Monday, July 26, 2004

---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Lawmakers look to curb e-mail eavesdropping. Members of House of Representatives hope to prevent repeat of court decision acquitting man accused of e-mail interception. 2.  Computer Sciences lands deal worth up to $1.3 billion. Technology services company snags seven-year outsourcing contract with Zurich Financial Services. 3.  BlackBerry-like service offered for other devices. Cingular offers two new business services that will let it sell BlackBerry pager-like services to users of devices that aren't BlackBerries. 4.  Philip Morris gets burned for trashing e-mail. Tobacco giant fined $2.75 million for deleting e-mail after judge ordered company to preserve it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Visiting Every Latitude and Longitude Intersection 6.  Maybe Software Patents Won't Kill FOSS After All ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 7.  IBM extends DB2 Content Manager with open standards. SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- IBM on Monday extolled the value of open standards as it revealed plans to expand Web services, XML, and Java interoperability in the next version of its DB2 Content Manager. 8.  New Web mail service launched. BuyDomains.com has launched a free Web-based e-mail service that shuns pop-up ads and gives users 150M bytes of in-box storage and the option of choosing from 130 pre-selected domain names for their e-mail address. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SecurityFocus Vulns ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  BugTraq: [ GLSA 200407-20 ] Subversion: Vulnerability in mod_authz_svn. Sender: Joshua J dot Berry [condordes at gentoo dot org] 10.  BugTraq: OSX Panther Internet Connect - Local root. Sender: [br00t at blueyonder dot co dot uk] 10:17:09 PM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CNET News.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Google sets its IPO price range. The search giant sets a price range of $108 to $135 a share, putting itself in line to be one of the largest-ever initial stock offerings. 2.  Apache's Java server delayed. Open-source developers won't have the Geronimo project's Java application server written on time to hit target date. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3.  WLANs Exposed by Hack (Ziff Davis). Ziff Davis - Aruba is set to publicize a RADIUS server attack that can thwart any WLAN infrastructure that keeps encryption keys housed in access points rather than on a central switch. 4.  'Cybernauts' Gather in Spain for Party (AP). AP - Close to 5,000 'cybernauts' gathered Monday for a weeklong computer party in the southeastern city of Valencia, giving participants a chance to play Internet games and study the latest industry developments together under one giant tent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Celebrity Casting For LOTR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- InfoWorld: Top News ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  eEye lifts the lid on endpoint security product. EEye Digital Security Inc. announced a new end-point security product on Monday that it says will help organizations stop attacks launched from the Internet that use previously unknown, or "zero day," software vulnerabilities. 7.  EMC, FileNet blend content management, storage, BPM. The role of content management in the enterprise is expanding as vendors such as EMC and FileNet build new hooks into storage and business process management technologies. 8.  DataFlux launches Release 6.2. With the growing awareness of the importance of data quality, major data management companies are ramping up their real-time features and talking up the business value. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9.  Cybersecurity experts wanted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  IBM 'readying dual-core G5'. PowerPC 970MP could get Apple to 3GHz at last... 11.  AMD knocks up to 30% off Athlon 64 prices. But FX and XP prices rise 12.  dabs.com owner goes on TV. Atherton broadcasts to the nation... 13.  Vegas braces for DEFCON. Preview Showtime 14.  IT industry warned over wasted money. UK biz not happy 15.  Seagate extends HDD warranties to five years. Mainstream drives now match enterprise products ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.  Mozilla / Mozilla Firefox "onunload" SSL Certificate Spoofing 17.  Red Hat update for samba 18.  InstallAnywhere Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability 19.  AbiWord "wv" Library Buffer Overflow Vulnerability 20.  Fedora update for abiword 21.  Fedora update for php 22.  EasyWeb FileManager "pathext" Directory Traversal 23.  OpenDocMan "commitchange.php" Unauthorised Commitment of Changes 24.  E-commerce attack tops McAfee's threat ranking 10:24:00 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Olivier resurrected for film role. Footage of Sir Laurence Olivier will be used to create a villain in new fantasy film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. 2.  International sales boost eBay. The online auction firm, eBay, increases its revenues from outside the United States by 76% in the second quarter. 3.  U2 'may release on iTunes early'. Rock band U2 could rush-release their new album on iTunes if pirated material turns up on the internet. 4.  Customer boost at Vodafone. The mobile phone giant reports a bigger-than-expected rise in user numbers but problems remain at its Japanese unit. 5.  Sudan web appeal hits record high. Donations to a UK appeal to help the Sudan humanitarian crisis are flooding in over the internet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.  RealNetworks Says Files Can Play on IPod (AP). AP - RealNetworks Inc. says it has created technology that allows songs purchased through its online music services to be played on Apple Computer Inc.'s popular iPod player, just a few months after complaining that Apple was rebuffing attempts to form an alliance. 7.  Bloggers Offer Inside View of Convention (AP). AP - The food at receptions, the wonkish policy details debated over breakfast, the gossip on the convention floor � in an age when the personal is political, blogs and conventions are a natural fit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 8.  Real Networks Hacks iPod; .rm & Real Store for iPod 9.  HP Releases New iPAQs ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LinuxSecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 10.  E-commerce attack is imminent, warn security experts 11.  An eye opener on open source Internet security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The Register ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 12.  Skype preps pre-pay service for the world. Anytime, anyplace, anywhere.... 13.  Sage co-founder goes to Glasgow. Wylie picks up another reseller, and a chief exec 14.  IBM said to be readying dual-core G5. The PowerPC 970MP could finally get Apple to 3GHz ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 15.  McAfee Names Worst Viruses (PC World) 16.  Success of Bagle Virus Puzzles Researchers 9:23:39 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Technology Secures Even Newfound Flaws (PC World). PC World - Security firm eEye crafts Blink software with the smarts to identify initial attacks. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NewsIsFree: Security ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Tech World: Completely secure networks get one step closer "Single photon research means quantum... 3.  Security Focus: Linux Kernel Unspecified Local Denial of Service Vulnerability "only affects ia6... 6:22:39 AM    comment [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dilbert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.  Dilbert for 26 Jul 2004. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBC News | Technology | UK Edition ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.  Customer number boost at Vodafone. The mobile phone giant reports a bigger-than-expected rise in user numbers but problems remain at its Japanese unit. 3.  Bloggers take on US conventions. While some traditional media are treating US political conventions with contempt, webloggers are being welcomed. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! News - Technology ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.  HP Unveils New IPaqs (PC World). PC World - Pocket PC PDAs target everyone from digital entertainment enthusiasts to corporate travelers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Slashdot: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.  Unix's Founding Fathers 4:21:59 AM    comment [] 12:29:09 AM    comment []

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