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  • Novell to Offer Linux Indemnification Program

    Novell Inc. has decided to follow Hewlett-Packard Co.’s lead and indemnify its enterprise Linux customers against possible legal action by The SCO Group and/or others. Novell is expected to announce its Linux Indemnification Program late on Monday, sources close to the company told eWEEK. A Novell spokesman would not confirm this, adding that the company…

  • Senator Preps Bill to Define VOIP, Curb FCC

    In the coming weeks, a New Hampshire congressman plans to introduce legislation that will attempt to define and regulate voice over IP (VOIP) while preventing the Federal Communications Commission from tacking on additional regulations. In an interview with eWEEK.com, Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) said he plans to introduce legislation in the first few weeks…

  • Court Sides with Microsoft in Lindows.com Dispute

    A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ordered the rejection of claims in the California class-action settlement with Microsoft Corp. that were submitted through a Lindows.com Inc. Web site. The judge’s order, made on Dec. 22 and announced on Thursday by Microsoft Corp., marks the end of an effort by San Diego-based Lindows.com to promote…

  • Wyse to Enhance Server Management Software

    Thin-client vendor Wyse Technology Inc. will expand the application management features in its terminal server management software. At the Citrix Solutions Summit in Orlando, Fla., officials with the San Jose, Calif., company will unveil Wyse Expedian 3.0. Key new features of the software, which runs on all Microsoft Corp. Windows servers running Terminal Server and…

  • PeopleSoft Requests Interviews With Oracle Execs

    With a request filed to the Alameda County Court earlier this week, PeopleSoft Inc. is embarking on the first wave of depositions in its suit against Oracle Corp. Fending off a hostile takeover bid from Oracle launched this past June, PeopleSoft filed suit against Oracle in an effort to remedy what it says is “substantial…

  • Newest Trojan: Disguised to Do Damage

    A new Trojan horse program appeared on the Internet Friday, and security experts are worried that its disguise will help it infect a large number of computers rather quickly. Known variously as Xombe and Downloader, the program is attached to an e-mail that purports to come from Microsoft Corp. and supposedly delivers security updates to…

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