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July 6, 2003
Kazaa's parent company forms an association, aiming to resolve the row between the file-swapping community, the recording industry and other key players. Meanwhile, Oracle struggles in its fight for PeopleSoft as the latter posts better than expected earnings and announces it has promised customers $354 million in remedies, in the event of a takeover. At the same time, hackers prepare for a massive site defacement contest, which could significantly disrupt Internet activity. Plus, news on Netscape's updated browser, DreamWorks Studios' new animated movie made entirely on Linux and the latest 64-bit chips from AMD and Intel.
July 13, 2003
U.S. lawmakers debate federal legislation to outlaw unsolicited commercial e-mail, as e-mail filtering solutions provider Brightmail says spam will represent over 50 percent of e-mail messages by September this year. A hacker web site defacement contest fails to meet overhyped expectations. Meanwhile, storage giant EMC announces plans to acquire Legato Systems. Plus, news on Yahoo!, Microsoft, Apache, Business Software Alliance and more.
July 20, 2003
Yahoo! announces plans to acquire paid search listings' provider Overture Services for $1.6 billion, while business software maker PeopleSoft says it has completed its own buyout of J.D. Edwards & Co. amid a fierce hostile takeover battle with Oracle. A string of companies announce financial results beating analysts expectations. The Internet braces for hacker attacks as details about two major software security vulnerabilities, one in Microsoft Windows and one in Cisco IOS, come to light. Plus, news on Mozilla's spin-off, Netscape's sacked developers, dipping rate in file-sharing and much more.
July 27, 2003
The SCO Group registers UNIX copyrights and seeks to get licensing fees from corporate Linux users to clear them from legal liability. The first targets on RIAA's hit list learn the music industry is planning to sue them for illicitly sharing copyright protected music on file-swapping networks. Oracle ups its bid for PeopleSoft to $7.5 billion after the latter announces it has taken control over J.D. Edwards. Microsoft and Oracle issue patches for critical security holes in their products. Plus, news on the newly launched BuyMusic store, a class-action lawsuit against DoubleClick, Google's latest partnership, a new method for cracking Windows passwords and much more.
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