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Microsoft Releases Critical IIS Patch - 📅 - Microsoft Corp. (microsoft.com), announced on Wednesday that it has released a cumulative patch for its Internet Information Server that fixes more than ten holes in the Web server software, including several critical patches for vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to take complete control of a machine.



The announcement recommends that anybody hosting Web servers using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP install the new patch, which Microsoft says fixes all previously ...
GP and Oracle Provide Web-Based Technical Training Courses - 📅 - General Physics Corporation (GP) (gpworldwide.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation, announce today that it has entered into an agreement with Oracle (oracle.com) iLearning to provide power plant facilities access to over 1,400 technical training courses over the Internet.





Within the agreement the two companies will provide a portal of training courses to power generation facilities. Enabling assignment, evaluation, and tracking of qualification ...
BBC Technology To Provide Services For KPMG Consulting UK - 📅 - BBC Technology, a multimedia solution provider, today announced that it will support a KPMG Consulting UK media streaming project for staff.





Delivering pre-recorded audio-visual material such as leadership presentations and an employees? feedback, BBC Technology (bbctechnology.com) will also help KPMG manage the internal communications--tracking usage so that KPMG will have a sense of what proportion of the workforce has been reached.



?This is an innovative ...
netASPx provides ASP services for IntegraSource PwC - 📅 - netASPx (netaspx.com), a leading facilities-based ASP, announced on Thursday that it has signed a new multi-year contract with finance and accounting business service provider IntegraSource PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC).





According to the agreement, says netASPx, IntegraSource PwC will make use of netASPx's advanced ASP utility to deliver business services to its clients.



IntegraSource PwC says that because its clients are entrusting the company with their ...
The webhost industry: week review - 📅 - It was a fairly upbeat week for the Web hosting industry, as the good news from companies finally seemed to heavily outweigh the bad after weeks of bankruptcies, cuts and closures.



The week was particularly busy for tech giant IBM, which made several announcements on the hardware, software and outsourcing fronts.

On Monday, the company said it had formed a services alliance with SuSE Linux, which provides a wide range of Linux-based software solutions. Under the ...
New Charges Announced Against Individuals Accused of Conspiracy And Fraud - 📅 - The Associated Press reported today that further accusations are flying in the case against three Chinese nationals who are accused of stealing trade secrets from Lucent Technologies. Now, Telenetworks, NetPlane Systems Inc., Hughes Software Systems Ltd., and ZiaTech Corp., a subsidiary of Intel Corp., are reporting to be swindled, according to a new indictment against them returned Thursday.



The four companies are reporting losses on the basis that each has licensed portions ...
MTS, Bell Launch Bell West in Alberta and BC - 📅 - Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (MTS), and Bell Canada (bell.ca) announced on Thursday that they are working together to combine the interests of Bell Intrigna and Bell Nexxia in Alberta and British Columbia, creating a new company focused on the two provinces and valued at $1 billion.





According to Bell, the company created will operate under the Bell brand, and will be owned 60 percent by Bell Canada and 40 percent by MTS. The company will focus on serving businesses in ...
PRIMUS Telecommunications Obtains Additional Financing - 📅 - PRIMUS Telecommunications Group, an Internet Service Provider, today announced that it has obtained additional financing and further reduced its debt. Increasing its existing credit line, RFC Capital Corporation, a division of Textron Inc, has given PRIMUS (primustel.com) an additional US $20 million. The company hopes to achieve positive free cash flow from operations and financial self-sustainability.



PRIMUS also announced that it has reached a settlement with vendors, ...
Red Hat Announces New Chairman and Board Of Directors Member - 📅 - Red Hat, Inc., an open source and Linux provider, today announced that CEO Matthew Szulik has been named to the additional post of Chairman of the Board of Directors. Promoted from President to President and CEO in November 1999, Szulik joined Red Hat four years ago. Instrumental in the company's growth, he is responsible for Red Hat's (redhat.com) adoption of open source computing.



?Matthew is doing a tremendous job building Red Hat into a financially disciplined, ...
Microsoft announces Partnership With Cable & Wireless - 📅 - Microsoft and Cable & Wireless today announced a global strategic alliance to develop and deploy XML Web services. As part of the deal, Cable & Wireless will deploy a distribute Microsoft .NET application platform that will give customers the infrastructure and managed services necessary to build, deploy, manage and monitor XML Web services on the Exodushosting network. This and future solutions will combine Microsoft .NET technologies, including Microsoft Windows.



Allowing ...