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Don’t Toss That Personal Firewall
The new firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not by any means the most important security advance in the service pack. Other changes, principally locking down the My Computer zone in Internet Explorer, will have more profound implications for security of the average system. But it’s not unimportant. Had Microsoft done the Internet…
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IT Managers: Windows XP Update Not a Priority
Microsoft may have delayed Windows XP Service Pack 2 yet again this week, but IT managers are, in any case, not exactly champing at the bit to roll out the security-oriented update. The most eager IT departments contacted by eWEEK.com said they would deploy SP2 only after extensive testing. Others said the update was not…
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Novell Won’t Rush Linux Desktop
SAN FRANCISCO—Novell Inc. is not, as some had expected, releasing even a beta version of its new Linux desktop at the LinuxWorld tradeshow here. Instead, what the company is doing is just demoing a version of the Novell Linux Desktop at its booth, and it’s looking for user reactions. “We’re not even saying anything about…
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WD Designs RAID Drive
Western Digital Corp. has designed a disk drive specifically targeted for RAID and other heavy-duty cycle applications. WD, based in Irvine, Calif., said Tuesday that it has begun shipping the WD Caviar RAID Edition (RE) drives, a family of three 3.5-inch, 7,200-RPM drives ranging in capacity from 120GB to 260GB. Click here for the rest…
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Why SCO’s Partners Stick with It
LAS VEGAS—Linux supporters who hate SCO would have been shocked to see SCO CEO Darl McBride greeted with a roar of applaud from about 500 SCO resellers and integrators at its annual SCO Forum trade show. Why was the “most hated man in IT” so warmly greeted? Because SCO’s Unix products make them money. It’s…
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RFID—Ready for Prime Time Yet?
RFID is hailed by its fans as a tool that will revolutionize the supply chain by streamlining product tracking. Yet as Wal-Mart and other big retailers forge ahead on 2005 deadines for initial compliance, security risks are coming to light that could conceivably raise mayhem not just on retail shelves, but all the way back…
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