Glitches span the tech spectrum

roundup A newly noted vulnerability could threaten a wide range of open-source projects, while Microsoft reports its first "critical" flaw of the year. Also, AOL and Apple grapple with glitches of their own.

Open-source defect reaches deep
A critical vulnerability has been found in the Concurrent Versions System, which is used in the majority of open-source projects to update and maintain source code.
January 23, 2003

Mac users find glitches with Keynote
Apple's Keynote software, created to allow Steve Jobs to make it through speeches without a hitch, is garnering complaints from customers that it is anything but bug-free.
January 22, 2003

AOL shutters Web e-mail hole
America Online fixes a security hole in its Web e-mail service after being tipped off to the flaw, but not before "hundreds" of accounts are compromised.
January 22, 2003

Microsoft flaw puts servers at risk
The company warns system administrators that a new flaw in its Windows 2000 and NT domain controllers could leave their networks open to attack.
January 22, 2003

previous coverage
One year on, is Microsoft 'trustworthy'?
A year after Bill Gates called for Microsoft to make its products more "trustworthy," executives are touting myriad initiatives as proof of the company's new resolve.
January 16, 2003