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  ARTICLE SOURCE
August 28 EarthLink Files Suit Against 100 E-Mailers Accused Of Spamming
"The carrier blames them for sending millions of pieces of junk E-mail and using tricks to cover their tracks." - AP
InformationWeek.com
August 28 Fearing 'Spam' Label, Advertisers Wary of E-Mail
Even as they boost their budgets for online advertising, major U.S. companies will be wary of e-mail marketing campaigns until the menace of unsolicited "spam" e-mail has been tamed, top industry officials said on Thursday." - NY,NY
reuters.com
August 28 Sizing up the search competition
"In the search engine duel between Google and Overture Services, it equals bragging rights."
c|net News.com
August 27 Microsoft Targets Broadband Users with MSN Upgrade
"Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday unveiled early upgrades to its MSN Internet service that the No. 1 software maker hopes will attract more high-speed broadband Internet subscribers." - Seatle
reuters.com
August 27 Businesses turn to anti-P2P software
"Reid Burch, network services manager for the Promina Southern Regional Health System hospital near Atlanta, was having a problem with slow networks early this year."
c|net News.com
August 26 Amazon Sues Web Marketers for Faking E-Mail
"Free cash, human growth hormones and penile pills are not available at Amazon.com Inc.AMZN.O , and the Internet's biggest retailer is suing marketers who use its name to sell those products to unwary consumers."
reuters.com
August 25 DMA Plans Spam Sting
"The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) plans to link up with the federal law enforcement to hunt down spammers breaking the law."
internetnews.com
August 22 Intel Chips Start Flying Off the Shelves
"Intel  says its semiconductor business overall is performing better than it expected. So much so, the company surprised investors Friday with a sales forecast two weeks ahead of its scheduled Mid-quarter update."
siliconvalley.internet.com
August 22 E-Commerce On a Steady Rise
"New estimates released Friday from the Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce show U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter increased significantly over last year and from the previous quarter."
siliconvalley.internet.com

 

Internet Security and New Viruses

 

DATE ARTICLE

SOURCE

August 29 Teenage Blaster Worm Suspect Arrested
"The FBI has arrested a Minnesota teenager officials said admitted to making a copycat variant of the devastating Blaster Internet worm, even as experts combed over data to hunt down the virus's creator."
reuters.com
August 28 Social security numbers sold on Web
"Almost everything is for sale on the Internet -- even the Social Security numbers of top government officials like CIA Director George Tenet and Attorney General John Ashcroft, consumer advocates warned Wednesday." -AP
cnn.com
August 26 Web surfers flock to anti-virus sites
"With computer users under siege from a variety of "worms," Internet buffs are rushing to Microsoft's anti-virus site to search for ways to combat the problem." - Reuters (NY,NY)
cnn.com
August 26 Experts- New Sobig virus could strike any day
"A new version of the Sobig.F e-mail virus that has plagued computers worldwide could arrive any day, even before the latest variant is timed to expire on September 10, security experts warned." - Reuters (SF,CA)
cnn.com
August 25 FBI Subpoenas Arizona ISP In Sobig Probe
"Easynews says it's cooperating with the bureau to find the person who uploaded the virus to a Usenet group hosted by the ISP."
informationweek.com
August 25 Sobig.F Weekend Attack Thwarted; Feds Hunt Source
"Federal authorities successfully thwarted a second-wave attack from the mass-mailing Sobig.F virus over the weekend by taking down 18 computer servers that were being used to distribute a malicious payload."
atnewyork.com
August 22 SoBig.F breaks virus speed records
"The SoBig.F computer virus -- which has already overwhelmed hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide -- has become the fastest spreading virus ever with experts warning the worst is yet to come."
cnn.com
August 22 New Phase of Sobig.F Set for Fridays
"The Sobig.f worm that continues to bedevil computer networks around the globe is poised to unleash a new phase of its havoc between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on Friday, security experts warned, even though they may have already blunted its intended effect."
siliconvalley.internet.com


 

Software Updates

 

DATE ARTICLE SOURCE
August 29 IE Patent Loss Aftershocks Reverberate
"The aftershocks of a whopping $521 million patent infringement ruling against Microsoft  are beginning to reverberate. Already, there is word the software giant plans to make changes to its flagship Internet Explorer browser as a result."
internetnews.com
August 28 Symantec Launches Anti-Piracy Technology
"Symantec  has launched new product-activation technology that is designed to thwart the widespread piracy of its Norton Anti Virus software security products."
newsfactor.com
August 28 New Face For Java Apps On The Client
"Two Web-services standards are emerging at the same time and are expected to radically improve the user experience on the Web through better interactions with Web servers and higher speeds."
informationweek.com
August 27 After A Year Of Losses, Microsoft Readies New Version Of MSN
"It hopes the updated edition will lure customers who've graduated from dial-up to high-speed connections." - AP
informationweek.com
August 27 Macromedia Tools Move Beyond Animation
"New forms environment turns Flash from animation engine to business building block."
informationweek.com
August 27 Next MSN Drops Version Numbers
"Microsoft has officially announced the next iteration of MSN, set enter beta testing next week. In a departure from expectations, Microsoft will not label the release version 9.0. Instead, MSN will now come in two flavors: Premium and Plus."
BetaNews.com
August 26 Office 2003- Priced to Sell?
"As expected, Office 2003 will offer more ways for IT to save money, but it might not be enough to fend off cheaper StarOffice, OpenOffice and WordPefect Office.
techweb.com

 

Hardware

 

DATE

ARTICLE

SOURCE

August 29 IBM To Develop Single-Chip Supercomputer
"IBM plans to take supercomputing to the next level with the development of a chip capable of handling one trillion operations per second. The tech giant is working with esearchers at the University of Texas on the project. "
Newsfactor.com
August 27 Intel Commits $375 Million To New Packaging Plant In China
"Construction on the plant will start next year as CEO Craig Barrett continues leaving a trail of tech investments behind during his trip to Asia."
InformationWeek.com
August 25 Unix Notebooks Headed To Iraq
"Army chooses lighter units with Wi-Fi capabilities that can quickly be set up and moved as needed."
InformationWeek.com

 

Linux News

 

DATE ARTICLE SOURCE
August 29 Linux Makes Phone Debut
"Motorola has introduced a smartphone based on Linux, making it the only major phone vendor to use the open-source operating system in a handset. The device, which combines PDA and voice functions with e-mail and Internet access, will be just one of many Linux phones in the future, Motorola said. "
Newsfactor.com
August 29 Lindows.com Launches $169 Business PC
"Open-system marketer Lindows.com broadened its position in the low-end networked PC and workstation arena this week, with the announcement of a $169 base-price BusinessStation service-oriented variant of its Webstation machine." - Yahoo!News
techweb.com
August 28 Linux Set to Break Through in Consumer Electronics
"Linux, the fast growing and freely available operating system, is set to be the software of choice for future televisions, set top boxes and DVD recorders, consumer electronics executives and specialists said Thursday."
reuters.com
August 27 Microsoft Using Linux-Based Network in Wake of Attacks
"To protect its flagship Web site from viruses and denial-of-service  attacks, Microsoft  has asked for help from an unusual place: a network of Linux-based servers."
Newsfactor.com

  

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