Stories by Nancy Weil

Red Hat Debuts E-commerce, Net Device OSes

Red Hat Inc. today launched the latest version of its Linux operating system aimed at e-commerce servers and also introduced a new open-source OS for embedded systems in Internet devices.

Microsoft buys into RealNames

Microsoft is taking an equity stake of about 20% in RealNames, and the two companies will jointly market projects in Web navigation and use of brand names and trademarks on the Internet.

Real DoS Hack Victims Weren't Web Sites

Here's a sobering thought to end this week of hacking attacks: while attention has focused on the top-name e-commerce sites that were stunned by the denial of service (DoS) attacks, thousands of computers with constant Internet access were compromised to carry out the cyber crimes. Those computers are most likely in corporate offices, small businesses, universities and, perhaps, homes with high-speed Internet access.

Microsoft Due to File Rebuttal in MS/DOJ Case

Microsoft Corp. today is due to file its rebuttal of the U.S. government's most recent court filing in the ongoing antitrust trial, the last step in the case before the two sides present their final oral arguments in front of U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson.

Amazon.com sues Barnesandnoble.com

"Click" war may have erupted as Amazon.com filed a lawsuit alleging top rival barnesandnoble.com copied a patented online ordering feature that stores billing and shipping information so that customers can avoid multiple mouse clicking.

3Com Ships Home Networking Kit

3Com Corp. is shipping a line of 10M-bits-per-second home networking products that use phone wires and jacks to connect multiple PCs.

Another IE 5 security flaw found

Microsoft might consider putting Bulgarian programmer Georgi Guninski on the payroll. The software maker has acknowledged that Guninski discovered yet a third security flaw in Internet Explorer 5 browser software.

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