Archive for January, 2004
Google e IBM, a salvo de ‘Mydoom’ Saturday, January 31st, 2004
Que Mydoom ataque a SCO no deberÃa 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 baterÃa 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