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With its recent acquisitions of Ximian and SuSE Linux, Novell has taken on the challenge of promoting enterprise-class Linux solutions. The company is not simply trumpeting the benefits of Linux to clients. To prove the enterprise Linux concept, it is adopting Linux as a preferred platform for its o...

Microsoft has settled a long-simmering patent-infringement complaint with InterTrust Technology, agreeing to pay $440 million to license all of the firm's digital rights management (DRM) technology. Settlement of the patent claims, which were first filed in 2001, is just the latest move by Microsoft...

When the inventors of the Internet created the technology, they never envisioned that it would become so ubiquitous -- or that it would serve as a way for malicious hackers to spread worms, trojans and other malware. They aimed for openness and functionality, which they achieved, but with that succe...

As more U.S. firms contemplate whether to send work overseas, a new twist is developing that could make the outsourcing debate even more animated. India-based software firm Infosys Technologies has announced that it will be opening a business-consulting practice in the United States. The company exp...

In a bid to lure IBM mainframe customers, Microsoft said it would work with Micro Focus International to promote the migration of applications from mainframes to Windows servers. The two companies said many organizations recognize the value of legacy applications running on mainframes but also want ...

Since the 1970s, Latin American currency markets have been almost synonymous with high risk. But sparked by the spread of free-trade agreements and regional trading blocs -- such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), its pending successor the Free Trade Association of the Americas (FTA...

Several peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, including Kazaa and eDonkey, are bracing for an anticipated attack by the latest variant of the Netsky-Q worm, the latest example of virus writers taking direct aim at specific companies and Web sites. As of Thursday morning, both networks were still operating, a...

In part 1 of this interview, F-Secure director of antivirus research Mikko Hypponen spoke about getting his start in computer security 13 years ago and the changes he has seen over the years. In this continuation of his chat with the E-Commerce Times, Hypponen talks about what it might take to nab m...

Since its announcement last week that it will begin offering a free Web mail service called Gmail, Google has been blasted by privacy advocates. They say the service's features set a dangerous precedent in its collection of user information. On Tuesday, 28 electronic privacy organizations sent an op...

Taking another step into the outsourcing fray, IBM has agreed to purchase an India-based business processing company that handles back-office support and call centers for several U.S. firms, including Amazon.com. IBM said the 6,000 employees of Daksh eServices will become part of its business consul...

Amid this year's ongoing plague of viruses and worms, there has been much discussion about virus creators, antivirus software developers and frequent virus targets like Microsoft and The SCO Group. But one important group still toils in near obscurity: the virus hunters. One of the field's most a...

Adding another chapter to the epic debate over the relative value of the open-source Linux operating system, the Yankee Group has released a report stating that switching from Windows to Linux can be up to four times as costly and take three times as long as upgrading from one version of Windows to ...

As the standard for e-business Web sites moves ever higher and online shoppers become increasingly demanding, Web site performance can make the difference between a sale and a lost customer. CEO Tim Drees, who founded privately held Webmetrics in 1999 to provide transaction monitoring services and h...

Aiming to avoid a possible showdown with law-enforcement officials, Yahoo and Google, the two largest search engines -- and online-advertising generators -- have said they will stop taking advertisements in the United States from gambling casinos and related companies. Both search providers reached ...

After years of legal wrangling, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft jointly announced that they have brokered a 10-year "technology collaboration" agreement, plus several related agreements -- including a settlement of all pending legal issues between them. As part of the deals, Microsoft will pay Sun $7...