up
4.	Comdex: Little fish in a smaller pond. The lack of big names gives other companies a chance to shine on the shrunken show floor, as organizers call the reborn expo a success.
5.	Sun, BEA promote Java on x86 servers
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6.	The Wages of War (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - The U.S. is engaged in what will be, in the words of our commander in chief, "a lengthy war, a different kind of war, fought on many fronts in many places." The war on terrorism is an extraordinary national enterprise because, among other things, its scale, scope and duration are undefined. Add to that the messy and unending fallout created by the war's initial battles in Iraq, as well as in Afghanistan, and you get a foggy state of affairs.
7.	A Net of One's Own (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - For the truly unwired, a single wireless net is no longer enough. Two new products essentially create their own private Wi-Fi networks to ship music and video around the house--no computer required.
8.	Internet Access Tax Battle Heats Up in Senate (Reuters). Reuters - A U.S. senator said on Thursday that he would hold up a massive year-end spending bill if it included a ban on Internet-access taxes that he and several colleagues fear would harm state and local finances.
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9.	A Monocultural Alternative: TheOpenCD
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10.	Setting up server tools for spam- and virus-free mail
11.	Spyware Targeted at Congressional Hearing
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12.	Vulnerabilities: NFS-Utils Xlog Remote Buffer Overrun Vulnerability. nfs-utils provides various NFS tools, including a daemon for handling RPC requests. It is available for Unix and Linux variants. A remote buffer overrun vulnerability ha...

7:31:38 PM

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1.	Now showing on Comcast: Streaming video. The cable giant bulks up its home page with a new streaming video player, as part of its ongoing effort to become a Web portal for broadband users.
2.	UN finds wide digital divide. A study from the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union shows that the digital divide is alive and well. Nordic countries lead the globe in Internet accessibility.
3.	Loss shrinks, sign-ups grow for TiVo. The digital video recording pioneer posts a narrower-than-expected loss of $7.4 million as its subscriber numbers continue to increase.
4.	Key Office exec to exit Microsoft. Joe Eschbach, recruited from Adobe Systems a year ago to help spur the expansion of Microsoft Office, plans to leave the company Dec. 1.
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5.	Creative Recycling: Dumpster Diving
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6.	Wi-Fi whistle blower faces criminal charges
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7.	Vulnerabilities: Webmin/Usermin Session ID Spoofing Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability. Webmin is a web-based interface for remote system administration. Usermin is a web-based interface for users to configure various settings. They are both available for a ...
8.	Vulnerabilities: SqWebMail Session Hijacking Vulnerability. SqWebMail is a web-based e-mail application. SqWebMail is prone to a vulnerability that may allow remote attackers to hijack webmail sessions. This vulnerability occurs...

6:31:18 PM

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1.	Intel Forcefully Rebuffs Skeptics of Its Advanced Itanium Chip. Intel declared the chip well on its way to success despite considerable skepticism in the computer industry. By Steve Lohr.
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2.	Yahoo sends reminder on marketing changes. The company gives some members one last chance to opt out of an internal marketing program that's set to launch in January, following controversial changes to its privacy policy last year.
3.	Intel raises the stakes on Wi-Fi chips. The chipmaker is developing a Wi-Fi chip for portable devices as well as a software access point for desktop PCs as it looks beyond Wi-Fi chips for notebooks.
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4.	IBM Cutting 200 Jobs in Software Unit (AP). AP - IBM Corp. is cutting about 200 jobs in its software division as part of an effort to streamline operations.
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5.	Gartner Recommends Holding Onto The SCO Money
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6.	BugTraq: RE: Router Worm?. Sender: BugTrap [bugtrap at intercept dot net]
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7.	Yahoo! shatters! world! yodelling! record!. Swiss and Germans no match for American might
8.	US agencies arrest 125 in Operation Cyber Sweep. Net fraud crackdown

5:31:00 PM

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1.	Intel sets the bar at 4GHz. The chipmaker aims to boost clock speeds and to launch a clutch of processors for desktops, notebooks and wireless devices next year, according to executives.
2.	AT&T Wireless: mMode update clips clicks. The company unveils the first major overhaul of its mMode wireless Web service, including new features and less potential thumb strain.
3.	Panel: Shared work, not suits, key to open source. A Comdex panel proposes that the main innovation of the open-source movement isn't the creation of licensing models but the collaboration between developers.
4.	IBM lays off employees in software group. Big Blue lays off around 200 employees as part of its ongoing effort to reduce costs. Employees in about two-dozen locations in the United States are affected.
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5.	Siebel CRM OnDemand: All Things to All People? (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - During his keynote address at this week's Comdex, Siebel (Nasdaq: SEBL) chairman and CEO Tom Siebel continued to espouse the benefits of his company's CRM OnDemand initiative -- also known as "CRM for Everyone." Siebel told the gathering that the company's strategy, going forward, is "to offer the industry-leading CRM applications and the manifestations of best practices any way users prefer -- quickly, easily and affordably."
6.	Sun To Launch Open-Source Desktop System (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) is planning on rolling out its Java Desktop System on December 12th, kicking off what is viewed by many as the open-source company's bid to unseat Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows operating system as the undisputed king of the desktop.
7.	Is Microsoft Linux in the Wind? (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Speculation that Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) might build a flavor of Linux into Windows Server 2003 has been rife since May, when the company said it was licensing the Unix source code and patent from the SCO Group. That action followed SCO's infamous US$1 billion lawsuit, filed in March, which accuses IBM (NYSE: IBM) of improperly lifting copyrighted Unix technology and building it into Linux.
8.	Changes Challenge Wireless Phone Companies (AP). AP - Don't leave! Pick me!
9.	Computer Associates Offers Free Antivirus Protection (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Furthering its partnership with Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Protect Your PC program, Islandia, New York-based Computer Associates on Tuesday announced that it would be offering free year-long subscriptions to its Trust EZ Armor antivirus and firewall desktop-security suite to qualified Windows home users.
10.	125 Nabbed in U.S. Cybercrime Crackdown (AP). AP - Federal prosecutors have charged more than 125 suspected computer hackers, identity thieves and other cyberspace scammers in a nationwide crackdown on Internet crime, law enforcement officials said Thursday.
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11.	Ars Dissects POWER5, UltraSparc IV, and Efficeon
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12.	BugTraq: Remote DoS in FreeRADIUS, all versions.. Sender: Alan DeKok [aland at freeradius dot org]
13.	BugTraq: R7-0016: Sybase ASE 12.5 Remote Password Array Denial of Service. Sender: [advisory at rapid7 dot com]
14.	Vulnerabilities: HP-UX IPFilter Unsupported Interface Vulnerability. HP-UX IPFilter is a stateful firewall system. IPFilter is designed to filter IP packets and thereby control packet flow in or out of a protected system. Hewlett-Packar...
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15.	AntiOnline Security Spotlight: Ironclad Passwords
16.	Switches in the Trenches

4:30:39 PM

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1.	.Net explained again--and again, and again...
2.	Jockeying for jobs. Amid reports on job losses, the impact of high-tech outsourcing to foreign countries remains hard to gauge. Also, the role of utility computing.
3.	Linux veteran tries again. Ransom Love once turned his back on Linux after founding Caldera. Now he returns to Novell a born-again Linux-phil. Why the switch?
4.	AT&T sues eBay, PayPal over patent. The phone giant files suit against eBay and PayPal, alleging patent infringement--the latest skirmish in the escalating Web patent wars.
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5.	Wireless Pagers Become Lifeline for Deaf (AP). AP - When Cary Barbin's car broke down at 2 a.m. on a remote road in New Jersey, pulling out a cell phone and calling the auto club wasn't an option. Like his parents, grandparents, and millions of other Americans, he's deaf.
6.	PRODUCT REVIEW: Actius Features 3D Vision (AP). AP - Coming soon to a screen close to you: The Invading Laptop from the Third Dimension.
7.	Nationwide Cybercrime Sweep Nets 125 Arrests (Reuters). Reuters - Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that law-enforcement agents had arrested 125 suspects in a crackdown on Internet crimes ranging from hacking to fraud to selling stolen goods.
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8.	The Definitive Guide to the Compact Framework
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9.	BugTraq: [securitylab.ru] EffectOffice Server 2.9 problem. Sender: Alexander Antipov [antipov at SecurityLab dot ru]
10.	BugTraq: Re: OpenBSD kernel holes .... Sender: Thamer Al-Harbash [tmh at whitefang dot com]
11.	Vulnerabilities: NetServe Web Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability. NetServe Web Server is a compact web server for Microsoft Windows platforms. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may allow a remote attacker ...
12.	Vulnerabilities: GNU Privacy Guard Insecure Trust Path To User ID Weakness. GNU Privacy Guard is a free opensource multi-platform replacement for PGP. GNU Privacy Guard has been reported prone to a weakness involving the validity of multiple us...
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13.	Book Review: Hacking- The Art of Exploitation. Jon Erickson's Hacking: The Art of Exploitation is a phenomenal book. It provides a deeper look at the inner-workings of vulnerability types like heap and stack overflows, string format vulnerabilities and more. Erickson takes it one step further by not...

3:30:26 PM

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1.	It's a steaming pile of synthetic poo! No, it's art! No, it's both!. Wim Delvoye, the artist Warren Ellis describes as "the Walt Disney of poop," is about to launch a superpowered version 2.0 of "Cloaca," a crap-themed art installation that grossed and wowed patrons of the New Museum in 2002. Snipped from Hint magazine: [Delvoye's] Frankensteinian contraption -- when "fed" food twice a day -- mechanically and chemically recreated the human digestive process all the way to the bitter end. Now, the Belgian artist has pumped up the dump with Cloaca Turbo, a supercharged poop-making machine -- currently on view at Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci in the northern Italian city of Prato -- that produces a constant stream of excrement. "It's an industrial version of what you've seen in New York," Delvoye says, explaining that its New Museum predecessor only performed once daily. "It has a 250 liter capacity, which is a lot, and that ends up in 40 kilograms [about 90 pounds of waste] spread throughout museum hours." It's the latest in a body of work that includes oddities like gas canisters decked in Delft porcelain and stained glass windows paned with erotic x-rays, all aiming to bring together the high and low or, in this case, the technological and biological. Link to museum home page, Link to story with background on Cloaca 1.0. Also check Delvoye's luscious, large-format X-rated X-rays-- cited here on Fleshbot today. Worksafe if you're a radiologist.
2.	Streaming obsession du jour: LynnFox's vid for FC Kahuna's "Hayling". I can't stop playing this on my laptop: the video LynnFox created for FC Kahuna's song "Hayling." LynnFox is a UK-based collective of crazy boys who do crazy things with computers. I met them a few weeks ago in Spain, at this event. Here's what I learned in Barcelona: they can drink any non-android Earth inhabitant under the table, they are fun to troll dive bars with, and they build amazing, brilliant, superfunky digital dreamscapes like the one in this video -- which involves a robotic sea anemone sexmachine piano. Watch it here or here or here.
3.	Asimo in Paris. BoingBoing pal Roland says: One of the current exhibits at the cultural representation of Japan in France -- Maison de la Culture du Japon -- is about men and robots -- Hommes et robots (pages in French). And Asimo, the fantastic robot from Honda, is in Paris until November 22. I must admit Asimo's presence on stage is overwhelming. In particular, there was a crucial moment I was unable to catch, when Asimo received an Eiffel Tower from the -- human -- presenter's hands, and put it on a table several meters away. You'll find several somewhat wicked pictures of the 1.2 meter high and 52 kg robot in this photo gallery. Link
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4.	Apple fixes security in Panther, Jaguar. The Mac maker releases a security update for the recently released Panther operating system and patches several flaws in Jaguar, its predecessor.
5.	HP, Cap Gemini join forces for storage. Continuing its push into so-called information lifecycle management, Hewlett-Packard teams up with Cap Gemini to help clients take care of data.
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6.	IBM Says Cuts About 200 Software Jobs (Reuters). Reuters - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N), the world's largest computer company, said on Thursday that it cut about 200 jobs in its software division as part of its efforts to revamp its work force to match the skills it is seeking.
7.	Tablet PC Claims Nine-Hour Battery (PC World). PC World - Electrovaya says Scribbler Tablet PC SC 2000 can run all day without recharging.
8.	US nets 125 people in unprecedented crackdown on Internet fraud (AFP). AFP - The US Department of Justice said that more than 125 people had been arrested or convicted in the government's largest-ever crackdown on Internet fraud, after an ongoing security sweep uncovered multiple victims' losses of over 100 million dollars.
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9.	NERC Releases Interim Report on Aug 14th Blackout
10.	Universities Dispute with Red Hat over 'Fedora'
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11.	BugTraq: SIRCD: Anyone can set umode +o(oper).. Sender: Victor Jerlin [vigge at vigge dot fulhack dot nu]
12.	BugTraq: RE: Router Worm?. Sender: David Gillett [gillettdavid at fhda dot edu]
13.	BugTraq: remote exploit for mod_gzip (with debug_mode). Sender: Crazy Einstein [crazy_einstein at yahoo dot com]
14.	Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer Script URL Cross-Domain Access Violation Vulnerability. An issue has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow malicious script code from one domain to be executed in the context of another domain. The iss...
15.	Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer Function Pointer Override Cross-Domain Access Violation Vulnerability. An issue has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow malicious script code from one domain to be executed in the context of another domain. The iss...
16.	Vulnerabilities: Microsoft Internet Explorer ExecCommand Cross-Domain Access Violation Vulnerability. An issue has been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer that could allow malicious script code from one domain to be executed in the context of another domain. The iss...
17.	Vulnerabilities: Multiple Microsoft Internet Explorer Script Execution Vulnerabilities. Multiple issues have been reported in Microsoft Internet Explorer. Though these issues have been reported by a reliable source, communication issues have presented diffi...
18.	Vulnerabilities: MediaWiki 'IP' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability. MediaWiki is editing software designed to run Wikipedia. A new version of MediaWiki has been released, addressing a vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to exe...
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19.	Spyware for Corporate Espionage
20.	Cisco Working to Block Viruses at the Router
21.	Cisco security initiative / 4 major firms working to head off Net attacks

2:30:12 PM

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1.	Paying to protect Linux
2.	Open source no panacea for security
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3.	IBM Cutting 200 Jobs in Software Unit (AP). AP - IBM Corp. is cutting about 200 jobs in its software division as part of an effort to streamline operations.
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4.	Roadside Assistance System Used for Eavesdropping
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5.	News: U.S. cybercrime crackdown nets 125 arrests nationwide. The Associated Press By Curt Anderson
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6.	Vulnerabilities: phpWebFileManager index.php Directory Traversal Vulnerability. phpWebFileManager is file management tool written in PHP. It is designed for inclusion in large projects it can also act as a PostNuke module. A vulnerability has been r...
7.	Vulnerabilities: Justin Hagstrom Auto Directory Index Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. Auto Directory Index is a web based application used to browser folders on a web site. It is written in PHP. A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported in t...
8.	Vulnerabilities: Koch Roland Rolis Guestbook $path Remote File Include Vulnerability. Rolis Guestbook is a web based guestbook application. A vulnerability has been reported to exist in the software that may allow an attacker to include malicious files co...
9.	Vulnerabilities: PostMaster Proxy Service Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability. PostMaster is a combined email and proxy server developed for Windows platforms. PostMaster has been reported prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability. The issue p...
10.	Vulnerabilities: OpenSSL ASN.1 Large Recursion Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability. OpenSSL is a freely available, open source implementation of Secure Socket Layer tools. It is available for the Unix, Linux, and Microsoft platforms. A problem has been...
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11.	Hackers did not cause blackout - report
12.	Setting up server tools for spam- and virus-free mail
13.	Sandia Labs studies phony computer network for hackers
14.	CA offers free antivirus, firewall software
15.	Biometrics are the future, say aviation security experts
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16.	Keylogging Trojan Copies Itself to Windows File
17.	Symantec CEO urges shift in security tactics
18.	Apple security patches posted
19.	Home user security: your first defense
20.	Cisco security initiative
21.	CodeFellas - a mafia hacker tells his story
22.	Hackers did not cause blackout - report
23.	Setting up server tools for spam- and virus-free mail
24.	Sandia Labs studies phony computer network for hackers
25.	CA offers free antivirus, firewall software
26.	Biometrics are the future, say aviation security experts

1:29:50 PM

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1.	BMC adds to ID management tools. The software maker says it will extend its identity management applications, used to administer employee accounts and passwords on internal networks.
2.	Study quells fears of IT outsource impact. According to research by IDC, the information tecnology services industry will continue to depend on offshore outsourcing, but the impact on the overall industry will be less of a threat than thought.
3.	RealNetworks blasts video to AT&T handsets. The streaming media company announces a deal to deliver digital video--of news, market reports, entertainment and other content--to AT&T Wireless cell phones.
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4.	MySQL surprises with enterprise projects and MaxDB (TechTarget). TechTarget - MySQL AB is making the point this fall that its open source database is enterprise-ready. The company ended October with the announcement of a huge project with Sabre Holdings and on Nov. 17 began shipping a heavy-duty, SAP-certified database called MaxDB. In this interview, MySQL CEO M Aring;rten Mickos explains why the IT industry is surprised at his company's enterprise successes and where MySQL is going from here. MySQL AB's is headquartered in Uppsala Sweden, with U.S. headquarters in Seattle, Wash.
5.	Video Game Review: 'Call of Duty' Exciting (AP). AP - I didn't think it was possible for a video game to deliver goose bumps. "Call of Duty," a new World War II action game from Activision, has proved me wrong.
6.	EU Sets Up Internet Security Agency (AP). AP - The European Union governments agreed Thursday to launch an agency to protect the Internet by alerting the public about computer viruses, identity theft and other crimes committed online.
7.	PalmOne CEO Says Demand Picking Up (Reuters). Reuters - Handheld computer maker PalmOne said on Thursday business was picking up ahead of the key Christmas holiday season and that the integration of newly acquired rival Handspring was on track.
8.	RealNetworks, AT&T Wireless Launch Mobile Service (Reuters). Reuters - Internet Media company RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK.O) and said on Thursday that they would offer high-quality audio and video news, entertainment and weather information to mobile phone users, increasing its shift to subscription services.
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9.	Scientific American's Sci/Tech Gifts for 2003
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10.	Computers 'hamper workers'. Expensive computer systems and technologies are not being used effectively in the workplaces, says a report.
11.	Poor 'miss out' on net commerce. E-commerce can help developing nations boost their economies says a UN report.
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12.	Update: HP hardware units return to black in Q4. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Wednesday reported 10 percent year-over-year revenue growth in its fourth fiscal quarter, driven by higher revenue in all its major product groups.
13.	Cisco exec: SANs too expensive for SMBs. LAS VEGAS -- Networks that pool together storage resources may be common in the enterprise, but their cost so far has kept them from being deployed in more than 10 percent of small and medium-sized businesses, said a Cisco Systems Inc. executive speaking at the Computer Digital Expo conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
14.	AMD to build $2.4 billion fab in Germany. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) confirmed Thursday that it is building a $2.4 billion microprocessor manufacturing facility, or fab, in Dresden, Germany.
15.	NEC consolidates U.S. product groups. NEC Solutions America Inc. is creating a business unit that will consolidate sales of its server, storage, and mobile solutions products.
16.	Comdex: It's smaller, but is it better?. LAS VEGAS -- Joo-hun Lee is happy to be at Comdex this week, but Comdex isn't particularly happy to have him.
17.	Update: IronPort to acquire SpamCop. E-mail security hardware maker IronPort Systems Inc. will announce next week that it is buying anti-spam company SpamCop for an undisclosed sum, according to information obtained by the IDG News Service.
18.	Ability Plus offers low-cost alternative to Microsoft Office - Infoworld Staff. Ability Plus Software is targeting budget-strapped IT shops with a streamlined alternative to more resource-hungry office suites. ADVERTISEMENT: RFID/Smart Label Printing White Paper from Zebra - Learn about how smart labels help prevent asset loss, track shipments, and process customer transactions, and see how the technology could help your business.
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19.	Update: IronPort to acquire SpamCop. Purchase is designed to shore up spammer blacklist service
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20.	Lack of Security Might Cut Internet Use
21.	Setting up server tools for spam- and virus-free mail
22.	Central Control: Let's Get it Together
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23.	Elsewhere: U.S. crackdown on cybercrime nets 125 arrests nationwide. A federal crackdown on a wide range of Internet fraud schemes costing victims an estimated $100 million has resulted in the arrest or conviction of 125 individuals, law e...
24.	News: Court limits in-car FBI spying. An appeals court overturns a decision that allowed the FBI to transform a luxury car's navigation system into an eavesdropping device.
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25.	BugTraq: GLSA: kdebase (200311-01). Sender: Rajiv Aaron Manglani [rajiv at gentoo dot org]
26.	BugTraq: GLSA: opera (200311-02). Sender: Rajiv Aaron Manglani [rajiv at gentoo dot org]
27.	BugTraq: GLSA: hylafax (200311-03). Sender: Rajiv Aaron Manglani [rajiv at gentoo dot org]
28.	BugTraq: [CLA-2003:786] Conectiva Security Announcement - zebra. Sender: Conectiva Updates [secure at conectiva dot com dot br]
29.	Vulnerabilities: TerminatorX Multiple Command-Line and Environment Buffer Overrun Vulnerabilities. terminatorX is a freely available, open source music manipulation program. It is available for the Linux platform. It has been reported that TerminatorX may be prone to ...
30.	Vulnerabilities: iPlanet Log Viewing Utility Concealed Log Entry Vulnerability. iPlanet is an HTTP server product. It is available for a number of platforms, including Unix and Linux variants and Microsoft Windows operating systems. A vulnerability ...
31.	Vulnerabilities: Symantec PCAnywhere Chat Client Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Symantec pcAnywhere is a remote host control solution. pcAnywhere provides for remote management and file transfer. pcAnywhere can be installed as a service that listen...
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32.	HPUX dtmailpr Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
33.	Sqwebmail Session Hijacking Vulnerability
34.	Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
35.	Conectiva update for zebra

12:29:30 PM

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1.	PRODUCT REVIEW: Skype Tops Frustrations (AP). AP - It's the moneysaving potential that's likely to draw your attention to Skype, the Internet phone software whose creators are bent on displacing the POTS, or plain old telephone system.
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2.	How to Handle an Internet Outage
3.	Spyware for Corporate Espionage
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4.	Elsewhere: Firewall, security software giveaway vexes competitors. Shares of Digital River Inc. fell as much as 7.4 percent Wednesday, amid concerns that a security-software giveaway by Computer Associates International Inc. will hurt Di...
5.	Elsewhere: Gates Sets Schedule For Security Improvements. Businesses should see a 180-degree improvement in the security of their Windows software environments within eight months, according to Microsoft's chairman and chief sof...
6.	News: US cybercrime push 'imperils personal security' of Americans. The Register By John Leyden [john dot leyden at theregister dot co dot uk]
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7.	Vulnerabilities: SAP DB web-tools Multiple Vulnerabilities. SAP DB is a free open source database server from SAP AG. The product also ships with a 'web-tools' component that may be integrated with an existing web server or run w...
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8.	Symbian Q3 revenues dip. Update As phone shipments slow
9.	Check Point looks beyond the perimeter. Joined-up security
10.	IBM to add clock throttling tech to 90nm G5 chip. PowerTune saves... er.. power
11.	Moratorium on RFID chips urged. Supermarket sweep
12.	O2 launches digital music player. Reg Kit Watch And a UK music download service, too
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13.	Customized OpenBSD with Snort IDS
14.	The CSO Perspective on Security Threats
15.	SuSE to sell add-on to run Windows apps, games
16.	Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy
17.	Court limits in-car FBI spying
18.	'Spyware' steps out of the shadows
19.	Home User Security: Your First Defense
20.	Kasparov, 3D rival end chess series in tie

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1.	AMD breaks ground on new chip plant. The chipmaker rolls out the welcome wagon for its new neighbor--itself--as it begins construction of another factory in Dresden, Germany, to help AMD keep pace with growing demand for its products.
2.	Overture unveils ad-tracking system. The search company unveils new software that's designed to be a marketer's clearinghouse for assessing the effectiveness of online advertising.
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3.	Microsoft Office Marketing Chief Resigns (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Just weeks after launching Office 2003, VP Joe Eschbach is moving on to 'pursue other interests.' Veteran Chris Capossela is moving into his spot.
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4.	Cisco Working to Block Viruses at the Router
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5.	Elsewhere: I know! Let's have a hackers' union!. A proposal to create an association to represent the interests of hackers and vulnerability researchers is gaining support, a security expert said yesterday. CNet report...
6.	Elsewhere: Bill Gates: on web services, Linux, security and more.... "We have lots of people seeking the glory of saying: 'Hey, I found this flaw'." Once considered simple nuisances attending the digital lifestyle, cyberattacks and spam ...
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7.	SanDisk delays Wi-Fi SD card Palm support to Q1 '04. Technical and non-technical reasons

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1.	As Students Power Up, Colleges Rewire (AP). AP - Steve Leslie's dorm room at Miami University has 20 plugs sprouting from the walls. They power a color TV, stereo, compact disc and DVD players, video game player, desktop computer and laptop, printer, scanner, refrigerator, microwave and two fans. Then there are rechargers for a cell phone, hand-held computer, camera, electric razor and toothbrush.
2.	SBC Offers Voice-Over-Internet Services Across U.S. (Reuters). Reuters - SBC Communications Inc. (SBC.N)on Thursday said it will offer voice-calling over the Internet, in a move that marks a major technological shift beyond the local phone company's traditional circuit-based networks.
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3.	FSF Wants Your Vouchers
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4.	Security expert proposes hackers' union

9:28:39 AM

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1.	PeopleSoft alters its rebate program (SiliconValley.com). SiliconValley.com - PeopleSoft this week extended and altered a controversial customer rebate program it has been offering to help ward off the $7.3 billion hostile takeover bid from rival Oracle.
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2.	Kazaa Launches Legitimacy Campaign
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3.	E-Commerce set for Xmas bonanza. Retailers are expecting more Christmas shopping to be done online this year than ever before.
4.	BT Broadband tops complaints. BT Openworld and Broadband are more complained about than any other UK internet service providers, official data shows.
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5.	Symbian Q3 revenues slide. As phone shipments slow
6.	AMD selects Dresden for 300mm plant. Fab 36
7.	US cybercrime push 'imperils personal security' of Americans. Even the Serbians will look up your records

8:28:19 AM

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1.	'Nemo': the little fish no one could resist (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Finding Nemo has vaulted past Spider-Man to become the top-selling DVD in the home video format's six-year history. In its first two weeks in stores, Finding Nemo has sold 15 million DVDs, surpassing two top sellers from last year, Spider-Man (12.6-plus million units in the USA) and another Disney-Pixar collaboration, Monsters, Inc., (12 million units in the USA). "We knew it was going to be successful. It was too great of a film with a great box office," says Bob Chapek, president of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. "But I don't think anybody would have expected 20 million (DVD and VHS sales total) in two weeks and before the holidays."
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2.	Mini-copter stars at robot show. One of the world's lightest and smallest robot helicopters is unveiled by the Seiko Epson company.
3.	Korea plans ultra fast broadband. South Korea is upgrading its national network to give citizens an even faster link to the net.
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4.	Martha Lane Fox leaves Lastminute. Gone, but not forgotten
5.	Court limits in-car FBI spying. But only because it crippled some safety features
6.	US railroad uses Wi-Fi to run 'driverless' trains. World's biggest train set?
7.	We reveal major UNIX™ IP violations. Exclusive And it's SCO

7:27:59 AM

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1.	Lastminute.com co-founder quits post at online travel shop (AFP). AFP - Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of Internet pioneer Lastminute.com, is to quit her post at the online travel shop next year.
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2.	Uranium Pebbles May Light the Way
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3.	Broadband could be £22bn boost. The increased use of broadband could add £22bn to the UK economy by 2015, a report suggests.
4.	Computers 'hamper the workplace'. Expensive computer systems and technologies are not being used effectively in the workplaces, says a report.
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5.	'Lost generation' of bosses blamed for IT mediocrity. Come on, say what you mean
6.	Cryptophone locks out snoopers. For the paranoiac who has everything
7.	China unveils 'DVD killer' video disk format. Offers HDTV quality, apparently
8.	DTI builds SME data portal. Strike up the band
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9.	Tech-Job Meltdown in Final Stages. The bad news is that high-tech employers are set to lay off another 234,000 workers this year. But analysts say the tech industry should begin adding new jobs this spring.
10.	EU May Fund Embryo Cell Studies. The European Parliament backs research using stem cells taken from human embryos. The move sends a message to EU ministers, who will decide soon whether to lift a ban on the controversial procedure.
11.	Scientists ID New Whale Species. Japanese scientists say they've discovered a new type of baleen whale, but some U.S. researchers remain skeptical. If confirmed, it's a whale of a find.
12.	Republicans Back E-Vote Bill. A House bill that would require electronic voting machines to provide a receipt has previously only been supported by Democrats. Now there are some new faces in the crowd -- Republicans.
13.	CodeFellas. Smart mobs? Fuhgeddaboutit. Not till they hired me. Now they're getting a secure P2P bet-processing system. A mafia hacker tells his story to Wired magazine's Simson Garfinkel.
14.	Space Mission on Auction Block. A satellite manufacturer has come up with a novel way to market its product: It's selling an entire space mission on eBay. SpaceDev offers the chance to design and operate a satellite for a fraction of what most orbiters cost. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
15.	Next Big Thing in Biotech: RNAi. A new technology that has the potential to stop disease in its tracks could help produce the next generation of blockbuster drugs. Venture capitalists and startups are giddy, but are trying to curb their enthusiasm. By Kristen Philipkoski.
16.	Speed Kills, Military Wants More. Ever in search of more powerful weapons, the Pentagon is planning some big and mighty fast missiles and rockets. By Noah Shachtman.
17.	Record Label Sings New Tune. A small record label in Great Britain wants to foster artistic freedom and creativity by publishing music free of the usual copyright restrictions, so anyone can remix and sample the work. By Katie Dean.

6:27:40 AM

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1.	Vulnerabilities: Minimalist Unspecified Remote Command Execution Vulnerability. Minimalist is a mailing list manager available for Linux operating systems. It has been reported that Minimalist is vulnerable to an input validation issue. User-suppli...
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2.	HP's big iron back in the black. Servers, storage up but Alpha, NonStop decline
3.	Telework hasn't taken off (D'oh!). Europe in Brief
4.	Domain owner seeks to revolutionise Scottish legal system. 'Monopolistic' Law Society of Scotland under pressure
5.	BT and Vodafone named and shamed by Oftel. top customer complaints table

5:27:28 AM

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1.	Dilbert for 20 Nov 2003.
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2.	Non Sequitur for 20 Nov 2003.
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3.	Antivirus Vendor Offers Free Software (PC World). PC World - Computer Associates offers eTrust EZ Armor with free with a year's subscription.
4.	Sun Confirms December Ship Date For Java Desktop System (TechWeb). TechWeb - Sun Microsystems has set Friday, Dec. 12, as the target ship date for Java Desktop System--a Linux-based operating system that includes the Mozilla browser, StarOffice office productivity suite, GNOME interface and Evolution mail client.
5.	AT&T Wireless Claims EDGE in Data Speed (TechWeb). TechWeb - Trying to get a jump on rivals, AT&T's new EDGE-based wireless data service claims connection speeds as fast as 130 kbps.
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6.	NASA Installs Linux Supercomputer
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7.	Vodafone's £2.5bn share buyback. The British mobile phone operator raises its dividend by 20% and sets aside £2.5bn for a share buyback programme.
8.	Full speed for Japan's broadband. Japan puts Britain to shame in their leaps made in broadband internet roll-out, take-up and more importantly speed.
9.	Martha Lane Fox leaves Lastminute. Martha Lane Fox, a founder of dot.com bust survivor Lastminute.com, is to leave the company.
10.	Virus tries to con PayPal users. People are being warned about a virus which tries to fool customers into sending credit card details.
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11.	Security stumble in digital leap
12.	Internet Attacks Climb During Third Quarter

4:27:08 AM

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1.	A Little Digital Something for Everyone. This years Holiday Buying Guide looks at electronic gear for work and play, along with useful sites for online shopping.
2.	Hewlett-Packard Rebounds to Beat Forecasts in Quarter. The results for the company, whose main businesses are making computers and printers, were closely watched because it had slipped in the previous quarter. By Steve Lohr.
3.	More Megapixels for the Money. Shoppers can get a lot of digital camera for $300 these days ones delivering enough megapixels for spectacular 8-by-10 prints. But which camera is right for you? By David Pogue.
4.	Hey, That Big Computer Is Really a Great Actor. "Technology Plays," a theater experiment running at State University in Buffalo this month, features six playlets, but no human actors. By James C. Mckinley Jr..
5.	Sleepy City Has High Hopes, Dreaming of High Tech. A cadre of officials and entrepreneurs is trying to transform the small city of Chandigarh into the "technology hub of northern India." By David Rohde.
6.	See Johnny Learn and B. Goode, Too. . By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer, Charles Herold and Michel Marriott.
7.	St. Nick Has Spoken: You Can Take It With You. By IAN AUSTEN, J.D. BIERSDORFER, ALAN KRAUSS and DAVID POGUE By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer, Alan Krauss and David Pogue.
8.	Capture an Image. Now, Run With It.. . By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer and David Pogue.
9.	All Work and No Play? Not in This Home Office. From Web Cameras to Lilliputian Hard Disks, Desktop Staples Blur Fun and Function By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer and Michel Marriott.
10.	For Livelier Gaming, Accessorize. . By Charles Herold and Michel Marriott.
11.	The Den Reimagined as Palace of Dreams. . By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer, Roy Furchgott and David Pogue.
12.	The Answer, My Friend, Could Be Remastered Dylan. Digital technology has totally changed the music business. But how can listeners stay on top of the changes? By Ian Austen, J.d. Biersdorfer, Barnaby J. Feder, Alan Krauss and Michel Marriott.
13.	A Rambler's Kit, With Juice to Spare. By IAN AUSTEN, ALAN KRAUSS, MICHEL MARRIOTT and DAVID POGUE By Ian Austen, Alan Krauss, Michel Marriott and David Pogue.
14.	Who's That Man at the Keyboard?. Millions of children must imagine that Santa's workshop is wired to the Web. The man from the North Pole seems to be all over the Internet. By Marcia Biederman.
15.	Cable Network Buys College Sports Web Site. The fledgling cable network College Sports Television has agreed to buy the Official College Sports Network, a Web site, for $7.1 million. The Web site, the largest focused on college sports, had 7.5 million different visitors last month. By The New York Times.
16.	Wish Lists Remain Just That Online. Virtually all the big Internet retail sites now include wish lists or registries, but few people seem to be using them. By Catherine Greenman.
17.	Retailers Rise in Google Rankings as Rivals Cry Foul. FOR many people, ordering a gift online goes something like this: type a few words into a search engine, click on a few of the top results and place an order. By Lisa Guernsey.
18.	Boredom Busters for the Youngest Travelers. What are the legal methods of keeping children quiet for long periods at high altitudes? For advice, one reporter turned to the Internet. By Patrick Mcgeehan.
19.	Lovely Branches, Delivered Right to Your Doorstep. THERE is nothing quite like going to a Christmas tree farm and chopping down your own tree. (Experience allows me to tell you that you will be sore for several days, however.) Or you can visit a farm and buy a tree already cut. By Lisa Napoli.
20.	Keeping the Power Humming When the Lights Go Out. I WAS just outside the blackout area in August, but I may have been a victim nonetheless. My clue that something had gone wrong came when I found that my computer was acting strange, a TV had died and my digital clocks needed to be reset. By Ivan Berger.
21.	In Breakup of Hollinger, Telegraph Is the Plum. Potential buyers for assets of The Telegraph will probably come from rival newspaper groups and private equity companies. By Heather Timmons.
22.	Before Gift-Giving, Gift-Thinking. Stores on the Web arent just destinations for a specific item. Increasingly they are places that generate good gift ideas. By Michelle Slatalla.
23.	A PC Salesman Who Pushes the Right Buttons. At one big electronics store, there is a rare bird: a salesman who can make technology lovers and haters alike feel comfortable. By Katie Hafner.

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1.	Second coming of Opus the Penguin. Berkeley "Bloom County" Breathed is making a comeback, according to this long interview with Salon: Now. Lord, now. The din of public snarkiness is stupefying. We're awash in a vomitous sea of caustic humorous comment. I hope to occasionally wade near the black hole of pop references only obliquely without getting sucked in with everyone else. Full disclosure: I'll admit that I had a momentary lapse and recently inked a strip where Opus' mom sees a picture of Michael Jackson in 1983, proclaims Jacko's old nose irresistible and voices an urgent wish to nibble it off down to the nub. It took every thoughtful middle-aged fiber in my being for the courage to toss the finished strip. I did, but I wept. Now the flip side of this is when events get untouchable. It becomes like the occasional lampoons of supermarket tabloids: unfunny because they're mocking something that's funnier than the satire. You can't effectively satirize Bill Clinton getting waxed by an office vixen in the office of Abraham Lincoln. It's done. Over. Go home. Know when you're beat. It almost was physically painful to watch the great Garry Trudeau have to try to get a handle on it. Link
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2.	AT&T Wireless Launches Fast U.S. Wireless Service (Reuters). Reuters - AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N), the third-largest U.S. wireless carrier, on Tuesday launched a new service that it said offers the fastest access to data via cell phones in North America.
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3.	SpamCop To Be Sold To IronPort?
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4.	Water Fountains as Counter-Security
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5.	PE_DABYREV.A

2:26:29 AM

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1.	Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy. Industry figures give the software giant a passing grade for embracing open standards.
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2.	AT&T Wireless to Offer Traffic Maps, Dating (Reuters). Reuters - AT&T Wireless Services Inc. (AWE.N) said on Thursday it has revamped its mobile Internet phone service with up-to-date traffic maps that warn drivers of congested routes and other features aimed at retaining customers.
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3.	Damn you, Zandi, where's my invitation?
4.	My PACS paper is finally done.

1:26:10 AM

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1.	Comdex gets down to business. special coverage In recent years, the trade show has served as a showcase for consumer items. This year, however, it's focusing on technology for the working world, such as mobile computing and utility computing.
2.	Utility computing's elusive definition. Participants in a panel discussion at Comdex agree that utility computing is more like a river than a rock, but have little luck nailing down a real definition.
3.	SBC to offer cheaper VoIP service. The carrier on Thursday will begin selling a less-expensive version of Internet telephone service that requires businesses to buy only a fraction of the usual necessary equipment.
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4.	InfoSync: On the EDGE with AT&T Wireless. Asymptotically approaching 3G.
5.	EE Times: MPEG group discloses joint licensing terms for H.264. I don't get it; do you have to get licenses from both MPEG LA and VIA Licensing, or do you get to choose?
6.	EE Times: Cray, Sun prep radical software models for petaflops systems. And a little from Mootaz.
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7.	Interwoven unveils Content Networks plan - Infoworld Staff. ECM (enterprise content management) vendor Interwoven over the course of several quarters next year plans to introduce new products designed to strengthen the role of Web services, collaboration, and mobility in its ECM platform.
8.	Sun mulls plan to offer open source app server. LAS VEGAS - Sun Microsystems Inc. is hatching a plan to offer versions of its application server and Web server under an open source license, Jonathan Schwartz, the company's executive vice president for software, said in an interview Wednesday.
9.	Microsoft settles class actions in Dakotas. Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay as much as $18.33 million to settle class action lawsuits in North Dakota and South Dakota that alleged the vendor overcharged for its software.
10.	UPDATE: HP hardware units return to black in Q4
11.	CA offers free antivirus, firewall software. LAS VEGAS - Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) will give away its consumer antivirus and firewall software product with a year's subscription to virus signature updates, it said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT: RFID/Smart Label Printing White Paper from Zebra - Learn about how smart labels help prevent asset loss, track shipments, and process customer transactions, and see how the technology could help your business.
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12.	CA offers free antivirus, firewall software. Initiative is associated with Microsoft's security campaign

12:19:39 AM