Articles by Elizabeth Millard

For years, Juniper Networks has been known as much for its desire to trump chief competitor Cisco as for its technology. With the company's recent acquisition of NetScreen Technologies, Juniper seems to have bought some clout that could make a difference in that fight. The US$3.4 billion NetScreen deal brings Juniper into the security and low-end corporate sectors, expanding its offerings and, potentially, its future market position.

Since the last U.S. presidential election, e-business has evolved from dot-com buzzword into thriving industry, and it is difficult to ignore its increasing impact on the world economic scene. As the 2004 presidential campaigns heat up, therefore, it seems logical to question where the leading candidates stand on this issue So far, however, George ...

As online commerce becomes an everyday part of many consumers' lives, some companies are switching their focus from attracting new customers -- an ever-decreasing pool of recruits -- to rewarding frequent shoppers Conventional loyalty programs typically consist of point-based systems. Consumers accumulate points that can be redeemed for airline mil...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive US$15 per common share, which translates to a total of approximately $41 billion. The acquis...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive US$15 per common share, which translates to a total of approximately $41 billion. The acquis...

Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of SBC Communications and BellSouth, has inked an agreement to acquire AT&T Wireless Under terms of the agreement, which was approved by the boards of directors at both companies, shareholders of AT&T Wireless will receive US$15 per common share, which translates to a total of approximately $41 billion. The acquis...

Although technology moves at a fast clip, the leaps and bounds in theevolution of digital music players to date have been especially speedy Only a few years ago, a digital music aficionado's choices consisted mainly of128-MB flash players that held only a handful of songs. Now, 40-GB devices double asportable hard drives and hold up to 10,000 songs...

A new variant of the Doomjuice worm has been reported by antivirus research firm F-Secure. The worm, dubbed Doomjuice.B, attacks Microsoft's Web site, much like its predecessor, Doomjuice.A Although it has similar characteristics to the previous worm, Doomjuice.B is smaller and does not contain any of the source code found in the related Mydoom.A, ...

When the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) opened itsdoors five years ago and started talking to high-tech professionals to gaugetheir interest in joining a union, many treated it as a joke. Now, with offshoreoutsourcing taking off and repercussions from years of layoffs hitting home, noone is laughing anymore Although unions tra...

The SCO Group has broadened its lawsuit against IBM by adding a copyright infringement claim to the case SCO announced at the beginning of last year that it was suing IBM, claiming that the company had used proprietary Unix code obtained from SCO in creating its version of Linux. Since then, the case has had numerous twists and turns, with IBM coun...

Next week, IBM will release its lightest ultraportable notebook yet, the ThinkPad X40, and the company has high hopes that it will become the notebook of choice for the corporate market The X40 will weigh in at a mere 2.7 pounds -- 14 ounces lighter than its predecessor, the ThinkPad X31. Other features like data recovery tools, durability settings...

A variant of the MyDoom worm sparked a data flood at Microsoft's main Web site Tuesday but had little effect The company was able to fend off the attack because it had ample warning that the malware would strike. Also, the variant, MyDoom.B, was less widespread than the first version, which hit an estimated 2 million PCs....

The MyDoom virus has shut down the SCO Group's Web site in an attack that began Saturday night. In a preemptive move, the company removed its site IP address from the Internet's domain name system (DNS) at approximately 1 a.m. Eastern time, according to Web performance tracking firm Keynote Systems. SCO now is directing customers and others to a new site, www.thescogroup.com, that will be used until February 12th...

Now that e-tailers have a few strong holiday seasons behind them, many have learned it is never too early to start planning for next year Increasing levels of Internet use and greater comfort with online shopping among the overall population should make next year's critical November-December stretch rosy, despite continued fear of identity theft, a...

The future of the digital music industry is of vital import to a company like RealNetworks, which provides the RealPlayer platform for delivering digital media across a multitude of devices. RealNetworks also delivers subscription music through its digital jukebox, Rhapsody, and has just opened a download store Such an array of tactics is what it t...

Microsoft has announced it will hold off on implementing modifications to the Windows operating system and Internet Explorer as a result of an ongoing patent lawsuit Web software firm Eolas sued Microsoft in 1999, claiming the software that allows IE to use plug-ins infringes on a patent that it holds jointly with the University of California. Last...

A new vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser that could deceive Web users into downloading malicious files has been reported. The hole was identified in version 6 of IE, but previous releases also could be affected Specifically, the vulnerability allows a site owner to misidentify a downloadable file, so a malicious file can app...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to unveil a cyberalert system that could include a way for businesses and individuals to report security issues and Internet threats Details of the system will be outlined by Amit Yoran, the department's director of the National Cyber Security Division....

A malicious program spread quickly over the Internet Monday, slowing down network traffic and potentially leaving electronic back doors open on individual computers Known as MyDoom, Novarg and a variant of the Mimail worm, the infection usually appears as an e-mail error message. An attached executable file can send approximately 100 e-mail message...

As the new year swings into high gear, e-business seems to be better positioned than it has been for years, with a rosy economic outlook ahead and a strong holiday season just past. Of course, 2004 will bring challenges too, including legal issues that will have to be addressed or at least closely watched Which dilemmas are most likely to determine...