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IBM to challenge Microsoft’s e-business strategy |
| IBM has announced that its e-business infrastructure software will support all open internet standards, in a direct challenge to Microsoft and its ambitious .Net internet services strategy... (Full Article) |
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Intel unveils low power processors for laptops |
| Intel Corp. has launched a series of low-power microprocessors that incorporate smaller circuits to improve performance and energy efficiency... (Full Article) |
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New site dedicated to combating online fraud |
| The Worldwide E-Commerce Fraud Prevention Network has announced the launch of its fraud prevention Web site. Located at www.merchantfraudsquad.com, the site provides expert advice about how to combat online fraud, a growing merchant concern. Internet fraud involves the unauthorized use of credit card numbers and other payment vehicles to purchase goods and services... (Full Article) |
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Yahoo! creates new position to focus on business |
| Yahoo! Inc. is adding a new position to oversee the company’s services for businesses, which have to grow if the Internet giant is to reduce its reliance on advertising... (Full Article) |
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Cook joins TSCNet as marketing director |
| Silverdale internet connectivity provider, TSCNet, recently announced that Guy Cook has joined the firm as senior marketing director. Cook will primarily be responsible for marketing and business development in the Puget Sound region... (Full Article) |
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Microsoft says desktop must promote its products |
| Computer makers who put icons for competitors’ products on the Windows XP desktop will also have to feature at least three Microsoft products, the company has announced... (Full Article) |
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More power, less flower for Apple’s popular iMac |
| At the recent Macworld Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed an across-the-board speedup for desktop Macs, plus the first major update for Apple’s new operating system... (Full Article) |
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Editorial – DEF CON hits a crossroads of survival
Organizer ponders future of annual hackers forum as
original intent is lost and core attendees dwindle
By Lary Coppola |
| DEF CON 9, the annual computer hackers confab which has traditionally been as much about partying as hacking, is suffering the inevitable growing pains of success — even if it didn’t set out to become the commercial enterprise it’s become... (Full Article) |
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Apple halts Cube production |
| Apple Computer has halted production of its Power Mac G4 Cube desktop model. The Cube, which measures eight inches on a side, was introduced less than a year ago but sales have suffered due to weak demand from computer buyers... (Full Article) |
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Compaq pushes forward with services strategy |
| Compaq Computer Corp., which for months has been retooling itself as a more service-oriented company, has announced a new initiative to package hardware and information technology... (Full Article) |
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Microsoft to change licensing
agreements because of court ruling |
Microsoft’s Corp.’s decision to change its licensing agreements with computer manufacturers appeared to have little impact, as computer makers seemed hesitant to change their policies and critics said it does little to appease their concerns.
Analysts speculated that the move was designed to help Microsoft’s image without hurting its bottom line... (Full Article) |
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Microsoft adds MP3 feature to Windows XP |
| Microsoft recently announced two new multimedia add-on features to Windows XP, its new operating system due to be released on October 25... (Full Article) |
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New book on computer security includes Mac |
Sams Publishing has published the third edition of the popular security book, Maximum Security. The book covers many different operating systems including Macintosh.
The author of Freaks Macintosh Archives and SecureMac.com contributed to the book by revising the Macintosh Security chapter. The book is an all-around good resource for any computer library. More information on the book and ordering instructions can be found online at www.securemac.com/maximumsecurity.php. |
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Airlines to offer fast Internet connections |
| Check your e-mail. Change your hotel reservation because the plane is late. Download that last document for your presentation. Surf the Web... (Full Article) |
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Belfair firm releases new software |
| Belfair-based Grump Ventures, LLC has released Grump online, a new variation of multi-player solitaire, that can be played for free at www.grumpventures.com. The firm develops software for personal computers, handheld devices, and mobile phones... (Full Article) |
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Super WebGirl scores two |
| Bainbridge Island’s Jane Lindley, AKA Super WebGirl, recently was honored with a Golden Web Award and landed a contract to produce a revised database-driven web site with administration tools, designed by Imagelnk for Captura, an on-line employee payment systems industry leader... (Full Article) |
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Hormel Foods gives in on use of “spam” |
| Chalk one up for the spammers. In a long-running squabble between Hormel Foods Corp., the maker of the luncheon meat SPAM, and spammers who send unwanted e-mail, Hormel is calling it quits. And you can blame it on the British comedy troupe Monty Python... (Full Article) |
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Just ask! For a web site face lift
By Becky Wiles |
| In June, I wrote about standards web developers are using for project management in the IT field. The standard encompass functionality, design, content, originality, professionalism and effectiveness. So how do you, the decision maker, incorporate this into your web marketing plan? Let’s start by addressing the following strategies... (Full Article) |
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CIA says hackers too fast to catch |
| The CIA says it can’t predict computer attacks on U.S. systems before they happen, as it’s expected to do with political and military events, a top CIA official recently told Congress... (Full Article) |
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Charter Cable and Circuit City ink agreement
Displays to give consumers chance to
test drive Charter’s high-tech services |
| Charter Communications Inc. one of the nation’s largest broadband communications companies, which operates locally in the Port Orchard, Silverdale and North Mason County areas, announced a wide-ranging agreement with electronic retailer Circuit City, that gives Charter premier space... (Full Article) |
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Survey to examine Island’s need for high speed telecom
By Pat Andrews |
| The way to get high-speed telecommunications for all of Bainbridge Island is to prove the need for it. And that is what the Bainbridge Economic Council (BEC) wants to do — if it can raise enough money for an appropriate survey... (Full Article) |
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Paladin Data awards technology scholarship |
| Poulsbo’s Paladin Data Systems Corporation recently awarded its Technology Scholarship for the year 2001 to Tyler Stephen Ude of Gig Harbor... (Full Article) |
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Where do dotcoms go when they die? |
| A troll of the web suggests most have slipped away or entered a state of suspended animation — displaying a sign to break the bad news to their customers and thank them for their support... (Full Article) |
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Apple shipping OS X with new Macs
Also, exclusive LCD monitors |
| Two months ahead of its previously announced schedule, Apple has begun shipping Mac OS X, its new, high-powered operating system, with all new Macintosh computers... (Full Article) |
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AOL raising monthly fee to nearly $24 |
| America Online (AOL), the nation’s largest Internet service provider with 29 million subscribers, announced it will raise rates $1.95 for unlimited monthly use — a 9 percent jump — from $21.95 to $23.90. The increase, AOL’s first since April 1998, will begin in July. AOL’s other pricing plans are not affected... (Full Article) |
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Def Con 9 set for next month |
| Def Con, the annual confab of hackers, crackers, phreaks, hammies and other assorted computer geeks will take place July 13-15 at the Alexis Park Hotel in Las Vegas... (Full Article) |
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Spammers hacking YOUR system — how and why?
By Jim Kendall |
| “So, what’s the big deal? So, spammers are out there spamming the snot out of the internet-public, and that is bad, and that really makes me mad when I get spammed by the pond-scum. But what has that got to do with me?” you ask... (Full Article) |
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