Cisco Systems and Apple Computer have finally called a truce, and will share the 'iPhone' name in exchange for exploring 'interoperability' between the companies' products in areas such as security, consumer, and business communication. Both Apple and Cisco have said they will dismiss any pending legal actions regarding the 'iPhone' trademark, but continue to remain tight-lipped about future products that might come out of the 'interoperability' deal.
On Jan 10, 2007, just a day after Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, unveiled the company's much awaited iPhone, Cisco slapped a suit against Apple, alleging that the latter's use of the 'iPhone' name constituted a 'willful and malicious' violation of a trademark Cisco has owned since 2000. And, Cisco's Linksys division has been using the 'iPhone' trademark for a series of phones that make free long distance calls over the Internet, using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). In its lawsuit, Cisco said that in an era of 'convergence', the two companies' phones could eventually take on different features and end up competing head-to-head. Cisco said this would result in confusion, mistake, and deception for consumers.
CISCO allowes apple to use name iphone
Sunday, February 25, 2007 at 12:51 AM Posted by PA Jones
Trojan Hits again
Tuesday, June 06, 2006 at 10:49 AM Posted by PA Jones
| According to reports, a trojan that seizes control of PC files, and demands ransom money from users has been doing the rounds for almost a month. The phenomenon is termed "Ransomware" while the trojan is dubbed "Archiveus". The newly-discovered trojan does not allow victims to access their hard drive, unless the ransom money is paid-up. "Archiveus" copies all files from the 'My Documents' folder to a new folder, encrypts these files with a 30-digit complex password, and deletes the original documents. The trojan leaves a note on the desktop, advising the user not to tell the police, and asking him/her to pay the ransom. -->In some of the reported cases, victims were actually asked to buy drugs from an online chemist to get the password for accessing the PC; in some other cases, they were asked to transfer the ransom money to an overseas bank account. In the former case, the trojan attempted to force victims to buy pharmaceuticals from a Russian Web site for $ 75 or more, depending on the drug. However, the good news is that anti-virus companies have found the password to unlock the data inside the encrypted file that was being used by hijackers to make money. Interestingly, this password was found within the code of the trojan virus itself. It is also learnt that "Archiveus" is using some parts of another ransoming virus called Cryzip that was circulating in March 2006. The scam is believed to have started in the US last year, and has now shown up in Britain. The first victim claimed by the scam, Helen Barrow, a 40-years old nurse, was instructed to buy drugs from an online pharmacy. Her PC got infected when she opened an email attachment that claimed to be an anti-virus. The earlier versions of this trojan were mainly spyware, identity theft, and adware/spyware, some of which instructed victims to pay the ransom money through Web sites including eGold, Webmoney, etc. |
Visual studio 2005 free of cost by microsoft
Saturday, May 20, 2006 at 7:00 PM Posted by PA Jones
Microsoft launched a free tool for India's growing student and
technology enthusiast community - the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions.
Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are light-weight, easy-to-use/learn offerings that enable both professionals and novices to quickly develop dynamic Web applications and Windows applications.
Through this, Microsoft is encouraging the large community of software
enthusiasts and students, including beginner Windows developers,
hobbyists, Web developers, amateur game developers, and even hardware
developers, to experiment with software development.
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions consist of Visual Web
Developer Express, Visual Basic Express, Visual C# Express, Visual C++
Express, and Visual J# Express.
Sheila Gulati, director - developer and platform evangelism, Microsoft
India, said, "We believe that it is important to put the power of software into the hands of young and upcoming developers, and that is the reason for making the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions available free-of-charge. Software has the capability to change lives. The free availability of the Visual Studio Express Editions will provide the fast growing student, hobbyist, professional developer, and novice developer communities the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the rich functionality of a development suite used the world over. This will also give them the chance to
experiment with cutting-edge technologies and learn new skills at an early age."
With this announcement, the Visual Studio 2005 Express Editions are set to join the SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as a no-cost offering within the Microsoft application platform.
According to sources, to address bandwidth issues in the country,
Microsoft is giving out CDs of Visual Studio Express Editions. The CD is available to the first 20,000 developers that register on the site
www.vsexpress.in http://www.vsexpress.in/, and will be shipped to them
free-of-cost.
