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California Mounts Appeal of FCC’s VOIP Order
The state of California is mounting a legal challenge to a recent Federal Communications Commission ruling that VOIP phone services sold by Vonage Holdings Corp.…
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‘Critical’ XP SP2 Update Fixes Windows Firewall Bug
Microsoft Corp. has quietly released a “critical” Windows XP Service Pack 2 update to fix a serious flaw in the Windows Firewall utility. “After you…
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Microsoft Makes ‘Giant’ Anti-Spyware Acquisition
Microsoft Corp. has bought into the anti-spyware business. Just two months after Chairman Bill Gates dropped a strong hint that Microsoft planned to do something…
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Will Microsoft’s Spyware Buy Cast a ‘Giant’ Shadow?
Microsoft’s sudden acquisition of highly rated anti-spyware startup Giant Company Software has set the cat among the pigeons. As competitors rush to spin the news…
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E-Card Holiday Virus Packs Ugly Punch
A new virus strain masquerading as electronic Christmas cards is accounting for one in every 10 e-mails hitting in-boxes, security experts warned Wednesday. The W32/Zafi-D…
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Microsoft Plugs Code Execution Holes on Patch Day
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for five vulnerabilities in Windows products, including a patch for a known security issue in the WINS (Windows Internet Name…
