Microsoft blames hackers, not zero-day vulnerability, for web attack
The web attack that was stopped dead in its tracks last week when a Russian website was taken offline remained under investigation this week by a host of security firms still puzzled over the method used to infect a number of Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) servers. More...

Intel enters 32/64-bit market
Intel introduced its low-end entry into the 64-bit processor market this week with its Xeon-based Nocona processor. The new device will be appearing in end-user workstations from a brace of manufacturers. More...

Spam causes lost productivity: IDC
Organisations that don't use anti-spam solutions face US$4.1 million in lost productivity each year, according to research. More...

News Flash: Gates (still) hates spam
This just in: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates still doesn't like spam. More...

Sender authentication key to end phishing?
Putting a stop to phishing attacks will require some sort of email sender authentication scheme, the Anti-Phishing Working Group said this week. More...

Sun talks up Java's 'ubiquity'
Through a series of demos and anecdotes, Sun Microsystems president and COO Jonathan Schwartz this week worked to show how Java has become a ubiquitous part of the fabric of networked applications. More...

Microsoft, Fujitsu expand alliance on 64-bit Windows servers
Microsoft announced a major expansion of its alliance with global partner Fujitsu Limited as it tries to drive more mainstream-class Windows-based Itanium servers into the mainframe. More...

Sun sheds light on plans to open source Solaris
Sun Microsystems' top software executive has shed new light on Sun's plans to open-source its Solaris operating system. More...

Short takes: Week of 28 June
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including Apple's WWDC attacks on Longhorn, EU temporarily suspending Microsoft sanctions, fall Comdex cancelled, a scary Web server/IE attack and Xbox Next. More...

Compuware unveils Java-tool upgrade
Compuware Corporation this week unveiled an upgrade of OpimalJ, a model- and pattern-based development environment for Java. More...