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Archive for August 31st, 2007

YouTube Challenger gets a name – HULU

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 31, 2007

News Corp and NBC Universal announced that they had named their new online video site Hulu (http://www.hulu.com).
The two companies said the site would be in the testing mode in October, and would be open to a limited number of users.  Visitors to Hulu.com would need to sign up to get an invitation to be [...]

Fake YouTube Email Infect PCs

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 31, 2007

Security provider Sophos is warning Internet users about the latest disguise being used by malicious software authors in their attempt to infect people’s personal computers (PCs) — an e-mail claiming to point to a YouTube video.
The security company further said that clicking on a link inside the e-mail will send surfers to a web page containing a malicious script and [...]

Microsoft Vista Service Pack 1 coming in 2008

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 31, 2007

Microsoft announced that its first service pack for its Windows Vista operating system will be released early 2008 with the company shipping a beta to 10,000 to 15,000 testers.
The update will include operating system updates, bug fixes, and enhancements to improve performance, reliability and application compatibility of Vista.

Earthlink Eliminates 900 Jobs

Posted by: ADMIN on: August 31, 2007

EarthLink, Inc. announced a corporate restructuring plan. This plan will reduce operating costs across the company. The restructuring will begin immediately and be completed by the end of the year.
Approximately 900 jobs will be eliminated and the company will close its Orlando, FL; Knoxville, TN; Harrisburg, PA and San Francisco, CA offices and substantially reduce [...]