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walktalker · 14-08-01, 04:59 PM

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Worms find fertile ground in IM
Having long targeted e-mail with sometimes devastating effects, virus and worm creators are setting their sights on IM services. Infected files, for example, have been burrowing their way slowly through Microsoft's MSN Messenger network over the past few months. Discovered by virus hunters in late June, the so-called Choke worm marked the second attack aimed at MSN Messenger in as many months. In May, the service was struck by the W32/Hello worm. Security experts said they are as yet unaware of any virus attacks that might have targeted AOL Time Warner's AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ or Yahoo's Yahoo Messenger.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp01

Linux: From geek tech to corporate tool
It was 10 years ago this month that a 21-year-old Linus Torvalds sent an e-mail to the open-source software community saying an experimental version of the Linux kernel, the core technology that would end up embodied in Linux operating systems, was up and running. "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones," Torvalds wrote in an e-mail to a discussion group that focused on the Unix variant Minix. "This has been brewing since April, and is starting to get ready." Since that note, Linux has become a worldwide phenomenon. By last year, less than a decade after its inception, Linux had 27 percent of the server market, according to researcher IDC. That compares to 41 percent of the market held by Microsoft's Windows.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

New graphics chips raise ATI's game
ATI Technologies boosted its Radeon graphics chip lineup on Tuesday, announcing processors that it claims offer up to three times better performance than its current product, for about the same price. The graphics chipmaker announced its fastest-yet Radeon 8500 and mid-range Radeon 7500, which will hit the market next month. ATI plans to offer both chips on graphics boards. The new 8500 is aimed at the high-end PC market and at game enthusiasts, the company said. The chip performs between two and three times faster than ATI's current Radeon VE, the company said. Canada's ATI will ship the new chip on a graphics board in September with 64MB of double data rate SDRAM, a multiple monitor feature and support for Microsoft's DirectX 8.1 multimedia application-programming interface. The board is set to sell at retail for $399.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

Software magic for e-tailers
Picture this: You splurge on a purse at your local Neiman Marcus. Later, while surfing at NeimanMarcus.com, you receive a promotional coupon good for 30 percent off matching shoes. Too good to be true? Retailers say they are busy implementing software that will do exactly that within the next year. They call it "multichannel Web marketing," and experts say it could revolutionize the way people shop -- both online and in retail stores. Behind the idea of multichannel Web marketing are software companies eager to unite retailers' legacy systems with their modern databases for online operations.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02

Microsoft argues for trial delay
Microsoft on Tuesday attacked the government's request to push its antitrust case forward while the Supreme Court considers the company's request for appeal. In a sharply worded, nine-page legal brief, Microsoft rebutted the government's argument that proceedings should begin at a lower court. The Redmond, Wash.-based company last week had asked the Supreme Court to consider an appeal, arguing U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's comments to reporters before rendering his decision warranted throwing it out.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=mn_hd

Web bug swarm grows 500 percent
Research released Monday shows that the use of surveillance technology popularly known as Web bugs is on the rise, putting online companies in a precarious position with the consumers they're snooping on. In the last three years, Web bug use has grown nearly 500 percent, according to Cyveillance, an Internet technology and analysis company. The flood can be traced to the number of secondary pages carrying the tags, including personal Web pages linked to large community sites and Internet service providers, the report found. The research highlights a growing conflict between policies and practices at many Web businesses, a potential cause for consumer backlash. It also validates efforts by privacy advocates to combat the rising use of such surveillance.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=mn_hd

IBM unleashes supercomputing champ
IBM and the federal government will unveil Wednesday a system that ranks as the world's most powerful supercomputer. The pair will declare ASCI White open for business during a dedication ceremony to be held at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. ASCI White, which packs 8,192 IBM Power3 processors and 160 terabytes of disc storage, will be used for nuclear weapons testing, including warhead safety and simulation of nuclear explosions. The machine is one of a series of supercomputers commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy to test nuclear weapons. It gets its name from a funding program, called Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), that provides money to computer makers for creating supercomputers out of comparatively ordinary computer components.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=mn_hd

How Big Blue fell for Linux
Corporations involved in the software industry are exploring open-source software, some with the enthusiasm of bodysurfers losing themselves in the roaring surf, others with the timidity of diffident waders in a lagoon full of sharks. They are by no means unified in their approach as an industry sector, or even internally within a single company. But there are executives and engineers at all of these companies who believe that an extraordinarily clear business case can be made for open-source software: Figure out how to make it your friend, before it starts dancing on your grave. To see this process in action, you don't need to look further than the computer industry's venerable giant, IBM -- which has become perhaps the best corporate friend open-source software has ever had.
http://salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/09/12...one/index.html

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14-08-01, 04:59 PM	#1
walktalker The local newspaper man Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,036	The Newspaper Shop -- Tuesday edition News right ahead Worms find fertile ground in IM Having long targeted e-mail with sometimes devastating effects, virus and worm creators are setting their sights on IM services. Infected files, for example, have been burrowing their way slowly through Microsoft's MSN Messenger network over the past few months. Discovered by virus hunters in late June, the so-called Choke worm marked the second attack aimed at MSN Messenger in as many months. In May, the service was struck by the W32/Hello worm. Security experts said they are as yet unaware of any virus attacks that might have targeted AOL Time Warner's AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ or Yahoo's Yahoo Messenger. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp01 Linux: From geek tech to corporate tool It was 10 years ago this month that a 21-year-old Linus Torvalds sent an e-mail to the open-source software community saying an experimental version of the Linux kernel, the core technology that would end up embodied in Linux operating systems, was up and running. "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones," Torvalds wrote in an e-mail to a discussion group that focused on the Unix variant Minix. "This has been brewing since April, and is starting to get ready." Since that note, Linux has become a worldwide phenomenon. By last year, less than a decade after its inception, Linux had 27 percent of the server market, according to researcher IDC. That compares to 41 percent of the market held by Microsoft's Windows. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 New graphics chips raise ATI's game ATI Technologies boosted its Radeon graphics chip lineup on Tuesday, announcing processors that it claims offer up to three times better performance than its current product, for about the same price. The graphics chipmaker announced its fastest-yet Radeon 8500 and mid-range Radeon 7500, which will hit the market next month. ATI plans to offer both chips on graphics boards. The new 8500 is aimed at the high-end PC market and at game enthusiasts, the company said. The chip performs between two and three times faster than ATI's current Radeon VE, the company said. Canada's ATI will ship the new chip on a graphics board in September with 64MB of double data rate SDRAM, a multiple monitor feature and support for Microsoft's DirectX 8.1 multimedia application-programming interface. The board is set to sell at retail for $399. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 Software magic for e-tailers Picture this: You splurge on a purse at your local Neiman Marcus. Later, while surfing at NeimanMarcus.com, you receive a promotional coupon good for 30 percent off matching shoes. Too good to be true? Retailers say they are busy implementing software that will do exactly that within the next year. They call it "multichannel Web marketing," and experts say it could revolutionize the way people shop -- both online and in retail stores. Behind the idea of multichannel Web marketing are software companies eager to unite retailers' legacy systems with their modern databases for online operations. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02 Microsoft argues for trial delay Microsoft on Tuesday attacked the government's request to push its antitrust case forward while the Supreme Court considers the company's request for appeal. In a sharply worded, nine-page legal brief, Microsoft rebutted the government's argument that proceedings should begin at a lower court. The Redmond, Wash.-based company last week had asked the Supreme Court to consider an appeal, arguing U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's comments to reporters before rendering his decision warranted throwing it out. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=mn_hd Web bug swarm grows 500 percent Research released Monday shows that the use of surveillance technology popularly known as Web bugs is on the rise, putting online companies in a precarious position with the consumers they're snooping on. In the last three years, Web bug use has grown nearly 500 percent, according to Cyveillance, an Internet technology and analysis company. The flood can be traced to the number of secondary pages carrying the tags, including personal Web pages linked to large community sites and Internet service providers, the report found. The research highlights a growing conflict between policies and practices at many Web businesses, a potential cause for consumer backlash. It also validates efforts by privacy advocates to combat the rising use of such surveillance. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200...html?tag=mn_hd IBM unleashes supercomputing champ IBM and the federal government will unveil Wednesday a system that ranks as the world's most powerful supercomputer. The pair will declare ASCI White open for business during a dedication ceremony to be held at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif. ASCI White, which packs 8,192 IBM Power3 processors and 160 terabytes of disc storage, will be used for nuclear weapons testing, including warhead safety and simulation of nuclear explosions. The machine is one of a series of supercomputers commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy to test nuclear weapons. It gets its name from a funding program, called Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), that provides money to computer makers for creating supercomputers out of comparatively ordinary computer components. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200...html?tag=mn_hd How Big Blue fell for Linux Corporations involved in the software industry are exploring open-source software, some with the enthusiasm of bodysurfers losing themselves in the roaring surf, others with the timidity of diffident waders in a lagoon full of sharks. They are by no means unified in their approach as an industry sector, or even internally within a single company. But there are executives and engineers at all of these companies who believe that an extraordinarily clear business case can be made for open-source software: Figure out how to make it your friend, before it starts dancing on your grave. To see this process in action, you don't need to look further than the computer industry's venerable giant, IBM -- which has become perhaps the best corporate friend open-source software has ever had. http://salon.com/tech/fsp/2000/09/12...one/index.html More news later on __________________ This post was sponsored by Netcoco, who wants cookies, cookies, cookies and, you guessed it, more cookies