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US-CERT Urges All To Install XP SP2 The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT), the federally-funded security clearinghouse and alert center, put its two cents in this week and recommended that every Windows XP user install the Service Pack 2 update. | 3 |
IBM recalls 500,000 melting notebook adapters More than 500,000 notebook power adapters sold by IBM are being recalled to offset the threat of melting plastic and even fire. IBM and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall, saying | 3 |
Myskina is toppled by Chakvetadze NEW YORK, US -- Russian qualifier Anna Chakvetadze shocked lackluster French Open champion Anastasia Myskina by beating her 7-6 6-3 in the second round of the US Open in New York. | 1 |
Davenport Finds an Open Win Is No Sure Thing espite a four-tournament victory streak heading into the United States Open, Lindsay Davenport received a reminder today that her momentum could stop at any time. | 1 |
Radke strikes out nine Rangers Brad Radke, Torii Hunter and the rest of the Minnesota Twins were on the brink of contraction three years ago. Now they #39;re poised for a third straight division title. | 1 |
PM welcomes Anwar #39;s release OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin joined world leaders and Malaysian opposition figures yesterday in welcoming the surprise release of former Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim after six years in jail. | 0 |
Palestinian Prisoners End Hunger Strike Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails on Thursday have effectively ended an 18-day-old hunger strike after most of their demands for better conditions were met, a Palestinian cabinet minister said. | 0 |
Indonesian police to question officer who treated Bali bomber to <b>...</b> JAKARTA: An Indonesian police officer who treated a convicted Bali bomber to coffee in a Jakarta Starbucks is to be questioned over the incident, national police chief General Da #39;i Bachtiar said. | 0 |
India cautions against breakthroughs at Pakistan talks NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh has warned not to expect breakthroughs on disputed Kashmir during talks with his Pakistani counterpart this weekend, but said he will push a 72-point plan to boost peace between the neighbours. | 0 |
Rivals Say Microsoft Online Music Store Falls Short SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's. <A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/financeQuoteLookup.jhtml?ticker=MSFT.O qtype=sym infotype=info qcat=news">MSFT.O</A> newly launched MSN Music download service has a long way to go to catch up with iTunes and other online services, competitors said on Thursday. | 3 |
Intel Cuts Back Projection For 3rd-Quarter Revenue Intel Corp. lowered its revenue projections for its third quarter yesterday, citing slow consumer purchases across the globe. | 3 |
Soya boom threat to South America Some of South America's key areas are at risk from soya bean exports, campaigners say. | 3 |
Alien Contact More Likely by "Mail" Than Radio, Study Says A new study argues that intelligent alien life, should it exist, is more likely to communicate with Earth by sending artifacts, rather than radio waves. | 3 |
Owls Use Dung to "Fish" for Beetles Burrowing owls have been observed surrounding their nests with excrement from other animals, then waiting patiently for dinner to show up #151;dung beetles. | 3 |
Scientists Plan to Map Known Universe By FRANK GRIFFITHS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The radio telescope at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory will begin mapping the known galaxy on Friday, scientists said. The radio telescope, the world's most sensitive listening device that is powerful enough to hear planets forming several billion lights years away, received six more radio receivers to expand its range... | 3 |
Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2004 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: ----- Injuries Rampant in U.S., Study Says Injuries kill 18 Americans each hour, a new government report says. That figure translated into 157,000 people in 2001 alone, with no age group, gender, or race exempt, said the first national report for both fatal and nonfatal injuries released Thursday by the U.S... | 3 |
Apache, open-source groups wary of Sender ID The Apache Foundation pulls support for the antispam technology because of Microsoft's license requirements. | 3 |
Sun networking foray begins this month Server and software company prepares new foray into market for dot-com infrastructure. | 3 |
Study shows governments' open-source embrace Dozens of government proposals arise, but never get off the ground. | 3 |
Briefly: Microsoft tests Windows Marketplace roundup Plus: Nortel delays financials again...Microsoft updates SharePoint...Overture heads toward automation. | 3 |
Microsoft begins testing Windows Marketplace The online shopping and download center for Windows-related stuff gets a public workout. | 3 |
Outsourcers combine to take on IT services giants IT services giants will come under pressure from outsourcing alliances, as companies team up to beat the big guns. \ | 3 |
Cell phone sales keep booming Nokia holds on to its No. 1 position, as new buyers and upgraders stoke demand for handsets. | 3 |
Retailer to follow RFID test with full rollout Germany's Metro Group tested radio tag inventory control for a year and found it good enough to deploy--but not perfect. | 3 |
Intel lowers third-quarter expectations Tech bellwether cites drop in demand for PC processors and flash memory. | 3 |
Disk storage outlook dimmer A ray of second-quarter sunshine is overshadowed by clouds on the horizon, according to Gartner. | 3 |
Computerworld names Betts executive editor, Connors, VP/GM for online Computerworld has named Mitch Betts as its new executive editor and hired Martha Connors for the newly created job of vice president and general manager for the company's online business. | 3 |
HP helps hospital group cut printing costs, increase efficiency When it needed help managing its 3,300 printers and finding new ways to cut printing expenses, University Hospitals Health System turned to HP. | 3 |
Longhorn cuts delay Microsoft Business Framework Microsoft's decision to cut WinFS from its Longhorn release means another delay for the Microsoft Business Framework, which promises to make it easier for developers to write business applications for the Windows platform. | 3 |
Stock options top tech lobbying list at GOP convention At two tech-focused gatherings yesterday, industry companies, lobbying groups and politicians mulled over the IT industry's legislative agenda, including concerns about a move to force companies to expense stock options. | 3 |
Red Hat names new CFO Six weeks after it changed the way it books support subscription revenue, Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. has named Charles E. Peters Jr. as its new CFO. | 3 |
Manhattan presents wireless security challenge for RNC While physical security was tightened in New York for this week's GOP convention, IT security researchers uncovered an unsettling number of unencrypted wireless devices that could pose an information security nightmare for convention organizers and delegates. | 3 |
Nortel again delays filing financial results Embroiled in an accounting scandal that led to the firing of its CEO, Nortel Networks said today that its financial results for 2003 and the first half of 2004 won't be out until the end of October. | 3 |
Oracle releases delayed security patches Oracle Corp. released several high-risk vulnerabilities reported last month in its database software and other products, and urged customers to download and install them. | 3 |
Problems bedevil massive EDS system in U.K. A welfare case management and telephony system worth some \$806.5 million is in danger of being unplugged if the agency overseeing it cannot fix technical and procedural processes in the next several months. | 3 |
Israeli troops wounded in Gaza attack At least two Israeli occupation soldiers are receiving medical treatment after a bomb, said to be planted by the Palestinian resistance, exploded near an Israeli army base in the central Gaza Strip. | 0 |
IBM recalls notebook power adapters SAN FRANCISCO - IBM Corp. is recalling power adapters that shipped with certain models of its ThinkPad notebooks sold between January 1999 and August 2000. | 3 |
Appeals court revives Oracle shareholder case NEW YORK - While Oracle Corp. awaits a judge's decision on whether it can continue in its quest to acquire PeopleSoft Inc., the company faced a setback in an unrelated case. An appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a three-year-old shareholder lawsuit charging Oracle and several of its top executives with misleading investors about Oracle's performance may proceed, overturning a lower court's dismissal. | 3 |
Red Hat names new CFO Two months after announcing the resignation of its chief financial officer and six weeks after it changed the way it books support subscription revenue, Linux vendor Red Hat Inc. has named a new CFO. | 3 |
US government, companies warn of critical Oracle flaws BOSTON - The U.S. government's Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) and software security companies have issued warnings about a number of security vulnerabilities in versions of Oracle Corp.'s software. | 3 |
US government agencies aim for software assurance WASHINGTON - U.S. government agencies need to better understand the vulnerabilties of the software they're buying, said IT workers from several government agencies during a software assurance forum in Washington, D.C., this week. | 3 |
RNC - New York firms use VOIP to avoid convention crowds WASHINGTON - Some New York businesses are using a voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) feature to avoid the crowds at the Republican National Convention at Madison Square Garden. | 3 |
3amLabs delivers free remote access management tool Bolstering its lineup of remote access management offerings, 3amLabs on Thursday debuted three products including a free version of its flagship product, LogMeIn, that helps IT managers locate and manage remote access products. | 3 |
Storage revenues increase in Q2 The latest storage numbers are in and -- big surprise -- storage spending is up. | 3 |
News In Brief New this month: Office 2003 gets tweaked; Sidekick gets thinner and flashier; more powerful wireless networking is on the way; and hard-drive-based digital music players offer long battery life and lots of storage. | 3 |
Tiny Drives With Big Brains It's hard to resist these increasingly handy devices. But should you try? | 3 |
The Playlist: What's Wrong With Digital Music Stores? Though digital music has come a long way, today's online music stores still have significant problems. Here's my fix-it wish list. | 3 |
New York Firms Call on VoIP Net phones--and their portable phone numbers--help business avoid RNC crowds. | 3 |
Logitech Launches Laser-Tracking Mouse Device is the first of its kind and can work on most surfaces, company claims. | 3 |
Insurance Companies Try Out Auto Black Boxes By MATTHEW FORDAHL (AP) -- For two months, Jacob Sevlie's insurance company tagged along whenever he slid behind the wheel of his Honda Accord. An electronic monitor the size of a matchbook closely tracked Sevlie's driving time and behavior... | 3 |
July Factory Orders Exceeded Forecasts; Productivity Pace Slows July factory orders rose the most in four months, exceeding forecasts, and productivity gains slowed last quarter, two government reports released yesterday showed. | 2 |
Allied Domecq sees earnings growing Allied Domecq, the world #39;s second-biggest spirits company, says its annual earnings will show growth, led by a strong performance of its top spirit brands. | 2 |
US Chamber of Commerce sues SEC The US Chamber of Commerce filed suit Thursday against the Securities and Exchange Commission over the independent-chair rule for mutual fund boards. | 2 |
Investors Ignore Mixed Data to Focus on Next Job Report Stocks moved higher in a late-session buying surge yesterday, as oil prices stepped back from their highs and investors shrugged off mixed economic data, focusing with renewed optimism on the government #39;s upcoming jobs report. | 2 |
Lamy to reassure ASEAN on EU expansion BRUSSELS (DPA): European Union trade chief Pascal Lamy heads off to Jakarta for a meeting with economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Saturday, EU officials said on Thursday. | 2 |
Starbucks beverage prices to rise by end of the year Starbucks, the largest US chain of coffee shops, plans to raise its beverage prices by year #39;s end to cover higher costs for milk and health insurance amid slowing sales. | 3 |
Apache Rejects Sender ID hexene writes quot;In an open letter to the IETF MARID Working Group, the Apache Software Foundation has rejected the patent-encumbered Sender ID specification. | 3 |
Is portable video ready for its closeup? A few years ago, when MP3 players were establishing themselves as the hot cool thing, the next step seemed clear: What if you could take along not only music but movies, television programs | 3 |
Strong message from Boss keeps paying off One day after taking on the role of team motivator, George Steinbrenner was the team psychic. For one night, he actually was able to foresee the Yankees #39; future. | 1 |
Yankees return the favor The Yankees figure there is no sense looking backward, either at a bad loss or the team behind them in the standings. That is the way they have approached the whole week and it was the way | 1 |
The Palestinian hunger strike ends ighteen days after they began a hunger strike demanding improved humanitarian conditions, Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails resumed eating last night. | 0 |
Paul Krugman: A no-win situation in Iraq PRINCETON, New Jersey #39;Everyone wants to go to Baghdad; real men want to go to Tehran. quot; That was the attitude in Washington two years ago, when Ahmad Chalabi was assuring everyone that Iraqis would greet US troops with flowers. | 0 |
Ancient tomb discovered on Giza pyramids site Egypt #39;s antiquities chief on Thursday revealed a 2,500-year-old hidden tomb under the shadow of one of Giza #39;s three giant pyramids, containing 400 pinkie-finger-sized statues and six coffin-sized niches carved into granite rock. | 0 |
Wotbox Launches Eight National Search Engines Wotbox Launches Eight National Search Engines\\Wotbox is an independent Search Engine mainly known for its advanced geo-targeting technology. Wotbox, which displays a flag of the country of origin next to each result on its search pages, is growing and has launched a new search engine for eight major countries. It ... | 3 |
Wal-Mart Enters the Online Music Store Mix Wal-Mart Enters the Online Music Store Mix\\Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an online music store that works with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player. Wal-Mart, which began offering music downloads in March, said that its new store will offer downloads at 88 cents per song and is somewhat of an affiliate of ... | 3 |
Bioinformatics Award Winners Meet five people whose breakthroughs make the progress of science real. Chosen from hundreds of applicants to Apple #146;s Bioinformatics Award Program, they are shaping our health and our world through their research in biotechnology #151; and the help of Apple #146;s Workgroup Cluster for Bioinformatics. Sep 2 | 3 |
Mysteries of San Andreas Fault Are Explored by a Drill Dubbed by the National Science Foundation as a modern-day journey to the center of the earth, a \$250 million project uses a drill to explore the San Andreas fault. | 3 |
I.B.M. Offers \$10,000 to Owners of Contaminated Houses The company is willing to pay \$10,000 each to the owners of nearly 500 contaminated homes in an upstate village if the owners give up their right to sue over pollution. | 3 |
Equipment Donated to Convention Is Passed to Schools Telephones and computers that were donated for use at the Republican National Convention will now be used to improve security and enhance New York City public schools. | 3 |
Maldives political reforms cosmetic - opposition (Reuters) Reuters - The chief political opponent of Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom on Friday accused Asia's longest serving ruler of continuing to stifle democracy despite his pledges of reform. | 0 |
IMF to lower French growth forecast (AFP) AFP - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will lower its 2005 French economic growth forecast from 2.5 percent to 2.3 percent, the financial daily Les Echos said, without quoting its sources. | 2 |
U.S. Open: Serena Set to Steal Spotlight NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Serena Williams fashion show will take center stage at the U.S. Open Friday as the former champion takes on French teen-ager Tatiana Golovin for a place in the fourth round. | 1 |
Thatcher Posts Bail to End S.Africa House Arrest (Reuters) Reuters - Mark Thatcher, arrested\in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing an\attempted coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, was released from\house arrest Friday after posting 2 million rand bail. | 0 |
Nine Killed as Ugandan Army Disarms Pastoralists (Reuters) Reuters - Six Karamojong warriors and three\government troops were shot dead during an operation to disarm\the pastoralist nomads in remote northeastern Uganda, the army\said on Friday. | 0 |
Freed Anwar Maneuvers to Re-Enter Politics (AP) AP - Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim savored his first full day of freedom in six years Friday after his dramatic release from prison and he tested the waters for a comeback in Malaysian politics. | 0 |
Halliburton considered bribing Nigerian officials to win contracts NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - An internal investigation into Halliburton Co (HAL.NYS) reportedly revealed that the company had considered bribing Nigerian officials to win contracts a decade back. | 2 |
Sony leans on discount retailers Japanese electronics firm looks to expand agreements with Wal-Mart, Costco to boost total sales. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan #39;s Sony Corp. | 2 |
Intel lowers quarterly forecast Intel Corp., the world #39;s biggest maker of semiconductors, reduced its third-quarter revenue forecast Thursday, blaming lower-than-expected demand for flash memory and PC chips. | 2 |
Futures Point to Pain for Stocks Reduced revenue guidance from Intel (INTC:Nasdaq - news - research) had stocks under pressure Friday ahead of the key August employment report. | 2 |
Most Hospitals Posting Data on Care More than 98 percent of hospitals in the United States are reporting quality-of-care data for treating heart attack, heart failure and pneumonia, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid said yesterday. | 2 |
Myanmar slams British interference Military-ruled Myanmar has said Britain is interfering in the internal affairs of its former colony, jeopardising relations between Europe and Asia. | 2 |
Nortel Financial Statements to Be Delayed The Nortel Networks Corporation, which is restating results back through 2001, said yesterday that it would not have financial statements for last year and the first half of 2004 ready until the end of October, a month later than planned. | 2 |
US Chamber Asks Court to Overturn Rule on Mutual Fund Boards The United States Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday that it had asked a federal court to overturn a rule requiring mutual fund boards to have independent chairmen and majorities of independent directors. | 2 |
Rank Group mulls break-up Shares in Rank Group have rallied after the leisure group said it might hive off its Deluxe film and video businesses to focus on its gaming and restaurant operations. | 2 |
Nokia handset sales recover slightly NOKIA #39;S SALES SLIDE has been halted according to figures released by the Gartner Group. The analysts predict Nokia #39;s share of the global market crept back to almost 30 per cent. | 3 |
Microsoft Windows Media Player 10 Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you #39;ll actually want to use. | 3 |
Editorial: A planet just like home For however many millennia mankind has peered at the heavens, no one had ever identified a planet outside the solar system, and, being prone to extrapolating, many assumed no one ever would. | 3 |
IBM recalls 500,000 Thinkpad adaptors NEW YORK, September 3 (New Ratings) - IBM (IBM.NYS) has reportedly recalled more than half a million notebook power adapters due to the threat of melting plastic, and electric shock and fire hazards. | 3 |
Apache glitch for Microsoft-backed anti-spam technology The open source Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is refusing to adopt technology promising to curtail the rising tide of spam, citing restrictions with Microsoft Corp. | 3 |
Red Hat appoints new CFO Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. has appointed a new chief financial officer following the resignation of former CFO Kevin Thompson and the recent restatement of its revenue after an accounting policy change. | 3 |
There may be alien life out there after all London - An unexplained radio signal from deep space could just be contact from an alien civilisation. New Scientist magazine reported the signal on Thursday, revealing that it comes from a point between the Pisces and Aries constellations. | 3 |
Security alert identifies Oracle holes Software security companies and US-Cert, the US government #39;s computer monitoring body, have issued warnings about security vulnerabilities in Oracle software. | 3 |
Plus: Virtual Farm Game According to a new research study by the non-profit Pew Internet and American Life Project, so-called Instant Messaging (IM) is what #39;s really hot when it comes to electronic communication now. | 3 |
Second quarter sees rise in storage revenue Worldwide external controller-based disc storage revenue totalled \$3.2bn (1.8bn) in the second quarter, up 5.1 from the \$3.1bn recorded in the same period last year. | 3 |
Wi-fi nets get security makeover The update uses stronger encryption and does a better job of letting only authorised users join wireless nets. The improvements have been made to re-assure businesses that wi-fi networks can be made safe enough to be really useful and widely deployed. | 3 |
Gerrard injury scare Steven Gerrard faces a late fitness test today after giving England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson a scare ahead of tomorrow night #39;s 2006 World Cup qualifier in Austria. | 1 |
Fallon back in saddle after posting bail LONDON - Champion jockey Kieron Fallon and colleagues Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams were back in action yesterday after their arrests over allegations of race-fixing. | 1 |
quot;El Gato quot; Romero still climbing the leaderboard at 50 Veteran Eduardo Romero continued to defy Old Father Time by powering into contention for his third European Masters title in 10 years on Friday. | 1 |
Woodward slams English rugby and committs to Lions Clive Woodward gave English rugby a hammer blow over the game #39;s structure on Friday before declaring himself 100 per cent ready for next summer #39;s British Lions tour of New Zealand. | 1 |
Lions run over Bills (09/03/04) The Lions closed out their exhibition season with a 20-17 win over Buffalo Thursday at Ford Field. The victory came at a price. | 1 |
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