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August 3, 2003
The music industry hits a snag in its pursuit of Internet pirates when broadband Internet access provider Pac Bell files a lawsuit against the RIAA over its subpoena process. Windows users across the globe are alerted a recently found hole in the operating system may pose a significant threat after hacker groups release freely available exploit tools. Plus, news on a privately-run do-not-spam list, Microsoft.com's denial-of-service outage and the newly optimized AOL 9.0.
August 10, 2003
The SCO Group announces steep Linux licensing fees and gets sued by Linux supporters Red Hat and IBM. The European Union releases a report saying Microsoft is continuing to violate antitrust laws and that the software giant could be fined up to $3 billion. Novell acquires Linux vendor Ximian and hints it may turn its entire attention to the open-source community. Plus, news on eBay, Macromedia, Oracle and much more.
August 17, 2003
Microsoft and its customers suffer from a major worm outbreak, exploiting a recently uncovered security vulnerability in Windows. The software giant urges customers to apply free patches as the company itself is battered with a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack. Meanwhile, SCO's fight against Linux heats up. The Utah-based company lands its first Linux licensee and terminates a second IBM UNIX license. Plus, news on AOL Time Warner's corporate name, Microsoft's guilty verdict in a $521 million patent infringement case, Google's latest toolbar, GNU's compromised FTP servers and much more.
August 24, 2003
Two extremely potent worms hit networks across the world, heavily disrupting corporate Intranets and Internet performance. The sixth variant of the SoBig virus turns into the most e-mailed worm in history. In the meantime, Microsoft and Oracle warn of critical vulnerabilities in their flagship products. In a surprise move, SCO shows parts of the code it alleges infringes its UNIX intellectual property, but Linux advocates are left unconvinced. A new study shows RIAA's pursuit of individual file-swappers may be producing tangible results. Plus, news on Dell, eBay, Novell and much more.
August 31, 2003
Authorities hunt for the authors of last week's Blaster and SoBig.F worms. A suspect is nabbed by the FBI. As RIAA continues its legal battle with online music piracy, it gets slammed by lawsuits on its own. A U.S. Court bars posting DVD-copying code on the Internet, while SCO's web site gets off the Internet after a massive DoS attack. Plus, news on Oracle, PeopleSoft, Amazon.com, Symantec and much more.
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