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From NYT: The Symantec Corporation, a leader in security software and one of Silicon Valley’s oldest companies, announced early Thursday that it would acquire Veritas Software, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world’s fourth-largest software company. The all-stock transaction was valued at $13.5 billion. The deal, which is expected to close in …
From Tech Republic: Internet users may soon be required to pay an additional annual fee for each domain name they own, thanks to a virtually unnoticed requirement that will begin to take effect next year. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the international organization that oversees domain names, is moving forward with …
From Vnunet.com: A new worm with a Christmas message has been detected as it began spreading around the world this afternoon. At work we use Microsoft Exchange 5.5. We have set up the system to notify our administrator mailbox whenever there are delivery errors. We always know when there is a new virus out there, …
From the NYT: Every occupation entails answering certain frequently asked questions at parties. If you’re a jeweler, it may be, ‘Do you ever give discounts to friends?’ If you’re a therapist, it’s, ‘Can I ask you about this hypothetical guy I know?’ If you’re a dermatologist, it’s, ‘Will you just have a quick look at …
From TechRepublic: Reversing a recent slide in satisfaction rankings among its business customers, Dell beat out Hewlett-Packard and IBM in a measure that’s closely watched for potential insights into future PC sales trends. We use them here at work (we have about 60 of them) and think they are great. The computers are reliable and …
From the NYT: I.B.M. announced late yesterday the sale of its personal computer business to Lenovo, China’s largest personal computer maker, a deal that reflects the industrial and economic ambitions of not only the two companies but also their two nations. This was mentioned a couple of days ago.
From Reuters: Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released on Sunday.
Wired News is reporting that IBM is selling off their PC manufacturing business. The deal is supposedly worth $1-2 Billion. It is rumoured that IBM is in talks with a Chinese company.
From USA Today: Surfing the Web has never been more risky. Simply connecting to the Internet — and doing nothing else — exposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously. Chart courtesy of USA Today
From Vnunet: The global spyware plague has reached epidemic proportions, with the cost to global PC users set to rocket by 2,400 per cent over the next four years. According to newly published research from IDC, the need to identify and eradicate these parasitic programs will drive anti-spyware software revenues from $12m in 2003 to …