THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY August 13, 2003 spamhaus ________________ SPONSORED BY: AMD
64-bit computing software If you need more performance or are developing new applications, you may want to consider migrating from 32-bits to 64-bits. Wondering how much work is involved and which enterprise apps will most benefit? Find out here. http://WhatIs.com/r/0,,17005,00.htm?amd ________________ TODAY'S WORD: spamhaus See our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci917485,00.html 1) A spamhaus (haus is the German word for house) is an Internet service provider (ISP) or other business that allows the distribution of unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). One of the most infamous spamhauses was Cyber Promotions, an organization run by Sanford Wallace in the mid-1990s. In 1997, Cyber Promotions became one of the first such enterprises taken to court. Ordered to desist from sending unsolicited e-mails, Wallace now reportedly runs an anti-spam discussion forum. 2) The Spamhaus Project is an organization dedicated to stemming the distribution of spam. To this end, the organization publishes a list of offenders and advocates anti-spam legislation. According to an estimate from the Spamhaus Project, 200 identified servers distribute about 90% of all the spam delivered worldwide. ______________________ RELATED TERMS: Internet service provider http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci214028,00.html unsolicited commercial e-mail http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci915787,00.html ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: CNET News posted an article called "Eulogy for the Spam King." http://news.com.com/2010-1078-281101.html The Spamhaus Project Web site provides more information, news, and the Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO). http://www.spamhaus.org/index.lasso ______________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: EXPERTS: PATCH WINDOWS NOW, WHILE YOU CAN Lovsan-A, which targets the RPC vulnerability in Windows, is also going after Microsoft's patch download page. Patch now or else risk paying its price. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci918755,00.html LEGATO CTO: 'WE NOW HAVE LONGEVITY' It may go down in history as the biggest storage merger of 2003 that didn't shock anyone, but EMC's pending acquisition of software maker Legato Systems Inc., Mountain View, Calif., could have significant implications for customers and partners of both companies if the deal is finalized this fall. Legato's chief technology officer, George Symons, sat down with editors from SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine to talk about the acquisition from a product point of view and to discuss what users can expect from an EMC-backed Legato. http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid5_gci918752,00.html WS-I RELEASES INTEROPERABILITY ROAD MAP The Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) has released a set of guidelines to ensure that key Web services specifications work together. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid26_gci918762,00.html >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com/ ______________________ Learning Path | Malware: Worms, viruses, and other malicious code Read our series of abbreviated definitions in sequence and be the malware Know-It-All at your office. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci915380,00.html ______________________ Secret Word-of-the-Day | What is it? HINT: This is an industry term for methodologies, software, and Internet capabilities that help an enterprise manage customer relationships in an organized way. >> Think you know the Secret Word-of-the-Day? See if you're right! http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid11_gci213567,00.html _____________________ Quiz #11 | Artificial Intelligence How much do you know about AI? 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