Κυριακή, Φεβρουαρίου 29, 2004
Πόλεμος για τη διαχείριση του Internet
ADSLgr - Πόλεμος για τη διαχείριση του Internet
Τέλος καλό, όλα καλά με την Ιταλία για το υποβρύχιο καλώδιο
ADSLgr - Τέλος καλό, όλα καλά με την Ιταλία για το υποβρύχιο καλώδιο
Σε μείωση τιμών έως και 14% οδήγησε η απελευθέρωση των τηλεπικοινωνιών
ADSLgr - Σε μείωση τιμών έως και 14% οδήγησε η απελευθέρωση των τηλεπικοινωνιών
Eντυπωσιακή μείωση κερδών για τον OTE
Eντυπωσιακή υποχώρηση της κερδοφορίας σημείωσε ο OTE, που σύμφωνα με τα επίσημα στοιχεία απώλεσε πάνω από το 1/4 των κερδών του 2002, συμπληρώνοντας μια εξαετία διαρκούς συρρίκνωσης των κερδών, που απεικονίζει το έντονο διαρθρωτικό πρόβλημα που αντιμετωπίζει.
O κύκλος εργασιών το 2003 περιορίστηκε σε 3.125,6 εκατ. ευρώ από 3.338,8 που ήταν το 2002 (-6,4%) ενώ τα προ φόρων κέρδη συμπιέστηκαν στα 395,8 εκατ. ευρώ από 531,8 εκατ. ευρώ, σημειώνοντας πτώση κατά 25,6%. Eτσι το επίπεδο κερδοφορίας του OTE έφθασε πλέον στα επίπεδα που βρίσκονταν στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 1990.
H εικόνα των αντίστοιχων μεγεθών του ομίλου του OTE μοιάζει διαφορετική, ωστόσο δεν είναι συγκρίσιμη με την περυσινή καθώς από τον Mάρτιο του 2003 στις οικονομικές καταστάσεις ενοποιείται πλήρως και η Romtelecom.
ADSLgr - Eντυπωσιακή μείωση κερδών για τον OTE
eMule 0.42b
'The Kademlia supporting eMule v0.42b is open available for all users. The imlemented Kademlia protocol allows eMules to work also without any server. (optional) Nevertheless we want to point out, that this is an alpha version. Since this version is quite new to the large userbase, the Kad-network is disabled by default, but all curious users and testers can enabled it in the connection preferences."
MSFN - eMule 0.42b
Hackers exploit Windows patches
Instead of working it out for themselves, malicious hackers are reverse engineering the patches to better understand the vulnerabilities, said David Aucsmith, who is in charge of technology at Microsoft's security business and technology unit."
ieXbeta Board - Hackers exploit Windows patches:
Σάββατο, Φεβρουαρίου 28, 2004
Microsoft WMV 9 Gets Nod for DVD HD
Bink.nu - Microsoft WMV 9 Gets Nod for DVD HD
Παρασκευή, Φεβρουαρίου 27, 2004
Porting Visual Basic apps to Linux
'Linux on the desktop has been a hot topic,' said REAL President/CEO Geoff Perlman. 'What's been missing are the applications. There haven't been many good tools for creating desktop software.'
Perlman said this is the first commercial rapid application development product to offer a way to migrate existing Visual Basic applications to a Linux environment. 'The biggest benefit to Linux users is that this product enables a great parity between Linux and Windows,' he said."
NewsForge - Porting Visual Basic apps to Linux
Nokia launches attack on Microsoft powerbase
Neowin.net - Nokia launches attack on Microsoft powerbase
Microsoft SQL Server 'Yukon' Beta 2 Preview
WinBeta.org - Microsoft SQL Server 'Yukon' Beta 2 Preview
Microsoft Windows Media Player for Linux?
Neowin.net - Microsoft Windows Media Player for Linux?
WinZip 9.0 FINAL
Neowin.net - WinZip 9.0 FINAL
Windows XP SP2 Beta Includes Built-In Virus Scanner
The tool is among the operating system enhancements the Redmond, Wash., company is developing as part of its Security Center initiative to rebuff viruses, worms, trojans and crackers.
Microsoft will also provide free online training to help developers make the most of SP2's security features, Chairman Bill Gates said at today's RSA Security conference. It's the first time the company has offered training with a Windows service pack release."
MSFN - Windows XP SP2 Beta Includes Built-In Virus Scanner
Mozilla 1.7 Alpha Released
onBeforeUnload
event and includes a newer and enhanced version of ChatZilla, which now understands the /ignore command. Mozilla 1.7 Alpha is also smaller than 1.6 and page load times have improved since the last release."
MozillaZine Talkback - Mozilla 1.7 Alpha Released
Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware
The new technologies will allow Windows to detect irregular system behavior -- in terms of network traffic, memory usage and system calls, for example -- and respond to them automatically, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said in a presentation at the RSA Conference in San Francisco Tuesday."
Bink.nu - Microsoft to make Longhorn vulnerability-aware
Windows XP ... Reloaded !!! with MediaPlayer 10
Bink.nu - Windows XP ... Reloaded !!! with MediaPlayer 10
Τρίτη, Φεβρουαρίου 24, 2004
CloneDVD 2 Sneak Preview
CloneDVD 2 redefines the notion of picture quality. On the one hand the revamped transcoding technology delivers far better results, on the other hand the user has more control over the size of the video data. With the new version you can define the degree of data reduction through specific title and audio selection, chapter cutting and free adjustment of the target size. A second quality bar shows the influence of the language selection on the compression rate. You now have complete control over the actual quality of your movie copies."
Neowin.net - CloneDVD 2 Sneak Preview
VMware, Microsoft Compete With New Virtual Servers
VMware's new GSX Server 3, which increases the maximum amount of memory per virtual server to 3.6GB, features support for shared network adapters and SCSI backup devices, and boasts 10 to 20 percent faster disk and networking performance, claimed VMware."
WinBeta.org - VMware, Microsoft Compete With New Virtual Servers
Microsoft Parades 'Whitehorse' at DevDay Kick-Off
Whitehorse is just one of a number of new features that Microsoft is planning on including in its Visual Studio 'Whidbey' release that is due out by the end of calendar 2004. Microsoft has said it also will include an updated version of its .Net Compact Framework; a revised version of its ASP.Net development environment; and support for new features in the languages that comprise its developer environment."
WinBeta.org - Microsoft Parades 'Whitehorse' at DevDay Kick-Off
UIQ 3.0 for Symbian OS 8.0
My-Symbian.com - UIQ 3.0 for Symbian OS 8.0
Symbian OS 8.0 announced
My-Symbian.com - Symbian OS 8.0 announced
3GSM 2004 news: Motorola announces new MS powered cell phones
msmobiles.com - 3GSM 2004 news: Motorola announces new MS powered cell phones
OPL for UIQ
"There was a big announcement for the OPL world at 3GSM today. UIQ has announced the availability of OPL for UIQ devices. Details can be found in the press release from UIQ.
OPL for UIQ comes out of the gates with an impressive amount of functionality. It is currently beta, but is already ahead of the Series 60 port. It appears that OPL for UIQ is very near the functionality of OPL for the Nokia Communicator, but requires a little bit of polishing before a 1.0 release."
Mobitopia - OPL for UIQNokia launches new 9500 Communicator
Nokia have just unveiled the first in a series of new enterprise-grade mobile devices designed for corporate customers. The new Nokia 9500 Communicator is one of the first cellular devices on the market designed to meet the demands of corporate IT departments for customization, manageability and security. The device is expected to be available in volume during the fourth quarter of 2004. The price (unsubsidized) of the Nokia 9500 Communicator is expected to be around €800 in Europe."
infoSync World - Nokia launches new 9500 Communicator
Δευτέρα, Φεβρουαρίου 23, 2004
Making money from virtually nothing
Many thousands of people make a very good living writing, creating and running computer games.
Rather fewer people earn a wage playing games professionally by taking the top cash prizes at tournaments around the world.
But Julian Dibbell is not trying to support himself, wife and daughter by programming or playing."
ieXbeta Board - Making money from virtually nothing
US military creates second Earth
The detailed simulation will be drawn from a real-world terrain database and will be drawn to the same scale as the original."
ieXbeta Board - US military creates second Earth
ZoneAlarm Flaw Opens Firewalls To E-mail Attack
The affected editions include the 4.0 versions of ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Plus, and ZoneAlarm Pro; ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5; and Zone Labs Integrity Client 4.0 and 4.5."
ieXbeta Board - ZoneAlarm Flaw Opens Firewalls To E-mail Attack
Intel, Microsoft, Others to Initiate 'Wireless USB Promoter Group'
The companies are Intel Corp, Microsoft Corp, Hewlett-Packard Co, NEC Corp, Agere Systems Inc, Philips Semiconductors of The Netherlands and Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd of Korea. It is being done at the initiative of the core member companies of USB-IF, which is popularizing and promoting USB."
Bink.nu - Intel, Microsoft, Others to Initiate 'Wireless USB Promoter Group'
Signature Capture Control 3.0 for the .NET Compact Framework released
msmobiles.com - Signature Capture Control 3.0 for the .NET Compact Framework released
Origin of BSOD
Bink.nu - Origin of BSOD
Κυριακή, Φεβρουαρίου 22, 2004
Entrance of the dragon - Microsoft powered cell phones in German press
msmobiles.com - Entrance of the dragon - Microsoft powered cell phones in German press
Σάββατο, Φεβρουαρίου 21, 2004
Changes to Functionality in WinXP SP2 (Update)
WinBeta.org - Changes to Functionality in WinXP SP2 (Update)
SPOT Watch Service Blinks
MSFN - SPOT Watch Service Blinks
MandrakeSoft ordered to drop trademark
A French court has decided against Linux distributor MandrakeSoft in an intellectual property dispute with US-based Hearst Holdings and King Features Syndicate, holders of the rights to the comic-strip character Mandrake the Magician. This move could force the software company to surrender its trademark and domain names and to pay 70,000 euros (£47,000) in damages to the US companies."
Neowin.net - MandrakeSoft ordered to drop trademark
'Xen' to Morph Into 'X Omega'
Microsoft Watch - 'Xen' to Morph Into 'X Omega'
Intel touts 64-bit extensions
Intel’s next-generation Xeon processor and future versions of its Prescott Pentium 4 processors will come with 64-bit extensions technology, Intel CEO Craig Barrett announced at the Intel Developer Forum last week in San Francisco.
Intel joins Advanced Micro Devices in releasing a processor with 64-bit extensions technology, which has attracted the interest of major server vendors such as IBM and Sun Microsystems."
ieXbeta Board - Intel touts 64-bit extensions
Yep, Linux is Attacked More Often Than Windows
ieXbeta Board - Yep, Linux is Attacked More Often Than Windows
Παρασκευή, Φεβρουαρίου 20, 2004
MS Compact Framework squares up to Java
With Symbian OS so closely bound up with Java J2ME, much of Microsoft's response will depend on the upcoming new release of its own alternative, .Net Compact Framework. The Compact Framework, which enables development of applications optimised for mobile platforms, will be greatly enhanced as part of an overall upgrade to the .Net architecture - codenamed 'Whidbey'. A pre-release version of Whidbey will be available to developers next month."
MSFN - MS Compact Framework squares up to Java
Δευτέρα, Φεβρουαρίου 16, 2004
Whidbey public beta in June
There will be releases before the first public beta with limited availability.
Second beta release will be after issues from first public beta are resolved."
Bink.nu - Whidbey public beta in June
OpenOffice.org for Windows 1.1.1b
WinBeta.org - OpenOffice.org for Windows 1.1.1b
Virtual Server 2004 Beta
Some new features of this beta revision:
- More security enhancements using ACL's (Access Control Lists)
- Support for 2 Terabyte SCSI Drives
- Up to 64 Gigabytes of Memory
- Clustering support for failover mechanisms
- Virtual DHCP Server support
ieXbeta Board - Virtual Server 2004 Beta
UltraISO 6.56
It can directly edit ISO files, make images from CD/DVD-ROMs, or build new one from files and folders on your computer. "
Softpedia - UltraISO 6.56
PHP 5.0.0 Beta 4 Released
PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly. It is a project of the Apache Software Foundation."
WinBeta.org - PHP 5.0.0 Beta 4 Released
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 RTMs
Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 released to manufacturing on Monday amid controversy about its compatibility with Linux and an aggressive price structure that will increase pressure on virtual machine software market share leader VMWare. Virtual PC 2004 will be generally available by the end of the year, according to Microsoft."
ENT News - Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 RTMs
Exchange 2003 IMF (spamfilter) pricing announced
Bink.nu - Exchange 2003 IMF (spamfilter) pricing announced
Κυριακή, Φεβρουαρίου 15, 2004
Microsoft Research Ready with Aura
Research Sociologist Marc Smith, demonstrating Aura during his keynote presentation, explained that the project uses mobile devices to interact with physical objects to retrieve information about them from the Internet as well as to automatically capture and annotate data from them."
Bink.nu - Microsoft Research Ready with Aura
IBM wants to launch MS Office for Linux
As part of its initiative to put Linux on the desktop, IBM Corp. wants to migrate Microsoft Corp.'s Office suite to Linux. Microsoft said it's not involved and suggests that IBM might do it by emulation.
For several years, the Linux operating system has been part of IBM's explicit strategy. So far, we've mostly seen server-side solutions. Now, IBM is going for the desktop."
Bink.nu - IBM wants to launch MS Office for Linux
Σάββατο, Φεβρουαρίου 14, 2004
Έχασε το κινητό... και την ζωή της
Για κακή της τύχη αμέσως πριν το σημείο που της έπεσε το κινητό, στην είσοδο δηλαδή του σταθμού Grand Ave.-Newtown υπάρχει μια 'τυφλή' καμπή των γραμμών."
myPhone - Έχασε το κινητό... και την ζωή της
Microsoft Grounds Discovery Suite
WinBeta.org - Microsoft Grounds Discovery Suite
Help! I married a Net porn star!
ieXbeta Board - Help! I married a Net porn star!
Η Sony Ericsson συμβουλεύει: Απενεργοποιήστε το Bluetooth
myPhone - Η Sony Ericsson συμβουλεύει: Απενεργοποιήστε το Bluetooth
Statement from Microsoft Regarding Illegal Posting of Windows Source Code
Microsoft PressPass - Statement from Microsoft Regarding Illegal Posting of Windows Source Code
Παρασκευή, Φεβρουαρίου 13, 2004
'Niobe' Enters the Microsoft Matrix
Microsoft is fielding a prototype of a new tool that eventually could become a member of its Visual Studio Tools for Office family.
The prototype tool, code-named 'Niobe,' is designed to simplify the development of applications built on the Microsoft Outlook e-mail client."
WinBeta.org - 'Niobe' Enters the Microsoft Matrix
Nokia Buys Out Psion - Controls Symbian
I'm sure there'll be more as this is pretty big news. So some quick 9 a.m analysis: It was pretty obvious that something like this was going to happen. The vast majority of the SymbianOS licenses sold are to Nokia (we were guessing last night about 8 to 1, maybe more) and with Motorola gone, there's no reason for Nokia to not want to control the company which holds such a strategic position in their current and future offerings. Like I said a few days ago, the market is converging on smart phones and it'd be crazy for Nokia, which sells 1 out of 3 mobile phones in the world, not to control Symbian or even buy it outright.
Mobitopia - Nokia Buys Out Psion - Controls SymbianHow will Office 2003 DRM impact interoperability?
We will collectively be forced into expensive and in some cases platform-specific software migrations, just to maintain document interoperability?"
WinBeta.org - How will Office 2003 DRM impact interoperability?
MySQL Administrator now available for download
- Achieve higher database availability through improved management
- Reduce errors through visual database administration
- Lower database administration costs through improved productivity
- Deliver a more secure environment through easier privilege management
Tech-Critic - MySQL Administrator now available for download
Πέμπτη, Φεβρουαρίου 12, 2004
Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code LEAKS!
ieXbeta Board - Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code LEAKS!
MS Security Hole In VPC
Neowin.net - MS Security Hole In VPC
Opera browser for Microsoft Smartphone thanks to Motorola?
No it doesn´t mean that. Motorola will decide which devices will include Opera. says Michelle Valdivia
... or in other words: if Motorola would like to put Opera browser to Motorola smartphones powered by Microsoft smartphone software (like MPx200), then it is possible! So just demand Opera browser from Motorola and you will get it! It would be nice to have some alternative to the built-in Internet Explorer - it is not bad but it lacks some features - it doesn´t support frames for example... "
msmobiles.com - Opera browser for Microsoft Smartphone thanks to Motorola?
Σάββατο, Φεβρουαρίου 07, 2004
Crystal Reports to Stay in Visual Studio
WinBeta.org - Crystal Reports to Stay in Visual Studio
Παρασκευή, Φεβρουαρίου 06, 2004
Spam invasion targets mobile phones
Cell phones are becoming the latest target of electronic junk mail, with a growing number of marketers using text messages to target subscribers.
Mobile phone spam has yet to approach anything like the volume of the e-mail variety, but the problem is growing in a region where the average user sends as many as 10 SMS (short message service) messages a day."
WinBeta.org - Spam invasion targets mobile phones
Πέμπτη, Φεβρουαρίου 05, 2004
SYWARE Announces 30-Day Eval of Visual CE for Pocket PCs
SYWARE, Inc., a developer of intuitive database tools for business and personal productivity, announced the availability of a no charge Evaluation Edition of Visual CE®, the award-winning rapid application development software for database and forms development on Microsoft® Windows Mobile Pocket PCs and Windows CE devices. Available for download at http://www.syware.com/vceeval.htm, the evaluation edition provides users with the full range of Visual CE’s capabilities for a 30-day period. To retain all work done, users must purchase a Personal, Professional, or Enterprise Edition of Visual CE before the evaluation period ends. "
msmobiles.com - SYWARE Announces 30-Day Eval of Visual CE for Pocket PCs
Search Engine Wars: MSN + Google = Netscape
MSFN - Search Engine Wars: MSN + Google = Netscape
Microsoft Has Right to Build Products the Way It Chooses
Since when is it a crime for one company to make products, components and software work together for maximum performance? Sony, Harman Kardon, JVC and other manufacturers have done this sort of thing consistently for some time. Just look at the improved automation and performance one can get by buying all or mostly one brand of electronics.
Saying that Microsoft should not build its own products—Windows Server 2003, SharePoint Portal Server 2003, Exchange 2003 and Office 2003—for maximum performance and interoperability is just plain stupid."
Bink.nu - Microsoft Has Right to Build Products the Way It ChoosesMicrosoft's IIS Serves More High-Traffic Sites than Apache
Covad's SDSL offers a dedicated line for maximum reliability and stability, guaranteed monthly uptime and low network latency. Equally fast both upstream and down, your business applications will be fully optimized. Sign up now and receive up to $500 in rebates.
In stark contrast to statistics released by Netcraft, a survey conducted by San Diego-based Port80 Software indicates that Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) server is used by more high-traffic Web sites than the rival Apache server.
Netcraft's Web server findings, based on a survey of more than 47 million Web sites, have consistently indicated that Microsoft's IIS server garners about 20 percent of the Web server market, trailing the Apache open-source server's 67 percent."
Bink.nu - Microsoft's IIS Serves More High-Traffic Sites than Apache
Microsoft firewall dispels myth of hardware superiority
For its part, Microsoft continues to make improvements to the way it barricades Windows, and this summer the software maker will be releasing a new version of its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server."
Bink.nu - Microsoft firewall dispels myth of hardware superiority
Microsoft IE patch leaves users locked out
A critical security patch released this week that fixes vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer has left many users unable to access certain Web sites and Internet resources. Microsoft's latest IE update, which was released outside the monthly patching cycle, stops the company's browser from being used to transfer malicious code to a user's PC and fixes the URL spoofing flaw, but it also stops URLs from being used to access password-protected Internet resources, a feature that many companies employ."
MSFN - Microsoft IE patch leaves users locked out
Νέες τιμές από Sparknet
ADSLgr - Νέες τιμές από Sparknet
Microsoft Announces Business Solutions Portal v2.0
WinBeta.org - Microsoft Announces Business Solutions Portal v2.0
Microsoft releases metadata removal tool
How did he know? In the document there was a listing of the last 10 edits of the document, showing the names of the people who worked on the file. These logs are normally hidden and cannot be viewed directly in Word."
WinBeta.org - Microsoft releases metadata removal tool
Nero Burning Rom v6.3.0.3
WinBeta.org - Nero Burning Rom v6.3.0.3
PDA is dead
msmobiles.com - PDA is dead
Microsoft smartphone got stolen? No problem!
msmobiles.com - Microsoft smartphone got stolen? No problem!
For developers: .NET CF FAQ updated
msmobiles.com - For developers: .NET CF FAQ updated
Microsoft Sets Up Alternate Web Site
The virus, called 'Mydoom.B,' was programmed to launch an attack on Microsoft's site on Tuesday, two days after a variant shut down the site of The SCO Group, a small Utah software company. The virus sends hundreds of thousands of requests for the site per minute, crippling it. Stephen Toulouse, security program manager at Microsoft, said users who can't access Microsoft's main Web site can go to https://information.microsoft.com. That alternative Web site will offer security tips as well as regular information about Microsoft products."
MSFN - Microsoft Sets Up Alternate Web Site
Welcome to WindowsDevCenter
MSFN - Welcome to WindowsDevCenter
KDE 3.2 Released
KDE News - KDE 3.2 Released
J2SE 1.5.0 Beta 1
Sun.com - J2SE 1.5.0 Beta 1
How-to: Install Windows SharePoint Services without installing MSDE
Bink.nu - How-to: Install Windows SharePoint Services without installing MSDE
Microsoft AppLocale Utility
Bink.nu - Microsoft AppLocale Utility