Discussion threads on 2004-04

'Architects' to help redesign Adobe's future
'Buffalo Spammer' found guilty of forgery
7-Eleven rings in cell phone service
Advertisers face up to TiVo reality
Adware maker challenges Utah anti-spyware law
After years of struggle, GPS is taking off
Alarm growing over bot software
AMD expanding facilities in China
AMD gallops past estimates
AMD joins Linux lab
AMD settles Intergraph patent claims
AMD to open engineering center in India
AMD's 64-bit gamble pays off
Analysts predict calm waters at Dell meeting
Anti-Semitic site drops off Google
AOL begins hiring in Bangalore
AOL gets the WeatherBug
AOL opens its doors on e-mail
AOL plans to revitalize Netscape?
AOL tries to find its way on the Web
AOL, Road Runner team up for broadband
Apple adds Superdrive to eMac line
Apple disables iTunes song-swapping tool
Apple expands iBook repair program
Apple patches QuickTime flaw
Apple releases patches for Jaguar, Panther
Apple to halt N. California production
Apple turns on faster portables
Apple unveils new video editing tools
Apple's patent bending
Apple: iTunes will debut in Europe this year
Asian Linux project takes shape
AT&T Wireless posts quarterly loss
AT&T Wireless readies recovery strategy
AT&T Wireless customers defect at high rate
Attackers infiltrating supercomputer networks
Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL case
Audible serves up Rice testimony free
Audiophiles listen in on Microsoft's efforts
Aussie bank scales up against 'phishing'
AutoZone wants SCO case put on hold
Ballmer-McNealy--new 1-2 punch
Ballmer: I'm 'super optimistic'
BayStar seeks to retrieve investment in SCO
BayStar: SCO needs new management
BEA, Veritas to tune tools in utility alliance
Big Blue takes on role of TV repair shop
Big problems for small cell phone carriers?
Bill to bounce back CD-ROMs gets dumped
Blogs put developers in Microsoft 'cockpit'
Britain makes a first 'phishing' arrest
Broadband use increases sharply
Broadband users, watch your wallets
Bush stumps for Patriot Act extension
Bush urges free trade, tech changes
Bush: Broadband for the people by 2007
Business buying puts Dell back atop PC pile
CA ousts Kumar as chief executive
Cadets learn art of cyberwarfare
California becomes VoIP regulatory battleground
California legislator moves to block Gmail
California panel urges e-voting overhaul
California risks losing tech edge, study says
California votes against Diebold
Can Sun-Microsoft cease-fire halt the war?
Canon fire fails to stop pirates
Canon takes second shot at LCDs
Checkers jumps back online
China banks on B2B exchange
China, U.S. strike trade accord
Chip designer notifies firms of possible patent suits
Chip rewires itself on the fly
Chip shipments jibe with growth forecast
CIO Jury: Thumbs up on portals
Circuit City buys online music store
Cisco bug could put hackers in driver's seat
Cisco eyes smaller businesses for growth
Cisco fixes critical protocol flaw
Cisco fixes latest WLAN flaw
Cisco makes inroads into India
Cisco plans network software overhaul
Citibank to absorb Indian outsourcing firm
Coder serves up poetry with newest Bagle
Comcast walks away from Disney bid
Cometa takes Toshiba hot spots on board
Companies' RFID plans fuzzy so far
Company delivers targeted online ads
Company to license device-security tools
Concern grows over browser security
Corel to test WordPerfect for Linux
Court case sparks Microsoft-EU spat
Court lets cable off the hook--for now
Court ruling points way to broadband regulation
Cox closes wiretap hole for VoIP
Critics: Management, not IT money, is FBI problem
DaimlerChrysler: Dismiss SCO suit
Date set for RIM's patent appeal
Dell and SAP sittin' in a tree
Dell has $60 billion in sight
Dell sees higher first-quarter revenue
Dell, Oracle expand alliance
Developers gripe about IE standards inaction
Digital ads tune in
Disney classics to sing on iTunes
Downloads rise as file traders seek new venues
DRM heads to your desktop
E-mail lists choke on spam
Eager for profit, Gateway could cut work force by half
EarthLink aims to block 'phishing' scams
EarthLink honeymoon ends for some
EarthLink keeps tabs on spyware
EarthLink to target eBay users' vanity
EC regulators delay Oracle decision
eMachines debuts peppy spring lineup
Embattled CA fires nine workers
EMI chops artists, jobs by 20 percent
Energy Dept. to unveil details on supercomputer effort
EU agrees to new rules on sharing technology
EU needn't meddle in Microsoft's business
EU probes Intel deals in France, Germany
EU report details Microsoft's thinking
EU's Monti stands behind Microsoft fine
Europe: Employers liable for porn spam
Even with settlement, future cloudy for Sun
Experts downplay 'spim' threat
EY punished over PeopleSoft dealings
Factory flaws yield headaches for chipmakers
Fatal attraction--browsers and the beguiled
FBI wants to hear you type
FCC is taking a wrong turn
FCC seeks stay of cable Internet ruling
FCC to look at digital radio piracy?
Feds asked to hang up on FBI's wiretap proposal
Feds seek limits on wiretap costs
Feds tell states 'VoIP is ours'
Few solutions pop up at FTC adware workshop
File-swapping gets supercharged on student network
Fiorina: Bring on broadcast's digital revolution
Firm invites experts to punch holes in ballot software
First complaint filed under Can-Spam
Flat-panel demand to soar, study says
For some, new 'grid' group does not compute
Former Sun exec jumps to Cassatt
France warns officials not to favor Intel
FTC officials blast spyware measures
FTC: Porn spam must be labeled
Gartner: Storage management software rebounding
Gateway eyes net gear for small business
Gateway mulls new California headquarters
Gateway offers fast support, for a fee
Gateway reports loss, announces layoffs
Gateway to shutter stores, cut staff
Gator mutation Claria files for IPO
Getting the definition right
GM springs for IBM supercomputer
Gmail accounts go up for bid
Gmail deserves a chance
GMail foes send mixed messages
Google caught in anti-Semitic flap
Google files for unusual $2.7 billion IPO
Google fires back at Digital Envoy
Google plans trademark gambit
Google plays down Microsoft search plans
Google to consider Gmail changes
Google's chastity belt too tight
Google's Gmail hit by trademark claim
Google's Gmail: The cost of free e-mail
Google's Web mail no joke
Governments and governance
GPL gains clout in German legal case
Graphics patent suit targets Apple, Dell and others
Group seeks to invalidate Microsoft patent
Gucci serves up Apple iPod a la mode
Handheld shipments dip in first quarter
Happy spamiversary
Has Microsoft gone soft?
He said what? McNealy's war of words
Hollywood's new lesson for campus file swappers
House panel approves copyright bill
How to stop IM and SPIM abuse
HP goes green with handheld discount
HP unsheathes its blade PC
HP unveils four-Opteron server
IBM cuts Red Hat Linux price for Power servers
IBM downplays Indian hiring plans
IBM gives rebates on server packages
IBM mainframes still chugging after all these years
IBM packages server virtualization tools
IBM shareholders voice concerns
IBM snags outsourcing firm in India
IBM snaps up another partner
IBM speeds Java on mainframes
IBM storage software extends reach
IBM to absorb Schlumberger data recovery unit
IBM's service science
IBM, Stanford put new spin on chip research
ICANN asks judge to toss out lawsuit
ICQ to ping application developers
Infosys reports a billion-dollar year
Intel adds tunes to motherboards
Intel chief: Too early to tell on China rule
Intel cuts Itanium fat with new chips, tech
Intel's Dothan chip expected May 10
Intel's latest P4 chip hard to get, PC makers say
Intel, AMD document case goes to Supreme Court
Intel: Radio bands need better tuning
International sweep on suspected "warez" groups
IPO day may be approaching for Google
iPod helps Apple earnings sing
Is programming dead?
Is SAP's tap running dry?
Is the tech world partying like it's 1999?
Israelis engineer DNA 'computer' to fight disease
IT services firms eye foreign labor
It's software that will almost be free
iTunes ushers in a year of change
Jobs and e-mail 'without borders'
Jobs to Glaser: Get lost
Judge denies Lindows motion in Microsoft case
Judge in Oracle case won't seal business secrets
Judge won't toss out Google, Overture suit
Kazaa, eDonkey brace for attack
Kerry's broadband policy plans emerging
Labor group tallies up exported U.S. jobs
Lawmaker to AOL: You've got mail
Lawmaker wants limits to spyware
Leading the fight for public broadband
Legal bills ding Intel's earnings
Lifting the lid on Google
Lindows opens door for IPO
Lindows plans name change overseas
Linux backers foresee desktop gains
Linux seller licenses Windows Media technology
Linux specialist MontaVista raises new funds
Linux-IBM behind Sun-Microsoft deal
Looking for Lindows? Try Linspire instead
Lucent cans four executives in China
Making customers miserable the Microsoft way
Maryland lawmakers pass antispam legislation
McDonald's to serve $2.95 WiFi
MCI looks to secure its future
Memory prices soar
Microsoft airs tools' source code online
Microsoft and the devil's advocate
Microsoft beats forecasts, but legal costs hurt
Microsoft beefs up storage lineup
Microsoft closing in on PalmSource
Microsoft commentary slams EU ruling
Microsoft cuts ribbon on EU research center
Microsoft delays IM software
Microsoft extends life of its Java Virtual Machine
Microsoft forms its own RFID group
Microsoft hires key rival from SuSE Linux
Microsoft holds out antitrust olive branch
Microsoft links Outlook to Lotus
Microsoft needs geek appeal
Microsoft offers charity-friendly software license
Microsoft patches win industry trust
Microsoft pushes back XP update
Microsoft readies Mac Office update
Microsoft reins in Longhorn for 2006 launch
Microsoft releases another XML spec
Microsoft reveals a softer side
Microsoft roots for the home team--Windows
Microsoft settles InterTrust suit
Microsoft settles Minnesota antitrust case
Microsoft sharpens note-taking tool
Microsoft shuffles execs to combat security flaws
Microsoft stands firm in 'Linux debate'
Microsoft takes security class on the road
Microsoft to create pop-up safety lessons
Microsoft to Linux: 'Bring it on'
Microsoft unprepared for SP2 support nightmare?
Microsoft wants to get devices talking
Microsoft warns of a score of security holes
Microsoft's eye on data protection
Microsoft's iPod killer?
Microsoft's long-playing business record
Microsoft, InterTrust iron out lawsuit
Microsoft, Micro Focus target mainframes
Microsoft, Time Warner take DRM stake
Microsoft, WellPoint pursue paperless prescriptions
Microsoft-Sun deal signals respect for patents
Microsoft: Longhorn beta unlikely this year
Microsoft: No easy mark
Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs
Millions more for Sun from Microsoft patent pact?
More to blame for virus epidemic
Motorola: Tell your TV where to go
Moving to Linux may not save money--yet
Mozilla, Gnome mull united front against Longhorn
MSBlast epidemic far larger than believed
MSN has big plans on the table
MSN Messenger's got game
Multinational team cracks crypto puzzle
MySQL takes cue from the master
Nano-refrigeration company opens prototype plant
Nanotech health probe gets funding boost
Net more important than morning coffee?
Net threat overstated, says security researcher
Net's next protocol awaits devices
Net2Phone touts wireless Net telephony
Netsky attacks: Four sites down, one to go
Netsky damages four sites
Network Associates builds a better SpamKiller
Network Associates to change name
New EMC disk storage mimics tape
New hacking tool: chocolate
New Intel chips bring notebook muscle to phones
New Internet speed record set
New Phatbot worm may be on the loose
New tool would block illegal song swapping
Nextel's radio interference plan--a tough call
Nicholas Carr: IT still doesn't matter
Nokia forecasts weak second-quarter profits
Nokia sets up CDMA center in India
Nortel fires CEO, other top execs
Novell touts Linux as force for innovation
Nvidia fires up new graphics chips
Offshore silence: Gutless wonders of 2004
On 1st birthday, iTunes unwraps new features
One nation under IP
One-year-old Opteron serves notice
Open-source flaw database launched
Oracle argues takeover case in Europe
Oracle delivers simplified Java tools
Oracle, Dell may have bundle on the way
OS X flaw may leave Macs open to virus attacks
Parts shortage could hang up Treo 600 sales
Patent offers clue in mystery of Xbox hard drive
Patent payoffs fuel rush of new start-ups
Pennsylvania holds off on Net phone rules
Pension charges pinch Unisys earnings
PeopleSoft ends anti-takeover refund program
Pepsi's iTunes promotion goes flat
PGP software gains antivirus defense
Phone shutterbugs have problem sharing
Plug-in flaw leaves RealPlayer users open to attack
Plugging the Linux holes
Pope to ping the faithful
Portal envy strikes AOL
Postcards from India
Powell to broadcasters: 'Evolve or die'
Privacy group steps up Gmail complaints
Pushing to wiretap 'push to talk'
Qualcomm, Nokia to get pushy
Quest for 'Utopia' hits a roadblock
Qwest drops access fees on 'pure' VoIP
Qwest offers Wi-Fi ready DSL modems
Real hits play on latest media software
Real's scramble points to isolation
RealNetworks gets bearings after EU ruling
RealNetworks to launch music service in Europe
Red Hat seeks to reawaken SCO case
Red Hat's case against SCO put on hold
Report tells programmers to put security over creativity
Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackout
Report: WiMax to lead broadband wireless market
Researchers envision the Linux of routing
Retailers make waves for RFID
RFID deadline hits a wall, study says
RIAA drops amnesty program
RIAA files new round of file-swapping suits
SAP spotlights new software architecture
SBC broadens broadband numbers
SCO names new financial chief
Security tool more harmful than helpful?
Senate debates Net access tax
Senate OKs four-year ban on Net access tax
Senate to mull copyright, piracy measures
Senator seeks to block Gmail
Server software locks down documents
Services-oriented architecture gains support
Sex.com, VeriSign settle domain name suit
Sharing the love--and data--through SharePoint
Siebel chief: IT recovery is 'fragile'
Software maker weds Linux PCs, Windows applications
Sony beams in blue laser discs
Sony Ericsson gains on Nokia
Sony pushes paper Blu-ray disc
Spam fighting hurts legitimate business?
Spending on Net ads jumps in 2003
Spray-on electronics move closer to reality
Spymac follows Google on free gig of storage
Stampede for patches disrupts Microsoft update site
Start-up launches Linux legal protection
Start-up takes a crack at blocking hackers
States push for piece of online sales
Stealth DSL price increases loom
Stiff spam penalties urged
Stock spammers get rich quick
Storage standards program gets thumbs-up
Study says execs remain bullish on IT
Study: Carriers answer customer demands
Study: Marketers fall short on Can-Spam
Study: Small businesses to be big IT spenders
Study: Symbian to hang on to smart phone OS lead
Study: Tech sites could improve customer service
Sun kills UltraSparc V, Gemini chips
Sun makes a pair of executive changes
Sun ousts top server executives
Sun plots Java comeback
Sun says Microsoft pact not a blow to standards
Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs
Sun software exec leaves for grid group
Sun-Microsoft: Finding a common enemy
Survey: Denmark is Web-savviest nation
Survey: Spam will beat Bill Gates
Swede overtakes Gates as world's richest
Sybase goes mobile with XcelleNet buy
Taiwan's TSMC plugs into Xbox
Take 2 for PC memory
Task force puts security responsibility on CEOs
Tax sites gear up for last-minute rush
TCP flaw threatens Net data transmissions
Tech group urges action on health care mandates
Telecom headed for bankruptcy reruns?
Terrorism center wrestles technology, secrecy
The black lining to Symantec's silver cloud
The CIOs strike back
The forgotten story behind IBM's 'first mainframe'
The Net's gettin' messy
The open source bargaining chip
The real fight begins for AT&T, Baby Bells
The rise of Sun services
The science of the retail sale
The spyware that loved me
The taxman cometh--electronically
They don't teach security in biology class
Three former CA executives to plead guilty
Tibco to acquire Britain-based Staffware
Trade officials raid Intel's Japan offices
U.K. privacy group wary of Google's Web mail
U.K. spammers elude shutdown
U.S. wants China to increase software purchases
U.S. wants Microsoft to widen protocol disclosures
UK firms face weekly attacks
Ultrawideband groups band together
Unisys CEO to step down
Unisys to open development center in India
Universities, research centers retrench after hacks
Utopia awaits moment of truth
Utopia in jeopardy
Verizon readies national broadband network
Verizon to add DSL fees
Virtual computing: real benefits, real changes
Viruses breed profits for Symantec
VoIP hype and Skype
VoIP provider to block eavesdroppers
VoIP's broadband bottleneck
VoIP: To tax or not to tax
Voting panel grills Diebold
W3C brushes up SOAP standard
W3C works out DOM kinks
Wal-Mart turns on radio tags
Want in on Google's IPO?
Warner Bros. streams to Europe's phones
Washington wakes up to spyware, adware
Wayport fries competition for McDonald's bid
Web creator snags award
Web portal for sale, slightly used
WebMD may be due for a checkup
Week ahead: Easter parade of profits?
Weighing the results of PC recycling
Who shot SCO?
Why certifying IT workers won't help
Why Gmail gives me the creeps
Will 'moblogs' mean mo' money?
Will HDTV antipiracy plan unplug digital networks?
Will iPod suffer fate of the Mac?
Wireless broadband may get more spectrum
Wireless called key to global development
Wireless group bulks up
Worm warning intensifies
Worm worries grow with release of Windows hacks
Yahoo beats Street, splits stock
Yahoo chief: We won't be hurt by a Google IPO
Yahoo earnings to shine on search
Yahoo gives Messenger an 'all new' look
You call that a standard?
Your turn: What's the perfect backup?