ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, March 4, 1997 TAG: 9703040081
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
Security flaw found in Microsoft browser
REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp. said a potentially harmful security flaw was found in the latest version of its Internet Explorer browsing software.
The flaw could let malicious Internet publishers delete files, copy passwords and software and send orders to transfer money by manipulating files stored on another person's personal computer, said Paul Greene, Brian Morin and Geoffrey Elliott, students at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts who discovered the bug.
Microsoft said it hasn't had any customer reports of people having encountered the problem, but it plans to publish information about the flaw on its Web page later today and will post a software fix for the bug within the next 48 hours.
-Bloomberg News
United to give pilots 10% pay raises
CHICAGO - United Airlines settled a dispute with its employee owners, agreeing to 10 percent pay raises over two years for its pilots and mechanics, the airline and unions said Monday.
United also agreed to restore in 2000 the rest of the wages and pension benefits the unions gave up when an employee stock ownership plan took effect in 1994. The pilots had threatened to scuttle the ESOP when it expires in 2000 if they failed to get back the economic package they gave up in return for a 55 percent share in the company.
-Associated Press
Global business course going on-line
MCLEAN - UOL Publishing Inc. and Georgetown University announced Monday an agreement to create and distribute an interactive 22-hour on-line course in international business through Georgetown's Virtual Campus.
The course is expected to be available worldwide in the spring for about $2,900 per student. More information will be posted on Georgetown's website, http://www.gsb.georgetown.edu.
-Associated Press
Briefly ...
* Blue Ridge Bank has filed applications for branches in Bristol and at 325 Spring St. in Wytheville. The bank currently has offices in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and Floyd.
* The College of Health Sciences Continuing Education Department on Wednesday begins a series of seminars at the Roanoke Marriott for health care professionals. The first topic, "Leadership in Health Care: Preparing for the 21st Century," will begin with registration at 8 a.m. Other dates and topics are: "Current Concepts in Cardiovascular Disease," March 21; "Alternative Therapies," April 2. Each seminar costs $79. For more information or to register, call (540) 985-8512 or toll free (888) 985-8483.
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