Paul Roberts

A flaw in a commonly used e-commerce software package may allow shoppers to give themselves hefty discounts on the products they purchase, according to an alert posted by Trust Factory BV, a software security company based in the Netherlands.

After announcing a number of security enhancements to its IOS software, Cisco Systems Inc. issued an alert on Friday that said some of those features will not be available until well into 2003, contrary to the company's earlier claims.

A new e-mail worm is circulating that has the potential to severely damage machines that it infects, potentially deleting all the files on a computer's hard drive while mocking the machine's owner, according to advisories released by a number of antivirus software makers.

Microsoft Corp. issued a software patch Wednesday for what it described as a "critical" new security vulnerability affecting most versions of its Windows operating systems and certain versions of the Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Scott McNealy wore the mantle of pitchman-in-chief for Sun Microsystems Inc. in a well-attended keynote speech at Comdex Monday, painting a sunny picture of his company's future and pushing Sun's technology along with open source software as a way to reduce the complexity of implementing business technology.

IBM Global Services has agreed to purchase Inkra Networks Inc.'s 4000 VSSs (Virtual Service Switches) for its e-business on demand service. IBM will be purchasing a handful of Inkra 4000 appliances for delivery and deployment before the end of the year, according to information provided by Inkra.

IBM Global Services has agreed to purchase Inkra Networks Inc.'s 4000 VSSs (Virtual Service Switches) for its e-business on demand service. IBM will be purchasing a handful of Inkra 4000 appliances for delivery and deployment before the end of the year, according to information provided by Inkra.

A new enterprise security appliance to be unveiled Monday by startup NetContinuum Inc. targets a variety of security threats delivered via Web traffic and is being marketed to the growing number of companies offering Web-based services and applications.