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Salesforce.com Kicks Off Online AppExchange Store
As expected, Salesforce.com went live with its online applications store last week.
San Francisco-based Salesforce.com is positioning AppExchange as an eBay-type mall for business applications, even those that have nothing to do with the companyÂ’s own hosted CRM offering. -
Google online video store starts without a bang
Google's new online video store, announced with great fanfare two weeks ago, isn't getting the applause typical of most new releases from the Internet's most-used search engine. -
ShadowRAM: January 23, 2006
ItÂ’s been 22 years since The Night Disco Died, otherwise known as Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, when thousands of fans burned old disco records on the field. The night was widely viewed as a debacle, when the crowd turned ugly and the bonfire of albums (remember albums?) nearly destroyed the turf. -
This week in Net crime
Crime is big business on the Internet these days, and it seems to be getting bigger.
A popular advertising site came under a denial-of-service attack this week from blackmailers demanding a ransom. The Million Dollar Homepage site is battling a DoS onslaught that has escalated since it began last week, its owner said. The site, which successfully brought in $1 million by selling ad space for $1 per pixel, was launched by British student Alex Tew and gained notoriety for its unique approach to online advertising. -
FAQ: What does the Google subpoena mean?
Preparing to defend a controversial Internet pornography law in court, the Justice Department has demanded search logs from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and America Online. -
Rock wannabes turning to the Web, but going tough
LONDON (Reuters) - A growing number of rock star wannabes are launching online, using Internet buzz, free samples and cyberscouts to get their music heard. -
Ingram Micro To Offer New professional Services: OfficePac
Ingram Micro this week plans to launch a new suite of SKUÂ’d services that allows solution providers to sell customers one extended warranty contract for a heterogeneous solution and have it serviced by a third party anywhere in North America. -
Another fix for the mobile TV capacity problem
A small start-up, bankrolled in part by Sprint Nextel, says it has technology that will allow mobile operators to deliver large volumes of live TV over their existing 3G wireless spectrum. -
Broadcom faces skepticism over early launch
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Broadcom Corp. encountered skepticism from financial analysts Friday (Jan. 20) when it announced sampling of an Intensi-fi 802.11n chip set — less than 24 hours after the IEEE announced a compromise draft proposal. -
Blogs put megaphone up to Sundance buzz
PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - As befits its indie roots, the Sundance Film Festival has long played host to innovations that have spread elsewhere. -
eBay scraps transaction fees in China
BEIJING (AFP) - The US online auction service eBay scrapped all sellers' transaction fees in China, in an effort to compete with local competitors offering free services, including Yahoo-invested Alibaba.com. -
Phishing Attacks Reach Record High
After several months of decline, phishing attacks rebounded in November 2005 to reach an all-time high, a security organization announced in a new report.
According to data collected by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), a collection of over 2,000 companies, banks, ISPs, and government agencies, 16,882 unique phishing attacks were reported in November. That was a 6.7 percent increase over October's 15,820 attacks, the previous record. -
Broadband divide widens in U.K.
Research firm Point Topic has warned that the use of high-speed Internet access in the U.K. is still skewed in favor of prosperous urban areas, and the problem may be getting worse. -
Wireless service growth to slow, report says
Global growth of wireless subscriptions will slow to 20 percent in 2006 from 23 percent last year, with the biggest gains in emerging markets, especially some African countries, according to a new report. -
Google defies US government demand for online search data
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Internet search giant Google defied a legal challenge from the US Justice Department by vowing to "vigorously" fight a demand to reveal details about online searches. -
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 Leaks To Web
Screenshots and code for the most recent build of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser have leaked to the Internet, several Windows devotee sites reported Friday. -
New Kama Sutra Worms Corrupts Microsoft Documents
A new worm that already accounts for 1 in every 15 pieces of malicious code carries a "nuclear option" payload that corrupts data in a slew of popular file formats, a security company warned Friday. -
Protecting cell phone users' privacy
Reports of Web sites that sell records of cell phone calls have been in the press for months, prompting action this week by lawmakers and the Federal Communications Commission. But some critics believe that cellular carriers should do even more to protect personal information. -
Pixar, Disney deal could change digital landscape
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A possible merger of the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE
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Security Firm Offers Ad Space In Bug Report
An anonymous security researcher who tried to sell an Excel vulnerability on eBay last month now stands to make more than $600 in an auction of ad space in the report issued when the bug is fixed by Microsoft. -
Sony eyes push into high-end digital cameras
Sony said on Friday it would aim for a quarter of the digital single-lens reflex camera market after acquiring assets for a push into that market from Konica Minolta Holdings. -
Hasn't Steve Jobs sold Pixar?
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TVMyPod ventures into copyright gray area
A tiny Massachusetts company named TVMyPod is selling iPods that come with movies and TV programs already loaded on them, a practice that raises questions of legality as it addresses consumer demand for convenience and portability. -
SPSS Upgrades Predictive-Analysis Software
SPSS Inc. this week debuted a release of its Clementine predictive-analytics application with new capabilities that aid in fraud-detection, customer-analysis, and revenue-assurance applications.
Clementine 10 offers a new anomaly-detection algorithm that identifies data that doesn't fit an established pattern or signifies an unusual event. The algorithm simplifies analysis and scoring and helps with such tasks as fraud detection and spotting financial inaccuracies. -
Apple Computer Alters iTunes Software
CUPERTINO, Calif. - Apple Computer Inc. has altered its iTunes software after users raised privacy concerns over a new spy-like song-recommendation feature in the music jukebox program