Articles by Jennifer LeClaire

On the very day that "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" officially topped video game rental charts, other headlines point to research into the impact of such violent games on user behavior Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine researchers have already determined in previous studies that exposure to violent media might affect the brains of youths ...

On the heels of Red Hat's foray into China last week, Microsoft today announced that it will hire hundreds of new employees at its Indian campus next year Microsoft currently employs 800 people at its US$400 million, 28-acre campus just outside India's high-tech hub of Hyderabad in Manikonda. Company executives said the hiring spree is aimed at lev...

The speculation is over. Sun is set to release a new version of its Solaris operating system today, and Solaris 10, the newest version of its Unix-based operating system, will soon be available for the first time ever as a free open-source product Sun spent billions of dollars developing the code but will now trade licensing fees for support packag...

Despite increased revenue, Opera Software, maker of the No. 3 Web browser, has posted a third-quarter loss triple that of the same period a year ago, something the Oslo-based company said was partly due to a significant increase in operating expenses as well as the weak dollar Shares of the company's stock fell 6.5 percent in the wake of the news....

In a move to tap into the demand for low-cost software in developing markets, Red Hat announced yesterday it would open its first office in Beijing, China this week The company said it is working with partners such as HP, IBM, Intel and Oracle to help the Chinese market learn more about open source and how to leverage its full benefits....

Google has announced plans to snap up its Gmail service with POP, or post office protocol, over the next couple of weeks The feature, announced yesterday, will allow users to check e-mail via other e-mail programs, like Outlook and Eudora -- and, thus, to download e-mail and view it offline -- or view e-mail on PDAs and other hand-held devices that...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday ruled that the United States violated its international trade obligations by prohibiting online gambling. The WTO said the U.S. should open its borders to international online casinos The office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) vowed to vigorously appeal what it called the "deeply flawed"...

In a move to compete in one of the Internet's fast-growth markets, IBM yesterday announced plans to start offering hosted service for its Web conferencing. Big Blue will target small- to mid-sized businesses (SMB) with an offering planned for December Web conferencing software integrates teleconferencing and the Web to allow users to gather in an o...

An alleged Microsoft hacker was arrested yesterday on charges that he illegally sold a secret source code used for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 programs The United States Attorney's Office in Manhattan charged William P. Genovese, Jr., 27, of Connecticut, with unlawfully distributing a trade secret via his illmob.org site....

In a boon for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today barred states from imposing telecommunications regulations on Internet phone providers "This landmark order recognizes a revolution has occurred," FCC Chairman Michael Powell said at the agency's monthly meeting....

In what has become a closely watched event in the world of high performance computing (HPC), the 24th edition of the Top500 list yesterday crowned IBM's BlueGene system the world's fastest supercomputer BlueGene set a record Linpack benchmark performance of 70.72 teraflops, or trillions of calculations per second. BlueGene offers peak performance o...

Bluetooth just got faster and its lobbyists are claiming the technology is moving full speed ahead with a new three-year road map The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the adoption of Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR), which is designed to improve the technology....

In a move to steal market share from Microsoft Windows, Novell has unveiled Linux Desktop 9. The company claims the new release is robust enough to offer a viable alternative for enterprise Windows users. At the same time, the company also announced of settlement of its antitrust suit against its desktop rival "In recent years, the IT industry has ...

In a move to diffuse Microsoft's "Get the Facts" campaign that openly slams open source, Novell has launched a Web site bent on "unbending the truth." This comes at the same time that open-source advocate Chris Stone, Novell's vice chairman, office of the chief executive officer, unexpectedly left the company to "pursue other opportunities."

While Sun is hyping the impending release of Solaris 10, the newest version of its Unix-based operating system, debates about the company's plans to launch an open-source version of its software are reaching new heights Some analysts are calling it a risky move, others are calling it a no-brainer in the face of increasing competition from other ven...

In a move to cash in on a booming market for local business searches, SBC Communications and BellSouth plan to acquire YellowPages.com Together, SBC and BellSouth plan to develop a comprehensive, nationwide online business index that leverages the Yellow Pages brand name. The acquisition will combine 50 million monthly consumer searches through a j...

Just over a week after Apple launched its much anticipated photo iPod -- without video capability -- Nokia has announced a smart phone that streams and records video "Smart phones are now at the heart of the industry," said Anssi Vanjoki, executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's multimedia division. "Mobility is a powerful force. Not...

The Source Code Club is back in business, if you can call it that. Theanonymous hacker group began peddling proprietary source code last July, disappeared, and now has reemerged with a bargain basement deal of US$24,000 for the source code for Cisco's Pix security firewall "SCC is proud to announce the general availability of Cisco Pix 6.3.1 source...

An "information age undercover investigation" led by the U.S. Secret Service has arrested 28 individuals in eight states and six foreign countries who were accused of being involved in a global cyber organized-crime network Charges against the suspects include identity theft, computer fraud, credit card fraud and conspiracy, all in a sting called O...

It's not clear whether or not industry watchers were holding their breath for the SCO Group's planned November 1 launch of its legal information site to counter the popular Groklaw.net site But if they were, they may be blue in the face before they see the site that was supposed to chronicle SCO's multibillion-dollar suit against IBM and others....