Chris Preimesberger

A new security hole—the latest in a series of Windows-related flaws uncovered in the last month—has been discovered in Microsofts Internet Explorer browser that could allow a remote attack by a hacker on computers or servers running Windows XP with Service Pack 2. eEye Digital Security broke the news of the vulnerability Thursday. The flaw […]

Companies must incorporate best IT security practices in their daily routines if they intend to protect data assets and instill confidence in their customers, the CEO of a high-profile data security company told attendees during a keynote speech online Wednesday at the Ziff Davis Internet Virtual Tradeshow. Art Coviello, CEO and president of RSA Security […]

Cisco Systems Linksys division Tuesday announced a powerful new 802.11G home/small business wireless broadband router for local area Internet networks that is expected to deliver data speeds “a magnitude” faster than current G-level routers, an industry analyst told eWEEK.com. Linksys newest Wireless-G (802.11g) Broadband Router uses MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) and so-called smart radio […]

With its announced 10-figure acquisition of Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies, online auctioneer eBay Inc. is now squarely in the battle with Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Microsoft Corp. for a share of the burgeoning VOIP market. Just how “burgeoning” is the market? Analysts disagree. Forrester Research estimated the number of U.S. households using Voice over Internet […]

Mozilla released Firefox 1.5 Beta 1 (code-named Deer Park) on Friday, a preview of the next major release of its popular open-source-based browser. The company said the beta is intended for the early adopter community, Web site and Web application developers, and Firefox extension developers, and does not come with technical support. Later in the […]

Funeral services were held Wednesday in New York for Dr. Frederick H. (Rick) Berenstein, co-founder, chairman and former chief technology officer of Xandros and an entrepreneur instrumental in convincing Wall Street of the financial viability of the open-source software business. Berenstein died Tuesday at his New York City home from brain cancer. He was 59. […]

Cisco alerted its customers Wednesday about a serious security flaw in many of its Internet routers, which serve as key intersections in channeling Web and e-mail traffic from point to point. Cisco Systems Inc., based in San Jose, Calif., warned that attackers could use the flaw to seize control over specified vulnerable routers—not most routers […]

GNOME, one of the most widely used desktop faces for Unix and Linux computers, will release version 2.12 Wednesday, culminating six months of work by members of the project. The latest edition boasts two new applications, a new theme engine, and improved multimedia access/performance, clipboard management and authentication, according to project member Davyd Madeley. Overall, […]

Computer Associates, which up until a year ago had no visible involvement in the open-source software world, Wednesday promised the open-source community free access to software covered by 14 of its US patents, including graphical display of data, methods of multiplexing data transmissions and a way to automate network-wide surveillance. The New York-based Computer Associates […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Apple Computer Inc. on Tuesday offered a crowd of developers, consultants and IT managers here a preview of Mac OS 10.4, the next version of the company’s Macintosh operating system, code-named Tiger. The software is due in spring 2005, Apple managers said. Demonstrated at the O’Reilly Media Inc.’s Mac OS X Conference here, […]