Stephen Lawson

Articles by Stephen Lawson

DNS software hole allows Web attacks

A vulnerability recently discovered in the software used in most DNS (Domain Name System) servers may be the most serious security threat yet found on the Internet, allowing hackers effectively to shut down ISPs (Internet service providers) and corporate Web servers as well as steal confidential data.

IBM shows glimpses of Bluetooth-enabled future

IBM Corp. is spreading its development resources widely in search of Bluetooth-enabled devices that users will embrace...

IBM shows glimpses of Bluetooth future

IBM Corp. is spreading its development resources widely in search of Bluetooth-enabled devices that users will embrace...

Cuba cuts phone links from United States over tax

Long-distance telephone links from the United States to Cuba went dead on Friday as the Cuban government apparently followed through on threats to retaliate against the United States because U.S. carriers have not been paying a new 10 per cent tax imposed by Cuba on the long-distance telephone rate from the United States to Cuba.

Sony shows off range of home LANs

Sony Corp. last month provided a glimpse of the many choices consumers will soon face when putting...

Lernout & Hauspie’s Korean woes deepen

The FLV Fund, a venture capital fund affiliated with speech-recognition software vendor Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H), reported Tuesday that the CEO of L&H Korea apparently has misused US$30 million of the fund as collateral for personal loans.

Companies pour funds into China’s optics valley

The promoters of the Optics Valley of China in Wuhan, the capital of central China's Hubei Province, announced last Friday investments totaling 1.72 billion Chinese renminbi (US$208 million) by 19 foreign and domestic companies.

Report: China spells out some telecom rules

The Chinese government spelled out on Wednesday for the first time how it will define "value-added" telecommunications services, a key element of its rules for foreign ownership in China's telephone and Internet industries.

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