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Ethernet papa makes Invent Now Hall of Fame
Insight Before his induction ceremony, Bob Metcalfe reflected on network tech, patents, Net neutrality and bold predictions.
Tags: Service level management, Web sites, Domain names, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Ethernet, Web 2.0
Putting the 'motor' in Motorola
Insight CEO Ed Zander and the Razr have helped rev up the venerable company. Can a phone called Q keep things going?
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Product development and design
Teen Twitter worm writer gets job, spreads new worm
News The Brooklyn, N.Y., teenager who takes credit for a series of worms on Twitter gets hired by Web app development firm, and then distributes another worm.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Twitter, Security, Worm, Graham Cluley, Michael Mooney, phone, e-mail, security company, job
Teen takes responsibility for Twitter worms
News Like the first worm, the second "Mikeyy" worm posts unwanted messages on users' Twitter pages, some of which taunt the micro-blogging site to fix its security.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Twitter, Worm, Brooklyn, Mikeyy, Password, phone, sensitive information, News.com, CNET Networks Inc.
Twitter cleans up after weekend worm attacks
News Security experts say be careful who you follow on Twitter, after worm attacks leave some users with infected profiles.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Security Management, Web 2.0, Web logs, Twitter, Security, Worm, Brooklyn, Worm Attack, Attack
Microsoft files five suits for software piracy
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ITTI employee arrested in hacker attack
News An employee of Internet Trading Technologies, a provider of trade-execution services for securities firms, was arrested Wednesday and charged with attacking ITTI computers and causing interruptions in its services this week.
Mac OS X upgrade doesn't come cheap
News For Apple fans who rushed to the operating system last year, moving to version 10.2 means having to buy a new Mac or pay full retail for the software.
Google tools to power virtual worlds
News New technology will let virtual-world designers incorporate Google's 3D Warehouse models, as well as terrain from Google Earth.
Tags: Web 2.0
N.Y. rental crunch hurts tech companies
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Net retailers use same-day delivery to compete
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Bug hunters face online-apps dilemma
News Security holes in online applications may go unreported because well-intended hackers don't want to risk going to jail.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Firefox fortune hunters
News The Mozilla Foundation's browser may be free, but that doesn't keep insiders from cashing in.
Tags: Web browsers
Could Sun hold a key to SCO's future?
Insight With the SCO Group pursuing core cases with Novell and IBM, the twist is that Sun Microsystems may have the power to impact the outcome of its legal maneuvers. David Berlind explores the possibilities.
Comparing Oracle 10g column masking to relational views
Techguide Thanks to the suggestion of TechRepublic member BrooklynPennyPincher, this Oracle tip compares two approaches to hiding column-level data on a report: the Virtual Private Database and relational views.
Tags: Databases
