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IE Exploit Lets Attackers Plant Programs on SP2
A security researcher has discovered a new exploit for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows XP Service Pack 2 that allows programs to be planted and executed on fully-patched systems. The researcher, known as http-equiv and operator of the malware.com Web site, discovered a weakness in the local security zone of Internet Explorer which, through the use of…
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Apple Intros New iBook Notebook, G5 Desktop
Just in time for holiday shopping, Apple released on Tuesday a new line of its entry-level iBook notebook computers. The latest version of the iBook line packs more processing power than its predecessors and comes with 801.11g wireless networking as a standard feature. But it’s slimmed-down price tag will no doubt appeal to its targeted…
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Dell, HP Lead Growth in PC Market
The global PC market continued to grow in the third quarter, according to reports from analyst firms International Data Corp. and Gartner Inc. released this week. But there were variations on the amount the market grew, and whether it was a robust market or one slightly below expectations. According to IDC, total shipment jumped almost…
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Intel CEO: Dual-Core Design Addresses Power Challenge
ORLANDO, Fla.—Intel Corp.’s decision to move to a multicore architecture for its next-generation CPUs is a recognition that the computer industry is facing an increasing power-management challenge in its chip designs, Intel CEO Craig Barrett said Tuesday. However, Barrett said this challenge doesn’t indicate that the industry has run up against the technological limit of…
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Consumer Electronics as a ‘Foot in the Door’?
Perhaps you’ve never considered a video game console or a plasma TV as the way to your customer’s heart, but apparently other resellers have. Indeed, D&H Distributing Co. Inc. has found that a third of its consumer electronics business flows through IT resellers, according to Dan Schwab, vice president of marketing at the Harrisburg, Pa.,…
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Sun’s McNealy Plugs Service Model, Open Solaris
ORLANDO, Fla.—In an exclusive interview with eWEEK.com at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo here, Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy talked about Sun’s new service business model, the open-sourcing of Solaris, and Sun’s acrimonious partnership with Red Hat. Talking about Sun Microsystems‘ push for its customers to move to a subscription-service model, McNealy said, “People are…
