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Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their lawsuit over whether Sun infringed on Kodak’s patents in creating the Java platform.

Microsoft has issued a fix for one of the most cantankerous Service Pack 2 problems caused by T.V. Media. Numerous applications, including some of Microsoft’s own, have encountered compatibility problems with Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). But one application in particular wreaked an inordinate amount of havoc until Microsoft created a removal tool, and now, a patch, for it. That application — which many industry watchers consider to fall more into the adware/spware category — was Total Velocity Software’s T.V. Media. TV Media hides on users’ PCs and displays commercials.

There has been much discussion recently about the life expectancy of plasma monitor/TVs. It is an interesting topic with many misconceptions and story variations. The following is what I can advise on the topic:

The negotiating skills Steve Berry developed as a seasoned beltway insider were tested immediately after he joined the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association in 1997

It depends which version of Windows you’re asking about.

For Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me, the answer is simple: Not at all. These are not multiprocessor operating systems.

Headlines reporting the latest computer viruses are common to the point of blasé these days, and experts estimate the most widespread attacks—including the recent MyDoom virus—can account for one e-mail in every sixteen. Defensive computing—arming oneself against the hackers of the world—is not longer something reserved for the tech-savvy. These days, experts say everyone needs antivirus software. What’s more, computer users need to be pro-active against hackers and spammers, actually modifying one’s computing behavior to dodge infection.

Electric commerce: the conducting of business communication and transactions over networks and through computers. Specifically, ecommerce is the buying and selling of goods and services, and the transfer of funds, through digital communications.