E-Commerce News: Security: Network Security Roundup for October 22, 2003

Network Security Roundup for October 22, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
10/22/03 9:09 AM PT

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CRN: Ballmer Sounds Off on Security
21-Oct-03 13:23 ET

Story Highlights:
"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is finding himself talking about security a lot these days. At the Gartner ITXpo in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, Ballmer again found himself fielding numerous questions from industry analysts and IT professionals about what his company is doing to address an issue that's top-of-mind for anyone deploying or maintaining IT systems."

Full Story on CRN

The Register: Yahoo! Sets Decoy Email Traps for Spammers
22-Oct-03 10:30 ET

Story Highlights:
"Yahoo! has rolled out email enhancements and tools that enable users to set up hundreds of disposable decoy addresses, which if compromised by spammers and swamped by junk mail, can be deleted without affecting the primary account."

Full Story on The Register

Federal Computer Week: Entrust To provide PKI for FBI
21-Oct-03 9:46 ET

Story Highlights:
"Northrop Grumman Information Technology selected Entrust Inc. to provide public-key infrastructure (PKI) for the FBI. Entrust won a contract from Northrop Grumman IT to provide solutions to authenticate FBI personnel for access to electronic systems and secure information exchange among intelligence agencies. Entrust officials say the software will also let agents encrypt data and digitally sign documents and e-mail messages."

Full Story on Federal Computer Week

The Register: Email Snooping Custody Battle Woman Escapes Jail
22-Oct-03 10:53 ET

Story Highlights:
"An Arizona woman who intercepted the email of her husband's ex-wife has been sentenced to 60 days' home detention. Angel Lee, 28, admitted snooping on at least 215 emails sent over a two-month period last year to Duongladde Ramsay, former spouse of Lee's husband, Jeffrey."

Full Story on The Register

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Microsoft Touts Compliance with Terms of Antitrust Settlement
October 21, 2003

"The implementation of this licensing program was complex and unprecedented," Microsoft spokesperson Jim Desler told TechNewsWorld. "How we implemented it and have been open to feedback and make changes is a testament to Microsoft's commitment to comply fully with the court's consent decree."

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Microsoft Unveils CRM Upgrade
June 02, 2004

Perhaps the most important new feature of the CRM product is its deep integration with Office 2003. According to Microsoft, users of Office 2003 and Microsoft CRM 1.2 will be able to perform many CRM tasks, such as creating and tracking sensitive letters, escalating cases and looking up customer data, within Office.

Nintendo, Sony Up Portable Gaming Ante
May 12, 2004

The DS is most notable for its dual screens, which allow players to view gaming action from two perspectives at once. It also sports several other features, including touch-screen input, voice recognition, chat software and wireless networking capabilities, with support for both IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Nintendo's proprietary mobile protocol.

Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
April 13, 2004

The new PXA27x chips use Intel's SpeedStep technology, which is designed to enable power savings by managing voltage and frequency changes, much like the technology used in the company's notebook processors.

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