Articles by Jennifer LeClaire

A software flaw in Cisco Voice over Internet Protocol phones could leave its customers vulnerable to a hack attack. The United Kingdom's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre (NICC) reported the problem on Tuesday Cisco is issuing patches to fix the issue, which is caused by a Domain Name System (DNS) protocol vulnerability that aff...

Nokia introduced its first device in its new Internet Tablet category at the LinuxWorld Summit in New York today. The pocket-sized Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is a dedicated device optimized for Internet browsing and e-mail communications The Nokia 770 features a high-resolution (800x480) widescreen display with zoom and on-screen keyboard for viewin...

Once criticized for unreliability, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is now making headlines for its flexibility. Once accused of being difficult to deploy, VoIP is today being touted for its ease of use and manageability. Indeed, VoIP technology has come a long way in just a few years. The "not quite ready for prime time" claims are falling by the wayside as the technology moves into the mainstream...

There's been a lot of coming and going at the Open Source Development Labs lately. In the past month two new companies have joined the organization and, more recently, nine staff members have departed. OSDL has cut nearly a sixth of its 57-person staff and contractor positions, the group revealed Specifically, OSDL has reduced staff in sales, marke...

In a move to compete with rival Google, Microsoft is planning to launch MSN Virtual Earth, a service designed to take local search to new depths, according to the software giant Company chairman Bill Gates offered 3D conference attendees a sneak peak of his vision for Virtual Earth in Carlsbad, Calif. yesterday. Microsoft will debut the new service...

German security experts claim to have stopped a new variant of the Sober virus that reared its ugly head earlier this month. Sober.Q propagated right-wing hate messages in German and English Analysts, however, are somewhat skeptical that this is the end....

Hop-on today debuted a WiFi IP phone and software that allows users to make calls from WiFi hot spots around the world. With a price tag of US$39, the company is continuing its reputation of manufacturing low-cost mobile phones The company said its HOP1502 handset provides all the features and functionality of a VoIP terminal adapter in a small for...

The president of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. put his foot down today, leaving it up to Toshiba to yield its position in discussions over a unified format for next-generation DVD technology Kunio Nakamura said his company -- and its partner Sony -- won't back down. The powerful duo supports Blu-ray. Toshiba supports HD-DVD, a newer DVD tech...

America Online today announced the launch of the all-new Netscape 8.0 browser. The new version automatically adjusts safety and security settings to help protect users from phishers and other online exploits as they explore the Web Based on Firefox 1.0.3, Netscape 8.0 seamlessly and automatically switches between the rendering engines used by the F...

Microsoft has allegedly stolen technology developed by a Guatemalan inventor. The technology in question is designed to link spreadsheet data between two of Microsoft's programs Plaintiff lawyers delivered opening statements in a jury trial that started on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court of Central California....

EMC this week launched its network storage virtualization product, Invista. Analysts said the technology validates the concept of intelligent storage area network (SAN) on switch platforms Network storage virtualization provides for the creation of "virtual volumes" within the storage network, forming a dynamic environment in which physical storage...

IBM and Red Hat today announced a Solaris-to-Linux server migration program designed to grab market share from Sun Microsystems. The "Solaris to Linux Migration Factory" and additional solutions and support offerings are designed to help customers migrate from Solaris to multi-platform Linux servers The service includes a pre-funded, pre-sales migr...

Analysts say they expect the Federal Communications Commission will require all VoIP providers doing business in the U.S. to offer basic e911 service to their customers. They also say they expect the FCC to force major telcos to make their e911 infrastructure access networks available to VoIP providers The rulings are anticipated at the FCC's Open ...

In a landmark move to address customer interoperability needs, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on Friday unveiled jointly developed specifications to enable Web single sign-on between the company's competing operating systems The new specs, which are the first fruits of a 10-year technical collaboration agreement announced last year, support single ...

A new variant of the Sober virus reared its ugly head over the weekend and continued to propagate right-wing messages in German and English this morning Sober is a mass mailing worm spread through a .zip file attached to the e-mail. Once the attachment is opened, the worm uses its own e-mail engine to send itself to addresses harvested from the inf...

Yahoo has licensed CD/DVD burning technology from Sonic Solutions for its recently launched online music subscription service and its media player. The multi-year licensing agreement was announced earlier this week "Because Yahoo Music services are so widely used, Yahoo required a burning engine that was fully featured, easy to integrate, and that ...

Microsoft today announced plans to deliver a consumer subscription service to provide automated protection, maintenance and performance tuning as an all-in-one package for Windows-based PCs. Windows OneCare is being designed to address core safety concerns such as worms, viruses and spyware According to IDC, the need to identify and eradicate spywa...

IBM announced today that it has added a new 4 Gpbs storage system to its midrange lineup. Big Blue said the newest member of its TotalStorage family, the DS4800, is one of the fastest midrange disk systems in the market today The Storage Performance Council tested the DS4800 and reports the device sets a new standard for midrange storage server pe...

The Mozilla Foundation has readied security patches to thwart what security firm Secunia reported earlier this week as two "extremely critical" flaws in its Firefox browser Secunia said the vulnerabilities could be exploited by malicious people who wish to take control of victims' computers. Firefox executives are hoping the firm will downgrade th...

Microsoft announced today that Philips Electronics has agreed to use its software for playing digital audio and video on its semiconductors and consumer electronics products. Analysts called the deal a significant win for Microsoft Under the terms of the non-exclusive deal, Philips said it will support Microsoft Windows Media digital content format...