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Landmark UK Spam Case Decided
“The amount of spam coming from some individuals, or a spam ring, can be staggering,” said Aaron Kornblum, Microsoft’s Internet safety enforcement attorney. “If these people in particular are sued, and their ...
Red Hat Readies for Government Scrutiny
Red Hat has submitted its upcoming release of Enterprise Linux for the Defense Department’s Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme, seeking a government imprimatur that could strengthen the company’s hold on the ...
Open Source Attracts Public Sector
“With open source, there’s no company that’s going to take the source code away if they fold or get bought out,” said Peter Gallagher, president of Development InfoStructure, a consulting firm. TARGUSinfo ...
FCC Delays Enforcement of VoIP 911 Mandate
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is giving VoIP service providers more time to comply with an order requiring that all subscribers acknowledge potential limitations of the E911 services.Enforcement of the mandate, which ...
Get Ready for Firefox 1.5
The next version of the popular Firefox Web browser has undergone a name change to 1.5 and will be released for beta testing in September. The Mozilla Foundation plans to release the ...
Optimus Reconceives the Keyboard
July 27, 2005 5:50PM Because the Optimus keyboard provides visual feedback, it has the potential to tie into any software program on the market, said Artemy Lebedev, the studio’s founder and the ...
Microsoft Begs To Be Hacked
June 17, 2005 12:47PM Digg It! Bookmark to del.cio.us I see all these things as somewhat sad attempts to pander to the media’s love of hacking, and a bit of wishful thinking ...
Google Takes Search Mobile
The new Google search tool for phones is mobile-provider agnostic. Any mobile user whose device includes a Web browser can access the Google main site to use the Mobile Google tools, including ...
Microsoft Steps Up Battle with Google
Bill Gates has used his appearance at an industry conference to offer Microsoft’s response to Google’s latest online offerings, announcing the incorporation of satellite imagery into location-based search results and introducing a ...
Chicago Ponders Citywide Wi-Fi Network
Chicago officials took the first tentative steps Tuesday toward installation of a citywide wireless network that would allow residents to connect to the Internet from easy chairs, school desks and office break ...