* Spyware flap looks headed for court * CA chief details company plans * MCI again rejects Qwest bid * IBM bundles key WebSphere products for retailers * Today on Layer 8
Is spyware a privacy-compromising evil that needs to be eradicated, or is it “adware” that has a right to exist and generate money for its proponents? The question may have to be decided in court. In the meantime there’s a lot of back-and-forth between the marketing companies on one side and anti-spyware vendors on the other. Spyware flap looks headed for court http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405-spyware.html?net
Is spyware a privacy-compromising evil that needs to be eradicated, or is it “adware” that has a right to exist and generate money for its proponents? The question may have to be decided in court. In the meantime there’s a lot of back-and-forth between the marketing companies on one side and anti-spyware vendors on the other.
Spyware flap looks headed for court
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/040405-spyware.html?net
CA chief details company plans
Computer Associates this week took steps to put its past behind it. The accounting scandal is past – and the future is systems and security management. Here’s how CA plans to ramp up its efforts in those areas.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0405cachief.html?net
MCI again rejects Qwest bid
The board of MCI has again rejected a takeover bid by Qwest, Qwest said Wednesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2005/0406mciagain.html?net
IBM bundles key WebSphere products for retailers
IBM this week announced more integrated versions of its e-commerce, portal and product information management (PIM) software, designed to make it easier for retailers and manufacturers to tie together product, pricing and promotional information across business systems.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0405websphere.html?net
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