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MySQL Bot Attack Thwarted
Last week’s sophisticated bot attack against Windows installations of the MySQL database engine has fizzled after DNS (Domain Name System) service authorities shut off access to IRC servers controlling the worm. The bot, which launched brute-force attacks on weak MySQL passwords, was infecting vulnerable systems at the rate of 100 per minute. At its peak,…
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Former Execs Sue SCO Parent Canopy
According to a report in The Salt Lake Tribune, recently ousted executives of The Canopy Group Inc. are suing Canopy, the parent company of The SCO Group Inc., for at least $100-million and a return to their positions, alleging that they were illegally fired in December. Sources close to Lindon, Utah-based Canopy confirmed that the…
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VIA Unveils New Chipsets
VIA has been a popular supplier of chipsets for motherboards that support both Athlon 64 and Pentium 4 processors, and it’s about to refresh their P4 offerings with a new line of “PT Series” chipsets. The first offering is the PT880 Pro, aimed at what VIA calls the “Performance Mainstream” market. It’s targeted at customers…
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CA Plows Ahead with Business-Unit Restructuring
Computer Associates International Inc. last week acknowledged its plans to reorganize around a business unit structure and move two top executives into new roles, but at least one of those changes may be temporary. “The business unit structure has proven itself an incredibly effective model in this industry and is a natural next step for…
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SBC in Merger Talks with AT&T?
Rumors have surfaced that SBC Communications Inc. has begun serious, preliminary negotiations to buy AT&T Corp., a move that would further consolidate the rapidly constricting telecommunications sector. The nation’s largest long-distance carrier, AT&T, of Bedminster, N.J., turned its sights in recent years to the lucrative business market, as pricing pressures in the long-distance consumer market…
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EMC Program Aims to Lure Veritas Backup Customers
Hoping to lure customers away from its chief backup and recovery software rival, EMC has quietly launched its new quarterly roll-out program, called “Safe Switch.” The program is designed to woo customers deploying Veritas Software’s backup products that are considering or currently engaged in software migrations, or those wary of Symantec’s impending merger with Veritas.…
