Stories by Jeremy Kirk

Microsoft flaw affects XP, Server 2003

A new flaw found in Microsoft's Windows software could be exploited to cause a denial-of-service attack on certain applications, although the bug isn't viewed as being severe.

Proof-of-concept virus detected for StarOffice

The first virus affecting StarOffice was detected Tuesday, but so far it isn't being used to infect computers.

Amnesty: Tech companies aid censorship

Civil rights group Amnesty International launched a campaign against Internet censorship on Sunday, accusing multinational companies of complicity in aiding countries such as China to hampering free access to online information.

W3C - Phishing remains root of flourishing e-crime

"The Web is under attack," said Phillip Hallam-Baker, principal scientist at VeriSign, who gave a session Thursday on Internet crime at the W3C (World Wide Web) conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, this week.

Researchers say semantic Web will drive Internet

Hundreds of researchers and computer scientists are plotting the Internet's next course in Edinburgh, Scotland, this week, pouring over research papers and discussing ideas that include how to organize the Internet's growing mass of data.

Enterprises reap benefits from tagging data

Next-generation search technologies for the Internet can also apply to the enterprise for organizing -- and simply finding data -- on their own intranets.

Berners-Lee: Neutrality preserves Net openness

The computer scientist credited with inventing the World Wide Web on Tuesday strongly condemned moves by US broadband providers to control their subscribers' content, saying it threatens the Internet's greatest strength: openness.

W3C - Age gap hampers technology adoption, CTO says

The generation gap is hitting enterprises, and a mere separation of 10 years is making a difference.

Bugs put Windows Live Mail beta back one step

Microsoft acknowledged on Friday problems with its most recent beta release of Windows Live Mail, the company's revamp of the Hotmail hosted e-mail service.

Yahoo messaging worm installs bogus browser

Malware writers have created a new worm that installs a new browser and plays screeching music.

Research paper shows holes in security approaches

In an academic paper to be presented next month at the University of Cambridge in England, a research team will make a compelling and somewhat surprising mathematical case for how enterprises should spend their IT security budgets.

Google faces lawsuit over search suggestions

A Belgian company has refiled a lawsuit over search terms offered by Google's toolbar that directs users to pirated software.

Wind River releases device management suite

Wind River Systems is enhancing its embedded operating system with a suite of management products designed to allow companies to monitor software on remote devices.

Microsoft puts search as top mission

Microsoft is adding search capabilities in its enterprise software, emphasizing how employees waste time trying to find information.

ICANN approves creation of .tel domain

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved a new top-level domain suffixed ".tel," awarding a contract to Telnic, an Internet communications company based in London.