Archive for the 'IT News Clips' Category

13
July
2005

IBM Looks To Strengthen Ties With Academia

IBM is expanding a college and university outreach effort by including academics in a program that gives access to software-development technologies. Previously, the IBM Academic Initiative offered software and discounts on hardware from the company. With the expansion of the program, academics will be able to download technologies from the company’s alphaWorks Web site and […]

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13
July
2005

EC Raids Intel Offices

As part of an ongoing investigation of antitrust allegations against Intel, the European Commission (EC) this week conducted raids on Intel offices around Europe and on computer makers and retailers. The EC began looking into antitrust concerns more than four years ago, but the investigation was left idle for lack of evidence in 2002. After […]

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13
July
2005

Texas Institutions To Develop Joint Digital Library

Rice University and four university systems in Texas have announced a partnership to create a digital repository of online resources aimed broadly at public users. Dubbed the Texas Digital Library, the repository will pool the efforts of Rice University, the Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, the University of Houston System, and […]

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12
July
2005

Coalition To Release Spyware Definition

The recently created Anti-Spyware Coalition is set to release a definition of spyware. According to officials from the group, the first step toward dealing with the growing problem of spyware and adware is to define very clearly what it is. The group’s proposed definition, which the public can comment on until August 12, identifies spyware […]

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11
July
2005

Survey Shows Rochester Students Not Keen On Napster

According to a survey of students at the University of Rochester, which offers the Napster online music service to members of the campus community, virtually none of the students has purchased a song from the company. Close to half of the students reported either using the streaming audio feature of the service or acquiring a […]

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20
December
2004

Hackers Hit Security Company Database

Hackers gained access to the financial and personal data of 3,800 law enforcement and network security professionals when they broke into the customer database of Guidance Software in Pasadena, California.
Guidance Software is a leading provider of software to diagnose hacker attacks, and its EnCase product is used by hundreds of security researchers and law enforcement […]

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