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Entries Tagged as 'Open Source'

Firefox drawing fans away from Microsoft IE

September 15th, 2004 · No Comments

Open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox have won over a significant number of defectors from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer in the past nine months, Web site metrics suggest.
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Tags: CNET News.com · Consumer Tech · Open Source · Security

IE flaw may boost rival browsers

June 28th, 2004 · No Comments

A major security hole discovered in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer last week has become a golden marketing opportunity for alternative browsers such as Mozilla and Opera that are unaffected by the flaw.
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Tags: CNET News.com · Consumer Tech · Open Source · Security · Viruses and worms

Industrial security gets a Linux lock

June 10th, 2003 · No Comments

Control-system specialist Verano has introduced a service and software package to help companies protect their critical infrastructure from digital attacks.
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Tags: CNET News.com · Critical infrastructure · Government · Open Source · Security

Access denied

May 24th, 2001 · No Comments

Companies fight over CD listings, leaving the public behind.
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Gracenote under pressure

May 11th, 2001 · No Comments

Online music database Gracenote, which once labeled itself a “grassroots Internet darling,” gets a lesson in the slash-and-burn culture of the Internet after announcing it would sue a customer intent on moving to an open-source competitor of its song database.
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Tags: CNET News.com · Consumer Tech · Open Source