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Q What kinds of products or services do you sell at NECX Direct? A We're an online reseller of computer products. We really cover the spectrum of technology products from servers, desktops and notebooks, all the way down to cables, diskettes and paper for your Laser printer. All the products tha...

Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) senior vice president Sean Maloney, in a keynote address at LinuxWorld in San Jose, demonstrated how Intel's advanced Merced processor -- otherwise known as the IA-64 -- would work running on Linux in order to advance cost-effective and powerful solutions available to comp...

Antagonistic forces could be listening in on your network and intercepting sensitive personal communications, according to a security advisory issued recently by independent online security firm and think tank L0pht Heavy Industries.

Online advertising firm 24/7 Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFSM) this week expanded its European division, announcing 24/7 Suomi, a new Finland-based operation that will advance online marketing and e-commerce in the region.

Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC) announced that it has become a player in the field of Linux-based e-commerce solutions, debuting its eMerchant product for the increasingly popular open-source operating system (OS) at the LinuxWorld Expo in San Jose last week.

Fueled by a surge in threats to the security and integrity of e-commerce and other Web sites, the Worldwide market for Internet security software will reach $4.4 billion (US$) by the end of 1999, according to an International Data Corp. (IDC) report released this week.

Motorola Computer Group (MCG), a division of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), announced major moves into the Linux business market this week at LinuxWorld in San Jose, detailing strategic partnerships with divisions of Caldera, Inc.

WebTrends Corp. (Nasdaq: WEBT) recently announced that its Security Analyzer product has been updated, enabling it to run security vulnerability tests to address a significant Microsoft Office security hole discovered last month.

Applix, Inc., through its e-commerce site, has added to the momentum and thrust of the open-source movement, with the release of a new version of its Office Suite for Linux.

Using public-key infrastructure (PKI) technology provided by Entrust Technologies, the Bank of Bermuda recently initiated the launch of its Secure Clients Access service to offer international customers trusted online banking.

TurboLinux previews its new high availability clustering Web server this week at the Linux World Conference in San Jose, pushing the viability of high-end open-source solutions for e-commerce.

In response to a recent firestorm of criticism regarding the security of its products, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) left a Web server with a beta version of Windows 2000 and the embattled Internet Information server (IIS) outside its firewall this week.

iCorps Technologies launched an array of Linux-related services this week. The services are aimed at small-to-medium-sized businesses and will provide applications development, consulting, installation and support.

A report recently released by International Data Corp. (IDC) -- "eCommerce Software Applications Market in Asia/Pacific" -- indicates that by the year 2003, the e-commerce applications market in the Asia/Pacific region will top $1.3 billion (US$). IDC defines such applications quite simply as those ...

A new study indicates that e-commerce operations are 57 percent more likely to experience a security breach than other online sites, and 24 percent more likely to be the target of a hacker/cracker attack. E-commerce companies involved in the study have been impacted by most examined breach categorie...

Applix, Inc., (Nasdaq: APLX) a solutions provider for the UNIX and Linux markets, this week announced the creation of SmartBreak.com, a new Web site intended to accelerate support for users and developers working with open-source environments.

Linux operating system (OS) vendor Red Hat, Inc. this week announced a partnership with Global Knowledge Network, an independent IT training company, to advance the open-source cause through a new exams-based certification program.

Baltimore Technologies, (London: BLM) a provider of e-commerce and enterprise security solutions with main offices in London and Dublin, this week announced a strategic partnership with Identrus, the global trust organization.

Penguin Computing, a provider of Linux-based hardware solutions, has announced that it will offer sales and technical support in 15 languages in addition to English, including Arabic, Cambodian, Cantonese, Chiuchow, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish...

While hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) held a press conference, announcing the release of Back Orifice 2000 (BO2K) to a throng of celebrants attending the DEFCON convention in Las Vegas, researchers were anxiously awaiting their own copy in order to provide users with a defense.