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  • Telecom Deals Create Buzz

    When Congress came up with its plan to let long distance telephone companies sell local phone service, local phone companies sell long-distance service, and the market move toward open competition, legislators likely never envisioned what is happening today. After prompting an initial spate of new entrants, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 gave way to consolidation.…

  • IBM, Microsoft Collide on Collaboration

    IBM’s and Microsoft’s collaboration software strategies are headed for a collision this spring when they pit, respectively, all-in-one products against integrated, a la carte offerings. Microsoft Corp., in the first half of the year, plans to ship its LCS (Live Communications Server) 2005 for instant messaging and Web conferencing; its Live Communications Client, code-named Istanbul;…

  • Managed E-Mail Security Providers Woo VARs

    Managed service providers focused on e-mail security have been around for a few years, but the time might be ripe for resellers to get involved. For one thing, managed services are taking a bite out of software’s share of the e-mail security market. “We see increased demand for this hosted approach and the appliance delivery…

  • Cisco Wireless Networking Leader Takes a Break

    The vice president and general manager of Cisco’s Wireless Networking Business Unit is leaving his post for at least six months, officials at the San Jose, Calif., networking giant confirmed Friday. Bill Rossi, who joined Cisco Systems Inc. in 1995, has been with the industry-leading wireless unit since 1999. He oversees the company’s SWAN (Structured…

  • Chicken Swimsuit Model Hides Nasty Worm

    Anti-virus vendors have raised the threat level on a double-barreled MSN Messenger worm that lures users with the promise of sexy image files. The worm, identified as W32/Bropia, arrives as a download link within MSN instant messaging sessions, but instead of sexy photographs, infected users get an image of a cooked chicken on a platter…

  • High-Risk Flaws Patched in Eudora

    Qualcomm has pushed out an update for its Eudora e-mail client to fix multiple security flaws that put users at risk of computer hijacking. The San Diego-based Qualcomm Inc., which offers a free version of the client alongside premium versions, said the new Eudora 6.2.1 corrects several vulnerabilities reported by research firm NGSS (Next Generation…

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