Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: 'Buffalo spammer' sentenced

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 02:09 AM

	A New York state man who sent out millions of "spam" e-mails was sentenced to 3-1/2 to seven years in prison, the state attorney general's office said Thursday. Read full article: ''Buffalo spammer' sentenced'

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Articles: New Internet domains weighed

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 02:07 AM

	A new batch of proposed Internet domains could make it easier to fight spam and filter out smut, but the head of the regulatory body that will usher them sees even broader possibilities. Read full article: 'New Internet domains weighed'

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Articles: Cyber-sleuthing the latest in high-tech crime fighting

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 02:04 AM

	Police are heading back to the classroom as a new breed of criminals turns to the Internet to prey on unsuspecting victims. Read full article: 'Cyber-sleuthing the latest in high-tech crime fighting'

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Articles: Sony Pulling Handheld From U.S. Market

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:03 AM

	Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said yesterday that it will not sell its Clie line of handheld computers in the United States this holiday season, as handheld sales continue to decline and cell phones equipped with cameras and other features catch on with consumers. Read full article: 'Sony Pulling Handheld From U.S. Market'

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Articles: Intel introduces 4 mobile chips

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 02, 2004 - 12:00 AM

	LOS ANGELES, June 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, on Tuesday introduced four mobile processors -three mobile Pentium 4 chips and a Celeron chip - for the value market segments. Read full article: 'Intel introduces 4 mobile chips'

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Articles: HP Said to Support Two Open-Source Software Vendors

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 03:52 AM

	Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will support open-source software companies JBoss and MySQL on its servers as it seeks to compete with International Business Machines Corp. (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) in offering Linux-compatible services, a Linux executive said late Monday. Read full article: 'HP Said to Support Two Open-Source Software Vendors'

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Articles: Linux Process Change Raises Questions May 31, 2004

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 03:10 AM

	Linux creator Linus Torvalds last week added a requirement to the process for submitting code for the operating system's kernel. While the change is subtle, it raises new questions about the open-source development approach and the swarm of lawsuits involving Linux and intellectual-property rights. Read full article: 'Linux Process Change Raises Questions May 31, 2004'

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Articles: Who's the new (J)Boss?

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 03:07 AM

Open source adoption within companies has occurred in a series of waves, each moving free software successively closer to the heart of the enterprise. First, there was Apache, whose rise is documented vividly in the Netcraft server survey. After the Web server, open source began to find favour for file serving, typically using GNU/Linux and Samba. GNU/Linux was also used to run proprietary databases like Oracle and DB2, but more recently open source databases like MySQL have proved increasingly popular with companies.

Read full article: 'Who's the new (J)Boss?'

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Articles: Sun Rolls Out New Hardware, Software, Services

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 03:02 AM

	SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer systems company Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday unveiled new services, software and hardware offerings as part of its plan to move to selling its wares on a bundled subscription basis rather than as discrete components. Read full article: 'Sun Rolls Out New Hardware, Software, Services'

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Articles: Sun Rolls Out New Hardware, Software, Services

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 03:02 AM

	SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Computer systems company Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday unveiled new services, software and hardware offerings as part of its plan to move to selling its wares on a bundled subscription basis rather than as discrete components. Read full article: 'Sun Rolls Out New Hardware, Software, Services'

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