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ICANN to Review 10 Top-Level Domain Name Proposals
The Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) on Friday announced it has received proposals for 10 new sponsored top-level domains (sTLDs). The new categories include support for mobility, regions and adult-entertainment. The 10 new domains include: .asia (serving the Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific communities), .cat (promoting the Catalan linguistic and cultural community), .jobs…
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Microsoft Digs in for Legal Fight
Despite a last-ditch settlement attempt by its CEO, Microsoft Corp. once again finds itself facing protracted litigation and possibly stiff sanctions—this time in Europe. Rivals hailed the development as a victory for software interoperability and competition. CEO Steve Ballmer dropped plans to speak at Microsoft’s Management Summit in Las Vegas last week to fly suddenly…
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Novell Updates GroupWise for Linux, Zenworks and Partner Program
HANNOVER, GERMANY—Just one day after announcing the 9.1 version of SUSE Linux at the CeBIT 2004 show here, Novell Inc. on Friday rolled out a host of new announcements that included a new partner program, the first release of its GroupWise collaboration platform to run entirely on Linux and a new patch management offering. The…
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Security Holes Uncovered in Apache, OpenSSL
Security researchers on Friday uncovered a vulnerability in the open-source Apache Web server software that could easily enable a denial of services attack. The discovery follows on the heels of three holes found in the popular OpenSSL security software Wednesday. The Apache problem is one of several reported in Version 2.0.48, and lets an attacker…
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Intellisync Debuts Suite for Wireless Carriers
Intellisync Corp. on Monday will introduce a new suite of products for wireless carriers who want to woo corporate customers. Based on the company’s existing remote-access software for enterprise customers, Intellisync Mobile Suite for Wireless Operators lets carriers offer a single solution to enterprises, smaller businesses and individual professionals. The suite uses technology acquired when…
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SAP America Exec Touts Integration, Technology Directions
Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP America Inc., has taken on what’s been seen as a difficult position as CEO of the U.S. subsidiary of the largest software company in the world—and one that has a very strong German heritage and leadership. With a revolving door at the CEO’s office over the past few years at…
