Discussion threads on 2003-12

'Taxocrats': Hands off VoIP!
Accenture on hiring spree in India
Adobe opens e-book store
Adobe sets date for new FrameMaker
AMD chips, Linux line up for Sun blades
AMD introduces budget Athlon 64
AMD moves deeper into China
America Online proposes Love.com
Anti-spammer rocked by porn attack
Antispammers again targeted by worm
Antispammers blast weak spam laws
AOL lays off 450 California employees
AOL offers discount ISP peek
AOL offers PC for $299
AOL takes passage to India
AOL to unveil new Winamp
AOL trumpets new Winamp
Apple issues Panther update; security fixes to follow
Apple issues patch for Mac OS X hole
Apple tunes up QuickTime for wireless
As nanotech gains visibility, venture capital follows
AT&T picks up new president
Attack on SCO sites at an end
Attack on SCO's servers intensifies
Austin tests desktop Linux waters
Australia's Spam Act to become law in April
Autodesk updates design software
Big Blue pulls in more outsourcing deals
Big Blue sambas Linux centers into Brazil
Biggest security problem--it's used by humans
Broadband newbies pick price over speed
Bush unveils final cybersecurity plan
Buyers in line for VoIP gear next year
Cable companies vacillate on VoIP
Can Spam--a good first act
Can-Spam backer to lose top exec
Canada deems P2P downloading legal
Canada ruling won't stop music lawsuits
CCIA Microsoft report--unfair remedies
CD-burning software prompts patent suit
Cell phone lockdown
Check Point to buy Zone Labs for $205 million
China announces first advanced CPU
China implements new Wi-Fi security standard
China Telecom to launch IM software
Chip gear orders show signs of health
CIO jury gives verdict on Linux
Cisco airs out Wi-Fi vulnerability
Cisco chief says IT spending will rise
Cisco stays mum on 'huge fast router'
Cognizant to build IT shops in India
Comcast takes on TiVo
Coming soon: A Monster ad campaign
Communication breakdown threatens VoIP
Congress OKs antispam legislation
Cooperative computing finds top prime number
Court: Net music subpoenas not authorized
Cybersecurity task forces push for results
Data attack cripples SCO Web site
Dell CEO: IT spending to increase in 2004
Dell flies Red Flag Linux in China
Developers take Linux attacks to heart
Did Blaster cause the blackout?
Diebold retreats; lawmaker demands inquiry
Disgruntled Apple users get vocal as Macworld looms
Disney heir launches anti-Eisner site
Domain registry site gets hacked
Don't blame the sales help
DRAM bouncing back, report says
Dutch court tosses out attempt to control Kazaa
DVD drive marries red and blue lasers
DVD format war on the horizon
DVDs, drives don't mix, says government study
EDS hires consumer marketing guru
Ellison: Oracle earnings a sign of IT recovery
Emachines sneaks in Athlon 64 desktop
EMC acquires server specialist VMware
EU site pushes open-source education
Euro PC makers in Dutch with Microsoft
Expert: One-third of spam is homemade
Experts: Blame Sobig for latest spam deluge
FAQ: How the decision will affect file swappers
FBI investigates hack at e-voting software company
Feds get a 'D' in computer security
Fiorina touts HP's leadership, gains
Flash-drive makers forming group
Flaw could unleash another Slammer
Flaw in Linux kernel allows attack
Former Micron exec to plead guilty for obstruction
Former Sun exec takes Motorola helm
Gateway aims at homes for the holidays
Gateway exploring blade servers
Gateway turns PC into entertainment gizmo
Gator foe bitten, but still not shy
Glaser: Bull in a china shop
Google delivers parcel search
Google tests book search
Google wants ruling on search trademark law
Government officials join security summit
Government: IT industry on the mend
Group seeks political power for P2P
Group wants P2P files to pay
Growth in U.S. Net population levels off
Hacked Gentoo Linux server taken offline
Happy holidays for makers of disk drive parts
High-speed Net connections spike in 2003
Hitachi to squeeze fuel cell into PDAs
Holiday privacy: You'd better watch out
Hollywood: Norwegian hacker a burgler
How low can Avaya VoIP go?
How much is digital music worth?
HP follows million-dollar course in Michigan
HP shuffles more executives
HP to turn on music service, flat-panel TVs
IBM lands IT services deals in Europe
IBM sees Green Pastures in document management
IBM takes aim at more corporate spending
IBM tools revamp targets Microsoft
IE bug lets fake sites look real
IE fix mends flawed open-source patch
In defense of proprietary software
Intel accelerates its Celeron shift
Intel changes code name of future Itanium
Intel researchers open 'learning library'
Intel scientists find wall for Moore's Law
Intel to push Centrino in 2004
Intel wants partners for new Wi-Fi part
Intel's 'Prescott' chip to keep Pentium 4 name
Internet summit OKs Web for world's poor
iPass builds roaming alliances in Europe
Is bulked-up HP ready for battle?
Is the RIAA out of the ballgame?
It's all in the timing for Real
It's time for Linux to grow up
It's time to can ICANN
Japanese cell phone service rings in Linux
Johansen pleads not guilty in DVD appeals case
Judge orders SCO to show Linux infringement
Juniper takes on Cisco for Uncle Sam's cash
Lawmaker: Let studios hack P2P sites
Lindows bundles OS with free calling
Linux 2.6.0 heart transplant imminent
Linux catches on at coal power plants
Linux desktop split threatens UserLinux
Linux gets heart transplant with 2.6.0
Linux guru: Move quickly to new kernel
Linux tablet PC breaks $1,000 barrier
Lock 'em up for substandard software
Looking for government handouts?
Loss of contract may hit EDS earnings
Loudeye, Microsoft team on music store
Mac applets coming soon to Windows
Macromedia boosts Flash for video
MasterCard checks out 'contactless' payments
MCI expands Wi-Fi footprint
McNealy dodges crisis talk
Merant tackles Office documents
Microsoft Australian venture to sell Net music
Microsoft confirms Windows shuffle
Microsoft decries overseas Longhorn rustling
Microsoft finds flaw in server software
Microsoft gets Windows XP update ready
Microsoft holds steady on BizTalk pricing
Microsoft Korea fined for tax evasion
Microsoft making patchwork CD?
Microsoft opens technology to more licensing
Microsoft phones to go clubbing
Microsoft plans further legal action on spam
Microsoft releases management software beta
Microsoft revamps CRM software
Microsoft sets time for cyberwatches
Microsoft settles in whiteboard patent dustup
Microsoft to drop older products
Microsoft to license some intellectual property
Microsoft to remove swastikas from fonts
Microsoft to reshuffle Windows unit
Microsoft wins HTML application patent
Microsoft workers cash options for $382 million
Microsoft, New York launch spam lawsuits
Microsoft--an antitrust dartboard
Microsoft-Sony struggle plays on
Microsoft: Extra patching a precaution
Microsoft: No patches this month
Microsoft: The comeback tour
Mitnick calls for hacker war stories
Mobile phone stations transmit fears
More and more tech jobs head overseas
Motion Computing debuts lower-cost tablet
MS exec: Virus authors are winning big
MSN debuts beta of free video-streaming
Multiple OSes give car Windows a break
Mystery patch blots Microsoft's fix-free month
Nanotech bill gets Bush's approval
Nanotubes break semiconducting record
NEC shoots for PC-sized supercomputer
Negotiators clear hurdles to Net summit
Network tool reins in music downloads
New e-mail worm targets antispammers
New law says you 'can' spam
New threat to Net's future?
North Korea claims secure e-mail
Norwegian cleared of DVD piracy
Norwegian DVD piracy retrial ends
Novell moving deeper into Linux
Novell, NetApp pledge allegiance to Linux group
Office gossip drives storage spending
Online holiday spending up, up and away
Onyx kills bid for Pivotal
OpenOffice makes government inroads
Oracle issues patch for database security flaw
Oracle joins grid effort
Oracle steps closer to PeopleSoft ruling
Outsiders help Red Hat with Opteron
Outsourcing will rescue innovation
PalmOne reports $4.1 million loss
PalmOne serves up Java tools
Parents: Beware of 'killographic' games
Patent lawsuit rankles Chinese chipmaker
PC shipments on the upswing
Perot Systems buys out Indian venture
Phones get screening room for business docs
Pill peddlers cough up more spam
Plug-in gives shape to Google search
Pop-up purveyor fights FTC
Psst... I know your password
Qualcomm prods phone maker into 'push to talk'
Rambus stock spikes on Micron plea reports
RealNetworks files antitrust suit against Microsoft
RealNetworks inks another wireless deal
Record label group signs ATF chief
Red Hat begins education discounts
Red Hat Linux nears security clearance
Red Hat plans app server in 2004
Red Hat reports a profit and a purchase
Red Hat switches top sales executive
Red Hat tests Linux update
Remote workers under the microscope
Report: A third of spam spread by RAT-infested PCs
Report: AT&T to offer Internet calling
Report: Japan, China, S. Korea developing next Net
Report: There's hope for data storage market
RIAA launches new file-swapping suits
RIAA lawsuits yield mixed results
RIAA wins round in file-swapping suit
Roy Disney launches anti-Eisner site
Rush to VoIP turns into slow going
Sales leap for corporate security appliances
Salesforce.com files for IPO
SAP opens labs in China, India
SAP, Microsoft draw battle lines
SBC taps Alcatel for fiber connections
SCO attacks keep coming back
SCO opens new front in Linux war
SCO sees loss on legal fees
SCO's McBride sounds off in Linux legal battle
Security clean up--it's now or never
Security czar takes on Net threats
Security: Let's remove the targets
Should ISP subscribers pay for P2P?
Singapore IT salaries on the upswing--$15K
Slip-up exposes database to prying eyes
Slow uptake seen for Office 2003
Software glitch brings Y2K deja vu
Sony gives gestures to PlayStation
Sony sends humanoid robot out for a run
Sony shifts PS2 production to China
Sony ships blue laser optical drives
Spam bill authors: Misguided criticisms
States scrutinize e-voting as primaries near
Storage software market looking up
Study: IT brings stress relief--for some
Study: IT workers see raises ahead
Study: Sales of portable music rocking steady
Sun battles Windows with cheap Java Desktop
Sun drops bid to join Eclipse
Sun fuels cosmic research
Sun giving away Solaris for test drives
Sun in China: Desktops by the millions
Sun Linux gets U.K. health service exam
Sun plots push for open-source tools
Sun prepares Java server update
Sun sets up European RFID test center
Sun settles export violation charges
Sun tinkers with its programming tools
Sun to open up N1 utility computing software
Sun touts contract with Office Depot
Sun: Microsoft forcing customers to upgrade
Swedish court blocks Lindows
Symantec fixes product activation glitch
Symantec wins $3 million in counterfeit-software suit
Tech industry put on security notice
Tech IPOs picking up steam
Tech spending to rise in 2004, says IDC
The carriers are coming
The duel of the dual-layer DVD formats
The long road to Yukon
There's no silver bullet for security
Time Warner Cable reaches VoIP deals
Time Warner, Comcast restructure cable deals
Toshiba to get into microdrives
Turn your antivirus strategy inside out
U.K. toys with R&D tax credits
U.N. confab to see tussle over Net control
Under fire, e-vote companies form a trade group
United Online makes dial-up Linux-friendly
Upturn seen for IT spending in 2004
Users cling to old Microsoft operating systems
VeriSign locks in security acquisition
Verizon announces final fiber suppliers
Video game maker sues Microsoft
Virginia files felony spam charges
Virus hunter: It's a 'horrible world'
VoIP top priority for Bell Canada in 2004
Wal-Mart, Amazon fine-tune online music plans
Web addresses get nip and tuck--and spam
Web creator Berners-Lee knighted
Web services: Handle with care
What happened to my IT job?
What's behind Microsoft's Office moves?
What's behind the HP shuttle?
What's in store for Wi-Fi standards?
Wi-Fi start-ups look to combo chips
Will DVD acquittal mean tougher copyright laws?
Wind River warms to open-source groups
Windows Media Player 9 tough to shake
Windows XP update moves ahead
Worm hits Windows-based ATMs
Writing an end to the bio of BIOS
XML gets down to business
Yahoo develops new spam fighter
Yahoo fixes a hole where the mail gets in
Yahoo plugs IM security hole
Year in review: Hello, it's VoIP
Year in review: Linux under attack
Year in review: Utility computing's identity crisis
Zander: Creating urgency at Motorola