Nevah Give Up!

“Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
– Winston Churchill, British prime minister

Add comment June 25th, 2007

Reorganization Continues at Yahoo

Last week, Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as CEO, but that’s not where the shakeup ended. In fact, it might only be the beginning if events that took place over the weekend are any indication. Sunday saw additional moves at the No. 2 search engine as it prepares for another competitive push against rival Google.First, Yahoo said it would combine its Search and Display advertising sales teams in the U.S. The company has appointed David Karnstedt, currently senior vice president of Yahoo’s Search sales business, to lead the unified organization as head of North American Sales.

“This is one of many important steps we’re taking to reinvigorate our display business, further build on our industry-leading position in advertising, and drive thought-leadership in the online advertising marketplace,” Yahoo President Sue Decker said in a statement.

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Will iPhone Launch Disappoint Apple Investors?

The iPhone hype pushed Apple stock beyond the $100 billion threshold in May, but are investors getting set up to be upset when the hype fades way to the reality of measurable sales figures of the expensive multimedia device?”It depends, in part, on how successful the launch is,” said Marc Pado, an equity analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald. “All you have to do is look at Apple’s charts to realize that there’s been a lot of hype already built into the stock, so it’s just whether or not it beats the expectation.”

Apple has primed the expectation pump with a stated goal of selling 10 million iPhones through next year. Analysts, meanwhile, have predicted that the Mac-maker could sell as many as 200,000 iPhones in the first two days after its June 29 release and up to three million in 2007.

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Critics: New EPA Smog Standards No Breath of Fresh Air

The EPA is proposing to strengthen the nation’s air quality standards for ground-level ozone, the primary element in smog, but critics insist the EPA’s standards fall short of health goals.Ground-level ozone is not emitted directly into the air, but is created through a reaction of nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compound emissions in the presence of sunlight. Emissions from industrial facilities, electric utilities, motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors, and chemical solvents are the major sources of these ozone precursors.

Both the EPA and environmental groups are concerned about the harmful effects of ground-level ozone on individuals with asthma or other lung diseases, as well as those who spend a lot of time outside, such as children. Ozone exposure can aggravate asthma, which results in increased medication use and emergency room visits. Ozone exposure can also increase susceptibility to respiratory infections.

“Advances in science are leading to cleaner skies and healthier lives,” EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson said in a statement. “America’s science is progressing and our air quality is improving. By strengthening the ozone standard, EPA is keeping our clean air momentum moving into the future.”

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Add comment June 22nd, 2007

Microsoft Claims Vista Is More Secure Than Linux

According to Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, the software giant’s latest operating system is far more secure than competing platforms — or even previous Windows iterations.”The Windows Vista Six-Month Day Vulnerability Report” offers insights into the total fixed and unfixed Vista vulnerabilities, plus a comparative view of Linux, OpenOffice, and other applications. The report is available as a PDF download on the blog of Jeff Jones, the security  strategy director in Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group.

“The results of the analysis show that Windows Vista continues to show a trend of fewer total and fewer high-severity vulnerabilities at the six-month mark compared to its predecessor product Windows XP (which did not benefit from the SDL) and compared to other modern competitive workstation OSs (which also did not benefit from an SDL-like process),” Jones wrote.

The “SDL” Jones refers to is Microsoft’s “secure development lifecycle,” a software-development process Microsoft adopted for creating software that can withstand malicious attack.

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Win or Lose?

“Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners.” — Joe Gibbs, Football Coach

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Security Experts Monitor MPack Threat

While the U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues to try to secure its virtual borders, security researchers are digging more deeply into a computer infection that started in Italy and might soon spread beyond European shores.Trend Micro initially reported the infection of seemingly legitimate Web pages loaded with malicious code that can install keyloggers to steal user passwords or turn computers into proxy servers for various other attacks.

The malware takes advantage of iFrames, which are commonly used on Web sites to nest content within pages. Trend Micro researchers believe the malware was generated with a Trojan-creation toolkit called MPack.

Trend Micro data indicates that tens of thousands of users worldwide have accessed malicious URLs, oblivious to the MPack threat. VeriSign’s iDefense, for its part, is reporting that the MPack attacks are gaining momentum.

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