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PSINet cans spammer, pledges reforms

Author: JT Smith

PSINet came under fire from anti-spam organizations after CNET News.com obtained an electronic unsigned copy of a so-called pink contract between PSINet and Cajunnet, a marketing firm based in Slidell, La., that freely admits its spamming practices.

Asus cracked and down

Author: JT Smith

The Register reports that the Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer is the latest high-profile site to experience a cracker attack in recent days.

Category:

  • Linux

MS and TI team up on wireless platform

Author: JT Smith

From a story at MaximumLinux.com: Microsoft and Texas Instruments today announced plans for the 2.5G smart phone solution, an integrated wireless platform that will support 2.5G GSM/GPRS-enabled wireless handsets and advanced mobile computing devices. This should allow for the consolidation of multiple communications and multimedia features, resulting in the creation of small but intelligent wireless mobile devices.”

Borland becomes Inprise becomes Borland

Author: JT Smith

The Scots Valley, Calif. software development tool vendor has changed its name back to Borland after two relatively unsuccessful years as Inprise. From a report at TechWeb.

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  • Open Source

Linux appliance server reflects customer demand

Author: JT Smith

Linux News reports on IBM’s new xSeries 135 Linux appliance server. According to the company’s product description, this is the first server of its kind that can be configured and deployed right out of the box.

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  • Linux

Net traffic at all-time high

Author: JT Smith

Wired News reports that Internet traffic hit a record high as users rushed online to check on election results. ABCNews.com states they received 27.1 million page views yesterday, beating its previous record for the Starr Report by 17 million.

AT&T sheds assets to pare debt

Author: JT Smith

Reuters is predicting that AT&T will sell off its stakes in other cable companies and Time Warner Entertainment in order to slash $16 billion in debt.

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  • Open Source

Revenge of the older CEOs

Author: JT Smith

ZDNet’s David Coursey comments on Silicon Valley’s latest trend of seeking out experienced leaders: “During the Internet gold rush, venture capital seemed to accept the 1960’s mantra that nobody older than 30 could be “relevant” to the new economy. Now that the gold rush has ended — or at least headed to the islands for a rest — the target age for Silicon Valley execs has raced past 40. And 50 year old CEOs are starting to look very attractive.”

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  • Linux

Microsoft to detail .NET vision on Friday

Author: JT Smith

Microsoft wants to give ISPCon attendees a peek at how it plans to win over Internet and application providers to Windows 2000. Part of the plan involves offering hosts free copies of Windows 2000 Advanced Server, a special resource kit, and steep discounts on training and support. The full story is at InfoWorld.com.

Red Hat still betting on the long shot

Author: JT Smith

Upside Today profiles Red Hat and its finally concluded search for a CFO, who the company plans to introduce at tomorrow morning’s investor meeting.

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  • Linux