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Some Internet security experts don't place much hope for pending antiphishing legislation to do much to prevent ID theft and related scams. They view the prospect of new laws as being too little, too late to stop an out-of-control problem Phishing scams trick e-mail recipients into clicking a link in the message to reach a vendor's Web site, where ...

Hoping to grab a piece of a business that combines two of the hottest Web sectors -- travel and search -- America Online has purchased a stake in a startup software company already backed by the founders of Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz AOL made an undisclosed investment in Kayak Software as part of a multi-year marketing and technology agreement...

Hewlett-Packard and JBoss announced a deal today in which HP will support JBoss' open-source application server and use its Services division to help clients migrate to JBoss' platform. With the arrangement, HP becomes the first big Linux vendor to certify JBoss "Most of the Linux firms are pretty much no-name vendors once you get past Novell [SuSE...

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 an unaccustomed role as challenger, Microsoft unveiled its search enginethis week to some glitches and complaints -- nothing new for the softwaregiant -- and the new presence prompted Google to respond immediately The result is a bit of a role reversal as the upstart turned dominantplayer, Google, prepared for battle with the hungry newcomer, Mi...

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....

Culminating its months-long investigation into the theft of Microsoft's viciously guarded Windows source code, the FBI has arrested a Connecticut man it said used a Web site to distribute parts of the operating system William O. Genovese Jr., 27, faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of US$250,000 if convicted on charges of distributing the sto...

Dell CEO Kevin Rollins sent a clear signal to Intel, saying in an interview that the company is likely to begin using Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors in some of its products. Dell is the last holdout among PC and server makers not to use the Intel competitor's chips "They've been getting better and better. The technology is better. In some ...

Today, with the pressures on business executives to meet their projections and to always present a glowing picture to analysts, it is understandable how some succumb to the temptation to present a rosy outlook when things actually might be deteriorating This article analyzes ways by which the CEO of a publicly held corporation can lead his or her c...

Someday, someone might write a book called "Everything I Needed To Know About Economics, I Learned in My 'Second Life.'" That's because the multiplayer online gaming space "Second Life" provides, along with fun, valuable lessons about economics and human behavior Created by the San Francisco-based company Linden Lab, "Second Life" (SL) is an onlin...

I'll never forget playing on a losing football team growing up and having my friends --my friends! -- yell from the sideline, "You guys stink!" Thankfully, I discovered a passion for baseball, played for years, and even won a city championship Having your friends note your inability to compete always hurts, but it can also spur you to greater thin...

Security software firm Finjan said its research lab has turned up 10 "serious" flaws in Microsoft's Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, an upgrade that Microsoft is touting as a way to better secure its flagship platform The vulnerabilities allow a range of attacks to be successful, in some cases giving attackers access to a computer's local files, or t...

Wireless operators across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region announced thisweek a series of roaming agreements in which crossing borders does not translate into loss of service or fear of fees The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) -- which includesBT, Maxis, NTT, T-Mobile, Telstra and StarHub -- announced that theroaming arrangements would allow us...

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...

Leading chipmaker Intel did not have to search far and wide for a replacement for its outgoing CEO, naming longtime executive and current president and chief operating officer Paul Otellini to the top post Intel's Board of Directors elected Otellini to take over from Craig Barrett effective in May of 2005. Barrett, who was CEO for seven years, will...

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"...

Don't breath a sigh of relief yet. Although PeopleSoft's board announced today it unanimously rejected Oracle's "best and final" offer of $24 a share, it ain't over till it's over, and it ain't over The takeover bid is now in the hands of PeopleSoft's shareholders, who must decide by Nov. 19 whether to offer their shares to Oracle. PeopleSoft's bo...

In a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared on Tuesday that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government. The five-member panel unanimously decided that VoIP services are interstate in nature and therefore out of the regulatory reach of individual state telecommunication regulatory bodies...

With recent regulatory developments in the industry and routine call center functions moving to offshore teleservices vendors, there is no time like the present for the Call Center Research Laboratory established at the University of Southern Mississippi a few weeks ago The CCRL, led by USM professor David Butler, aims to be the first international...

The newly released Solaris 10 includes a radical new technology called DTrace which lets you look inside the usual black box of a running production application to see exactly where the bottlenecks are and what their impact is. As a result, I've been telling clients with big Solaris operations that they should dedicate a machine with at least two US3 or later CPUs to Solaris 10 and use it to train their people on Solaris 10 and DTrace by having them test all major systems...