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Confusion over Skype security threat clears up

December 20, 2006 Researchers now characterize threat to Skype IM tool as a Trojan horse, not a worm. TAGS: Skype, Websense Inc., security threat, confusion, worm, advisory, trojan horse, API, IM, threat, security, researcher

U.K.'s Orange launches 'Open Office'

September 4, 2007 Wireless operator says its telecommuter services package won't be confused with OpenOffice.org's open-source suite. TAGS: Orange PCS, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, telecommuting, confusion, trademark, portfolio, Netherlands, U.K., worker, spokesman, broadband, brand, Linux, open source

Typo leads to Vista SP1 confusion

July 20, 2007 Microsoft says error in e-mail led some to incorrectly conclude that Vista Service Pack 1 beta is available. TAGS: confusion, service pack, Microsoft Windows Vista, beta, Microsoft Windows Server, error, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Linspire giving away desktop Linux OS

September 2, 2005 Called Linspire Five-O, the operating system, normally available for $49.95, is available for free until Sept. 6. TAGS: Linspire, confusion, desktop Linux, operating system, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Intel needs fancy footwork to market server chips

March 8, 2006 Two server processors will arrive only months apart, but Intel has a plan to avoid confusion. TAGS: Pat Gelsinger, server platform, confusion, AMD, Intel, general manager, server

Fight over e-voting leaves election plans as casualties

May 20, 2004 Voters brace for confusion at the polls as county election officials scramble to address alleged shortcomings of new equipment. TAGS: e-voting, election, confusion, Diebold Inc., poll, vote, state, California, security

Liberty Alliance is alive and kicking

January 25, 2007 Group's new president says the world is catching on to the need for sharing identity information securely. TAGS: Roger Sullivan, Liberty Alliance, Microsoft Passport, confusion, folk, enterprise, president, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

The new IT confusion

October 31, 2003 Droplets chairman Philip Brittan warns that lingering customer confusion about the differences between "grid" and "utility" computing could stall their wider adoption. TAGS: utility computing, application service provider, outsource, CRM, confusion, grid computing, grid, ERP, Oracle Corp., information technology, service provider, Sun Microsystems Inc., utility, HP, IBM Corp.

A tangle over virus IDs

October 6, 2005 The antivirus community is split over the merits of a scheme to give malicious software common identifiers. TAGS: malicious software, Mitre Corp., David Perry, confusion, virus, Sophos Plc., Trend Micro Inc., antivirus, security, expert, Microsoft Corp.

Name that worm--plan looks to cut through chaos

September 22, 2005 Plethora of different handles for the same threat can confuse security efforts. Common-identifier scheme looks to fix that. TAGS: worm, McAfee Inc., malware, confusion, participant, initiative, virus, antivirus, threat, Symantec Corp., security, software company

Ruling adds to confusion over legality of keywords

April 1, 2006 In ruling that counters findings in other cases, court says pharmacies didn't infringe on Merck trademark through use of "Zocor" keyword. TAGS: Merck Co., GEICO, dilution, pharmacy, defendant, infringement, confusion, court, search engine, New York, decision, Time Warner Inc., link, Google Inc.

Craving for 'clicks' bogs down search

October 8, 2003 Hackers and mainstream Net companies are beginning to take extreme measures to grab a slice of search, sowing confusion for consumers and posing new challenges for search providers. TAGS: VeriSign Inc., Gator, Internet search advertising, domain name, security consultant, confusion, Sergey Brin, Internet search, search engine company, hacker, Google Inc., DNS, Internet company, Web browser, adware, search engine

Falwell critic can keep domain name

August 24, 2005 Court reverses ruling that had prohibited the site from operating on a domain bearing a variation of Rev. Jerry Falwell's name. TAGS: domain name, appeals court, court, confusion, opinion, decision, attorney, e-mail

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