by Stephanie McLoughlin

Test Center Tracker: Treo security alert and Microsoft’s online video debut

analysis
Feb 15, 20072 mins

Fix it or forget it: First it was Qualcomm not patching a vulnerability in Eudora WorldMail. Now, Palm is following that same path: it will not be fixing a Treo password bypass problem found by Symantec. Roger Grimes is appalled, and plans to dump his Treo. What do you think? Surf's up: If you missed the InfoWorld Virtualization Executive Forum earlier this week, don't despair too much. We've got a flood of vide

Fix it or forget it: First it was Qualcomm not patching a vulnerability in Eudora WorldMail. Now, Palm is following that same path: it will not be fixing a Treo password bypass problem found by Symantec. Roger Grimes is appalled, and plans to dump his Treo. What do you think?

Surf’s up: If you missed the InfoWorld Virtualization Executive Forum earlier this week, don’t despair too much. We’ve got a flood of videos and presentations that will be coming your way over the next few days, not to mention an excellent collection of analysis articles and product reviews. Start off with this interview of Don Norbeck of SunGard and his thoughts on the coming virtualizaion tidal wave, then check out Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens’ thoughts on virtualization features to come in future Linux releases.

Soapbox vs. YouTube: The battle begins: Microsoft opened the doors to its MSN Soapbox online video service today, offering it up as a public beta. Will this be a You Tube killer? Looks like it does most of the same things, although you can watch a video while searching for others at the same time (check out Soapbox for yourself here). Perhaps the larger question is: do we really need another way to watch the Mentos-and-Diet-Coke video? (P.S. Wonder why that combination of candy and soda works? Here’s some explanation, courtesy of the MythBusters…)