Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Sobig spawns a recipe for secret spam. Now spreading worldwide, a new variant of the Sobig worm could allow spammers to use infected PCs to send bulk e-mail that can't be traced back to its source. [CNET News.com]
5:14:37 PM    

Pioneer adds TiVo to DVD recorders. The electronics maker is combining digital video recording capabilities to its line of DVD recorders in its latest attempt to jumpstart the DVR market. [CNET News.com]
3:32:06 PM    

Three Enterprise Operating Systems Compared

Three Enterprise Operating Systems Compared
Operating Systems
Software
Posted by timothy on Wednesday June 25, @08:03AM
from the or-none-of-the-above dept.
Anonymous Coward writes "Finally, a much awaited review of enterprise OSes. The guys from NW Test Alliance pitted Red Hat, UnitedLinux, and Windows against each other and rated them on several rubrics. Red Hat won by a slight margin on the basis of its high hardware compatibility and strong security integration."

 

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9:36:29 AM    

Oracle, in Pursuit of PeopleSoft, Relents on Merger. While persisting in its hostile bid to acquire PeopleSoft, Oracle dropped one condition of the offer. By Laurie J. Flynn. [New York Times: Technology]

Oracle drops its objection to the merger with J.D. Edwards which PeopleSoft recently sweetened.  Oracle's proposed takeover of PS faces oppostion from not only the PS board but also several states regulators.


9:27:26 AM