Swift justice

Article Abstract:

The culprit in the so-called Melissa virus case was quickly found and the virus was quickly stopped in its proliferation, which could have been very great. For an individual user the virus was not a problem but servers that must handle e-mail could quickly have been overwhelmed by overwhelming proliferation of messages. The case demonstrates how fast international cooperation in the communications world can be when that world is threatened. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) reacted very quickly, and network administrators of the world were told about the problem in time to stop it. The FBI and virus prevention software companies worked with security specialists to get rid of the virus and arrest its creator. The events of the case and the nature of the virus are related. Companies discussed include Microsoft, America Online, Network Associates, Orlando Access, Phar Lap Software.

Europe, Software Publishers, Government regulation, Administration of General Economic Programs, Telegraph & other communications, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Electronic Mail Services, Legal/Government Regulation, Distributed DP Software Pkgs, Technology Transfer Control, Safety and security measures, Laws, regulations and rules, Internet, Internet service providers, Online services, Internet services, Internet security, Practice, Email, Computer viruses, Network software, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Export controls, Technology transfer, Microsoft Word for Windows (Word processing software)

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Europe takes bite out of Microsoft

Article Abstract:

Bold steps taken by the European Commission in Brussels to crub Microsoft's control of the computer software market by slapping the company with tough sanctions aimed at its treasured "bundling" strategy are discussed. If the EU ruling holds, Microsoft may have to forgo bundling applications.

Analysis, European Union. European Commission, MSFT, Powers and duties, Strategic planning (Business)

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German universities seek to reclaim lost glory

Article Abstract:

German universities in the 1970s were started and disoriented by the remoteness of the faculty and complete absence of campus life. Hence, the German universities are now trying to reclaim its lost glory by promoting greater competition among universities.

Germany, Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Colleges and universities, Universities and colleges, History

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