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May 2, 2004
Google files for a long-awaited initial public offering, seeking $2.7 billion, but on its terms. Microsoft confirms Windows XP Service Pack 2 will be delayed at least until July. The United States bans all Internet access taxes. Plus, news on two men netted under the CAN-SPAM Act, iTunes' first birthday, a $60,000 fine on B&N.com, BASIC's forty years of history and much more.
May 9, 2004
The Sasser worm wreaks havoc across the world as hundreds of thousands of computer systems are infected. German police are more upbeat, however, as an 18-year-old confesses into creating the virus. Top Microsoft executives detail some groundbreaking Longhorn features. Plus, news on an investment in SCO quickly slipping away from the controversial company, a Siebel Systems management shakeup, AOL's share in Google's pie and much more.
May 16, 2004
Silicon Valley titans Yahoo! and Google clash in their bid to become the web's ubiquitous destination as the two make inroads in each others premises. In the meantime, Microsoft delays a major feature of the next major Windows version, codenamed Longhorn, for the second part of the decade, while another undertaking, Indigo, may debut earlier than expected. Plus, news on Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, a crackdown on distribution of child pornography in the U.S. and the misfortunes of WhenU.com.
May 23, 2004
Security issues tormented the IT industry, but this time software giant Microsoft wasn't a victim. Cisco's proprietary IOS code was leaked and CVS was found to be critically flawed, while Apple suffered from yet another Mac OS X hole. ICANN decided it would need twice the money it is spending this fiscal year, drawing ire from most of the registrars. Apple split its hardware development making more room for the blossoming iPod. Plus, news on a Gartner report on the PC industry, SCO's case against Big Blue and much more.
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