Security

Another IE patch

* Patches from Conectiva, Gentoo, Debian others * More Rbot viruses run amuck * Gates: We'll make security our forte, and other interesting reading

Microsoft offers $1 million for secure computing curricula

Spam cure: Nail the vendors

Positively false

Identity services become part of the computing stack

* Analysts say identity services are well on their way to commoditization

ID management establishes trust

Aruba, HP partner on WLAN outsourcing

* WLAN switch vendors get more money

EV-DO lights up mobile data

Verizon Wireless and Sprint beginning to test the waters.

802.11a WLANs winning converts

More throughput to more users, plus less interference cited as reasons.

Siemens aims at high end with BlackBerry phone