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Security experts can't agree whether the group behind last year's Google hack is also responsible for the new round of 'scary' Adobe Reader PDF attacks

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 14, 2010 7 mins

Hacking Malware

Nvidia brings new tools for building GPU-accelerated applications

Parallel Nsight 1.5 also includes multicore debugging and system analysis functionality in Visual Studio

By Paul Krill

Sep 14, 2010 2 mins

Software Development

Mozilla starts dropping features from Firefox 4

Account Manager and Inspector tools bite the dust as Mozilla pushes to lock in features in preparation for Beta 6 later this month

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 14, 2010 4 mins

Technology Industry

Java garbage collection issue makes the rounds

Tackling 'universal problem,' Terracotta says BigMemory module helps improve apps performance

By Paul Krill

Sep 14, 2010 3 mins

Java Software Development

Adobe sounds alarm on Flash zero-day attacks

Hard on the heels of last week's Reader PDF viewer bug, Adobe reveals a zero-day vulnerability in the popular Flash add-on

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 14, 2010 3 mins

Hacking Malware Software Development

Microsoft previews Lync, overhaul of communication server

Lync lets users access email, calendar, documents, and other data from Office 2010, Exchange 2010, and SharePoint 2010

By Joab Jackson

Sep 13, 2010 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Google: Users’ worries over Instant are unfounded

First-of-its-kind Google Instant, which automatically refreshes search results as people type, will evolve, company says

By Juan Carlos Perez

Sep 13, 2010 5 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

Shortage of Windows 7 migration experts expected

Organizations will migrate about 250 million PCs to Windows 7 over the next few years, and Gartner predicts there won't be enough qualified IT staffers to handle the task

By Mitch Betts

Sep 13, 2010 1 min

IT Skills and Training Small and Medium Business Software Development

11 hot IT job skills for 2011

After months of staff cuts or hiring freezes many U.S. companies are planning to hire IT employees with highly valued skills

By Stacy Collett

Sep 13, 2010 8 mins

IT Skills and Training

Novell tackles private cloud vendor lock-in

Cloud Manager enables enterprises to manage cloud resources based on multiple hypervisors from a single console

By Nancy Gohring

Sep 13, 2010 4 mins

Cloud Computing Private Cloud

Adobe adds HTML5 controls to Illustrator

A new expansion pack to Adobe Illustrator allows designers to build one interface for multiple Web and print platforms

By Joab Jackson

Sep 13, 2010 3 mins

Development Tools HTML

Anti-US hacker takes credit for ‘Here you have’ email worm

'Iraq Resistance' hacker says his actions were not as bad as those of the Florida pastor threatening to burn copies of the Koran

By Robert McMillan

Sep 13, 2010 3 mins

Hacking Malware

Update: HP to buy ArcSight for $1.5 billion

The deal will give HP a well-respected network event monitoring technology

By Chris Kanaracus

Sep 13, 2010 2 mins

Technology Industry

Open source IQ test

How much do you really know about the technicalities and history of the open source and free software movements?

By Neil McAllister

Sep 13, 2010 2 mins

IT Skills and Training

Newest Adobe zero-day PDF exploit bypasses two Microsoft defenses

Security researchers cite sophistication of attack, especially hacker's use of valid digital signature

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 10, 2010 5 mins

Endpoint Protection

Android hits No. 2 spot for mobile OSes in 2010

Gartner predicts Google's mobile OS will surpass rivals RIM and Apple two years earlier than expected

By Matt Hamblen

Sep 10, 2010 3 mins

Technology Industry

Hurd keynote scheduled for Oracle OpenWorld

Despite lawsuit between the companies, HP's Ann Livermore also remains on the conference agenda

By Chris Kanaracus

Sep 10, 2010 2 mins

Databases Technology Industry

Microsoft apologizes for recurring service outages

On three occasions over the past few weeks, enterprises have had trouble accessing Microsoft's hosted services

By Nancy Gohring

Sep 10, 2010 3 mins

SaaS Technology Industry

‘Here you have’ email worm spreads quickly

The worm — the first large outbreak of this type in nearly a decade — is linked to a malicious screensaver file in email messages

By Robert McMillan

Sep 10, 2010 4 mins

Malware Software Development

News quiz: The week in tech

Google make us feel like dolts, Craigslist gets a bit less adult

By Dan Tynan

Sep 10, 2010 2 mins

Data Management

Update: Nokia names Microsoft’s Elop as new CEO

Microsoft's former business software group chief will lead Nokia as the company battles to compete with companies such as Apple and RIM

By Martyn Williams

Sep 10, 2010 4 mins

Nokia Technology Industry

Cloud-based source code host adds Git

Currently in beta, Codesion Git Service offers enterprise-friendly access to Git

By Paul Krill

Sep 9, 2010 2 mins

Software Development

Microsoft plans to deliver double the dosage on Patch Tuesday next week

Microsoft has nine updates in the pipeline in a month when a much lower tally had been expected

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 9, 2010 5 mins

Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Windows Phone 7 set for Oct. 11 launch, according to report

Meanwhile, Windows Phone 7-based handsets will ship later in October, as reported on Pocket-lint website

By Matt Hamblen

Sep 9, 2010 2 mins

Technology Industry

Apple loosens restrictions on programming tools

Challenged by Android's growth, Apple relaxes rules on cross-platform compilers, maybe opens door to Flash on iPhone

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 9, 2010 5 mins

Development Tools Technology Industry

Epic failures: 11 infamous software bugs

Celebrate 'Debugging Day' by remembering these monster computer problems from the past

By Matt Lake

Sep 9, 2010 22 mins

Application Security

HPC meets cloud computing with Dell’s new server

Dell's PowerEdge C6105 rack-mount server, with up to 48 processor cores, is built for high-performance and cloud computing environments

By Agam Shah

Sep 9, 2010 3 mins

Dell High-Performance Computing Technology Industry

How Obama’s tax credit helps, hurts IT spending

The big question is: Do you hold off on IT spending until Congress acts on the investment credit?

By Patrick Thibodeau

Sep 9, 2010 3 mins

Technology Industry

Arm’s new chip stretches from smartphones to servers

The company hopes to expand beyond smartphones and into routers and servers with a new chip design that promises a five-fold increase in performance

By James Niccolai

Sep 9, 2010 5 mins

Technology Industry

The wild west of third-party iPhone development

Non-Apple iOS dev tools are thriving, but Apple's stance against Flash and Java has at least one provider on edge

By Paul Krill

Sep 9, 2010 4 mins

Development Tools Technology Industry

Oracle bolsters former Sun Unix platform

Solaris gets enhancements to virtualization capabilities, performance, security, and scalability

By Paul Krill

Sep 8, 2010 2 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

HP targets small business with latest product rollout

The company says IP phones and fast wireless LANs can save time and money

By Stephen Lawson

Sep 8, 2010 2 mins

Technology Industry

Oracle board against sustainability proposal

A shareholder wants an executive-level committee formed to monitor green issues

By Chris Kanaracus

Sep 8, 2010 3 mins

Technology Industry

Google speeds up search with Google Instant

Predictive search that narrows results as you type is expected to save two to five seconds per query, according to Google

By Paul Krill

Sep 8, 2010 2 mins

Software Development Technology Industry

SAP partner launches cloud-based mobile app service

Leapfactor also announced several free App Store enterprise apps for the iPhone and iPad

By Matt Hamblen

Sep 8, 2010 3 mins

Managed Cloud Services Technology Industry

HP introduces low-cost alternative to blade servers

The ProLiant MicroServer bundles a number of server-specific features into a microtower small enough to fit on or under a desk

By Agam Shah

Sep 8, 2010 4 mins

Technology Industry

Rhomobile upgrades development-as-service platform

RhoHub 2.0 offers mobile application development for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile

By Paul Krill

Sep 8, 2010 2 mins

Software Development

Salesforce.com readies native mobile apps for Chatter collaboration

Upcoming mobile apps will support the iPhone, iPod, BlackBerry, and Android, but Salesforce sees 'no user demand' for Windows Mobile

By Chris Kanaracus

Sep 8, 2010 2 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Cisco, Citrix team on enterprise desktop virtualization

The combined package for running a large number of virtual desktops across an organization should cut the costs of deployment

By Joab Jackson

Sep 8, 2010 3 mins

Citrix Systems Software Development Technology Industry

LG announces smartphones with dual-core processor

The new LG Optimus phones will use Nvidia's Tegra 2 dual-core chips

By Agam Shah

Sep 7, 2010 2 mins

Technology Industry

Symantec ties Enterprise Vault to Microsoft cloud apps

New storage and backup gear for Enterprise Vault 9.0 integrate with Microsoft's Business Productivity Online Services

By Ellen Messmer

Sep 7, 2010 2 mins

Careers Security Technology Industry

Speed boost puts Google Chrome 6 into dead heat with leaders

New browser version is 17 percent faster than Chrome 5, 2.5 times faster than Firefox 3.6

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 7, 2010 3 mins

Browsers Technology Industry

Microsoft investigating long-known vulnerability in IE

IE is the only major browser that has still not patched a bug which allows hackers to hijack Web mail accounts and steal data, says security researcher

By Gregg Keizer

Sep 7, 2010 3 mins

Application Security Browsers Technology Industry