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  • Experts warn of new updatable virus

    Anti-virus firms have warned users of a new computer virus that spreads through Internet chat rooms and updates itself automatically with files from the Web

  • Melissa conviction to stop virus writers?

    Law enforcement officials and computer security specialists say that David L. Smith's conviction in the Melissa virus case -- the first successful prosecution of a virus writer in the United States -- will have a strong chilling effect on other authors of malicious code.

  • US Market Close: Techs take off ahead of jobs data

    Investors snapped up technology shares Thursday following some economic news. The Nasdaq composite shot up 182 points to 3,582.46 while the Dow moved up 130 points to close at 10.652.20.

  • US WEEK AHEAD: Red Hat, Palm take their turn

    US Technology and blue-chip stocks both made huge gains this week despite the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates by another one-quarter of a percent. Now that the earnings warning season has past, investors will focus on earnings from the likes of Red Hat and Palm next week.

  • New eBook standard: A best-seller?

    Electronic books are nearing a sea change, as a new standard for e-book content is about to reach approval.

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