Michael J Much's Weblog

Saturday, December 06, 2003

Shhh! You've Got Mail, Comrade. North Korea may remain the most politically isolated country on earth, but e-mail is making inroads. And it's happening with the official blessing of no less than Kim Jong Il himself. [Wired News] 11:53:00 AM    comment []

FCC asks AT&T Wireless about phone number porting snags. It's reportedly having the most trouble of any carrier in complying with the FCC's wireless number portability rules, which went into effect last week. [Computerworld News] 11:51:35 AM    comment []

CEO Darl McBride continues SCO's Linux attack. The CEO of The SCO Group is accusing free software advocates of threatening the intellectual property protections provided by U.S. and European law. [Computerworld News] 11:51:23 AM    comment []

Japanese 'file-swappers' arrested. Two men are arrested in Japan for allegedly distributing films and games over the internet. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 11:51:05 AM    comment []

US Broadband ISPs Expect Price Cuts [Slashdot] 11:50:35 AM    comment []

Microsoft to Junk Flagship Products, Cites Java Settlement. December 15 will be D-day for a number of Microsoft's established products, which the company is removing from its sales channels as a result of its legal settlement with Sun over Java. [eWEEK Technology News] 11:50:14 AM    comment []

Sun sets up European RFID test center. Amid some privacy concerns, the Java advocate enters the retail-tracking game in Europe by opening a center where companies can test their radio frequency identification systems. [CNET News.com - Enterprise Hardware] 11:49:53 AM    comment []

Friday, December 05, 2003

Former Intel exec sets Wi-Fi crowd straight. SAN JOSE, CALIF. - Vendors of wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment must work much harder to make their products more user friendly and to improve security features, a former Intel Corp. executive said Wednesday. [InfoWorld: Top News] 2:06:55 PM    comment []

Windows ATMs raise security concerns. Recent ATM network worm infections highlight threat as industry moves from OS/2 to Windows. [Computerworld Networking News] 2:06:34 PM    comment []

Sobig virus tops charts for 2003. The Sobig e-mail worm that clogged in-boxes in August was the most prolific virus of 2003, according to a top ten list of viruses published by antivirus software vendor Sophos PLC. [InfoWorld: Security] 2:06:21 PM    comment []

Update: Yahoo Instant Messenger contains security flaw. Security researchers are warning of a security hole in Yahoo Inc.'s Messenger that could allow attackers to run their own code on computers using the instant messaging program. [InfoWorld: Security] 2:06:03 PM    comment []

Copper 10 Gig inches closer to market. The two groups in the IEEE working on making 10 Gigabit Ethernet over copper wiring a reality - and a standard - continue to make great strides. [Network World on LANs] 2:05:46 PM    comment []

IBM launches 64-bit blades. IBM recently introduced its first blade server to be based on a 64-bit RISC processor. [Network World on LANs] 2:05:36 PM    comment []

Court denies request to stop phone number switch. San Francisco Chronicle Dec 4 2003 5:44PM ET... [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service] 2:05:19 PM    comment []

IT giants fingered over links to China. 'Responsible for the plight of China's embattled Internet users', apparently [The Register] 2:05:05 PM    comment []

Fiber to the People, Right On. When customers own the network, everyone wins. A commentary by Lawrence Lessig from Wired magazine about the economic benefits of socialist networks. [Wired News] 2:04:44 PM    comment []

Study: Carbon nanotubes make the best semiconductors [IDG InfoWorld] 2:04:08 PM    comment []

Thursday, December 04, 2003

Asian pirates take on Microsoft. Pirated versions of Microsoft's next operating system are on sale in Malaysia well before the official release date. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 1:53:08 PM    comment []

Electronics firm to create 200 jobs. An electronics firm is to take on 200 more staff to cope with the rising demand for flat-screen televisions. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 1:52:50 PM    comment []

Nanotechnology: Are Molecular Assemblers Possible? [Slashdot] 1:52:22 PM    comment []

Appeal of DVD Hacker's Acquittal Begins. The appeal of a Norwegian acquitted of piracy for making available a program that cracked DVD security codes started Tuesday in a trial observers called a key test of the country's computer protection laws. [eWEEK Technology News] 1:51:48 PM    comment []

Sun's Scheme for Desktop Domination. Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday will announce a partnership with Electronic Data Systems Corp., in which the Plano, Texas, IT outsourcing firm will provide migration services, training, help-desk and call center desktop services for Sun's Java Desktop System. [eWEEK Technology News] 1:51:41 PM    comment []

NetApp announces products, partnerships. Growing data storage company Network Appliance unveils new products, along with joint efforts with Veritas Software and Cisco Systems. [CNET News.com - Enterprise Hardware] 1:51:30 PM    comment []

AMD chips, Linux line up for Sun blades. Sun Microsystems begins selling its first blade server that can run Linux, a move that tightens the company's ties with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices. [CNET News.com - Enterprise Hardware] 1:51:14 PM    comment []

Automotive Bluetooth - a market on the move [Market Analysis: Industry Intelligence, Financial, E-business News] 1:50:42 PM    comment []

Wednesday, December 03, 2003

EMC, Nortel team on data recovery services. EMC Corp. and Nortel Networks Ltd. have banded together to deliver a joint business continuity service to their respective customers. [Computerworld Network LAN/WAN News] 12:57:37 PM    comment []

Gangs Extort Companies With DDoS Attacks [Slashdot] 12:56:57 PM    comment []

Microsoft Proclaims Death of Free Software Model [Slashdot] 12:56:40 PM    comment []

Extortionists target technology. Online blackmailers are sabotaging commercial internet sites, then demanding money to prevent them from repeating the action. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 12:56:21 PM    comment []