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

Surveillance technology under fire, amid growing societal concerns

As San Francisco halts city use of facial recognition technology, CIOs could see more regulatory actions against surveillance ...

Deep learning pioneer Fei-Fei Li on the fundamentals of ethical AI

AI luminary Fei-Fei Li was among a group of distinguished AI researchers asked to share their thoughts on how to develop ethical ...

Andrew Ng's AI playbook for the enterprise: 6 must-dos

AI legend and online education pioneer Andrew Ng has developed an AI playbook for businesses. Here are six must-dos.

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2019's top email security best practices for employees

Attackers exploit email every day to break into your network, but you can reduce risk for everyone by promoting these email ...

IT pros stress importance of security awareness training

End-user naiveté can lead to costly data breaches, underscoring the critical importance of security awareness training. Learn how...

What makes BSA's secure software development framework unique?

BSA rolled out a new secure software development framework in an effort to promote best practices for secure software development...

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Riverbed launches SaaS accelerator and updates SD-WAN products

Riverbed's latest update is spearheaded by the launch of its SaaS Accelerator, promising to speed up SaaS apps primarily for ...

Customers get a peek at future Extreme Networks products

Extreme Connect attendees got a peek at the company's product roadmap. Upcoming Extreme Networks products include an IoT device ...

Marconi Mainnet launched for building, scaling complex networks

The Marconi Mainnet platform provides blockchain security, multi-cloud connectivity, advanced firewalls and secure gateways for ...

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Exascale computing, now at $2.8B, described as critical to U.S.

The race to build exascale supercomputers is a project of big governments -- China, Japan, the European Union and the U.S. ...

HPE-Cray deal brings supercomputers to enterprises for AI

HPE's $1.3 billion deal to acquire supercomputing pioneer Cray Inc. should better position the company in the HPC market among IT...

IBM mainframe pricing overhaul inspired by cloud model

IBM's new Tailored Fit Pricing model gives enterprises more flexibility in the types of workloads they run on the z/OS platform.

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Inside view of Tibco integration architecture planning

Tibco's acquisitions of well-regarded, small software specialists such as SnappyData are part of a drive toward what it calls '...

Lumina launches Radiance, a data risk management platform

In an effort to prevent data loss, Lumina launched Radiance, a SaaS data risk management platform. It collects and analyzes data ...

Advice on enterprise data cleansing from an SAP VP

SAP's Kristin McMahon details data cleansing best practices and explains why a good data cleanse needs continual communication, ...