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Roses are red, Frankenroses are blue.. The Japan Times reports that liquor distiller Suntory has successfully engineered a truly blue rose by inserting a gene from pansies. The company created a blue carnation using the same technology in 1995. Why'd they do it? Because they can. Link, with photos. (Thanks, Sid) |
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MSN launches revamped search engine. Despite a year in development and $100 million investment, the minor facelift signals that the company still has a long way to go.
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Google Says Sued Over Orkut Code (Reuters). Reuters - Google Inc. said late on
Wednesday that it has been sued by Affinity Engines, which
alleges that Google's Orkut social networking site is built
with code stolen from its company. |
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New Sony Walkman to Rival Apple Player (AP). AP - The iPod may finally have a serious competitor. The company that brought us the Walkman is entering the hard disk music player arena now dominated by its trendsetting-rival Apple Computer Inc. |
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Microsoft Rolls Out Revamped Web Search Service (Reuters). Reuters - Microsoft Corp. late on Wednesday
rolled out a revamped version of its MSN Web search service
with partner Yahoo Inc. and made an early test version of its
homegrown search engine available to Webmasters and search
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Commodore - Back In The Hardware Biz At Last? |
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Microsoft-DoJ antitrust settlement finally comes to a close. After a Massachusetts appeal is denied, the final challenge to the Microsoft-DoJ settlement is put to rest By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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Court upholds Microsoft-Justice Dept. settlement. Appellate ruling rejects Massachusetts' call for stiffer penalties in antitrust case. "Well done!" the court says of the deal. |
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Sony stakes store claim in Silicon Valley. Sony Electronics to open latest concept store to attract and teach consumers about emerging technologies. |
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Lawsuit accuses Google of code theft. Start-up claims an engineer stole software code to create the popular online social networking service Orkut.com. |
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Oracle, PeopleSoft Clash on Failed Talks (Reuters). Reuters - As the antitrust trial over
Oracle Corp.'s (ORCL.O) hostile takeover bid for rival
PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) neared its conclusion in San Francisco
federal court on Wednesday, both sides clashed again on why
friendly merger talks collapsed two years ago. |
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Interception of E-Mail Raises Questions (AP). AP - In an online eavesdropping case with potentially profound implications, a federal appeals court ruled it was acceptable for a company that offered e-mail service to surreptitiously track its subscribers' messages. |
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Gateway Wireless Connected DVD Player Reviewed |
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US Supreme Court keeps Net porn law on ice |
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New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users |
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Net Threat Targets Banks (PC World) |
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Online privacy takes a hit after appeals court ruling. Narrow interpretation of the Wiretap Act could allow ISPs and law enforcement wide latitude in obtaining personal communications sent through the Internet. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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Nokia, Sun make multiplayer mobile game play. Cell phone game from Sega Mobile based on Sun's Java and Nokia's Snap could be beginning of new mobile software strategy. |
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Vonage beats back New York ruling. Net phone provider isn't a telco after all, despite what New York regulators think, a judge rules. |
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PalmOne spreads out Treo update. Handheld maker PalmOne is making a software update for its Treo 600 devices widely available. |
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Cisco to power Orange Wi-Fi upgrade. The European cell phone operator plans to use Cisco's wireless gear to boost the number of its Wi-Fi hot spots in France. |
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Briefly: Cisco to power Orange Wi-Fi upgrade. roundup Plus: PalmOne spreads out Treo update...Amazon to cut jobs in France...Matsushita names new CEO of U.S. unit. |
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Ellison Defends PeopleSoft Bid in Court (AP). AP - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison defended his company's $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. as a radical but necessary move during testimony Wednesday in an antitrust trial challenging the proposed deal. |
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Court OKs Microsoft Antitrust Settlement (AP). AP - A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday unanimously approved the landmark antitrust settlement Microsoft Corp. negotiated with the Justice Department, setting aside objections by Massachusetts that sanctions were inadequate against the world's largest software company. |
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IBM Opens Test Center for Supercharged Barcodes (Reuters). Reuters - International Business Machines Corp
opened a test center for radio tags in Nice, France on Thursday
to keep up with fast growing interest from retailers,
manufacturers and transport firms. |
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Dell Offers $100 Rebate for Old Apple iPods (Reuters). Reuters - Dell Inc. (DELL.O) is running a
promotion that gives customers $100 off on some of its Dell
Digital Jukebox music players if customers send in to the No. 1
personal computer maker their old Apple iPods to be recycled,
the company said on Wednesday. |
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On Microsoft's Embedded DevCon Keynote |
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Content management hits the mid-tier. Percussion Software and RedDot Solutions are adding new features and services to their respective ECM (enterprise content management) products designed to make the systems more palatable to midsize companies. |
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PeopleSoft offer is in self-defense, Ellison says. Oracle wants to buy PeopleSoft to survive in a consolidating and increasingly competitive business applications market, Oracle Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison testified in the U.S. government's case to block the proposed $7.7 billion merger. |
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Vulns: WebSoft Infinity WEB SQL Injection Vulnerability. Infinity WEB is a web-based application commercially available for the Windows platform.
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Blocklist wins round in spam spat. SpamCop can keep tabs on the e-mail operations of a self-professed "Spam King"--it's protected by law, judge says. |
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Oracle v. DOJ: Ellison cites survival instinct. special coverage Oracle's unwelcome bid for PeopleSoft wasn't about squashing a competitor, Oracle's CEO says--it was about staying alive. |
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Network Associates goes back to McAfee. Company returns to its roots with name change; will refocus efforts on computer security. |
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Sun licenses search software for desktop push. Data-harvesting tool promises to present internal or Internet content faster, prettier. |
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Panasonic to release Blu-ray recorder. Machine set for Japan debut features Blu-ray Disc technology, a format vying with others to replace today's DVDs. |
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Ellison Defends PeopleSoft Bid in Court (AP). AP - Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison defended his company's $7.7 billion bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft Inc. as a radical but necessary move during testimony Wednesday in an antitrust trial challenging the proposed deal. |
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Comcast Port 25 Blocks Result In Less Spam |
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Trojan targets user's financial information. Security researchers warned Tuesday of a new security threat making the Net rounds: A file that appears to spread through pop-up ads and capture personal data. |
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Campaign Sites Lack Security |
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Porn Site Axes References to First Ladies (AP). AP - The Whitehouse.com pornography Web site, which poked fun at its government namesake with parody sections about first ladies and interns, has been stripped of all political references. |
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Mobile Cell Phone Towers For Disaster Relief |
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UPS - Your Computer Repair Depot? |
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Trojan targets user's financial information. Security researchers warned Tuesday of a new security threat making the Net rounds: A file that appears to spread through pop-up ads and capture personal data. |
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Google sued over alleged Orkut code theft. Social networking software company Affinity Engines is suing Google, accusing them of stealing code which is used in their orkut.com social-networking venture. Google denies the allegations, but will the suit harm them as they prepare for their IPO? By Eric Bangeman. |
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Canadian ISPs win on copyright ruling. Court says service providers aren't responsible for cached copies of music on their servers. |
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Oracle CEO Ellison to Testify in Trial (Reuters). Reuters - As Oracle Corp. Chief Executive
Larry Ellison on Wednesday prepared to take the witness stand
to defend the company's takeover bid for rival PeopleSoft Inc.,
Oracle lawyers sought to show that the market was competitive
enough to accommodate the contentious deal. |
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Interception of E-Mail Raises Questions (AP). AP - In an online eavesdropping case with potentially profound implications, a federal appeals court ruled it was acceptable for a company that offered e-mail service to surreptitiously track its subscribers' messages. |
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Appeals Circuit Ruling: ISPs Can Read E-Mail |
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Novell releases Mono 1.0. After three years of development, open source developers now have an alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s .Net application development platform, thanks to Novell Inc., which on Wednesday released version 1.0 of its Mono development platform. |
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US court waves through Microsoft DoJ settlement. Massachusetts is unhappy By Drew Cullen . |
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Dell launches iPod trade-in program. Looking to sell more Dell DJs, Dell has announced a trade-in program. Those purchasing a Dell DJ and sending in an iPod will get a US$100 rebate. By Eric Bangeman. |
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Court upholds Microsoft-DOJ settlement. Appellate ruling rejects Massachusetts' call for stiffer penalties in antitrust case. |
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Minidrive maker Cornice slapped with another suit. Start-up is victim of patent-infringement suit, as it looks to grab more of white-hot market for music-player drives. |
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IE competitors mull ActiveX alternative. Mozilla, Opera, Apple, Sun and Macromedia plot a way for non-Microsoft browsers to run scriptable plug-ins. |
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Success of New Phones Tied to Ease of Use-Analysts (Reuters). Reuters - U.S. wireless companies need to make
it easier to surf the Web on cell phones if fast new Internet
services are to become widely popular among consumers,
according to analysts. |
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Canada Rejects Music Royalty Plan for Internet (Reuters). Reuters - Canada's music industry suffered a
second legal defeat in three months on Wednesday when the
Supreme Court rejected its argument that Internet companies
should pay royalties for pirated music. |
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Dell Offers $100 Rebate for Old Apple IPods (Reuters). Reuters - Dell Inc. (DELL.O) is running a
promotion that gives customers $100 off on some of its Dell
Digital Jukebox music players if customers send in to the No. 1
personal computer maker their old Apple iPods to be recycled,
the company said on Wednesday. |
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What Magazines Do You Read? |
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Sun participation in Eclipse still possible. SAN FRANCISCO -- The on-again, off-again issue of having Sun Microsystems participate in the Eclipse open source tools initiative may soon be on again. |
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JAVAONE - Nokia sees progress next year for mobile apps. SAN FRANCISCO - Nokia Corp. expects work to be wrapped up early next year on a new Java standard that should make it easier to manage business and consumer applications on mobile phones and other wireless devices, Nokia's chief technology officer said Wednesday. |
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MS ANTITRUST - Court shoots down Massachusetts appeal. A U.S. appeals court has rejected an effort by the state of Massachusetts and two IT industry groups to overturn the antitrust settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Microsoft Corp. |
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Mandrake: libpng Buffer overflow vulnerability |
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Gentoo: mit-krb5 Buffer overflow vulnerabilities |
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Newest Pattern: 1.923.00 |
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PowerPortal Gallery Module Path Disclosure |
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PowerPortal Gallery Module Arbitrary Directory Browsing |
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PowerPortal private_message Module file Variable XSS |
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CuteNews show_archives.php id Variable XSS |
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U.S. Sends Most Spam, China Hosts Most Spammer Sites |
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Washington State Court Upholds Anti-Spam Law |
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Experts ID New Trojan As Bankhook.A |
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Study: Five countries send 99 percent of spam. A half-yearly analysis shows the United States is the source of more than half of all spam. |
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Fed raises rates by quarter point. Federal Reserve hikes interest rates for first time in four years. |
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Dell puts $100 bounty on iPods. Company hopes rebate plan will overcome brand loyalty and pain of switching technology. |
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Tiger, Longhorn search for desktop answers. Overstuffed hard drives make it hard to find the data you want. Can Apple and Microsoft cut through the clutter? |
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McNealy: 'What Do Analysts Know?' (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) chairman and CEO Scott McNealy spoke in defense of the money-losing technology giant at the company's JavaOne conference on June 29th, saying the company is selling more server computers. |
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PeopleSoft Supports Linux with EnterpriseOne (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) has announced a new tools package that will allow its EnterpriseOne suite to run on the Linux and WebLogic platforms. |
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TI, ARM Partner on Handheld Security (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) (TI) and ARM (Nasdaq: ARMHY) are collaborating on embedded security
designed to protect the growing amount of information transmitted by and
stored on wireless devices -- addressing concerns of both carriers and
end-users. |
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Report: Digital TV Roaring Ahead (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The adoption of digital TV has not crested yet, but the wave is building, according to projections from researcher IDC. The firm says that sales of digital sets will hit US$70 billion by 2008, from $4.3 billion spent in 2003. |
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Affinity Engines Says Google Stole Orkut Code |
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Sun charts Java developer tool, platform improvements. SAN FRANCISCO -- Fresh from unveiling its Sun Java Studio Creator development platform and a beta release of Java 2 Platform Standard Edition 5 (J2SE 5) this week, Sun Microsystems is eyeing improvements to these technologies such as better Web services functionality. |
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Wyly's group sues CA to recoup exec pay. NEW YORK - The specter of Sam Wyly is once again haunting Computer Associates International Inc. |
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UPS enters deal to do repair on Toshiba laptops. You see them everywhere: big brown trucks driven by brown-clad UPS workers. In a first for the parcel delivery business, UPS has inked a deal with Toshiba to provide warranty service for Toshiba laptops. By Ken "Caesar" Fisher. |
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"Painters of Blight" show at Roq la Rue in Seattle.  
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Seattle's Roq la Rue Gallery (2316 Second Avenue) is running a two-day exhibit on Friday, July 9, and Saturday, July 10, featuring the work of two dozen artists paying tribute to Thomas Kinkade and Jack T. Chick. (click on thumbnails for enlargements. Painting on left is by Jim Blanchard; painting on right is by Johnny Ryan).
As you probably know, Thomas Kinkade, the famous "Painter of Light," has made millions of dollars with his customized prints of day-glo cottages against backdrops of enchanted forests. He has a team of "Kinkade-trained Master Highlighters" who go over reproductions of his work with oil paint. For this show, artists Jim Blanchard, Kamala Dolphin-Kingsley, Robert Hardgrave, Claire Johnson, Charles Krafft, Pat Moriarity, Erin Norlin, Marion Peck, Benton Peugh, Robert Rini, Bonni Reid, Mark Ryden and Kipling West have highlighted pages
from the Thomas Kinkade Painter of Light with Scripture: 2004 Deluxe Wall
Calendar, in their own distinct styles.
And Jack T. Chick is the famous artist-publisher of a series of incendiary 3" x 5", 24-page religious comic book tracts. Loaded with scare tactics and jabs at "enemies" of Christianity, Chick's comics vividly depict the horrors of Hell for anyone who neglects to convert to Christianity. Since 1961 Chick has created 175 proselytizing tracts, which have had more than 500,000,000 copies published
in over 100 languages worldwide. Artists Tom Bagley, David R. Drake, Jed Dunkerly, Nathan Eyring, Rod Filbrandt, Cliff Hare, David Lasky, Deborah F Lawrence, Eric Reynolds, Johnny Ryan and Kamilla White have each created work inspired by Chick. In contrast to the Kinkade artists, they worked with no specific assignment, and came up with equally diverse outcomes: David R. Drake reduced an entire tract to its minimum visual information, creating 23 individual tiles still closely correlated with the original, Eric Reynolds has painted an original portrait of the reclusive Jack T. Chick, and David Lasky will display the original art for an entire tract written by Jim Woodring intended to be traded for unwanted religious pamphlets.
No link, but you can find out more about Roq la Rue here.
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Thousands volunteer to spy on fellow citizens. Time has good news for nosy, racist jerks: the Dept. of Homeland Security is enlisting 400,000 people to report on suspicious behavior in public areas.
After the [training] session in Little Rock, two newly initiated Highway Watch members sat down for the catered barbecue lunch. The truckers, who haul hazardous material across 48 states, explained how easy it is to spot "Islamics" on the road: just look for their turbans. Quite a few of them are truck drivers, says William Westfall of Van Buren, Ark. "I'll be honest. They know they're not welcome at truck stops. There's still a lot of animosity toward Islamics." Eddie Dean of Fort Smith, Ark., also has little doubt about his ability to identify Muslims: "You can tell where they're from. You can hear their accents. They're not real clean people."
That kind of prejudice is hard to undo, but it's a shame Beatty's slide show did not mention that in the U.S., it's almost always Sikhs who wear turbans, not Muslims. Last year a Sikh truck driver who was wearing a turban was shot twice while standing near his tractor trailer in Phoenix, Ariz. He survived the attack, which police are investigating as a hate crime.
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Adware's going mainstream, report says. A researcher finds that companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Verizon are among the prime users of a controversial advertising network. |
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Microsoft haunted by old IE security flaw. IE vulnerability patched six years ago resurfaces in newer releases and could allow hackers to change content on Web sites. |
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Dell Building Denser, Cheaper Blades (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Dell says its new blade servers, due in the fourth quarter, will be denser than competitors'. |
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Apple's Rendezvous comes to Windows, Linux, Java (MacCentral). MacCentral - Since Mac OS X v10.2's release, Apple has promoted a zero-configuration networking technology it calls Rendezvous. Now Apple is further promoting the standard more with the release of Rendezvous technology for Java clients, POSIX platforms including Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD, and a "technology preview" for Windows. Developers for those platforms interested in finding out more can do so on Apple's Developer Web site. |
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Wireless Gear Sales to Slide 2005-08 (Reuters). Reuters - Global wireless equipment sales will
rise slightly this year, then slide through 2008 as wireless
operators reduce their spending, according to a report released
on Wednesday. |
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Porn Site Axes References to First Ladies (AP). AP - The Whitehouse.com pornography Web site, which poked fun at its government namesake with parody sections about first ladies and interns, has been stripped of all political references. |
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ViewSonic VP2290b Super High-Res Monitor |
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Panasonic's Blu-ray Recorder To Hit Market In July |
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BugTraq: RE: Microsoft technologies. By default, non-HIPAA compliant?. Sender: Jeremy Epstein [jeremy dot epstein at webmethods dot com] |
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This is what is happening to Iraq's Internet domain. Analysis Political quagmire can be resolved, ICANN's head tells us By Kieren McCarthy . |
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Cisco buys software backup firm. LAN-like data access over the WAN By John Leyden . |
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Canadian Supreme Court rules for ISPs in music download case. Canadian ISPs and consumers were given a victory by the Canadian Supreme Court today, as the court ruled against a consortium of songwriters and publishers seeking royalties from Canadian ISPs. By Eric Bangeman. |
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ISPs not liable for royalties, says Canada's Supreme Court. Canada's highest court has just ruled that ISPs cannot be forced to pay royalties on music downloaded by users:
In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the court ruled that although ISPs provide the hardware and technology, they aren't responsible for what people download. The court ruled that companies providing wide access to the web are "intermediaries" who are not bound by federal copyright legislation.
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True surround sound. Audio engineers at UC Davis have developed a new technology that delivers motion-tracked binaural sound (MTB). It's an update on conventional binaural recording which uses microphones embedded in a dummy head to capture the "location" of sound in a room. One problem with conventional binaural recording is that the sound doesn't change when you move your head. For example, if you hear a recording of someone behind you and turn your head to face them, it still sounds like they're behind you.
"The new method records through multiple microphones (eight for voice, 16 for music) spaced around a head-sized ball or cylinder. The sound is played back through headphones with a small tracking device attached to the top to follow head movements. As you turn your head while listening, the system mixes sound from different microphones, reproducing what you would hear if you were in the room."
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Oracle to offer 10g tools to Apple developers. The database software giant is creating programming tools for users of Apple's Mac OS X. |
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Wireless broadband firm gets new owner. Struggling Ricochet Networks, a pioneer among wireless Internet service providers, has gotten new life through a buyout by YDI Wireless. |
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Court Pours Cold Water on Porn Law (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Supreme Court's decision to send the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) back to a lower court is reaping praise among civil liberties groups and disappointment from conservative policy groups -- and could prove the beginning of a boom of sorts for software companies that develop products that let parents restrict what their kids can see on the Internet. |
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Near-Perfect Pitch (Forbes.com). Forbes.com - Victor Grillo Jr. has been selling gadgets on television for 15 years, though you probably couldn't pick him out of a lineup. If you watch late-night TV you certainly know the products he's introduced, including the Ginsu 2000 knife (20 million units sold, says the 38-year-old Bostonian), the Buttoneer, Liquid Leather and Triple Edge Wiper Blades. He also claims to have unveiled the first national prepaid cell phones. Grillo has been content to stay behind the camera, buying and tracking media, producing TV commercials and organizing fulfillment operations. "Too fat," he says. ... |
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Net Attack Aimed at Banking Data (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Computer security experts warned yesterday of another new Internet threat that can steal the passwords and account information of people who bank online -- the second such discovery in a week. |
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Programs: 'Riddick' Revels in Butchery, Profanity (Reuters). Reuters - In the flourishing forest of
computerized adventures, game developers are always looking for
something new to make their product stand out. |
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Canadian High Court Says ISPs Don't Owe Royalties |
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Mono Project Releases Version 1.0 |
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Bell Labs: Enabling mobile Internet is key challenge for the enterprise. As president of Research and Advanced Technologies at Bell Laboratories, the R&D arm of Lucent Technologies, Dr. Jeffrey Jaffe is charged with helping Lucent's business units develop and deploy new technologies. InfoWorld Senior Analyst Wayne Rash spoke with Jaffe about the work his company is doing to identify and advance the next big advances for network communications in the enterprise. |
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Elsewhere: E-Mail Snooping Ruled Permissible. E-mail privacy suffered a serious setback on Tuesday when a court of appeals ruled that an e-mail provider did not break the law in reading his customers communications w... |
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BugTraq: Re: Java applet crashing with native assertion. Sender: Luciano Miguel Ferreira Rocha [strange at nsk dot no-ip dot org] |
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BugTraq: Re: Java applet crashing with native assertion. Sender: Cheese Whiz [ezbnnc at hotmail dot com] |
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BugTraq: rsbac 1.2.3 jail security problems. Sender: Bencsath Boldizsar [boldi at mail2003 dot etl dot hu] |
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Virgin will float next month. Let's go fly a kite By John Oates . |
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Hungarian virus writer avoids jail. Two years' probation for Laszlo K By John Leyden . |
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HNS Audio Learning Session: SQL injection attacks |
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Virus hits Indian BPO networks |
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UK lawmakers want more computer hackers behind bars |
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Learn computer forensics at Bradford University |
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D-Link DI-614+ DHCP Service "LEASETIME" Option Denial of Service |
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Mandrake update for apache2 |
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Mandrake update for apache |
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Honeypots Let You Spy on Your Enemy |
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IT and End Users Differ on Spam Severity |
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IM -- a Threat to Network Security |
| 34. |
Major Web Attack May Steal Financial Data |
| 35. |
Casino Stacks the Deck with New IDS System |
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US-CERT: Beware of IE |
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Spam: Problems Coming and Going |
| 38. |
News: In Hungary, creator of computer virus given suspended prison sentence |
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Learn computer forensics at Bradford University |
| 40. |
Malware attacks IE users via pop-ups |
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There is no anti-spyware silver bullet |
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Pop-ups are going mainstream, report says. A researcher finds that companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Verizon are among the prime users of pop-up advertising. |
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Briefly: Amazon to cut jobs in France. roundup Plus: Matsushita names new CEO of U.S. unit...Broadcom unveils single chip 802.11g part...Downloads get U.K. top 20 chart...Apple pares AirPort Extreme prices. |
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Mac-made sci-fi movie Radius comes to DVD (MacCentral). MacCentral - Indie filmmaker Helmut Kobler announced on Tuesday that his low-budget indie sci-fi film Radius, which was made entirely on the Mac for US$60,000, has now arrived in a two-disc DVD set that was also created on the platform. In 2001 MacCentral covered the making of the film, about the crew of a downed military ship trying to escape before its onboard warhead goes off. The $19.95 release features the 34-minute movie on disc one, accompanied by two commentary tracks and over 90 minutes of making-of materials. ... |
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Justices Oppose Internet Porn Law (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to extend a ban on enforcement of a federal law designed to shield minors from Internet pornography, ruling for the third time in seven years that a congressional effort to curb online obscenity threatens free speech. |
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MS Targets Amateur Coders With Low-Cost Dev Tools |
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Mphasis CEO projects frantic BPO growth. Jerry Rao is clearly enjoying his ride on the crest of the outsourcing wave that has rolled over many industrialized nations. |
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Dell set to jump back into blade server market. Dell Computer plans to jump back into the blade server game with both feet in this year's fourth quarter, when it introduces a new system that lets corporate users put one and half blade servers into the same space that now accommodates a 1U rack-mounted server. |
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HP adds to Pavilion, Presario desktop lines. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) refreshed its Pavilion and Presario desktop product lines Tuesday with several new models designed to appeal to multimedia users and assuage security fears among consumers. |
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Virus hits offshoring giant's operations. BANGALORE, INDIA -- Infosys Technologies Ltd., a leading Bangalore-based software and business process outsourcing (BPO) company, had to bring down its network Tuesday morning, following detection of a virus attack on some machines on the network. |
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Elsewhere: Man loses job thanks to IM virus. Colleagues didn't like what he was saying about them
A virus can transmit previous IM conversations to a user's buddy list without his or her consent - and with disastrou... |
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News: Net Attack Aimed at Banking Data. Computer security experts warned yesterday of another new Internet threat that can steal the passwords and account information of people who bank online -- the second such discovery in a week. |
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BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:064 - Updated apache2 packages fix DoS vulnerability. Sender: Mandrake Linux Security Team [security at linux-mandrake dot com] |
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BugTraq: MDKSA-2004:065 - Updated apache packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability in mod_proxy. Sender: Mandrake Linux Security Team [security at linux-mandrake dot com] |
| 14. |
BugTraq: [ GLSA 200406-22 ] Pavuk: Remote buffer overflow. Sender: Kurt Lieber [klieber at gentoo dot org] |
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BugTraq: Remote DoS vulnerability in Linux kernel 2.6.x. Sender: Adam Osuchowski [adwol at polsl dot gliwice dot pl] |
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Virgin will float next month. Let's hope it floats better than one of Branson's boats or balloons... By John Oates . |
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UK police nab 11 in Net gun crackdown. Operation Bembridge begins with dawn raids By Lucy Sherriff . |
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Motorola smart phone to offer 1.3Mp cam, Bluetooth. MPx220 coming in Q3 By Tony Smith . |
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MPs demand big stick for hackers. Two years' hard time, to be exact By John Leyden . |
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Europe sees nano-electronics as 'future oil'. Eyes on the prize By Lucy Sherriff . |
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Hungarian virus writer avoids stir. Two years' probation for Laszlo K By John Leyden . |
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D-Link DI-614+ DHCP Service "LEASETIME" Option Denial of Service |
| 23. |
Mandrake update for apache2 |
| 24. |
Mandrake update for apache |
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30 Jun W32/Agobot-KG |
| 26. |
Honeypots Let You Spy on Your Enemy |
| 27. |
IT and End Users Differ on Spam Severity |
| 28. |
IM -- a Threat to Network Security |
| 29. |
Major Web Attack May Steal Financial Data |
| 30. |
Casino Stacks the Deck with New IDS System |
| 31. |
US-CERT: Beware of IE |
| 32. |
Spam: Problems Coming and Going |
| 33. |
News: In Hungary, creator of computer virus given suspended prison sentence |
| 34. |
Learn computer forensics at Bradford University |
| 35. |
Malware attacks IE users via pop-ups |
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There is no anti-spyware silver bullet |
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OSS .NET implementation Mono 1.0 released. Version 1.0 of Mono, the open source implementation of .NET, has been released. Mono allows developers to build cross-platform .NET applications on Linux or other UNIX-like systems. By Jorge "whiprush" Castro. |
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Japan's rent-a-puppy business. Sid sez: "Babies can't be far behind ... in Tokyo you now can rent the cute little dogs that are all the rage. About $15 will get you an hour of canine bonding, and for a heftier fee you can take one home for the night. All puppy necessities included. These same dogs usually sell for about $3,000-$5,000."
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In Tokyo alone, the number of shops registered to rent out pets grew to 115 as of March, up from 17 just three years earlier.
Each person who rents a dog by the hour is given a leash, some tissues and a plastic bag - in case the pooch has to answer the call of nature. They also get strict instructions not to let the dogs run free, to keep them in the shade on hot summer days and refrain from giving them snacks.
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John Shirley talks about his new Gurdjieff book in Los Angeles, July 1. Author John Shirley will be at the Bodhi Tree bookstore in Los Angeles at 8585 Melrose Ave this Thursday July 1 at 7:30 pm till 9-ish, to talk about his book Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas (Tarcher/Penguin). Here's an essay about Gurdjieff that John wrote for Fringe Ware Review.
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Art attack update. University of Buffalo professor Steve Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble, was charged yesterday with mail and wire fraud. As you may recall, Kurtz has been under investigation after he awoke to find his wife dead and called the police who discovered some biological materials related to Kurtz's latest art project. (See this post for background.) Robert Ferrell, chair of the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Public Health, was also charged for helping Kurtz obtain $256 worth of harmless bacteria. The absurdity continues. Link
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Shanghaied in Portland. My post about CIncinnati's abandoned subway reminded BB reader Colin Sheridan of Portland's Shanghai tunnels. During the 19th century, this was the real underbelly of the city. Sailors would get drunk, drugged, and dragged through the underground tunnels to the port where they'd be sold to a ship captain as slave labor. By the time the poor saps awoke, they were already at sea. These days, tours are available and, of course, there's even a Shanghai Tunnel bar. Link |
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Blackberry profits as users jump. Booming demand for the handheld email and phone gadget has helped maker Research in Motion post another quarter of profits. |
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Sun's JDIC and JDNC: A Cross-Platform ActiveX? (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - In the shadow of Sun's Project Looking Glass announcements, two other open-source projects make building desktop-friendly Java applications easier. |
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Virgin Mobile announces LSE share listing (AFP). AFP - Telecommunications operator Virgin Mobile announced it would list shares on the London Stock Exchange in July. |
| 9. |
Softbank to Expand Wi-Fi Access, Roaming (Reuters). Reuters - Customers of Yahoo BB, Japan's largest
high-speed Internet provider, will soon be able to surf the Web
at over 15,000 wireless Internet access points in 42 countries
including Japan. |
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UK Lawmakers Want More Computer Hackers Behind Bars (Reuters). Reuters - Computer hacking, an offence police once
dismissed as a teenage prank, would carry a maximum two-year
prison term as part of a revised cybercrime law proposed by
British MPs Wednesday. |
| 11. |
Dell's Business Not AMD's Panacea, Analysts Say (Reuters). Reuters - Advanced Micro Devices
Inc. has garnered technical kudos and product successes in the
past year, but it has never managed to win computer maker Dell
Inc. as a customer. |
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EFF, PubPat Each Seeking Some Patent Sanity |
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New Alliance Hopes To Standardize Web Plug-Ins |
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Commodore challenges Apple digital music dominance. Vic-20 reborn as MP3 player By Tony Smith . |
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BT cuts off dialler scammers. Pull the plug first, ask questions later... By John Oates . |
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Honeypots Let You Spy on Your Enemy |
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IT and End Users Differ on Spam Severity |
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IM -- a Threat to Network Security |
| 19. |
Major Web Attack May Steal Financial Data |
| 20. |
Casino Stacks the Deck with New IDS System |
| 21. |
US-CERT: Beware of IE |
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Spam: Problems Coming and Going |
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In Europe, Microsoft aims to mute open-source 'noise'. Exec pooh-poohs "emotional debate" and says defections to Linux are limited to just a few high-profile cases. |
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Linux-Powered Auto Parking Car |
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802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals - Book Review |
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News: In Hungary, creator of computer virus given suspended prison sentence. The Associated Press |
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Western Digital sues Cornice. Second suit in a week for 1in HDD maker By Tony Smith . |
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Lastminute buys German doppelganger. Takes out rival By Drew Cullen . |
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O2 drops pager service. End of the line By John Oates . |
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Book Review: Always Use Protection. Dan Appleman's book Always Use Protection: A Teen's Guide To Safe Computing is an excellent source of information about the risks of using a computer on the Internet and how to protect yourself written in language that novice users can... |
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Suspended Sentence Sought for Bank Chief (AP). AP - Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a suspended prison term for Germany's most prominent banker and prison sentences for two co-defendants if they are convicted of involvement in improper payments stemming from Vodafone's 2000 takeover of cell phone company Mannesmann. |
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Gadget May Help Sleepers Choose Dreams (AP). AP - Ever wished you could decide what to dream at night? |
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Net Attack Aimed at Banking Data (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Computer security experts warned yesterday of another new Internet threat that can steal the passwords and account information of people who bank online -- the second such discovery in a week. |
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Can A Bounty System Cure Spam? |
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Virus hits offshoring giant's operations. BANGALORE, INDIA -- Infosys Technologies Ltd., a leading Bangalore-based software and business process outsourcing (BPO) company, had to bring down its network Tuesday morning, following detection of a virus attack on some machines on the network. |
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Microsoft unit accuses Brazilian official of defamation. Microsoft Corp.'s Brazilian subsidiary has initiated legal proceedings against the Brazilian government official credited with developing the country's open-source strategy, saying he defamed the software giant in statements published in the magazine Carta Capital. |
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Cisco buys Actona for remote backup apps. Cisco Systems Inc. Tuesday announced it has agreed to buy Actona Technologies Inc., a maker of software that manages the backup and storage of files from remote offices. Cisco will pay about $82 million for the Los Gatos, Calif., firm. |
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Malware attacks IE users via pop-ups. Oh dear By electricnews.net . |
| 9. |
Amazon bids adieu to French jobs. Le downsizing et la centralisation By Tim Richardson . |
| 10. |
There is no anti-spyware silver bullet. Plenty of base metal about though, consultants warn By Jan Libbenga . |
| 11. |
BOFH peers through the proxy mirror. Episode 21 And finds something illegal, even in Leeds... By Simon Travaglia . |
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Lastminute buys German doppelganger for €47m. Takes out rival By Drew Cullen . |
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Windows XP 64 to be OEM only?. Rumors that Windows XP 64-bit edition may be OEM only appears to be true. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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Marks and Spencer boss's phone records may have been breached (AFP). AFP - The plot surrounding a takeover battle for Marks and Spencer and a controversial share purchase by its chief executive Stuart Rose thickened amid reports that an impostor may have spied on his mobile telephone records. |
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M&S boss claims mobile phone records accessed. All is fair in love and takeovers By John Oates . |
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Nortel flogs factories to Flextronics. Switch firm's staff switch firms By John Leyden . |
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AMD 'penetrates' Dell - again. Fading rumour fire restoked by analyst By Tony Smith . |
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France Telecom faces payback time. EC closes in By John Oates . |
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Expat offshore firms slammed as 'unpatriotic'. US critics attack outwardly mobile villians By Datamonitor . |
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German dialler scammers hijack signatures. Sign here for premium-rate porn By Lester Haines . |
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BT Retail cuts cost of DSL, caps users. Oh well By Tim Richardson . |
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DOJ: Our Computer Ate the Info. The Justice Department comes up with a creative excuse for refusing a request for information about foreign lobbyists. It says providing such data risks irreparably crashing its computer system. Proponents of open government are not impressed. |
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Two Indicted in Bio-Art Case. An artist, whose possession of bacteria and DNA samples set off an investigation after his wife was found dead in their home, is charged with obtaining biological materials illegally. Another academic is also indicted for helping obtain the materials. |
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High Court: Porn Law Too Broad. A divided Supreme Court upholds a lower-court ruling that a law designed to protect children against sexually explicit material online would also undermine free speech for adults. |
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Happy Hour for Drug Mixologists. Get ready for high-speed robots that mix and match drugs and doses by the millions, searching for cures for cancer and other intractable diseases. By Chris Mooney from Wired magazine. |
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The Joy, Burden of Being Spidey. Spider-Man 2 is perhaps the best superhero movie yet. Yeah, it has mind-bending special effects and a delicious villain. But more important, it's a study of why it's so thrilling, and soul-draining, to be a superhero. By Jason Silverman. |
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New Media's Age of Anxiety. At a time when many Americans consider journalists no more trustworthy than the politicians they cover, the profession needs to cast a critical eye on itself. Adam L. Penenberg's column, debuting here today, takes a step in that direction. |
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Don't Set Your Watch by Saturn. How long is a day on Saturn? Scientists say they're no longer sure. Radio emissions recorded by the Cassini space probe hint that the period varies significantly. It's the second major discovery by the craft. Amit Asaravala reports from Pasadena, California. |
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EFF Publishes Patent Hit List. Winnowing a field of nearly 200 questionable patents, the Electronic Frontier Foundation decides to challenge 10 of what the group considers to be the most dubious and abused technology patents. By Daniel Terdiman. |
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Campaign Sites Lack Security. The official websites of the Bush and Kerry campaigns have several security holes -- some small, some big. The result could be fake news stories or doctored photos, even directives to vote for the other guy. By Michelle Delio. |
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Mandrake update for apache |
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Mandrake update for apache2 |
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Sevenfold increase in phishing attacks |
| 22. |
Cisco warns on Catalysis DoS danger |
| 23. |
Antivirus vendors await major Linux worm |
| 24. |
Cost of cyber-crime continues to decline |
| 25. |
VPN and firewall sales rocket |
| 26. |
F5 fires up channel with acquisition |
| 27. |
Warning issued on new IE flaws |
| 28. |
Multilingual worm spreads throughout Europe |
| 29. |
First mobile phone worm created |
| 30. |
One in three PCs hosts spyware or Trojans |
| 31. |
Gartner warns banks on spyware fraud |
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Akamai investigates denial of service attack |
| 33. |
Bugwatch: Is Microsoft that scary? |
| 34. |
Cisco warns of IOS software flaw |
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Security spending to peak within three years |
| 36. |
Sendmail delivers HP ProLiant bundle |
| 37. |
IBM rolls out managed email security service |
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Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL push anti-spam plans |
| 39. |
Spammers use spyware to improve hit rates |
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PC ID rises from Phoenix Bios |
| 41. |
Bugwatch: Reducing downtime at the data centre |
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Common anti-spam standard ready soon |
| 43. |
Microsoft warns on IIS 5 and IE attack |
| 44. |
Microsoft tipped to buy security firm |
| 45. |
Pair of resellers look to start afresh |
| 46. |
Expanding NOXS takes Risc |
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Survey highlights IM threats |
| 48. |
Symbol to take bite of Trio |
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Spyware support costs run into millions |
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Serious Fraud Office under fire over electronic eavesdropping rules |
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BugTraq: linux kernel Sbus PROM driver multiple integer overflows |
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BT cuts broadband prices. BT cuts the monthly charge on its high-speed internet service by up to 25%. |
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Webcam lets users eyeball others. A twin webcam that tracks a person's movements has been developed by Microsoft researchers. |
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Ellison To Discuss Microsoft Concerns During Testimony (TechWeb). TechWeb - The Oracle CEO will testify about his growing concern about Microsoft on Wednesday at the antitrust trial over his company's efforts to acquire PeopleSoft |
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TechXNY Becoming Many Shows In One (TechWeb). TechWeb - TechXNY, the annual IT showcase in New York, is reaching further beyond its PC roots this year by including several events covering technology ranging from consumer electronics to wireless. |
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Former Cancer Patient Debuts Video Game (AP). AP - Ben Duskin has helped turn fighting cancer into a game. When the 9-year-old former leukemia patient was asked if he had an unrequited wish by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ben requested a video game be made that fellow cancer sufferers could play to take their mind of the painful side effects of chemotherapy. |
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Utility Cuts Short BPL Trial |
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BugTraq: linux kernel Sbus PROM driver multiple integer overflows. Sender: [infamous41md at hotpop dot com] |
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The .Mac gap. Mac.Ars takes a look at .Mac in light of Gmail and recent changes to Yahoo Mail and Hotmail. Does Apple need to respond in kind? By Eric Bangeman. |
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Cassini set to begin a four year tour of Saturn. Tonight's 96 minute orbital insertion burn is critical for the success of the Cassini-Huygen's mission to Saturn. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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BugTraq: BHO Trojan follow-up information. Sender: Hubbard, Dan [dhubbard at websense dot com] |
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Amazon.com and Toys R Us head to divorce court. Toys R Us sues Amazon over a broken exclusivity agreement. Amazon countersues saying the charges are baseless and Toys R Us hasn't lived up to their end of the bargain. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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Comcast port 25 blocks result in less spam. Port 25 blocks on spammers has resulted in a 35 percent decrease in spam on Comcast's networks. It may be a start, but they have a long way to go to eliminate spam on their networks. By Fred "zAmboni" Locklear. |
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Down and Out wins Locus Award. This is so freaking cool: my novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom has won the Locus Award for Best First Novel of 2003. The Locus Award is based on a popular poll of readers of the trade mag, a larger group than even the Hugo voters, making it the largest beauty contest in the field. I couldn't be any happier: thanks everyone! Hope to see you at the World Science Fiction Convention in Boston, where the award will be presented.
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Flickr adds Creative Commons licenses, OS X uploader. Flickr (Ludicorp's amazing, witty, easy photo-sharing/community service) has just added two spiffy new features: an uploader for OS X that works with iPhoto and a tool for automatically adding Creative Commons licenses to the photos you upload and share. (Disclosure: I'm on Ludicorp's advisory board)
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Annotatable UK ID Card consultation. Mark sez, "As you may know in the UK, ID cards are being debated
again. A document with a draft Bill has been produced
and the public consultation process is now underway. I have taken this document and converted it into a
Moveable Type blog, pretty much every parachraph in
the document is linkable, commentable and
trackbackable."
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Dell readies slimmer blades. The new server system will allow one and a half blade servers to fit into the same space that a 1U rack-mounted server takes up now. |
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| 7. |
Net Attack Aimed at Banking Data (washingtonpost.com). washingtonpost.com - Computer security experts warned yesterday of another new Internet threat that can steal the passwords and account information of people who bank online -- the second such discovery in a week. |
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NASA Considers Mobile Lunar Base |
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CA-2004-01 : Multiple H.323 Message Vulnerabilities |
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IN-2004-01: W32/Novarg.A Virus |
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CA-2004-02 : Email-borne Viruses |
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Employment Opportunities |
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Organizational Models for Computer Security Incident Response Teams |
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What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack and What Can I Do About It? |
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IN-2004-02: W32/Netsky.B Virus |
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Security Architecture: Detecting and Responding to Intrusions |
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Information Assurance in Small Organizations |
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Considering Operational Security Risks During System Development |
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Sustaining Your Security Architecture |
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CERT/CC Annual Report |
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Advanced Information Assurance Handbook |
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The Goal of Computer Security |
| 23. |
Building a Practical Framework for Enterprise-Wide Security Management |
| 24. |
Governing for Enterprise Security |
| 25. |
CERT/CC Current Activity |
| 26. |
IN-2003-02: W32/Mimail Virus |
| 27. |
CA-2003-20 : W32/Blaster worm |
| 28. |
W32/Blaster Recovery Tips |
| 29. |
CA-2003-21 : GNU Project FTP Server Compromise |
| 30. |
IN-2003-03: W32/Sobig.F Worm |
| 31. |
CA-2003-22 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Explorer |
| 32. |
Use Care When Reading Email with Attachments |
| 33. |
OCTAVE-S Implementation Guide |
| 34. |
CERT Summary CS-2003-03 |
| 35. |
Congressional Testimony |
| 36. |
CA-2003-23 : RPCSS Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows |
| 37. |
CA-2003-24 : Buffer Management Vulnerability in OpenSSH |
| 38. |
CA-2003-25: Buffer Overflow in Sendmail |
| 39. |
Press Release: Creation of US-CERT |
| 40. |
Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) Comments and Testimony |
| 41. |
IN-2003-04: Exploitation of Internet Explorer Vulnerability |
| 42. |
CA-2003-26 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in SSL/TLS Implementations |
| 43. |
State of the Practice of Computer Security Incident Response Teams |
| 44. |
Staffing Your Computer Security Incident Response Team What Basic Skills Are Needed? |
| 45. |
New PGP Key |
| 46. |
CA-2003-27 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Exchange |
| 47. |
CA-2003-28 : Buffer Overflow in Windows Workstation Service |
| 48. |
New Tech Tip: Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet |
| 49. |
System for Internet Level Knowledge (SiLK) |
| 50. |
CERT Summary CS-2003-01 |
| 51. |
CA-2003-11 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in Lotus Notes and Domino |
| 52. |
CA-2003-12 : Buffer Overflow in Sendmail |
| 53. |
What is my Role in Information Survivability? Why Should I Care? |
| 54. |
CA-2003-13 : Multiple Vulnerabilities in Snort Preprocessors |
| 55. |
Making a Compelling Business Case for Investing in Information Security |
| 56. |
Updated CSIRT Handbook |
| 57. |
CERT Summary CS-2003-02 |
| 58. |
OCTAVE Implementation Guide |
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Congressional Testimony |
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IN-2003-01: Malicious Code Propagation and Antivirus Software Updates |
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New CERT. Certification for Computer Security Incident Handlers |
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CA-2003-14 : Buffer Overflow in Microsoft Windows HTML Conversion Library |
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Updated CERT/CC Statistics |
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CA-2003-15 : Cisco IOS Interface Blocked by IPv4 Packet |
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CA-2003-16 : Buffer Overflow in Microsoft RPC |
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CA-2003-17 : Exploit Available for the Cisco IOS Interface Blocked Vulnerabilities |
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CA-2003-18 : Integer Overflows in Microsoft Windows DirectX MIDI Library |
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CA-2003-19 : Exploitation of Vulnerabilities in Microsoft RPC Interface |
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Siebel Charged With Violating SEC Rule (AP). AP - Federal regulators charged Siebel Systems Inc. on Tuesday with violating a rule barring companies from revealing information to Wall Street before the general public — the second such accusation against the software maker. |
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Former employee sues Sharp over flat-panel screen patent (AFP). AFP - A former Sharp Corp. employee is sueing the Japanese consumer electronics maker for 4.6 million dollars over key technology he claims to have developed for use in flat screen products, reports say. |
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Sun Micro to Roll Out Major Java Software Advances (Reuters). Reuters - Sun Microsystems Inc. will roll
out major enhancements to its developer tools for the Java
programming language and will contribute next-generation
computing desktop technologies to the open-source community,
the computer maker said on Sunday. |
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Your query will destroy our database - DoJ. Open government closed for business By Andrew Orlowski . |
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The porn must go on - US Supreme Court. For now . . . By Ashlee Vance . |
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