By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 23 Jul, 2008
EMC's revenue grew 18 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, a result the company attributed to massive growth in the data enterprises need to store. read more »
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service\Miami Bureau 23 Jul, 2008
Google has launched Knol, its user-generated online encyclopedia, which it announced in December but had kept under wraps in private testing. read more »
The researcher whose speculation led to an early disclosure of information about a critical flaw in the Domain Name System (DNS), the Internet's traffic cop, wasn't the first to come close to the truth, said the security expert who found the bug and organized a massive patching effort. read more »
Ubuntu Linux Founder Mark Shuttleworth urged development of a Linux desktop to rival what Apple has done in this space and aired a vision of software changing the world. read more »
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service\London Bureau 23 Jul, 2008
A Romanian man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal fraud charge for his role in setting up fake Web sites in order to steal credit and debit card details. read more »
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service\Stockholm Bureau 23 Jul, 2008
The ITU wants to use numbers to identify emergency contacts in a mobile phone directory, so for example ambulance personnel know who to call when they find a mobile phone on an injured person who can't communicate. read more »
By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service\Seattle Bureau 22 Jul, 2008
The "spam king" was sentenced on Tuesday to 47 months in prison, with a ruling that the court hopes sends a message to other online criminals. read more »
By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service\San Francisco Bureau 23 Jul, 2008
One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), hackers are saying that software that exploits this flaw is sure to pop up soon. read more »
In Johannesburg (or Jozi), street lights work and are obeyed; the computerized system has cracked down on all errant motorist until they have all towed the line. I even commented to a friend that we need such a computerized system in Kenya, but we have to get rid of the thugs who carjack motorists at night before we can obey lights at night. read more »
