Jennifer DiSabatino

The worm code that has been targeting Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Unix servers and then using them to attack Web servers based on Microsoft Corp.'s software may have successfully compromised and defaced thousands of Web sites.

End users may have finally learned about the dangers of blindly opening e-mail attachments, and systems administrators may have heeded calls to better protect their e-mail servers. Whatever the reason, security analysts said the Homepage e-mail worm that struck this week appears to have done minimal damage in North America.

Responding to complaints from users, Yahoo Inc. said it has removed adult-related products from its Web sites.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Internet presence was shuttered for approximately nine hours Tuesday morning due to database problems.

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s confirmation this month that it has released what will be the final version of OpenMail caught users of the software off guard and left them scrambling to find a viable path for their messaging-system future.

Microsoft Corp. has identified another security hole in its Outlook e-mail software and said a fix is available for the glitch.

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The Walt Disney Co. Monday announced that it will discontinue its Go.com portal as part of its new Internet strategy, which will also convert stock for The Walt Disney Internet Group into common stock for the parent company.