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So Now Will You Install SP2?
Sometimes I just can’t believe people’s lack of perspective, and the best current example is the resistance to adopting Windows XP Service Pack 2. For a very long, long time now, long before SP2 was released, it’s been known that as a direct result of solving security problems in Windows it would cause application problems.…
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XP SP2 Flaw Warning Sparks Debate on Disclosure
The debate over responsible disclosure of security flaw warnings has erupted again, with Microsoft chiding a private research firm for releasing information on 10 new flaws found in the Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2) operating system. San Jose, Calif.-based Finjan Software released an alert warning that attackers could “silently and remotely” hijack SP2 machines…
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Exabyte Adds Low-Cost LTO-2 Autoloader
The latest announcement from tape vendor Exabyte Corp. is one more indication that the tape storage market is far from dead. The Boulder, Colo., company announced earlier this week that it has released a rack-mountable LTO-2 tape autoloader that combines the company’s ExaBotics robotics with one field-replaceable LTO-2 drive and seven cartridge slots, providing up…
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Windows Server ‘R2’ Details Begin to Leak
Microsoft Corp. still has yet to release a wide-scale beta of its next Windows Server release, code-named R2. But according to sources, the product is well on its way to being finalized, with packaging, licensing and support details already hammered out. Microsoft officials said last month that R2 will ship in the latter half of…
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New Version of MyDoom Worm in Zero-Day Attack
Anti-virus companies are reporting a worm that spreads via a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The vulnerability is not present in Windows XP Service Pack 2, but in all earlier versions of Internet Explorer 6, and no patch is available. It involves a buffer overflow triggered by an IFRAME or EMBED tag, which has an…
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Tarantella Comes Back from the Dead
Most technology companies in trouble don’t have near-death experiences. They just die. Tarantella Inc., however, appears to be the exception that proves the rule. Since being spun off from the merger that produced The SCO Group Inc., Tarantella has been devoted to remote-access thin-client software, the Secure Global Desktop family. Citrix Systems Inc., with its…
