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  Articles of Interest - July 2008
 
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2/20/07 - JetBlue fiasco: A database could have made a difference ZDNet
It has been a tough week for JetBlue. Storms wreaked havoc on the company's systems and continuity plans to the point where it had to cancel 23 percent of its flights again on Monday to reset its operations.


12/21/06 - Virginia is For Longer Data Retention ZDNet
All Internet service providers should keep their subscribers' data for lengthier time periods in order to aid police prowling for criminals online, a task force organized by the Virginia state attorney general recommended this week.


12/21/06 - Judge: Can't link to Webcast if copyright owner objects ZDNet
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that it is unlawful to provide a hyperlink to a Webcast if the copyright owner objects to it.


10/9/06 - Why Microsoft is Wrong on Vista Security ZDNet
For decades, and in every Windows operating system prior to Vista, Microsoft has relied on the contributions of third-party security vendors to help keep the user safe.


9/29/06 - Robson or Hybrid Hard Drive? The Battle is Coming ZDNet
Next year, we're going to see a battle of the titans over how flash memory gets incorporated into PCs and notebooks.


8/25/06 - Microsoft Rolls Up Office Ribbon ZDNet
Microsoft has modified its new interface for Office 2007 after complaints from beta testers that the "ribbon" system took up too much screen space.


8/14/06 - Turning Server Communication Inside Out ZDNet
Sun Microsystems and a handful of computing companies have taken crucial first steps in delivering to the world a flexible new way to plug network cards and other adapters into servers.


8/14/06 - New Wi-Fi Standard Delayed Again ZDNet
The long-awaited next-generation Wi-Fi standard has been delayed again and won't likely be ratified until sometime in 2008.


8/14/06 - Microsoft Security Tools Go Global ZDNet
Microsoft is introducing its free PC-scanning service outside the U.S., part of an international push for its security tools.


8/14/06 - RFID Passports Arrive for Americans ZDNet
A first wave of U.S. passports implanted with radio tags will soon begin making their way into the hands of American travelers despite lingering privacy and security concerns, federal officials said Monday.


8/14/06 - What Does the Future Hold for the PC? PC Magazine
On Aug. 12, the IBM PC hits the 25-year mark.


8/11/06 - Managing Desktops the Microsoft Way ZDNet
Microsoft likes to brag that it eats its own dog food. For the past two years, though, the company has been trying to figure out how its secret formula tastes outside its home turf of Redmond, Wash.


7/26/06 - U.S. Voices Openness to Private Net Control ZDNet
The United States may be willing to cede at least some of its historic control of the Internet domain name system after all, a U.S. Commerce Department official said Wednesday.


7/26/06 - Microsoft to Finally Pay Californians $1.1 Billion ZDNet
California consumers and businesses will soon receive $1.1 billion in delayed payouts from Microsoft to settle antitrust claims against the world's biggest software maker, lawyers in the case said Wednesday.


7/24/06 - FTC wants beefed-up powers against Net scammers ZDNet
Past and present Federal Trade Commission officials on Monday renewed their call for Congress to expand the agency's international Internet policing powers and its ability to slap fines on wrongdoers.


7/24/06 - Symantec Continues Vista Bug Hunt ZDNet
After poking around the Windows Vista networking stack, Symantec researchers have tried out privilege-escalation attacks on an early version of the Windows XP successor.


7/24/06 - Chills at Microsoft's Security Huddle ZDNet
Microsoft likes to keep its friends close--and now that security companies are its foes, it may well want to keep those even closer.


7/21/06 - Microsoft's Zune To Rival Apple's iPod ZDNet
After trying for years to compete with the iPod through an array of partners, Microsoft confirmed Friday that it plans to directly go after Apple Computer with its own rival, Zune.


6/28/06 - White House Orders Better Security for Sensitive Data ZDNet
The U.S. government has 45 days to upgrade its security standards for protecting the data it holds on millions of U.S. citizens.


6/27/06 - Microsoft to Launch Code-Sharing Site ZDNet
Microsoft on Tuesday is expected to officially launch a community-building Web site where it will share code with developers.


6/27/06 - Whois Data A Key Weapon In Fraud Fight, FTC Says ZDNet
The Federal Trade Commission has made a pitch for open access to Whois, saying the databases are a key weapon in its fight against spyware and other Internet fraud.


6/13/06 - Microsoft Details Windows Live 'Platform' ZDNet
Microsoft has spelled out its strategy to make its Live Web services accessible to third-party developers, part of its push to capitalize on online services.


6/7/06 - Domain Name Price Hikes Come Under Fire ZDNet
A dispute over the cost of Internet domain names has spilled over onto Capitol Hill, where allegations of monopolization and unreasonable price hikes surfaced in a congressional hearing on Wednesday.


5/29/06 - Start-Up Retrofits Search for IM ZDNet
Search can be put into instant messaging, says start-up Kozoru, as long as you eliminate a lot of the excess stuff.


5/21/06 - Vista's Make Or Break Moment Microsoft Watch
Testers of Microsoft's latest operating system say the next build, which they're betting will hit this week, better be good.


5/21/06 - Microsoft Pitches Pay-As-You-Go PCs ZDNet
Want to write a Word document? Pay a few pennies. Want to download some digital photos? Pay a few more.


5/19/06 - Microsoft: Open Source 'Not Reliable or Dependable' ZDNet
A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability.


5/18/06 - Symantec Sues Microsoft Over Storage Tech ZDNet
Symantec has launched a suit charging Microsoft with misappropriating its intellectual property and with violating a license related to data storage technology.


5/11/06 - Flash to Jump Beyond the Browser ZDNet
Adobe Systems is working on software meant to blur the line between the Web and desktop PCs.


5/10/06 - Microsoft Updates Its Office of the Future ZDNet
Metadata and more visuals.


5/3/06 - Microsoft to Buy A Stake in Yahoo? ZDNet
Software giant Microsoft has held discussions to buy a stake in Internet media company Yahoo to compete against Google, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.


4/27/06 - Intel to Get Widespread Restructuring ZDNet
CEO Paul Otellini said Thursday that Intel will undergo a complete restructuring.


4/25/06 - 60 billion e-mails sent daily worldwide ZDNet
Internet users around the world send an estimated 60 billion e-mails every day, and many of those are spam or scam attempts, business leaders said on Tuesday.


4/25/06 - Senator plans Net taxes but no Net neutrality ZDNet
More Americans would be forced to pay taxes subsidizing broadband service in "unserved" locales, and cities would be free to go into the Wi-Fi business under an upcoming U.S. Senate bill.


4/24/06 - Microsoft Tells Court EU Erred 'Fundamentally' ZDNet
Microsoft told a special 13-judge court on Monday the European Commission made fundamental errors in deciding that the company illegally tied Windows Media Player to its near-monopoly operating system.


4/24/06 - Corporate Search Needs to Heed Workers, Google Exec Says ZDNet
The corporate search market is held back by the industry's focus on improving the technology rather than pleasing the worker, according to Google's head of enterprise search.


4/21/06 - IBM's Venom Data Compression Bites Back Costs ZDNet
IBM on Monday plans to announce details of a data compression technology, code-named Venom, that the company says will lower the cost of its forthcoming database and storage hardware.


4/20/06 - Microsoft's EU Fight Seen as Vista Threat ZDNet
Microsoft's antitrust battle in Europe threatens to snarl the release of the next version of Windows and has turned into a big distraction for executives that could spur more lawsuits, analysts and investors say.


4/20/06 - New Wal-Mart CIO steams ahead with RFID ZDNet
Wal-Mart Stores' new chief information officer is singing the praises of radio frequency identification tags.


4/18/06 - On Sentry Duty In Your In-Box ZDNet
Two years after the introduction of a caller ID-like system for e-mail, Microsoft believes it now has the arguments to sway businesses to adopt the spam-fighting technology.