August 2002

August 14, 2002 14 Aug'02
Linuxworld: Sun boosts NetBeans

Sun Microsystems has used the LinuxWorld Conference & Expo to detail enhancements to the NetBeans open source development project... Continue Reading
August 14, 2002 14 Aug'02
Chip-based fingerprint systems are in demand

Silicon chip-based fingerprint systems will experience strong growth from next year, according to US research group Frost &... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Linuxworld: BEA partners with Red Hat

BEA Systems is to reveal details of its upgrade for JRockit Java Virtual Machine for Linux on the Intel platform, as well as... Continue Reading

August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Industry braces itself as Microsoft investigates digital certificate breach in Internet Explorer

IT security professionals are facing the prospect of dealing with one of the most serious flaws yet discovered in Microsoft... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Debate over Enta price cut

A debate has erupted in the reseller channel over Enta Technologies' decision to cut its OEM licence prices. Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Flash flaw threatens flood of security breaches

A security hole in the widely used Macromedia Flash file format used with Web browsers can allow an attacker to execute code of... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
WatchGuard unveils a trio of SOHO appliances

WatchGuard Technologies has announced the addition of three new Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) combination firewall/virtual... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Network Associates ups offer for McAfee.com

Security software developer Network Associates (NAI) has made a revised offer to McAfee.com for the 25% of the company it does... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Cisco releases fix for VPN flaw

Users of Cisco's VPN software have been urged to upgrade their client software to fix a number of holes in the product. Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
ISS upgrades RealSecure Desktop Protector

Internet Security Systems (ISS) has announced an upgrade to its RealSecure Desktop Protector software that provides security... Continue Reading

August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Bertelsmann to bid high in Napster auction

Industry rivals waiting for a piece of Napster finally had their chance, as assets of the bankrupt file-swapping service went up... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
3Ware to ship first serial ATA RAID controller

3Ware's serial ATA RAID controller, to be announced today, uses a combination of cheap disk technology and high-performance... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
HP wins major outsourcing contract from Microsoft

HP has strengthened its relationship with Microsoft by winning a contract to supply centralised technical support to 61,000... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
WebGain sells off more tools

TogetherSoft has aquired the WebGain Studio tool set from WebGain, which has been struggling in a crowded tools market and has... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
ATG updates commerce and portal platform

Art Technology Group (ATG) has rolled out ATG6, an enhanced version of its J2EE-based commerce and portal platform designed to... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Researchers probe PGP security flaw

A vulnerability in the Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption protocol could make it possible for recipients of encoded messages to... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Lycos unveils keyword auction advertising platform

Terra Lycos launched an advertising platform yesterday that allows customers to plan and manage the promotion of their Web sites... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Intel details plans for 90 nanometre process

Chip giant Intel is set to begin making chips in volume on its 90 nanometre (.09 micron) manufacturing process next year, the... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Human rights group slams Yahoo! over China pledge

US human rights activists have alleged that Internet provider Yahoo! is siding with Chinese government censors and exceeding its... Continue Reading
August 13, 2002 13 Aug'02
Xilinx ships new programmable chip

Semiconductor specialist Xilinx has used the latest process technology and design tools to develop a large programmable chip with... Continue Reading

Edge computing use cases must be driven by business value

For Schneider Electric and many other large enterprises that take a look at edge computing projects, the main criterion for ...

OT security brings new challenges in the age of IoT

We're diving into the IoT security challenges CIOs need to be aware of as a result of integrating OT devices, which often work in...

The changing role of the CIO

The shift to a digital economy is dramatically changing the role of the CIO, from trusted IT operator to business strategist.

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RPA security best practices include access control, system integration

Robotic process automation can revolutionize enterprise workflows, but if RPA security risks aren't controlled, bots could end up...

Researcher finds digital certificate fraud used to spread malware

A new certificate fraud scheme involves a threat actor impersonating company execs to purchase certs which are then resold to ...

6 types of insider threats and how to prevent them

Compromised, negligent and malicious employees put enterprises at risk. Here are six problems they pose and the insider threat ...

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Arista CloudVision 2019 from Arista Networks advances visibility

Arista Networks upgraded its network monitoring and management platform with new features that help automate and improve change ...

Cisco author says new CCNA exam undergoes largest change ever

Cisco said goodbye to most CCNA tracks, and hello to a consolidated exam. Here's what you need to know about the new CCNA, from ...

Cisco acquisitions in 2019 bolster service provider strategy

Cisco acquisitions in 2019 and 2018 include three that show the company preparing for when carriers will increase spending to ...

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New Dell EPYC servers embrace AMD Rome chips

Dell EMC goes from Naples to Rome with a new line of EPYC servers, including Ready Solutions for high-performance computing and ...

Can next-gen SIEM help cybersecurity initiatives?

More organizations are using SIEM, AI and cloud technology to minimize security breaches. Though despite interest, this ...

IBM z15 mainframe secures data across multi-cloud environments

IBM unveiled the latest in its line of mainframes capable of processing 1 trillion web transactions a day. The IBM z15 ...

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InfluxDB Cloud 2.0 expands open source time series database

While the core open source InfluxDB 2.0 project is still in alpha, InfluxData has advanced its cloud service to support new ...

New cloud and on-premises options for Oracle Autonomous Database

Oracle introduced new cloud and on-premises deployment options for its namesake database as the tech vendor’s Oracle OpenWorld ...

How big tech breakup would affect the tech industry

Breaking up the tech giants would be difficult and might create initial chaos in market, help smaller competitors and potentially...