Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday that it would carry Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java programming language in the Windows operating system nine months longer than first planned, to give customers more time to transition between the software platforms.
Originally, Microsoft had said it would only carry Java in Windows until the end of 2003, under an agreement that allows programs written in the Java programming language to run on top of Windows. Microsoft and Sun said in a joint statement that they would extend that by 10 months to Sept. 30, 2004.
"We've put our differences aside since we've heard from customers that they would like a little more time as they are in the process of migrating," said Chris Jones, Microsoft's vice president of the Windows client division.
The two companies said that one of the main issues concerning customers and software vendors is the ability to preserve software security during the transition so that hackers won't get a chance to exploit software flaws.
News source: Reuters.com
Originally, Microsoft had said it would only carry Java in Windows until the end of 2003, under an agreement that allows programs written in the Java programming language to run on top of Windows. Microsoft and Sun said in a joint statement that they would extend that by 10 months to Sept. 30, 2004.
"We've put our differences aside since we've heard from customers that they would like a little more time as they are in the process of migrating," said Chris Jones, Microsoft's vice president of the Windows client division.
The two companies said that one of the main issues concerning customers and software vendors is the ability to preserve software security during the transition so that hackers won't get a chance to exploit software flaws.
News source: Reuters.com
The unit's mission was to look at IT security in the field and provide computer forensic capability to search for hidden files, emails and erased information on the hard drives of seized computer equipment.
Pringle, whose day job is as a senior security consultant for consultancy Boldon James, said the unit recovered around 5,500 items of media and 2.2TB of data. It has since handed over all ongoing case files to the US-led Iraq Survey Group.
During the operation, said Major Pringle, the unit "discovered a lot less use of the internet and email systems than we expected, due to sanctions and a culture of distrusting distributed information.
"A lot of computers were glorified typewriters, but we did discover some personally owned high-end machines owned by senior Iraqis."
He added that the unit also found "evidence of companies trying to beat sanctions".
The software, EnCase Version 4 from US-based Guidance Software, was able to search for key words in Arabic. The hardware had to "withstand desert conditions of extreme heat, sand and wind".
Apart from "taking more sunscreen", Pringle said the unit would do some things differently in the event of a similar operation, but that "85 to 90 per cent of the task we got right.
"We applied similar principles towards a commercial IT project, but you can't plan for everything. Next time we'd be more prepared for older media."
Pringle also underlined the army's ongoing need for better communications systems.
"We were with a US outfit because we were part of the coalition, but secure communications back to the UK would have helped," he said.
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