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Security researchers with VeriSign's iDefense say keyloggers, malicious software folded into silent Trojans, spyware and other malicious code, are growing at an alarming rate and threaten a range of identity information that is being converted into criminal gain The iDefense data indicates keyloggers have risen from only 300 in 2000 to 3,753 in 200...

Disputes over the regulation of online real estate businesses that have surfaced in the last few years have caused the courts to recognize the importance of the Internet to the real estate industry For example, earlier this year, a Federal Court in Sacramento, Calif. had to consider a California law that required Web sites to obtain a real estate b...

The holidays are just around the corner, and this means a significant increase in sales for e-commerce businesses. The stakes this time of year are high -- online sales are forecasted to reach US$18 billion according to a study released by Forrester Research.. That's over $8 million worth of transactions every hour in the fourth quarter Is your o...

Talk about Short Message Service (SMS) has been lost in the buzz about the latest and greatest data network applications, such as ringtones, gaming, and music downloads. Yet, SMS remains a popular application and a bona fide money maker for carriers. "Because it is such a simple service, it can be easy to ignore SMS but it has been a cash cow for carriers," said Bob Egan, research director at The Tower Group Inc...

Security researchers with VeriSign's iDefense say keyloggers, malicious software folded into silent Trojans, spyware and other malicious code, are growing at an alarming rate and threaten a range of identity information that is being converted into criminal gain The iDefense data indicates keyloggers have risen from only 300 in 2000 to 3,753 in 200...

Just days after Sony decided to drop its controversial anti-piracy software on its CDs, more bad news has surfaced for the music giant: Sony's uninstall program makes the computer even more vulnerable to malware Princeton researcher J. Alex Halderman posted instructions for how to find out if your PC is infected at the Freedom Tinker blog, but reco...

With the holiday season and its flurry of shopping, greetings and other online activities, also comes a bump in malware production. Proof of that came early this year with the proliferation of several versions of the Sober worm "Unfortunately for us, the holidays have historically brought with them an increase in malware activity," Ed Moyle, manage...

Google Base, the search engine's bid to help organize a broad range of data, is now live and has begun accepting content for inclusion in the searchable, Google-hosted database When users submit data, Google will suggest attributes or tags meant to structure to the information, making it easier for other users to find it within Google Base. Eventua...

The Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) today launched an online patent commons reference library, the foundation of its Patent Commons Project. The Project's goal is to provide greater confidence for developers and customers of open-source software PatentCommons.org hosts searchable databases containing more than 500 patents pledged and more than ...

Here are ten clues that your entire branding campaign has gone overboard. Get the lifeboats ready! One: There is a specially built underground tunnel between your HQ and your branding agency....

For Thralow, Inc., the majority of its e-commerce customers come from two sources: Those who go directly to its various sites, including binoculars.com, and telescopes.com, and those who find it through Google's AdWords listings "When somebody goes to Google and types in 'Nikon Monarch binocular' they are ready to buy," said Jon Thralow, director o...

Advertising is a highly competitive market with corporations constantly searching for an edge. As a result, select firms are now trying to reach customers via a new medium: cell phones. "Companies are using text messages to notify customers of special deals and banner ads to sponsor items, such as ring tone downloads," noted Julie Ask, research director at Jupiter Research...

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates today shared his vision of how the software industry can contribute to accelerating scientific research and engineering innovation during his keynote speech at Supercomputing 2005 Of course, part of his vision includes the software giant's Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, Microsoft's first product offering for high...

Microsoft is getting down to business with an enterprise version of its Windows Desktop search, which provides corporate intranet searches through other Microsoft software including Office, SharePoint Portal Server and third-party enterprise applications The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant said its enterprise-enabled Windows Desktop Search woul...

Amazon.com and its investors got an early holiday present when Amazon shares were moved into the S&P 500 index, sparking buying interest in the e-tailer's stock Amazon slid into the S&P 500 slot to take over the listing previously held by AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Communications. SBC, which has already said it will take on the AT&T name,...

Amazon.com and its investors got an early holiday present when Amazon shares were moved into the S&P 500 index, sparking buying interest in the e-tailer's stock Amazon slid into the S&P 500 slot to take over the listing previously held by AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Communications. SBC, which has already said it will take on the AT&T name,...

Amazon.com and its investors got an early holiday present when Amazon shares were moved into the S&P 500 index, sparking buying interest in the e-tailer's stock Amazon slid into the S&P 500 slot to take over the listing previously held by AT&T, which is being acquired by SBC Communications. SBC, which has already said it will take on the AT&T name,...

Keynote Systems today announced the winners of the 2005 Keynote Performance Awards Keynote said the annual awards program has two purposes. The first goal is to recognize and honor Web sites across a range of vertical industries. The second goal is to foster an environment of healthy competition among leading sites in a particular vertical and sup...

Seeking to entice more software developers to work with its platform and to keep pace with Amazon and gird for a potential war with Google, eBay said it will end its practice of charging fees for those who join its developer network The change offers free access to eBay's application programming interface (API), the set of protocols and tools with ...

Did video really kill the radio star, or were they just placed in suspended animation until streaming mobile services can revive them? Cingular is betting on the former Wireless carrier Cingular announced yesterday it had teamed up with MobiTV to offer MobiRadio. For US$6.99 a month plus kilobyte use fees, Cingular subscribers with radio-ready hand...