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Thursday, June 12, 2003

Antivirus flaw downs mail servers. Companies that failed to apply a long-available patch for a Networks Associates security application are at risk of a malicious message that crashes Microsoft Exchange servers. [CNET News.com]
7:22:19 PM

Wal-Mart to deploy radio ID tags for supply tracking. By asking its top 100 suppliers to support the radio frequency ID technology, Wal-Mart hopes to improve inventory management and gain better visibility into the supply chain. [Computerworld News]

RFID is going to be very big.

5:55:28 PM

PeopleSoft Board Rejects Oracle Takeover - PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors Thursday announced that it is recommending that stockholders reject Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid.
At the same time, financial analysts are frowning on Oracle's attempt to gobble up PeopleSoft, with Moody's Investors Services changing its ratings outlook for the database giant to negative. - Eweek

No surprises here. This is on hostile bid. You do wonder just what is on Oracle's mind though. @ Emory, PeopleSoft runs on Oracle.
12:15:36 PM

June 2003 Web Server Survey. The June 2003 Netcraft Web Server Survey found over 40 million web sites. [Netcraft]
12:06:33 PM

Unix's courtroom adventures continue. As legal battles heat up over who owns the rights to the operating system, another dispute has been quietly simmering over the rights to the Unix name itself. [CNET News.com]
9:15:33 AM

E-Mailing Around an Open Fire: Campgrounds Go Wireless. Hitting the road this summer may mean spending more time on the Interstate than on the Internet, but options for wireless connectivity are expanding for travelers. Kampgrounds of America, known to drivers across the land as KOA, recently began outfitting some of its 500 sites with Wi-Fi access, enabling campers to browse for s'mores recipes even as the marshmallows are roasting. By Andrew Zipern. [New York Times: Technology]
9:08:36 AM

Turn Back the Clock for a Speedy Recovery. Do I need a system-recovery program like Roxio's GoBack if my computer has the System Restore function as part of Windows XP? By J.d. Biersdorfer. [New York Times: Technology]
9:06:54 AM