Todd R. Weiss

Articles by Todd R. Weiss

More IBM workers lose jobs

IBM Corp. officials Friday confirmed that an undisclosed number of employees were laid off this week in its global services and software divisions, following the layoffs of at least 747 workers the week before.

IBM begins layoffs at four US facilities

In a move to pare expenses until technology spending improves, IBM is laying off at least 747 workers at four U.S. plants, and union organizers say that more layoffs can be expected in the coming weeks.

Buffer overflow vulnerability found in Microsoft Chat

Free online fixes are now available to repair a buffer overflow security vulnerability found recently in Microsoft Corp.'s free MSN Chat, MSN Messenger and Microsoft Exchange Instant Messenger programs.

New Linux versions from Red Hat, SuSE hit shelves

After seven months of upgrades, tweaks and adding new features, Red Hat Inc. is unveiling the latest version of its open-source Linux operating system.

Caldera announces support for other Linux versions

In a move to increase revenue and its services business, Linux and Unix vendor Caldera International Inc. will now offer global support for other brands of Linux, including those of Red Hat Inc. and SuSE Linux AG.

CA narrows strategy, sells off applications

Computer Associates International Inc. is usually on the buyer side of technology deals. But last week, the software vendor was in selling mode.

Mozilla nears milestone release

It's been more than four years since Web browser vendor Netscape Communications Corp. released its source code in early 1998 and created the Mozilla.org open-source community to work on the development of future browsers.

Nortel: bond rating downgrade no surprise

With its credit rating downgraded yesterday to junk bond status by Moody's Investors Service, officials at networking vendor Nortel Networks Ltd. say operations will continue unabated, despite the disappointing bond action.

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