Windows Vista, the next version of Microsoft's Windows client operating system, will give users the ability to search for files by looking for information in the file's metadata tags. However, a report by I.T. research firm Gartner warned that allowing users to search for metadata tags in this manner could result in private information
The National Security Agency has conducted much broader surveillance of e-mails and phone calls — without court orders — than the Bush administration has acknowledged, The New York Times reported on its Web site.
The NSA, with help from American telecommunications companies, obtained access to streams of domestic and international
A recently formed industry consortium backed by PC and consumer electronics companies is pushing a new standard for the interface that links PCs and high-definition digital displays.
The UDI SIG (unified display interface special interest group) hopes to replace the old VGA (video graphics array) interface with a new connection
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc.'s $1 billion investment in America Online could lead to an IPO in 2008, giving the online search engine leader and AOL parent Time Warner Inc. an opportunity to capitalize on an Internet advertising boom that they hope to fuel through their partnership.
Broadcom engineer indicted on alleged theft of trade secrets
Posted by iNext on 2005-12-25
Article Source : EE Times
SAN FRANCISCO — An engineer has been indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California for allegedly committing theft and unauthorized downloading of trade secrets.
Suibin Zhang, 37, was charged Wednesday (Dec. 21) by a federal grand jury in San Jose, Calif. with nine counts alleging computer fraud, theft
Posted by iMark on 2005-12-25
Article Source : Reuters
Europe's competition regulator threatened U.S. software giant Microsoft with daily fines on Thursday for failing to comply with antitrust sanctions a year after a top European Union court ruled it must obey.
The European Commission said it may fine Microsoft up to 2 million euros ($2.37 million) a day unless
Continuing its effort to become a serious alternative to Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org released an updated version of its open-source office suite this week. OpenOffice.org 2.01 comes two months after the formal release of version 2.0. The update mainly cleans up several glitches seen in the earlier release.
San Francisco’s city government has issued an RFP (request for proposals) to build a Wi-Fi network that will provide free wireless Internet access to its citizens.
Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 26 initial proposals for the project have been received. The RFP covers several issues for what the city calls its
Is there nothing sacred in the world of IT security? For years, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., and other antivirus software makers have helped companies keep their systems free of worms, Trojans, and other prickly pieces of code that can wreak havoc. Now these very same PC guardians are exposed for selling products that also
