Adobe Patches Photoshop, Illustrator Flaws (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The Web design and print publishing software maker pushes out an "important" security update to cover code execution flaws in the Adobe Creative Suite 2 product.
RadioShack Becomes Single Largest Distribution Outlet for Cingular Wireless
'We've been diligently planning for months to effectively and efficiently manage the addition of Cingular to our wireless family,' said David Edmondson, RadioShack's president and chief executive officer, as he today announced the immediate availability of Cingular Wireless products and services in more than 5,000 RadioShack stores across the United States.
DataDirect ODBC Chosen to Enhance Business Analytics
Select Comfort will embed DataDirect Connect for ODBC within the company?s new data warehouse to serve as a foundation for migrating data housed on heterogeneous platforms into a single database suite. DataDirect?s ODBC components will also enable Select Comfort to extend the value of its customer and financial data, as Select Comfort begins build-out of sophisticated applications allowing advanced metrics reporting and analytics on ROI and effectiveness of its programs.
More Than Half of Americans Now File Taxes Online
It's tax time again, and those of you who are filling out paper forms and licking stamps are in the minority for the first time ever. When all returns are in, the IRS expects to have surpassed the 50 percent mark for electronic returns, reports CNET. Why the rush to the Net? Why the promise of quicker returns, of course. And here's something I didn't know: The IRS actually requires CPAs to file returns electronically these days. One possible roadblock to mass adoption, however, is that the IRS doesn't let people file taxes directly through its Web site, but instead offers its "Free File" program that lets taxpayers file electronically through tax preparation software and service providers with whom the IRS has partnerships.
WebSphere and SOA: Service Component Architecture
In the world of IT and computer software development, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been the architectural find of the 21st century that promises to solve most of the problems that has plagued software development efforts over the previous few decades. The IT industry now considers SOA as the Holy Grail to solve the inherent problems of inflexible, high maintenance software applications.
MSN Search Provided DOJ with "Absolutely No Personal Data"
57 bloggers/online experts gathered in Redmond yesterday at the 'MSN Search Champs' event were invited to discuss with senior MSN management the recent news and concerns around the data MSN Search, Yahoo and AOL provided to the US government. The precise nature of the information hadn't been disclosed...until now. It turns out that it was nothing more than an innocuous two-column list of search terms and frequency.
OnStar Moves Technology Platform To SOA
OnStar, a provider of vehicle GPS systems, is moving its technology platform from Web services to service-oriented architecture (SOA). The company has plans to move between seven and eight application platforms, such as Emergency Services, Vehicle Services, Business Objects and Billing to SOA.
Torvalds Says No to GPL 3 for Linux (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Linus Torvalds, the developer of the Linux kernel, has publicly stated his opposition to the digital-rights management (DRM) provisions that have been proposed for the new version of the GNU General Public License (GPL). The GPL is used by many open-source software developers.
Mozilla Updates Firefox To Address Security, Stability (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Mozilla this week delivered an update to its Firefox browser to address several software vulnerabilities and improve the product's overall stability.
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