NetFlash: Oracle, under fire, admits to database security holes

A security expert says he found 34 vulnerabilities in Oracle’s database software, but six months after telling Oracle about them the company has yet to issue any patches. What kinds of problems did he find? “Basically the whole gamut of vulnerability types,” the researcher says. So much for Oracle’s claims of being “unbreakable.” Oracle, under fire, admits to database security holes http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803oraclunder.html?net

A security expert says he found 34 vulnerabilities in Oracle’s database software, but six months after telling Oracle about them the company has yet to issue any patches. What kinds of problems did he find? “Basically the whole gamut of vulnerability types,” the researcher says. So much for Oracle’s claims of being “unbreakable.”

Oracle, under fire, admits to database security holes

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803oraclunder.html?net

Cebit America 2005 canceled, low revenue cited

I enjoyed Cebit America in 2003. It surprised me how well-attended it was, and the various tracks were informative. This year was a different story, though. Apart from Network World’s Showdown debate – which was as entertaining as ever – and a few other sessions, there was something odd about it. Like the press room that took up half of the show floor and the kids-and-technology area that took up a good chunk of the rest. So it’s really no surprise that Cebit America didn’t have the sponsors to make it to a third year.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803cebitameri.html?net

HP unveils its first Linux laptop

HP on Tuesday began shipping its first ever notebook computer to come pre-installed with the Linux operating system.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803linuxhp.html?net

Avaya buys conferencing vendor Spectel

Avaya purchased audio-conferencing vendor Spectel this week for $103 million, with plans to add converged audio/video/Web conferencing to its enterprise VoIP platforms.

https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0803avaya.html?net

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Your digicam memory card is stronger than you think; Web addiction gets some out of Army duty; libraries swamped with junky music; and the winners of our spam stories contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.

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