Internet news August 27, 2006

Security researchers at Symantec have discovered a new proof of concept virus that targets processors AMD rather than operating systems.

The worm comes in two versions, targeting 32-bit and 64-bit processors from AMD. Symantec refers to the online pests as w32.bounds and w64.bounds. Because it involves proof of concept code, both viruses are rated as low level threats. (more…)

Multimedia

Microsoft Corp’s Office has won a reprieve in Massachusetts after the state’s Information Technology Division bowed to accessibility concerns and delayed a move to the OpenDocument Format standard.

The ITD had originally planned to adopt ODF for all state office documents by January 2007. That date will now be the start of the ODF implementation, which will initially be enabled via Microsoft Office plug-ins, according to a letter from ITD chief information officer, Louis Gutierrez. (more…)

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Bob Jones, president of Stratellite developer Sanswire Networks, said his floating platforms will carry radio equipment that uses both licensed and unlicensed airwaves. The company will license spectrum if required and also work with companies that already have licenses, he said. (more…)

Multimedia August 26, 2006

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At the TechEd 2006 conference held in Sydney, Australia, Microsoft senior program Steve Riley said that only 64-bit versions of Windows Vista will be able to play high-definition video content on HD DVD and Blu-ray discs. Citing the need to use signed drivers to enable playback on the next-generation drives, Microsoft says that next-generation video content will be unplayable in 32-bit versions of Windows. (more…)

Security news

On the evening of Sept. 27, 2001, Howard Rubin, a computer science professor at City University of New York who had advised the Clinton administration on technology issues, was home observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar.

Observant Jews don’t work, drive or use appliances on Yom Kippur, but Rubin had a strong feeling he should pick up the phone when it rang that night.” (more…)

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Technologic Systems is offering a freely downloadable, Debian-based Linux OS image said to boot from an SD card in less than two seconds, on the company’s ARM9-based SBC (single-board computer). The TS-7300 SBC targets embedded applications requiring “extreme design security, flexibility, and reliability,” according to the company. (more…)

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FreeEnigma brings cryptography to webmail, with an ingenious set of free and open browser plug-ins that work with Yahoo, Gmail, and others. The plugins implement a version of GPG (the free/open version of Pretty Good Privacy) and scramble and de-scramble the text in your webmail before you send it and after you receive it, reducing the amount of information that webmail providers have on your communications. This is long overdue, as webmail and other hosted mail solutions are a ticking bomb, just waiting for a hacker, spook or copper to come a-knockin’, there to get a look at your private communications. (more…)

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Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG announced the business unit and regional leadership team for their planned Nokia Siemens Networks with the expectation that the proposed merger will be approved and begin operations by Jan. 1, 2007.

“We are making excellent progress in planning for the start of operations at Nokia Siemens Networks,” said Simon Beresford-Wylie, who will assume the position of chief executive officer of the combined company. Beresford-Wylie is currently executive vice president and general manager of Networks at Nokia. (more…)

Security news August 25, 2006

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