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* Creating Image Maps with Corel Xara 2
* Implementing SSL Certificates on IIS
* Fear and Loathing with E-Commerce
* A Patchy Start; Apache's Strong
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* The Hacker Hunt Continues
* RSA Security Site Defaced
* RealNames Hack
* Dot-Com or Not-com? Branding Backlash Hits Start-Ups
* Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs
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3. DHTML LAB: Identifying Installed Fonts
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5. OTHER VOICES: Creating Image Maps with Corel Xara 2,
Implementing SSL Certificates on IIS, Fear and
Loathing with E-Commerce, A Patchy Start;
Apache's Strong
>Creating Image Maps with Corel Xara 2
You probably already know that Xara is a great application for
creating Web graphics. What you might not know is Xara is also a
great tool for creating Image Maps. Xara can not only create the
Image Map and the associated links, it can also write the HTML.
http://webdevelopersjournal.com/software/xaramaps/xara_image_map.html
WebDeveloperJournal.com, 000210
>Implementing SSL Certificates on IIS
If you design your Web site for commerce and it collects credit
card information or provides other confidential information, then
your customers need additional protection. Find out how easy
encryption can be.
http://www.developer.com/journal/techworkshop/020800_security.html
Developer.com, 000208
>Fear and Loathing with E-Commerce
Some call it precision target marketing. Others think it's just
plain obnoxious. Are some e-commerce sites going overboard with
spam? And just how "optional" is opt-in anyway? An insider's
opinion on how some companies are using your not-so-private
information.
http://ecommerce.internet.com/opinions/article/0,1281,3551_299761,00.html
Ecommerce.internet.com, 000207
>A Patchy Start; Apache's Strong
Had enough Linux mania? It's time to give another freeware, open-
source application its due: the long-lived and mighty Apache
server.
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,34302,00.html
Wired.com, 000214
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6. NET NEWS: The Hacker Hunt Continues, RSA Security Site Defaced,
RealNames Hack, Dot-Com or Not-com? Branding Backlash
Hits Start-Ups, Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs
>The Hacker Hunt Continues
Computer news continued to be dominated by news of the ongoing
investigation into last week's denial of service attacks.
Everyone, from security pundits to sys admins, legislators to law
enforcement, has an opinion on who's responsible, and what to do
next.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,1087,3_302461,00.html
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,1087,3_303191,00.html
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-201-1545382-0.html
InternetNews.com, News.com, 000210-14
>RSA Security Site Defaced
In further computer security news, hacker keen to make a point
about the insecurity of Domain Name System authentication, hit an
older site maintained by the network security provider RSA.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2437384,00.html
ZDNet.com, 000214
>RealNames Hack
The latest breach of Internet security hit Internet keyword search
company RealNames Inc. this week, but this time credit card
information may have been compromised. RealNames CEO Keith Teare
said the company noticed someone was redirecting the company's
keywords to a Web site in China. To do so, the cracker had to
have gone through the customer database, where customer credit
card information was located.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,1087,3_303111,00.html
InternetNews.com, 000211
>Dot-Com or Not-com? Branding Backlash Hits Start-Ups
Multex.com did it. So did MapQuest.com. Just a few months before
filing for an initial public offering, both firms changed their
names, adding what was then thought to be a necessary accouterment
- the dot-com. But now, in an environment in which dot-com is
becoming synonymous with flash-in-the-pan companies running
sometimes-offensive television advertising, Internet start-ups are
beginning to reconsider whether dropping the dot-com might help
them distinguish themselves.
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article/0,1087,3_303151,00.html
InternetNews.com, 000211
>Bugs, Bugs, and More Bugs
There's a report circulating on the Internet that stems from an
article in Sm@rt Reseller magazine that says Microsoft has a busy
week ahead. Windows 2000 is supposed to be introduced to the world
on Thursday, Feb. 17, but before the product is ready for prime
time, there are a number of "defects" that need fixing. According
to online reports, there may be as many as 65,000 bugs in the
system.
http://www.internetnews.com/rumblings/0,1145,81,00.html
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2436920,00.html
InternetNews.com, ZDNet.com, 000214
That's it for this week, see you next time.
Andrew King
Managing Editor, WebReference.com
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Eric Cook
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