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Stung by a number of embarrassing security vulnerabilities in recent weeks, Microsoft has made
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, interview, Cliff Reeves, trustworthy computing, security, enterprise, Windows, web development, web app
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/24/reeves.interview.idg/index.html
Microsoft said it's investigating an alleged flaw in recent versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser software that could allow attackers to spoof legitimate Web sites, steal content from browser cookies and gain access to certain types of files on a victim's system.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, IE browser, software, security, flaw, investigation, Internet Explorer, IE, Explorer, Windows, XP
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/09/ie.flaw.investigation.idg/index.html
Microsoft yesterday released on its developer Web site the final version of its tools for building and deploying Web services based on its .NET initiative, paving the way for developers to move beyond the testing stage and put the technology to use.
- Keywords:
- Microsoft, .NET, web services, .NET tools
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/18/microsoft.final.net.idg/index.html
MSN launches MapPoint online mapping service, offering maps, directions, and more.
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- MapPoint, MSN, mapping service, travel, MapQuest, AOL
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/25/msn.mappoint.idg/index.html
Aiming to simultaneously streamline funding for leading-edge technology research and make the resulting innovations more available to small, entrepreneurial companies, MIT launched the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation.
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- Deshpande, Center, for, Technological, Innovation, MIT, Massachusetts, Institute, of, Technology
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/07/mit.research.center.idg/index.html
Mobile phone operator mmO2 PLC will distribute the Handspring Treo, acombinedmobile phone and PDA (personal digital assistant) for use on its GSM (GlobalSystem for Mobile Communications) networks in Germany, Ireland, theNetherlandsand the UK, the company announced Tuesday.
- Keywords:
- mobile data networks, PDA, Handspring, mmO2, Handspring Treo, GSM, network, Research In Motion
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/16/mm02.handspring.idg/index.html
In the new world of digital music, it turns out that many of the major players are singing the same tune.
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- digital music, MusicNet, Pressplay, FullAudio, Listen.com, RioPort
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/21/music.services.idg/index.html
Congress will be asked to spend $100 million or more to create a uniform driver's license system that would rely heavily on identification technologies to ensure that it isn't abused, but organizers of the effort were on the defensive at a press briefing about the plan.
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- unique identifiers, identification, national ID cards, AAMVA, American, Association, of, Motor, Vehicle, Administrators, Congress, driver's licenses, National, driver's, license, system, plan, national security
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/16/driver.license.idg/index.html
One of the founders of the Internet said in a keynote address at the annual Metropolitan Communications conference in San Francisco Wednesday that Internet traffic is still growing rapidly and he predicts a surge in high-end Internet hardware sales by the end of the year.
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- Lawrence Roberts, Metropolitan Communications, ARPA, Advanced, Research, Projects, Agency, Internet, Web development, trends, NSF, National Science Foundation
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/17/roberts.keynote.idg/index.html
A security flaw in Netscape Communications' Navigator Web browser can let malicious Web site operators view the information stored in cookies on a user's computer, according to a security note published on Netscape's Web site.
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- security, open-source version, Web site operators, Netscape, Communications', Navigator, Web, browser, Netscape, flaw, leaves, cookies, unsecure
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/30/netscape.flaw.idg/index.html
The federal government's new CTO, Norman Lorentz, decided to return to the federal government on Sept. 11 as he stood in Reagan National Airport in Washington when the Pentagon was attacked by a hijacked airliner.
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- Norman Lorentz, airline security, federal CTO
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/22/federal.cto.idg/index.html
Web application security firm KaVaDo beefed up its line of products Tuesday when it announced a new vulnerability-assessment tool for Web applications called ScanDo.
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- ScanDo, Web applications, Web apps, KaVaDo, Web app security, security software, Okena Technologies, Kavado, StormSystem
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/24/scando.app.security.idg/index.html
Nextel Communications has proposed eliminating interference to public safety agency communications by shifting private wireless users, including FedEx, utilities and railroads, to another band. A trade group views the plan as a 'disaster' that could cost billions.
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- Nextel Communications, wireless bands, telecommunications, companies, FedEx wireless, Industrial Telecommunications Association, ITA, wireless spectrum deals
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/21/nextel.spectrum.idg/index.html
Although an unlikely candidate to be on the cutting edge of technology, the NHL (National Hockey League) said on Wednesday that it will begin offering Web services-style access to its hockey content.
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- NHL, National Hockey League, Sun Microsystems, IBM, NHL Players' Association, technology alliance, back-end
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/26/nhl.sun.partner.idg/index.html
Mobile phone users don't mind receiving commercial text messages on their handsets according to a study commissioned by Nokia Corp., the company said Wednesday. Meanwhile, analysts warn mobile marketing could be headed south, just like e-mail marketing.
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- Mobile, e-mail marketing, e-mail advertising, Nokia
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/31/nokia.mobile.ads.idg/index.html
Getting tired of seeing colleagues with exactly the same mobile phone as you? Don't panic, if you have deep pockets you can soon get a really exclusive handset.
- Keywords:
- Nokia, cell phones, Vertu, wireless, mobile, SoundView
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/14/nokia.jewels.idg/index.html
In a case likely to heighten the debate over where fair use rules end and copyright infringement begins, Norwegian authorities on Wednesday indicted 18-year-old Jon Johansen for crimes related to a program he created that descrambles DVD code.
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- DeCSS, DVD encryption, code, Jon Johansen, crack, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EFF
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/14/decss.writer.idg/index.html
The makers of M3DZone.com, a Web site for computer graphics enthusiasts, agreed to stricter rules for posting news items after chip maker Nvidia Corp. found confidential corporate information posted on the site.
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- Nvidia, M3DZone.com, news embargo, confidential, privacy, copyright, hack
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/07/nvidia.posting.idg/index.html
The New York Police Department has chosen MapInfo's MapXtreme for Windows strategic mapping technology for its next-generation agencywide, intranet-based crime analysis system.
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- NYPD, New, York, Police, Department, MapXtreme for Windows, strategic mapping, technology, crime analysis system, Mapinfo
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/07/nypd.mapinfo.idg/index.html
Whether your goal is to shape up or stay in touch, here are the Web sites to keep you on track.
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- New, Year's, resolutions, PC, Web, sites, Resolutions, Online, Tools
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/03/new.years.tools.idg/index.html
Intel and HP are among those backing Mono, an effort to develop a programming environment for Linux.
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- Mono, Ximian, Intel, Hewlett Packard, .NET, Web services, open source, Linux, GNU GPL, LGPL, General Purpose License
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/29/mono.support.idg/index.html
Discussing the topic of Web services, a panel of executives from open-source companies expressed a degree of confusion about Web services that is not uncommon in the industry.
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- Web services, open source, InfoWorld, Next-Generation, Web, Services, conference, VA Linux Systems, CollabNet, Rogue Wave, Liberty Alliance, Project Liberty, Microsoft .Net, Caldera, Web development, Passport
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/21/opensource.webservices.idg/index.html
Oracle and its independent Oracle Applications Users Group are mending their relationship, but not all differences have been resolved, the group said Wednesday.
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- Oracle, Oracle, Applications, Users, Group, OAUG, European AppsWorld
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/17/oaug.oracle.idg/index.html
Pakistan's Technology Business Development Office near Silicon Valley is being shut down after less than six months of operation, the country's IT envoy there confirmed Thursday.
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- Pakistan's, Technology, Business, Development, Office, Afghanistan, Pakistan, IT, ambassador
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/07/pakistan.it.ambassador.idg/index.html
Benhamou berates both industry and lawmakers for roadblocks to progress, urges a team effort.
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- broadband usage, Palm, Eric Benhamou, broadband infrastructure, Massachusetts, Software, and, Internet, Council, TechNet, telecommunications legislation
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/30/broadband.adoption.idg/index.html
Release of software development kits means applications based on wireless standard could be coming soon.
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- Palm operating system, Bluetooth, Palm, software, development, kits, wireless applications, Palm OS, wireless networking standards, Broadcom, Bluetooth, wireless, chips
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/15/palm.steps.bluetooth.idg/index.html
Matsushita Electric Industrial will support Microsoft Windows Media technologies in a range of consumer products, including a DVD player due out in February, furthering Microsoft's goal of pushing its multimedia format beyond PCs and into a range of consumer devices.
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- Panasonic, panasonic, Windows, Windows Media, media, format, Windows Media Format, Microsoft, DVD
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/09/panasonic.media.idg/index.html
Durable notebook PCs are now smaller and lighter, with brighter screens for use outdoors.
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- notebooks, Panasonic, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Toughbook
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/28/panasonic.toughbooks.idg/index.html
New 2.1-pound notebook PC is the lightest to feature a full 10.4-inch display, company says.
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- PC notebook, laptop, Matsushita Electric Industrial, Panasonic, notebooks
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/29/panasonic.ultralight.idg/index.html
If you have a PC and you like shooters, yo uhave no excuse not to get this game this instant.
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/24/medal.honor.review.idg/index.html
Personalization, tune recommendations are also in the works, to compete in crowded music market.
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- Pressplay, music, Music, pressplay, PressPlay, recommendations, market, crowded
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/30/pressplay.music.idg/index.html
Online music subscription service Pressplay widened its potential audience Tuesday by announcing that the service is now available to all U.S. consumers and through a fourth affiliate, MP3.com.
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- music streaming, CD burning, Napster, MusicNet, Rhapsody, Listen.com, Sony Music, Vivendi Universal SA, music streaming, Pressplay, Online music subscription, Pressplay, extends, service;, sings, through, MP3.com
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/23/pressplay.service.idg/index.html
Motorola and speech recognition software maker SpeechWorks International have developed a prototype phone that they say will help computers better decipher wireless signals for clearer transmissions.
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- speech recognition, voice recognition, Motorola, SpeechWorks International, wireless signals, mobile phone, convergence
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/30/speech.rec.phone.idg/index.html
Criterion Games' (TrickStyle) newest stunt-based title, Airblade, arrives on the PS2.
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- Airblade, PS2, TrickStyle, Criterion Games
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/30/review.airblade.idg/index.html
Jonny Moseley's Mad Trix take an outrageous turn in the snow.
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- Jonny, Moseley's, Mad, Trix, review, PS2 game reviews, ps2 game reviews, PlayStation, 2, game, reviews, console gaming
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/11/mad.trix.idg/index.html
One of the original kings of RPGs gets redone for the PlayStation 2, and themixof old and new is something interesting.
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- PlayStation 2, PS2, Tale, of, the, Forsaken, Land, games
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/16/review.wizardry.idg/index.html
The world's food is turning into noodles, and it's up to the most unlikely of heroes to rise again to meet the challenge. PaRappa!
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- PlayStation, PS2, PaRappa, games
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/25/parappa.rapper.idg/index.html
New technology could help lost travelers find their way.
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- Qualcomm, GPS, gpsOne, Global Positioning System, 911, cell phones
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/18/qualcomm.gps.idg/index.html
Mortgage vendor Quicken Loans Inc. is deploying what may be the first electronic signature network for high-value business-to-consumer transactions.
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- Quicken Loans, e-signatures, digital signature, security, secure online transactions, B2C, e-commerce, e-business
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/22/quicken.loans.idg/index.html
Although the IT budgets of some businesses remain unaffected by the recent economic downturn and uncertainty caused by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the vast majority of companies are tightening their belts and focusing on IT projects that they're confident will provide tangible business benefits, according to a new report by Giga Information Group Inc.
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- Giga Information Group, IT budget, spending, financial, 2002, spending, forecast, research, studies
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/01/conservative.budgets.idg/index.html
An obscure report issued Dec. 21 by the Canadian Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Emergency Services raises the specter of a possible future cyberattack by agents or sympathizers of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist organization.
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- cyberterror, Web attack, al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, cyberattack, Sept. 11, national security, terrorism, Office, of, Critical, Infrastructure, Protection, and, Emergency, Services, Canada
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/08/cyberterror.report.idg/index.html
Web sites defaced at five times the previous rate, says tracking organization.
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- Cybervandalism, hackers, hacking
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/08/cybervandal.jump.idg/index.html
The number of layoffs at dot-com companies continued to taper off in December, ending a grim year for Internet-based companies, which saw a total of 100,925 jobs eliminated, according to outsourcing firm Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.
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- dot-com layoffs, Challenger, Gray, &, Christmas, Inc., studies, e-commerce, Internet industry, sites, Web, services, online retail, sales
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/industry/01/03/dot.com.layoffs.idg/index.html
The telecommunications industry fared worst, with 317,777 job cuts over the past year. One hopeful note: Job reductions tapered off in the last three months of the year.
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- layoffs, job, openings, telecommunications, 2001, Job, cuts, IT, industry
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/06/2001.job.cuts.idg/index.html
Most computers are idle most of the time, but researchers are finding ways to harness that wasted power. Users could see faster systems as a result.
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- distributed computing, anticiparallelism, computer capacity, Intel, Itanium, hardware, Eric Horvitz, Bob Metcalfe
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/09/wasted.computing.idg/index.html
This direct descendent of Track & Field consists of 10 events, from moguls to speed skating to the grand Canadian pastime of curling?each involving a mix of rhythmic PaRappa-like button-mashing, lining up colored lines with other colored lines, and similar mini-game fodder.
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- PS2, games, gamepro, espn, ESPN, Winter, Olympics, Track and Field, skating, curling, Olympics
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/fun.games/01/17/review.espn.winter.idg/index.html
We test systems for budgets big and small. Speed demons with money to burn will want to consider a $4000 rig from Falcon Northwest. For more frugal types, we like a $1020 Gateway.
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- home PCs, home systems, ABS Performance 1, Falcon, Northwest, Mach, V, Polywell Poly K7-1400DDR, Sony VAIO PCV-RX580, Alienware Area-51, Gateway 700C, HP Pavilion 7905, NuTrend, Athlon, Mega, 3, Dell Dimension 4300, HP Pavilion 7965, Polywell Poly 1000DU, Dell Dimension 2100, Gateway 500X, Falcon, Northwest, Talon, 3.1, Systemax, Venture, M, U17
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/23/home.pcs.idg/index.html
Can one peripheral do everything -- and do it well?Ê With the latest printer/copier/fax/scanners, the answer is finally yes.
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- all-in-one devices, all-in-one machines, peripherals, printers, photo copiers, fax machines, scanners, MFDs, multifunction devices
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/03/all.in.one.printer.idg/index.html
Create a line of defense against Internet attacks without paying money. What's your excuse now?
- Keywords:
- firewall utilities, security, Internet attacks, defense, ZoneAlarm, Tiny Personal Firewall, Sygate Personal Firewall, AnalogX PortBlocker, WyvernWorks Firewall v1.15
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/01/30/firewall.utilities.idg/index.html
4-megapixel camera includes some extra features, but battery life is short.
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- Pentax, camera, digital camera, megapixel, photography, hardware, pc, PC, photograp, photo
http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/01/18/review.pentax.idg/index.html
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