August 2003

August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
RealNetworks issues flaw alert in Helix

RealNetworks has issued a security warning for its customers, after finding a vulnerability in its Helix Universal Server 9... Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
McData buys Nishan and Sanera

McData is acquiring Nishan Systems and Sanera Systems for $83m (£53) and $102m (£65m), respectively, so it can move from offering... Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Independent monitor recommends WorldCom/MCI governance changes

A court-appointed independent monitor has released a list of 78 changes that MCI must make in its corporate governance structure... Continue Reading

August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Yahoo unveils blogging service in Korea

The first blogging service to bear the Yahoo name has been launched by Yahoo Korea. Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Amazon demands millions in damages from e-mail spoofers

Amazon.com has filed 11 lawsuits against online marketers in the US and Canada, alleging they use the Amazon name when sending... Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
Sobig.F changes target

Researchers claim to have discovered a variant of the Sobig.F virus which taps into servers at Time Warner Telecom for... Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
SCO website down again

The website of embattled software maker The SCO Group was inaccessible again yesterday (26 August), fuelling reports of another... Continue Reading
August 27, 2003 27 Aug'03
PeopleSoft and Oracle battle continues

Oracle is hoping that the US government's investigation into its attempted hostile takeover of rival PeopleSoft will be completed... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Sun and Hitachi extend storage relationship

Sun Microsystems, Hitachi and its wholly-owned subsidiary Hitachi Data Systems announced that they have decided to extend their... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
MS cuts Windows price in Thailand

Microsoft has cut the price of its Windows operating system and Office application suite in Thailand, according to a report... Continue Reading

August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
CA settles shareholder suit

Computer Associates International is to settle all outstanding litigation related to claims about its past accounting. Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Cyberslacker enters Oxford Dictionary

The word cyberslacker is one of more than 100 IT-inspired or related words that have made their way into the latest edition of... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
PeopleSoft aims to ease CRM rollouts

PeopleSoft is poised to unveil its CRM 8.8 Productivity Pack, which includes new technology plus enhancements of some existing... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Hitachi to ship 2Gbytes and 4Gbytes Microdrives

Hitachi will sell 2Gbyte and 4Gbyte versions of its Microdrive miniature hard disc drive later this year. Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
SuSE and SGI form high-performance alliance

SuSE Linux and Silicon Graphics (SGI) have partnered to bring together SGI's latest high-performance Altix 3000 servers and... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Macromedia bundles design and development tools into Studio MX 2004

Macromedia has packaged the latest versions of Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks into Studio MX 2004. Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
IBM offers FAStT600 turbo-charge

IBM will offer some enhancements to its FAStT600 storage server that it claims will improve its performance and double the amount... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
HP updates low-end iPaq

Hewlett-Packard continued to revamp its iPaq handhelds with the launch of the h1935, a lightweight personal digital assistant... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
E-Pass resumes patent case against Palm

A US appeals court judge has overturned a ruling that handheld devices from Palm did not infringe on a patent held by E-Pass... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
BBC plans to put archives online

The BBC is to make its extensive television and radio archives available online. Continue Reading

Parler sues AWS, seeks restraining order

After abruptly losing web-hosting services, Parler sues AWS, alleging breach of contract and antitrust behavior.

Digital healthcare top priority for CIOs in 2021

In 2021, CIOs will not only focus on providing greater access to healthcare but more equitable access. Digital tools will play a ...

C-suite execs give future technology predictions for the decade

What will keep CIOs busy this decade? From machine learning to cybersecurity, IT leaders are providing insights on technologies ...

SearchSecurity

What is the future of cybersecurity?

Remote work is here to stay, so it's time to rethink the short-term fixes made in 2020. What else is in the cards? Here are the ...

Tenable: Vulnerability disclosures skyrocketed over last 5 years

New research from Tenable shows a dramatic increase in vulnerability disclosures since 2015, as well as concerning data about ...

Select a customer IAM architecture to boost business, security

Not all customer IAM platforms are created equal. Will a security-focused or marketing-focused CIAM architecture best meet your ...

SearchNetworking

Considerations for SASE management and troubleshooting

SASE opens new territory for network and security management and troubleshooting. Ultimately, teams should look for system ...

Cisco sweetens Acacia deal by $2 billion

Cisco has agreed to pay $4.5 billion for Acacia, $2 billion more than the initial agreement in 2019. Cisco wants Acacia's optical...

SASE challenges include network security roles, product choice

Secure Access Service Edge blends network and security functions. While this integration has its benefits, enterprises still need...

SearchDataCenter

Get a template to estimate server power consumption per rack

Admins can struggle with power consumption estimation as infrastructure gets more complex. The kW-per-rack metric can help ...

When the chips are down, Intel turns to VMware's Pat Gelsinger

Newly appointed Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger brings technical chops to the top of the giant chipmaker, but it may take a while to ...

Intel CEO Bob Swan to be replaced by VMware's Pat Gelsinger

Facing delays of critical products along with superior offerings by AMD and Nvidia the past couple of years, Intel CEO is ...

SearchDataManagement

Informatica takes Customer 360 master data management to cloud

Updated MDM service benefits from integrations with the broader cloud-native Informatica platform that is built on top of a ...

Graph database vs. relational database: Key differences

Relational databases and graph databases both focus on the relationships between data but not in the same ways. Here are some key...

ScyllaDB NoSQL database to improve with Project Circe

ScyllaDB Project Circe sets out to help improve consistency, elasticity and performance for the open source NoSQL database.