August 2003

August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Court says trade secrets are no free speech

A US court has ruled that it is not a violation of free speech rights to ban the publication of computer code used to copy... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Denial-of-service attack hits SCO site

The SCO Group website is online again following a denial-of-service attack which left it out of action for three days. Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Google and Yahoo top e-business poll

Google and Yahoo have been identified as two of the outstanding websites in an e-business survey carried out for the University... Continue Reading

August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Antivirus firms target 'spyware' and worms

Leading antivirus software makers Symantec and Network Associates have both updated their products, touting protection against... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Sobig.F could have originated on Usenet

The Sobig.F worm could have begun life disguised as a pornographic picture in a posting to a handful of Usenet newsgroups. Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Microsoft extends mainstream support for Exchange 5.5

Microsoft is to extend mainstream support for Exchange 5.5 until 31 December 2004. The mainstream support period had been... Continue Reading
August 26, 2003 26 Aug'03
Microsoft considers automatic patching

Microsoft is weighing options to get more users to secure their computers, including automatically applying security patches to... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Oracle reveals its grid computing stategy

Oracle has unveiled its strategy for grid computing, based around the next version of its relational database, 10g Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Intel raises revenue expectations

Intel raised its revenue expectations for the third quarter on Friday (22 August) citing strong demand for PC and server... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Opteron is building momentum, but needs help

Four months after Advanced Micro Devices pledged to "transform enterprise computing" with its 64-bit Opteron processor, the chip... Continue Reading

August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Antivirus firms take stock of attacks

A Microsoft Windows vulnerability, spam e-mail messages and human frailty combined in recent weeks to produce a flood of new... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
IBM to expand data management platform

IBM is working on improvements to its DB2 data management platform, focusing on data warehousing and integration as well as on... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Thought for the day: Making sense out of outsourcing

Simon Moores warns that the government should think carefully about the consequences of outsourcing abroad. Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Microsoft pledges allegiance to Outlook Express

Microsoft hoped to end speculation about the future of its free e-mail client by claiming that it has not stopped working with... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Microsoft enlists partners to build healthcare apps for Office

Microsoft has teamed up with a dozen software developers to create healthcare and pharmaceutical applications built on the... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Users still wait for OS update from Dell

Frustrated Axim will have to wait a while longer for a CD-Rom update from Dell to fix a patch on their Windows Mobile 2003... Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
Oracle warns of security flaw in 9i database

Database giant Oracle is warning customers about security holes in versions of its Oracle 9i Database Server. Continue Reading
August 22, 2003 22 Aug'03
IBM is orchestrating open-source attacks, says SCO's McBride

SCO Group chief executive officer Darl McBride has claimed that IBM is stage-managing the open-source community's response to his... Continue Reading
August 21, 2003 21 Aug'03
Fewer students opt for IT courses

A significant fall in the number of applications for university IT courses has left hundreds of computer-related courses up for... Continue Reading
August 21, 2003 21 Aug'03
The value of mapping your IT landscape

When Tussaud's audited its hardware and software, the savings it discovered it could make paid for the process and led to... Continue Reading

An introduction to intelligent document processing for CIOs

With IDP, enterprises can bring documents into automation workflows, which can help reduce document processing time and save on ...

Why CIOs need to establish an automation CoE

With organizations continuing to automate business processes across several departments at a rapid pace, it's time they consider ...

Is your company's IT governance strategy cloud ready?

As companies prepare to migrate to the cloud, they need to review their IT governance strategy before making any decisions to ...

SearchSecurity

Why SASE should be viewed as an evolution, not revolution

The hype around secure access service edge (SASE) is palpable. But by taking a step back, security leaders can align an emerging ...

The 5 principles of zero-trust security

Zero trust is a journey, not a destination. Ensure your corporate network is safe from internal and external threats by ...

Iranian hackers pose as far-right group to threaten U.S. voters

The FBI said Russia and Iran have obtained voter information, and Iranian hackers have also been sending threatening emails to ...

SearchNetworking

The power and plights of female network engineers

Impostor syndrome burdens female network engineers, due to discrimination, as well as a lack of representation and education. But...

Bye-bye ISR, hello Catalyst 8000 for Cisco SD-WAN

The new Catalyst 8300 Series of routers replace ISRs that customers said were ill-equipped to run the Cisco SD-WAN. Cisco also ...

Juniper's 128 acquisition needed to improve SD-WAN

Juniper Networks plans to 'enhance' its Contrail SD-WAN through the acquisition of 128 Technology. 128 has a more advanced SD-WAN...

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IBM cloud revenues climb as hardware continues to decline

IBM cloud revenues continue to increase as hardware sales drop, sharpening the company's strategy to focus on hybrid cloud.

Figure out the differences of asset management vs. CMDB

There is no shortage of software options for change management tools. Operational goals can help IT teams decide if ITAM or CMDB ...

IBM partners with HBCUs to promote quantum computing

IBM is partnering with a group of historically Black colleges and universities to set up a quantum computing center in hopes of ...

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Growing enterprise benefits of augmented data management

Gartner predicts plenty of growth in the booming augmented data management market, which helps data professionals focus on ...

MongoDB Atlas now enables multi-cloud database clusters

Multi-cloud data portability comes to MongoDB Atlas with a new capability that will enable users to run a database application ...

How AI data privacy can help your enterprise

Enterprises benefit in many ways from AI data privacy tools that reduce the need for manual efforts from data professionals. Read...