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As 2003 dawned, Linux seemed poised to take off. This low-cost, open-source alternative to proprietary Windows and Unix systems had grown so robust and reliable that Fortune 1,000 corporations -- entities not known for taking bold IT leaps -- were beginning to migrate to it en masse. Meanwhile, giant vendors like IBM, HP and Oracle were basing more of their core offerings on the OS...

Amazon.com has sued 11 entities in the United States and Canada for forging its domain name in their e-mail spam messages, the company has announced. The lawsuits represent the latest salvo in Amazon's fight to suppress and eradicate such spoofing ...

"When our staff members have access to all necessary documents, images, lab results and orders -- available just by entering their user name and password -- they will be better able to make treatment decisions." ...

Schmuger said the worm was challenging small businesses without the IT staff to manage and secure systems. For larger corporations, the difficulty is in dealing with large numbers of computers and users, according to Schmuger, who said e-mail servers were taking on burdensome loads as a result of the outbreak...

The dog days of summer have certainly arrived for Microsoft. In the month of August alone, the company's security personnel have had to contend with nearly half a dozen major worms, including MSBlast (aka LovSan and Blaster), two variants of SoBig (SoBig.E and this week's SoBig.F, which may be the fastest-spreading worm of all time) and Nachi/Welchia, a so-called "good" worm that nevertheless is creating headaches for IT departments...

As predicted last week in TechNewsWorld's "Profile of a SuperWorm," the latest variant in the SoBig worm family has been unleashed, with Internet security firms reporting that several copies have been found in the wild. ...

Electronic Frontier Foundation senior staff attorney Fred von Lohmann, who said the number of RIAA subpoenas was growing by 100 per day earlier this month, told TechNewsWorld that the RIAA's strategy appears to be to issue more subpoenas than needed "The dragnet is being cast ...

Dell's fiscal second-quarter numbers demonstrated growth in both its consumer and enterprise operations. In addition, the computer maker reported increased growth and profitability worldwide, bucking overall industry trends ...

From the dais, speakers tossed around the word "profitability" almost as an afterthought, something that would happen in the natural course of running a solid e-business. And on the floor, those staffing vendor booths said the questions were more pointed this year, the conversations more likely to lead to closed deals and new sales.

Google has announced that sales of its Google Search Appliance (GSA) increased 200 percent over the course of the last year. The enterprise-focused product, which integrates hardware and software into a stand-alone appliance dedicated to search technology, first became available early last year ...

The RIAA has refused to indicate how many subpoenas it has filed in its quest to prosecute individual file traders, but the number is estimated to be at least 1,000 and growing by roughly 100 per day, Electronic Frontier Foundation senior staff attorney Fred von Lohmann told TechNewsWorld.

However, Tarantella does have some strengths. Its thin-client software runs on a dedicated remote server. This means that when network problems arise, IT staff often can solve them simply by taking the Tarantella server out of service, IDC vice president of system software Dan Kusnetzky told the E-Commerce Times. This allows them to determine whether the difficulty involves the server or the application software...

Well, Google has those creative maximizers on staff; surely one of them could come up with a compromise that would make both firms happy. (Not that anyone asked, but here's a vote for dropping the Yahoo! exclamation point along the way. It makes it look like you're trying too hard.) ...

SCO has announced that it will sell intellectual property (IP) licenses to make it legal for enterprises to run Linux, which allegedly uses portions of SCO's proprietary Unix source code ...

As the LinuxWorld conference kicks off, Novell has announced the purchase of Ximian, a privately held company known as a trailblazer in the open source space, for an undisclosed amount. According to Novell, the deal was an all-cash transaction and will not affect its financial statements this fiscal year ...

Qwest Communications and Sprint have jointly announced that Sprint will wholesale its PCS Vision voice and data services to Qwest customers under an exclusive agreement ...

The result of a US$49.2 million project staffed by a team of 55 researchers, the company's Internet Digital DIOS Refrigerator features two prominent 15-inch LCD displays on its front panels, one on each of the two main doors. Through these panels, you can access a range of high-tech features, such as a database of real-time grocery prices, health and nutrition tips, cooking information and also, if users first tell the refrigerator what goods are being stored inside, alerts about expiration dates...

Buzz about WiFi has swelled to a dull roar this year. Ads for PC laptops highlight Intel's new Centrino technology, which gives users wireless networking capabilities without requiring them to buy a separate PCI card. Across the United States, Starbucks enables customers to check e-mail wirelessly, and McDonald's has just followed suit with plans to offer WiFi service at about 75 restaurants in the Bay Area...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an updated advisory Wednesday entitled "Potential for Significant Impact on Internet Operations Due to Vulnerability in Microsoft Operating Systems." ...

Yet, clamping down too fiercely can wreak havoc with employee morale and put extra strain on an already overworked IT staff. Overzealous security efforts also could put too many security barriers within an organization, reducing efficiency and increasing the number of help desk calls...