ZDNet reports that the biggest security problem on company networks today is not anything to do with the quality of the system, but the caution of the users. Employees are leaving their passwords on their desks, still, and it’s a major threat to network security.

ZDNet reports on delays and problems with a Code of Practice intended to clarify how employers monitor company email and Internet use, noting privacy problems with filtering email for virii.

IMA writes “International Messaging Associates (IMA) will be providing a free, official copy of its latest messaging product the Internet Exchange Messaging Server (IEMS) 5 to beta users who will send in their proposed enhancements and potential problems early at v5beta@ima.com

Free copies will be made available to all evaluators who provide feedback to IMA on any undocumented bugs, or who suggest new features or enhancements of which IMA agrees to use in current or future releases. Fixes for verified problems will be included in the official release of IEMS 5.

The free, official copy of the IEMS 5 also includes 90-day support. For more details on this program, please visit http://www.ima.com/v5promo.html.

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tjhanson writes, “This must be a fairly robust offensive. This time the NY Times is covering the speech:

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/03/technology/03SOFT.html” This page requires a login. From the story: “Microsoft is preparing a broad campaign countering the
movement to give away and share software code, arguing that it potentially undermines the intellectual property of
countries and companies. At the same time, the company is acknowledging that it is feeling pressure from the freely
shared alternatives to its commercial software … (A speech to be given Thursday) is part of an effort by Microsoft to
raise questions about the limits of innovation inherent in the open-source approach and to suggest that companies
adopting the approach are putting their intellectual property at risk.”

Kelly McNeill writes, “In the new and enlightened age of Unix (namely Linux), the fragmentation monster threatens to raise its ugly head and leer at the varying distributions.

Brace yourself: Linux has a tiny chance of becoming fragmented. Before the Linux community (of which I am a part) fires up their flame throwers, let me explain why I think this and most importantly, what I think might help solve it.”

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From Wired News: “To the U.S. government, a DVD descrambling utility is akin to terrorware that could crash airplanes, disrupt hospital
equipment and imperil human lives.

On Tuesday, an assistant U.S. attorney told a federal appeals court hearing arguments in the Universal Studios v. Reimerdes et al
case that the DeCSS utility, which the Motion Picture Association of America has sued to take off a website, should be banned.”

“‘m more of a casual gamer than a serious one. I do like fast action, and have been known to spend too much time
shooting the bad guys; but all in all I prefer a strategy game to an action game. Even so, I can appreciate the uses of a
high-end video card. When it comes to Linux, however, the issue of drivers always comes up-“If I buy the latest XYZ
video card, will it work with Linux?” In general, the answer to this question is affirmative. But the devil’s in the details…” More at SourceMagazine.

The San Diego Tribune has an introductory article that introduces its readers to the “ragtag army of rebels that uses Linux.”

An anonymous reader tipped us off to this item at ZDNet: “A start-up believes a mixture of Linux, ordinary Intel chips and high-end
hardware will vault its servers ahead of established giants such as Compaq
Computer and IBM.

Egenera, a 50-person company in Marlboro, Mass., has begun describing a
sophisticated server design it hopes will appeal first to financial services companies
when it goes on sale this fall. And the company has a strong calling card for that
market: Chief Executive Vern Brownell was chief technology officer of Goldman
Sachs before he left to join Kenneth Zolot in starting Egenera in March 2000.”