Discussion threads on 2003-11

$100,000 bounty offered for stolen PC
'Critical' patch sent out for Office flaw
'Smart shelf' test triggers fresh criticism
'Spyware' steps out of the shadows
3Com and Huawei start China venture
A 'brain charger': The ultimate PDA accessory?
A half-million tech jobs lost in 2002, study says
A team that gleamed
Adam Smith's lessons for IT
Adobe adds server version of Acrobat
Adobe buys XML software maker
Al-Jazeera hacker sentenced
All about Longhorn
Altnet says P2P spies violate patent rights
Amazon jams print feature on book search
Amazon: Sales up from book search
AMD breaks ground on new chip plant
Another survey sees IT spending on rebound
AOL acquires multimedia search provider
AOL finds Time for food
AOL lays claim to speed crown
AOL mulls toolbar service
AOL sues former execs for embezzlement
AOL tests streaming-video IM service
Appeals court ponders Microsoft antitrust suit
Apple adopts big screen for iMac
Apple crops up in Windows world
Apple fixes security in Panther, Jaguar
Apple releases Panther patch
Apple releases Panther update
Apple says could move to Intel, but happy with IBM
Apple TV ad banned in U.K.
Apple: ITunes outsold Napster 5-to-1
Applying patches? Call a doctor
Are PCs next in Hollywood piracy battle?
Are taxes on the way for Net access?
As security concerns ease, businesses warm to Wi-Fi
Asian Linux: Some keen, others cool
Ask Jeeves searches within for new CEO
AT&T patents anti-antispam technology
AT&T sues eBay, PayPal over patent
AT&T Wireless customers still on hold
AT&T Wireless joins race for speedy networks
AT&T expands DSL presence
Attempted attack on Linux kernel foiled
Autodesk trims its work force
Ban on Internet access tax stalls in Senate
BellSouth searches for new ad sales
Bill Gates: At the crossroads
Blackouts highlight network vulnerabilities
Borland assembles a bigger toolkit
Brazil dances with Linux
Broadband blues cloud AOL's future
Bush pushes for cybercrime treaty
CA offers free antivirus software
Cable failure hits U.K. Net traffic
Cable joins broadband price war
California regulators ponder VoIP
Cancer victims go to court against IBM
Carrier switches get mixed results
Check Point shifts security strategy
China to invest in Linux-based industry
Chip implant gets cash under your skin
CIO jury gives verdict on Office upgrade
Cisco lures businesses with new Wi-Fi gear
Cisco upgrades storage switch software
Cisco, others plan to ban insecure PCs
Clock ticks for Web on a wristwatch
CNET to buy, retune MP3.com
CNET to launch indie music service
Comcast to distribute Real's Rhapsody
Comdex cozies up to the workplace
Comdex lights up tech's future
Comdex: How we went wrong
Comdex: Little fish in a smaller pond
Computer-in-a-computer idea gains ground
Congress poised for antispam vote
Court grants FCC extension on cable ruling
Court to FBI: No spying on in-car computers
Customers rage at Google tweak
Cybercrime sweep nets 125 arrests
Data center standard gains backers
Dell drops some tech calls to India
Dell in India--too many calls, too soon
Dell integrates with Microsoft management tools
Dell laptop lines to diverge in 2004
Dell may join HP in Linux laptop drive
Dell products get smart card protection
Dell to release LCD TVs, new printer
Dell, Gateway adopt Intel's extreme chip
Dell: Growth spurt creating new problems
Did hackers expose N-Gage games?
Dot-com disaster hears sound of success
DVD copies--backup or stick up?
EMC to invest $100 million in India
Encrypted cell phone foils eavesdroppers
Excel spreadsheets tap into grid power
Exchange flaw could open up user accounts
Exchange servers still seeing Code Red
Execs aim to teach better security
Experts question Windows patch policy
Father of Java joins Sun tools group
FCC rejects number portability delay
FCC: Number-switching rules apply to all
Firms consider plan for interoperable Java tools
Firms should be cleaning the desktop
Five myths about 'Wronghorn'
Flash memory devices raise security flags
Foolish CEOs flunk security test
For cybersecurity we need to follow a leader
Former Gateway CEO, two others charged with fraud
Former SCO exec samples Linux again
Gadget bandwagon loaded with risks
GameSpy warns security researcher
Gap in Windows lets in pop-ups, says FTC
Gartner ups estimate for 2003 PC shipments
Gates addresses spam, security flaws at Comdex
Gateway to renew enterprise push
Glitch cuts off some AT&T cell phones
Glitch slows RoadRunner newsgroups
Global groups demand halt to RFID tags
Google tests desktop search
Government extends its secrecy shield
GPS antiterrorist tools under fire
Group files suit to block number rules
Group launches desktop Linux confab
Group wants phone number plan put on hold
Half of outsourcing projects fail
Has your phone been 'bluejacked'?
HDS, McData tap new standard for cheaper storage
High schoolers take on CalTechies in robot race
HP adds zip to desktop PCs
HP cushions handheld drop
HP loses two more execs
HP merger leader moves on
HP merges management software lines
HP revs up DVD burners
HP thinks smaller on storage markets
HP to introduce desktop blades
HP, Cap Gemini join forces for storage
IBM cancer case begins
IBM donates code to open-source project
IBM expands middle market campaign
IBM eyes modular WebSphere
IBM gives glimpse of Blue Gene performance
IBM makes play for online games
IBM pares employees in software group
IBM Power blades to arrive in March
IBM renews its emphasis on PCs
IBM reworks desktop services
IBM warms to desktop Linux
IBM: On-demand computing has arrived
In a flash, Intel loses memory lead
India's new outsourcing rival--Romania?
Indiana nixes offshore deal to protect jobs
Industry cheers Novell's Linux buy
Inside Microsoft's Longhorn plans
Intel chip to run multiple applications
Intel moves deeper into supercomputing
Intel raises the stakes on Wi-Fi chips
Intel sets the bar at 4GHz
Intel snags market share from AMD
Internet Explorer to stomp pop-ups
Is cyberterrorism a phantom menace?
ISS unveils attack-blocking devices
IT must make choices--or lose jobs
IT spending remains low, study says
It's your number, take it with you
Itanium software upgrade hits bump
Java: The best is yet to come
JBoss to indemnify customers
JetBlue flies with Windows
Judge rules in favor of pop-up purveyor
Judge shuts garage opener copyright suit
Jury awards SPX $62 million in Microsoft case
Kasparov-'X3D Fritz' draw first game of VR chess match
Kazaa ads tell P2P users to speak up
Kazaa says hello to digital Bollywood
Kazaa to launch P2P print ads
Key Office exec to exit Microsoft
Lawmaker gives thumbs-up to RIAA clampdown
Liberty Alliance debuts new standard
Limit mobile risks--a security checklist
Lindows opens new Sneak Preview
Lindows-Microsoft legal spat builds
Linux community scoffs at SCO's evidence
Linux company expands software tools
Linux company hires industry veteran
Linux firm warns of CD-ROM mix-up
Linux lab hires lawyers for Torvalds
Linux leaders offer education discounts
Linux powers throw weight behind desktop version
Linux spreads fast in Asia
Linux users worry about desktop products' fate
Linux: A new balance of power
Loss shrinks, sign-ups grow for TiVo
Macintosh users join Kazaa network
Mandatory ID cards--are they crazy?
McAfee fixes eBay glitch
McDonald's: Some Apple downloads with that?
Media companies quietly using P2P networks
Merger widens outsourcing geography
Michael Dell looks beyond the PC
Microsoft aims for search on its own terms
Microsoft aims to simplify database management
Microsoft antitrust pact bounces back to court
Microsoft awaits showdown in Europe
Microsoft bounty to disrupt virus writers?
Microsoft breaks down its earnings
Microsoft defends patch policy
Microsoft delivers rights management tool
Microsoft handhelds find their voice
Microsoft may face wider EU probe
Microsoft moves into chip world with Xbox
Microsoft music store to open next year
Microsoft nabs top Sun sales exec
Microsoft pries open Office 2003
Microsoft re-explains .Net strategy
Microsoft releases Windows, Office fixes
Microsoft revs its automotive engines
Microsoft rivals: Modified OS isn't mediocre
Microsoft sacks temp over blog photo
Microsoft sets up virus-hunting fund
Microsoft settles another antitrust case
Microsoft settles Tennessee suit
Microsoft signs .Net deal in China
Microsoft tests Web news service
Microsoft to counter EU antitrust charges
Microsoft to offer bounty on hackers
Microsoft to pour $10 billion on small biz
Microsoft to use IBM chips in next Xbox
Microsoft unveils new Media Player for the Mac
Microsoft, EU square off behind closed doors
Microsoft-Lindows battle delayed
Motorola hopes latest phones lure newbies
MS price policy firm despite open source
MSN, Cable & Wireless team for video ads
Music merger to create new giant label
Napster to give students music
NetScreen, Trend Micro team on security
New blood joins supercomputer ranking
New flaws reported in IE 6
New IE may burst pop-up bubble
New kernel set to speed Linux adoption
New Linux version expected in December
New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
No gimmicks Microsoft--just take security seriously
Nokia gives cell phones new address
Nokia hopes push-to-talk phone moves fitness buffs
Novell delays open-source project
Novell reinvents itself around Linux
Novell to acquire SuSE Linux
Novell: SCO's wrong about SuSE deal
Now showing on Comcast: Streaming video
Office add-on makes a sales call
Open letter to the European Commission
Open-source fight on the 'wrong battleground'
Opera update seals security holes
Oracle retains high hopes for PeopleSoft
Oracle says it still wants PeopleSoft
Oracle targets Microsoft with database update
Orbitz IPO takeoff could top $300 million
Outsourcing not always a money saver
Overture unveils ad-tracking system
PalmSource answers pager maker's page
Panel: Shared work, not suits, key to open source
Parents sue school district for Wi-Fi use
Patent office to re-examine Eolas patent
Patent ruling tugs at Net downloads
PC security audits for businesses?
Penn State students blast Napster deal
PeopleSoft cuts hosting prices
PeopleSoft extends customer refund program
PeopleSoft shuffles lawyers in Oracle suit
PeopleSoft weighs guarantee program
Phoenix toughens up BIOS
Phone carriers brace for service-swapping rush
Program points way to iTunes DRM hack
Publishers bet on Friendster-like service
Ransom Love: Back to the Linux future
RealNetworks blasts video to AT&T handsets
Red Hat releases new hobbyist Linux
Red Hat sews up Linux for hobbyists
Red Hat subscriptions beat expectations
Red Hat, researchers in name tiff
Red Hat: Stick with Windows at home
Remodeling done, Gateway to open store doors
Report: Net attacks increasing
Researcher warns Wi-Fi users of bad passwords
RFID tag makers may lose their shirts
SAP updates its portal software
SBC challenges RIAA over subpoenas
SBC offers cheaper VoIP service
SBC raps RIAA subpoenas in court
SCO lawyers promised settlement payday
SCO plans more Linux lawsuits
SCO, IBM battle heats up
Scoring SCO's legal games
Security execs form advisory group
Security expert proposes hackers' union
Security--we've been lucky, so far
Security: All or nothing effort
Senate may move on bill to ban Net-access tax
Senate passes antispam bill
Senate struggles over Net tax ban
Senators ask P2P companies to police themselves
SendMail, Cloudmark team against spam
Server growth beats analyst forecast
Services chief exits Microsoft
Share 'True Crime,' do the time
Shareholders approve Microsoft stock plan
Shift key breaks CD copy locks
Siebel faces second SEC penalty
Siebel sues former exec over contract breach
Smoking gun--uncovering Net tax evaders
Sobig still lingers despite shutdown date
Software projects--ROI balancing acts
Software tool smothers sponsored search
Sony plays new copy-protection song
Sony puts finger on flash drives
Spam spike signals more junk e-mail
SSL networking heats up
Stalemate on digital content?
Storage companies synch up with Windows
Students buck DMCA threat
Students fight e-vote firm's DMCA claims
Study quells fears of IT outsource impact
Study: AOL's got unhappy customers
Study: IT, telecom on recovery path
Study: Outsourcing not a threat to jobs
Study: Salary gloom ahead for IT workers
Sun bets on free Java tool
Sun drops more hints on Opteron servers
Sun plans server with AMD's Opteron
Sun pushes cheaper Java cards
Sun rises on AMD's new Opterons
Sun scores with Linux desktop in China
Sun seeks to gain from HP stumble
Sun sells retailers on StarOffice
Sun to adopt security specifications
Sun touts Opteron server, Linux desktop
Sun's Java Enterprise System stays in school
Sun, BEA promote Java on x86 servers
Sun, JBoss settle Java dispute
Sun, Real to rebut Microsoft claims
Supply is short for flash memory
Supreme Court to hear Intel-AMD document case
SuSE updates desktop, corporate Linux
Symantec CEO: Take new tack against Net attacks
Sysbug Trojan jumps on sexual bandwagon
Tablet PC troubles--fingers point at Microsoft
Tadpole leaps to Sparc notebook
Tech bigwigs dispute guru's pessimism
Tech glitches could bug AT&T for holidays
Tech peddles its influence on campus
Tessera pops on first day of trading
The computer virus--no cures to be found
The Governator's muscle in Silicon Valley
The never-ending bid for PeopleSoft
Time Warner OK with VoIP regulation
Toshiba has bigger plans for small drives
Toshiba unveils second tablet PC
Treaty casts shadow on Webcast rights
Trojan hides in fake Citibank e-mail
Twenty years of malware--and counting
U.N. finds wide digital divide
U.N. report: Economic pressures push outsourcing
U.S. CD sales rise; new digital players key
U.S. funds study of tech monocultures
Unwanted ads prompt Spam rage
Utility computing's elusive definition
Verizon details Internet phone plans
Verizon launches Samsung smart phone
Verizon to debut Samsung smart phone
Virgin U.K. offers Apple iPod
VoIP providers face price war
W3C revises image format
Wal-Mart puts big bucks into tracking tech
Wal-Mart to write own name on notebooks
Web hijack riles Belkin router users
Week in review: Focus on the OS
Why we need H-1B professionals
Wi-Fi arrest highlights security dangers
Windows spamming attracts FTC's notice
Wireless carriers answer call for number swaps
Wireless dilemma: Security isn't cool
Wireless security--it's a mess
With copiers, can HP print unit duplicate its success?
Worms quiet in October
Xandros polishes its desktop Linux
Zombie machines fuel cybercrime wave