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