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Internet

DATE	ARTICLE	SOURCE
September 9	China Launches Anti-Spam Attack "China has blocked 127 spam servers around the world in its latest battle against junk mail on the Internet, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. - AP"	InformationWeek.com
September 8	Microsoft Debuts Office Online "As Microsoft prepares for the Oct. 21 launch of the next generation of its Office suite, the company Monday unveiled Office Online, a retooled version of its 'Office Tools on the Web' site which will integrate directly with Office 2003."	Internetnews.com
September 8	Judge Says AdWare Is Legal "A federal judge said adware maker WhenU.com's pop-up advertising does not infringe on the trademarks and copyrights of Web site publishers, in the first legal ruling favoring desktop advertising companies in their fight with Web site operators."	Internetnews.com
September 4	Spammers Beware, Jail and Fines Beckon "Italy is cracking down on spam, that unwanted e-mail that floods the Internet and drives recipients mad with frustration. Under new regulations published this week, spammers face fines of up to $97,000 and as long as three years in jail for bombarding strangers with unwanted e-mail."	reuters.com
September 2	Hotels.com Breaks Up with Travelocity for Expedia "Online reservation service Hotels.com on Tuesday cut its ties to Web site Travelocity saying it would work more closely with corporate sibling Expedia, the largest travel seller on the Internet."	reuters.com
September 1	Is RSS the Answer to the Spam Crisis? "With scam artists, spammers and virus writers all using the e-mail inbox as the main target, it has become a daily nightmare for legitimate online publishers and marketers to cope with mail filters, blacklists and irate subscribers."	siliconvalley.internet.com

Internet Security and New Viruses

DATE	ARTICLE	SOURCE
September 9	Official- New York Times Hacker Surrendered, Booked "A 22-year-old who admits to hacking into corporate computer networks turned himself in to federal authorities in California on Tuesday to face charges related to breaking into the internal network of The New York Times newspaper. -AP"	reuters.com
September 9	Symantec Debuts Anti-Spam Software, Upgrades Internet Security Product "Symantec on Monday unveiled plans for upgraded PC security products with anti-spam, password-management, and upgraded personal firewall capabilities."	Informationweek.com
September 8	Warrant seeks N.Y. Times, Yahoo! hacker "A nationally known computer hacker is being sought on a federal arrest warrant stemming from a sealed complaint in New York, a federal defender in California said Friday."	cnn.com
September 5	Police deny second suspect in worm case "A computer security company reported Wednesday that police had detained a suspect for allegedly creating MsBlast.F, a worm that infected computers of a university in northeastern Romania. In Romania, releasing a computer virus carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years."	cnn.com
September 4	Romanian Net Worm Suspect Faces Stiff Charges "Fifteen years behind bars for a crime that took but 15 minutes to execute.This is the maximum prison sentence facing 24-year-old Romanian Dan Dumitru Ciobanu, suspected by authorities of developing the low-grade Internet worm "Blaster.F" that security experts suspect took him maybe a quarter of an hour to write."	reuters.com
September 3	Nuclear plants warned of computer threat "Government regulators are warning nuclear plant operators about computer failures caused by Internet infections, disclosing disruptions of two important internal systems in January at a shutdown nuclear power plant in Ohio. - AP"	cnn.com
September 2	August Was Worst Month Ever For Viruses, Worms "August 2003 was the worst month for computer viruses in history, anti-virus company Central Command, Inc. said Tuesday as it announced the month's top viruses and worms."	techweb.com

Software Updates

DATE	ARTICLE	SOURCE
September 9	Microsoft updates Works "The software giant releases a new version of Works, its budget software package for consumers that's widely used by PC makers."	c\|net News.com
September 9	Oracle advances homeland security agenda "Oracle is supplying the U.S. Department of Defense with software for a new system designed to let military officials across the country share information about terrorist attacks and other domestic security threats, an Oracle executive said Monday."	c\|net News.com
September 5	New Windows Update Covers More Products "The fifth revision of Windows Update is set to enter beta testing, as Microsoft continues efforts to improve its facility for keeping customers' systems up to date."	BetaNews.com
September 4	Microsoft Patches Five Security Flaws "Microsoft on Wednesday let loose a slew of security bulletins, the worst of the bunch affecting Office users. Of the five flaws, only one was deemed "critical.""	BetaNews.com

Hardware

DATE	ARTICLE	SOURCE
September 9	Acer laptop hot to jot with digital pen "The company's new notebook PC runs on Microsoft's Windows XP Tablet PC operating system and allows consumers to write, file and store notes using digital pens."	c\|net News.com
September 5	Utah's New Supercomputer Powered By AMD "The University of Utah has selected AMD and its Opteron processor to build the state's largest supercomputer cluster, the University and AMD jointly announced Thursday."	TechWeb.com
September 1	Ensuring Safety "Which tools and practices does your company use to protect information systems?"	Informationweek.com

Linux News

DATE	ARTICLE	SOURCE
September 9	Has Linux Eclipsed Open Source? " In the world of open source, Linux has become the 500-pound gorilla. So much so that the term "open source" often is used synonymously with "Linux," as if Linux were the only open-source operating system. Linux's dominance of the open-source world is more than just perception -- real numbers support this view. Given the ostensibly cooperative and communal nature of open source, it is a paradox that one OS would so dominate. How is it that the penguin has spread its wings farther than the alternatives? "	Newsfactor.com
September 9	Opera Teams with Linux for TV Set-Top Boxes "Opera Software ASA, a tiny Norwegian maker of software to rival Microsoft's Internet browser, aims to break in on the market for digital television program controls by persuading TV equipment makers to use its Linux-based software."	Reuters.com
September 9	Sun Gets Real with Mad Hatter "As Mad Hatter's Linux desktop product sits poised for launch, Sun Microsystems has added the RealOne media player from RealNetworks to the new operating system."	Newsfactor.com
September 8	Novell Reveals Linux Plans, Debuts Single Sign-On Software "Novell used its BrainShare 2003 conference in Barcelona on Monday to roll out new single sign-on management software, pin down the date for the upcoming public beta of the Linux version of its Nterprise networking services, and debut a cross platform-compatible appliance that lets enterprises provide network services to branch offices."	Techweb.com
September 4	Moving Images Collection To Run On IBM And SuSE Linux "Silicon Graphics Inc. said last week that it's restructuring to lower costs and increase its focus on the high-performance computing market."	Informationweek.com
September 2	Looking To Linux "Silicon Graphics Inc. said last week that it's restructuring to lower costs and increase its focus on the high-performance computing market."	Informationweek.com

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