Archive for January, 2004

Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Esta vez sacamos ventaja a EEUU.

Google e IBM, a salvo de ‘Mydoom’ Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Que Mydoom ataque a SCO no debería sorprender a muchas gente. La firma que en sus inicios fue uno de los abanderados del Open Source, recordemos que su nombre anterior era Caldera, se ha destacado durante todo el año anterior por lanzar duros ataques contra la comunidad de Linux y se ha propuesto demandar a muchos de sus desarrolladores. Sin embargo, dentro del conjunto de la industria informática, SCO es una firma muy pequeña.

http://www.iblnews.com/txt/noticia.php?id=99293

A digital pony express. Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Cuentan que en Camboya, un motorista con un portátil recorre los diferentes poblados con WiFi alimentado por la batería de la moto. Al acercarse a la escuela de un poblado aminora la marcha para que de tiempo a descargar los emails entrantes y cargar los salientes. El ordenador y la antena de la escuela se alimentan con paneles solares. Finalmente se dirige a la capital y listo.

http://barrapunto.com/article.pl?sid=04/01/31/1051258

Netherlands Nabs Nigeria Scammers Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Dutch police have arrested 52 people suspected of defrauding gullible Internet users in one of the largest busts of the infamous “Nigerian e-mail” scam.

http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,62124,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

iSCSI is fully baked Saturday, January 31st, 2004

After pounding away at the iSCSI protocol, a university laboratory has deemed the technology fit for public consumption.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/63/35257.html

Vodafone eyes AT Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Almost certainly in order to get it hands on AT&T Wireless, Vodafone would have to abandon its minority holding. But AT&T is a better fit for Vodafone since it uses GSM not cdmaOne technology.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13902

Amphony Headphones Cut the Cord Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Amphony, a German technology company, is offering the world’s first 5.8-GHz digital wireless RF headphones, for high-end, cordless audio sound.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114284,pg,1,00.asp

FTC Launches International Anti-Spam Campaign Saturday, January 31st, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched a new international anti-spam campaign this week by sending “tens of thousands” of letters to businesses and organizations urging them to close open relays and proxies on their servers.

http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article.php/3306581

Free-software guru meets Indian president Saturday, January 31st, 2004

Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation, met on Thursday with Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to discuss “the ethical issues related to the use of proprietary software”

http://news.com.com/2110-7344_3-5151102.html?part=rss

SCO braces for MyDoom onslaught Saturday, January 31st, 2004

The SCO Group is readying itself for a massive attack that is expected to begin hitting its Web site this weekend, courtesy of the fast-spreading MyDoom virus.

http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5151274.html?part=rss