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AMD, Intel Look to Extend 64-Bit Offerings
Semiconductor rivals Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. are pushing forward with new processors that expand the companies’ footprints. Intel this week is expected to demonstrate its future x86 64-bit chip line at its Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. Code-named CT, the technology will be the Santa Clara, Calif., company’s first public response…
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Sarbanes-Oxley: Road to Compliance
As the initial June deadline for complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act nears, publicly traded companies across the United States are scurrying to deploy software packages that will put them in compliance. Not surprisingly, IT departments view the act as an opportunity to show their impact on the company’s bottom line by helping forge tighter links…
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First Major Linux 2.6 Beta Distribution Arrives
Eager and ready to get Linux 2.6 a try, but you’re not a kernel hacker? Well, you don’t have to wait any longer. Red Hat Inc.’s released a 2.6 distribution, the community based distribution Fedora Core 2 test 1, late last week. Fedora, which is not supported Red Hat, is an experimental distribution for Red…
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First Fallout from Code Leak Hits the Web
A security company on Monday alerted clients of a new vulnerability to Internet Explorer 5, one attributed to the recent leak of Microsoft Corp. Windows source code. The quick attack appears to contradict some optimistic expectations that the recent leak of Windows 2000 and NT code would not pose a significant opportunity for hackers. According…
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Curious Programmers Face Legal Tangles with Leaked Windows Code
With portions of Microsoft Windows NT and 2000 source code running wild on the Internet, programmers are battling the temptation to peek at the operating system’s code. Doing so, legal experts warn, could thrust developers and their software projects into a legal hotbed. “There’s no legitimate reason to look at it,” said Phil Albert, a…
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Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft
Thursday’s leak of the Windows 2000 source code originated not from Microsoft, but from long-time Redmond partner Mainsoft. The leaked code includes 30,915 files and was apparently removed from a Linux computer used by Mainsoft for development purposes. Dated July 25, 2000, the source code represents Windows 2000 Service Pack 1. Analysis indicates files within…
