Kathleen Ohlson - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Kathleen Ohlson

Article | 6/07/2000 Microsoft releases patch to fix IE security hole

Microsoft has issued a patch for an Internet Explorer bug that it said could overwrite files and eventually crash computers.

Article | 8/06/2000 Check digital certificates in IE, users cautioned

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Centre at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on Tuesday issued a warning that newly fou...

Article | 15/05/2000 EMC, IBM settle patent suits

Rivals EMC and IBM on Friday settled their longstanding lawsuit involving patent infringement allegations.

Article | 28/03/2000 Cisco Taps Into Web Phones

In a move to bring telephones into the Internet age, Cisco Systems yesterday announced 10 new enterprise telephony products.

Article | 17/03/2000 'Melting Worm' slithers into the wild

A new worm now "in the wild" has the potential to shut down Windows platforms and make the operating system permanently unusable.

Article | 25/02/2000 Microsoft Fends Off Hack Attack

Hackers attempted to infiltrate Microsoft's Web site, but the company fought back with little damage to its site this week.

Article | 17/02/2000 Glitch Exposes Customer Tax Records

H&R Block Inc. shut down its online tax filing service Monday after some customers' financial information was mistakenly imported into other customers...

Article | 17/09/1999 Microsoft buys Visio

In a move to furnish its business productivity products with more edge, Microsoft has announced it will acquire Visio in a deal worth $US1.3 billion i...

Article | 15/09/1999 Another Hotmail hole?

Just when Hotmail users thought it was safe, another violation has been discovered in Microsoft's Web-based e-mail system.

Article | 16/04/1999 AOL membership soars past 17 Million

AOL has released news that its worldwide membership has surpassed the 17 million mark. But in the end, says an analyst, AOL will not corner the market...

Article | 2/02/1999 US Congressmen want 'official' New Year's Day moved

Two US Congressmen have introduced a bill to have the official New Year's Day moved to January 3, 2000, in an effort to give computer technicians time...