Wed Tech News
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on February 9, 2005 at 4:32:43 PM
I'll be putting some content up this week. Keep watching this space.
iPod is a hit at Microsoft's conference.
HP's CEO steps down.
Cars and Viruses. This is a problem.
Remember to head to Windowsupdate and get patch.
Atomic clocks in cell phones soon.
Microsoft is buying Sybari Software which makes a security scanner for exchange.
iPod is a hit at Microsoft's conference.
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One thing that many of the exhibitors had in common was the raffle prize item they used to lure people to their booths: Apple Computer's iPod. "Win an iPod," boasts a sign at the Kinitos booth. Ditto at PreEmptive Solutions. Business Objects tried to one-up the others by offering a first prize of an iPod plus $10 worth of iTunes.
HP's CEO steps down.
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The departure of Fiorina, who came to the company in 1999 from Lucent Technologies, comes as HP struggles to achieve consistent growth in its financial performance, particularly in its enterprise group. The company reorganized last month, combining its PC and printer units.
Cars and Viruses. This is a problem.
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Watch out for viruses that spread to mobile phones, handheld computers, wireless networks and embedded computers which are increasingly used to run basic automobile functions, the 2004 year-end "Security Threats and Attack Trends Report" report warns. Then again, the readiness of individuals and companies to confront these challenges has also evolved, the study said.
Remember to head to Windowsupdate and get patch.
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"This is their second-largest bulletin release since they started doing these monthly updates, except for the 24 bulletins they released last year," said Vincent Gullotto, vice president of the antivirus emergency response team for security specialist McAfee. "But it's common to see this kind of ratio of critical bulletins." Among the patches is a significant cumulative fix to resolve some of the underlying vulnerabilities of IE that have already been made public. Microsoft said those flaws have not yet been widely exploited.
Atomic clocks in cell phones soon.
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Miniature, energy-efficient atomic clocks could help improve the performance of a number of devices because signals could be more easily coordinated. A cell phone could acquire signals much more rapidly, as well as block out unwanted signals. The Global Positioning System now can take minutes to acquire the necessary signals to pinpoint location.
Microsoft is buying Sybari Software which makes a security scanner for exchange.
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The Sybari acquisition will produce Microsoft's first official separate paid antivirus offering, said Mike Nash, corporate vice president of Microsoft's Security Business and Technology Unit. Sybari has about 10,000 clients and is based in East Northport, N.Y. Its software scans businesses' e-mail to try to ward off attacks.