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========================================================= Sponsored by COVAD COVAD Is a Better Partner Than Ever With Our New Voice over IP Offering! New higher commissions with an industry leading compensation plan. New lower prices on DSL and T1 and a growing footprint adding over 300,000 businesses in 2004. Build your business with Covad, the Data and Voice connection. Join the COVAD Alliance Network NOW! http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120718-1 ========================================================= September 3, 2004 ========================================================= In This Edition ========================================================= 1. Will Microsoft Spam Tool Fit Open-Source Bill? 2. Longhorn's Demise Gives Linux Its Chance 3. IBM Recalls Flammable Notebook Adapters 4. Security Flaws in WinZip Could Allow Attacks 5. CERT Recommends Windows XP SP2 but Urges Caution 6. Spyware Could Bungle Windows XP SP2 Update 7. Opinion: Back to School with Database Encryption 101 8. Intel Warns of Lower-than-Expected Revenue For the latest in enterprise technology, bookmark eWEEK.com. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120721-1 ========================================================= News and Views ========================================================= 1. Will Microsoft Spam Tool Fit Open-Source Bill? Microsoft says it won't require anyone to sign a license to implement the Sender ID specification--a move that some in the open-source community call a "victory" but others say it doesn't indicate compatibility with open-source licenses. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120724-1 Canning Spam http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120727-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. Longhorn's Demise Gives Linux Its Chance Linux vendors believe Longhorn's transformation into "Shorthorn" gives them a shot at making Linux an important desktop player. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120730-1 Longhorn http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120733-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. IBM Recalls Flammable Notebook Adapters Big Blue is recalling about 553,000 notebook computer adapters because they can overheat and pose fire and shock hazards. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120736-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Security Flaws in WinZip Could Allow Attacks The vendor of the popular utility releases a service update to address unspecified security vulnerabilities. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120739-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. CERT Recommends Windows XP SP2 but Urges Caution While the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team cites "significant changes to improve the security of Windows XP," it also advises users to back up data and consult with manufacturers on compatibility issues. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120742-1 Windows XP Service Pack 2 http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120745-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. Spyware Could Bungle Windows XP SP2 Update Microsoft is warning users of Windows XP to check for spyware before downloading the free massive security update. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120748-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. Opinion: Back to School with Database Encryption 101 To fend off criminal manhandling of valuable data, database encryption should be one tool in an enterprise's arsenal. http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120751-1 Database Security http://eletters.eweek.com/zd1/cts?d=79-1063-2-3-308321-120754-1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Intel Warns of Lower-than-Expected Revenue The company says third-quarter revenues could fall below earlier forecasts. 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