TECHWEB TODAY: E-BUSINESS Thursday, November 18, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE 1. Thursday E-Business Feature: E-Commerce -- Backbone Of The Holidays 2. E-Business News Of The Week
Today's Top News 3. Under Phishing Attack, British Bank Shuts Some Services 4. Oracle Moves To Quarterly Security-Patch Cycle 5. Petco Settles FTC Security Charges 6. More Security Holes Found In Internet Explorer 6.0 Other News This Week 7. IT's Security Paradox 8. Trojan Hijacks Browser, Sends User To Porn Site 9. Grid Project Puts Unused PCs To Good Works 10. Secrets Of A Convicted Spammer ------- Advertisement ------------------- Can an integrated voice, data and video network boost productivity, cut costs and simplify management? See how mid-sized businesses are benefiting from Voice Over Internet Protocol in a complimentary report and case study. Plus, find out about an IBM Network Readiness Assessment. Visit http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CtsK0At ----------------------------------------- -- Keep Getting This Newsletter -- Don't let future editions of TechWeb Today E-Business go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam whitelist: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. Thanks. 1. THURSDAY E-BUSINESS FEATURE: E-Commerce -- Backbone Of The Holidays Companies are beefing up IT initiatives and supply chains in expectation of a hot online shopping season for home entertainment gadgets. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3u0Ab 2. E-BUSINESS NEWS OF THE WEEK Two Major PeopleSoft Shareholders Differ On Oracle Bid Oracle's takeover tug-of-war with rival business software maker PeopleSoft intensified as two shareholders who own nearly 20 percent of PeopleSoft's stock indicated they are prepared to line up on opposite sides of the battle lines. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3v0Ac As Sarbanes-Oxley Looms, Companies Rush To Comply SEC official says compliance with Sarbanes Oxley will be a "sprint to the finish." An independent survey, meanwhile, finds only about 20 percent of companies on schedule to meet the deadline. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CxYp0AA IDC Sees Bright Future For IT Services Companies and governments will spend $553 billion on external IT services this year, even as the services industry works to redefine itself, IDC says. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cxld0AH Gartner: Oracle Needs To Come Clean On Vulnerability Oracle's refusal to get specific about the vulnerabilities addressed by a recent patch increases the risk to customers, a pair of Gartner analysts allege. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CwuH0Av Enron E-mail Study Shows Liability Nightmare A study of millions of Enron e-mail messages found scores of messages with content that posed potential liability risks. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cxle0AI Survey: VoIP Can Save Enterprises Big Bucks Survey also finds that ShoreTel and Nortel offered the lowest start-up costs, while Avaya and Cisco prices were the highest. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3w0Ad Novell Files Unfair Competition Complaint Against Microsoft Lawsuit alleges the software giant unlawfully attempted to eliminate competition from Novell's WordPerfect and Quattro Pro applications. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CwuE0As CRN Names Top 25 Industry Executives As the industry emerges from recession, these 25 leaders are changing the game and calling the shots for a new era of open standards, Web services, on-demand computing, and solutions selling. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CxX40A8 ------- Advertisement ------------------- Can an integrated voice, data and video network boost productivity, cut costs and simplify management? See how mid-sized businesses are benefiting from Voice Over Internet Protocol in a complimentary report and case study. Plus, find out about an IBM Network Readiness Assessment. Visit http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CtsK0At ------------------------------------------- TODAY'S NEWS 3. Under Phishing Attack, British Bank Shuts Some Services One of the four biggest banks in the United Kingdom has taken the unusual step of suspending some features in its online banking service in reaction to a phishing attack. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3x0Ae 4. Oracle Moves To Quarterly Security-Patch Cycle Oracle's new quarterly security-patch schedule departs from its monthly schedule. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3y0Af 5. Petco Settles FTC Security Charges Pet-products retailer agrees to settle charges that flaws in its Web site violated security and privacy promises made to customers. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx3z0Ag 6. More Security Holes Found In Internet Explorer 6.0 Three more vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6.0 browser were disclosed by Danish security vendor Secunia. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx310AT OTHER NEWS THIS WEEK 7. IT's Security Paradox Attacks are on the rise, but so is confidence among security professionals. What's the deal? http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0CxlV0A2 8. Trojan Hijacks Browser, Sends User To Porn Site Unwary surfers infected by a new Trojan horse may be in for a shock when their browser is unexpectedly redirected to a hard-core porn site, a security firm warned. http://update.techweb.com/cgi-bin4/DM/y/ekjr0GpvDH0G4T0Cx320AU 9. 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