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Microsoft today announced it has filed eight lawsuits against computer system builders and resellers for alleged distribution of counterfeit, illicit and unlicensed software and software components. This action follows similar action in November 2004 against eight other dealers The lawsuits were filed against Abacus Computer Corp., of Anaheim, Cali...

Mandrakesoft, hoping to serve the dual purposes of repositioning itself in the Linux market and throwing the monkey of its back in a trademark infringement battle with Hearst Publishing, announced last week that it has changed its name to Mandriva "Mandriva, a company name that combines MandrakeSoft and Conectiva, is an opportunity to re-invent the...

In a move that is seen hastening the alignment of the Internet into deep vertical segments based on relatively narrow content parameters, the Web's governing body has cleared the way for two new top-level domains exclusively for jobs and travel information The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) gave final approval to t...

As computer users get more sophisticated, so too do the schemes to ensnare them. Security company Sophos warned Friday that a bogus Web site, set up to look like the Microsoft Windows Update page, was luring Windows users into downloading a Trojan horse The scammers sent e-mails with subject lines such as "Urgent Windows Update," "Update your windo...

More than a year after the CAN-SPAM Act became law, e-mail users say they are receiving slightly more spam in their in boxes than before, but they are minding it less, according to a new survey Nevertheless, analysts warn that spam is a vehicle for worms, trojans and other malicious activity on the Internet that should not be treated lightly....

Looking for a Web hosting service provider? All vendors are not created equal. A little consumer education goes a long way toward ensuring you get a host that offers the right combination of products and services -- and at the right price "There are so many Web hosting providers out there today," said John Lally, area vice president of marketing fo...

May I take your order please?" These sometimes-garbled words uttered through a speaker at your local drive-through restaurant may soon originate from a different city or even another state thanks to new customer-relationship-management technology Hardee's -- part of CKE Restaurants Inc. in Carpinteria, Calif., which also operates Carl's Jr., La Sa...

With the passing of Pope John Paul the II comes an opportunity to look back -- as well as ahead -- at the kinds of technological changes that can occur in 30 years. In the late '70s we didn't have cell phones or GPS navigation systems; cloning people was the stuff of science fiction stories; and IBM was THE provider of technology to the world The...

When it comes to keeping bad stuff from entering computers, hardware protection devices work better than software solutions. "The software side of things still needs a lot of work," NSS Testing Labs CTO Bob Walder told TechNewsWorld That is part of the findings from a rigorous battery of tests done on leading intrusion detection and prevention (IPS...

Microsoft plans to provide eight patches, some of them critical, when it delivers its monthly batch of security updates next Tuesday In a notice posted to its Web site, Microsoft said critical fixes for Windows, Office, MSN Messenger and Exchange would be released. Five of the eight patches are for Windows....

In a closely watched case with potentially far-ranging implications about Internet governance, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the U.S. can set certain limits on Web gambling sites located in offshore locations The decision was seen as a partial reversal of last November's ruling against the U.S. In that instance, a three-person commi...

Canadian law enforcement officials have enlisted Microsoft's cooperation in attacking child exploitation on the Internet, with a computer system that allows authorities all over the world to collaborate and communicate on child predators and child porn purveyors The custom-designed software system -- the result of more than US$4 million from Micros...

MTV this week announced the launch of "MTV Overdrive," an Web-based channel designed for broadband users who want their MTV -- online The service will launch on April 25, 2005 with exclusive, MTV-style content, including music videos, live music performances, short-form programming and artist interviews....

Consumers' online searches for inexpensive airline tickets may end up costing them more than they bargained for if they're not careful Panda Security today warned that bogus cheap ticket sites have cropped up in order to separate people from their credit card numbers. Hunting for airline tickets using an Internet search engine can lead hopeful trav...

At the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco this week, technology entrepreneurs gathered to discuss "open source capitalism." This conference theme demonstrates how the Open Source (OS) community is beginning to replace its corporate-hating mindset with a profit-loving meme, aiming to create jobs and value Open Source Software (OSS) pr...

Security software firm F-Secure announced today that it has found another piece of mobile phone malware, this one a Trojan horse called Fontal.A, which can cause Nokia 60 series phones running Symbian to crash. Analysts say that while mobile malware is likely to become a bigger problem over time, so far the attacks have been proof-of-concept, or malware written just to prove it can be done...

Computer Associates made Concord Communications an offer it couldn't refuse, announcing it would pay US$17 per share -- a 71 percent premium -- for the performance management software company. CA will lay out $330 million in cash and assume $20 million of Concord's debt Concord has been struggling of late, George Hamilton, senior analyst, Yankee Gr...

Winning comparison to Hollywood technological thrillers such as "The Matrix" and "Brainstorm," a new, as-yet theoretical technology patented by Sony is based on neurological sensory stimulation of the human brain, allowing people to touch, taste and smell in a virtual sense As reported by New Scientist, the technology is non-invasive, requiring no ...

Virus encounters, virus disasters, malicious code -- and the recovery time and costs associated with these events -- are on the rise, according to a new survey Cybertrust division ICSA Labs' 10th Labs Virus Prevalence Survey shows that viruses in 2004 increased nearly 50 percent over the previous year, reaching 392 encounters per 1,000 machines eac...

America Online has become the latest to join the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) frenzy, rolling out AOL Internet Phone Service today in selected cities and promising customers an all-in-one bundle that will carry e-mail, instant messages and voice calls AOL is billing the service, seen by analysts as a bid to halt its exodus of subscribers tha...