Matthew Hicks

LAS VEGAS—Sybari Software Inc. expanded the fight against viruses and spam with a launch here at Comdex of new software that can make instant messaging more secure. The East Northport, N.Y., company on Tuesday announced Antigen 7.5 for Instant Messaging, an extension of its anti-virus software for e-mail. It supports both Microsoft Corp.s Office Live […]

America Online Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has acquired a multimedia search engine company and is using the technology to power a new audio and video search feature. AOL said it has purchased Singingfish Inc., a Seattle-based that has created an index of 9 million streaming media files and in August added search for […]

Adobe Systems Inc. on Monday launched new server software that allows enterprises to centralize the creation of PDF documents. Adobe Acrobat Elements Server, which will be available at the end of the month, expands Adobes Acrobat PDF creation software beyond the desktop. It was created in response to enterprises seeking to expand the use of […]

LAS VEGAS—Next month, Microsoft Corp. is planning to release an update to its Office Live Meeting 2003 that will integrate it with Windows Messenger so that users can initiate Web conferencing sessions right from the enterprise instant messaging client. In an interview with eWEEK.com during the Comdex trade show here, Microsoft officials said the move […]

The SCO Group Inc. on Tuesday ratcheted up its attacks against the Linux community, the vendors who sell the software and those corporations that use it. SCO CEO Darl McBride told eWeek.com in an interview ahead of a keynote address scheduled for Tuesday at the Enterprise IT Week at Computer Digital Expo show in Las […]

LAS VEGAS—The delivery of CRM is moving toward a combination of traditional server software and hosted services to meet the needs of different types of enterprises, said Thomas Siebel, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems Inc., during his keynote here at Comdex Las Vegas 2003. Siebel, of San Mateo, Calif., earlier this month completed its […]

LAS VEGAS—Microsoft Corp. may be building greater e-mail filtering features into Exchange Server 2003, but dont expect the software giant to go it alone in the spam wars. Microsoft officials, in an interview with eWEEK.com on Monday, said that the upcoming Exchange Intelligent Message Filter (IMF) add-on to Exchange Server 2003 that company Chairman and […]

LAS VEGAS—Taking the stage at Comdex here for the 20th year, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates offered a status report on how the company is moving toward bridging the gaps among software. Gates on Sunday showcased new versions of Microsoft software aimed at securing enterprises, fighting spam, increasing mobility and improving information access. All served as […]

The overseer of the Internets domain names gained a legal victory this week in a case challenging its approval of a Web address back-order service being created by VeriSign Inc. A federal judge earlier this week denied a preliminary injunction against the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. ICANN has given preliminary approval to […]

A little bit of consolidation hit the still-developing social networking space on Thursday as Tickle Inc., the new name for online media company Emode.com Inc., announced the acquisition of a key company in the space. Tickle bought Ringo—a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based social networking site that, like leader Friendster, connects people with friends of friends—in a […]