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Security flaw in G1 Google phone

Outdated components could leave users vulnerable to attack

Java Security Technology Industry

Oct 30, 2008 3 mins

Developers rank app servers

'User satisfaction' survey weighs 21 factors defining app server success

By Esther Schindler

Oct 30, 2008 4 mins

CIO Java Technology Industry

WabiSabiLabi may close 0day auction site

Zero-day site had been launched with aim of providing a market to allow independent security researchers to earn a living from vulnerabilities discovered

By Sumner Lemon

Oct 29, 2008 2 mins

Security Technology Industry

Worm uses Google to squirm around Facebook

Malicious program similar to Koobface worm, which was first spotted on Facebook in July, has started using Google Reader and Picasa sites to spread

By Robert McMillan

Malware Security Software Development

Efficiency drive moves to networks

Juniper Networks and Ixia launch Energy Consumption Rating Initiative, which measures the power efficiency of certain classes of network devices

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 29, 2008 4 mins

Analysts: OS focus could boost Moto’s prospects

Report suggests Motorola may soon unveil plans to focus development on Android, Google's mobile OS, and reduce the number of operating systems it uses

Open Source Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Oct 29, 2008 5 mins

Recruiters offer tips for finding jobs in IT management

Executive recruiters at CIO Leadership Summit answer questions on how prospective IT managers and executives can land their desired job

By Thomas Hoffman

Oct 29, 2008 4 mins

Careers

ParaScale pushes private storage clouds

Startup claims its software can turn a group of heterogeneous servers and storage arrays into redundant, self-healing private cloud of storage

By Bryan Betts

Mozilla plans for Firefox 2.0’s final days

With the browser's December end-of-life date approaching, Mozilla anticipates just two more security updates for Firefox 2.0

By Gregg Keizer

Lenovo unveils desktop and netbook

New ThinkCentre desktop features added remote manageability, while IdeaPad S10e netbook aims for education market

By Sharon Gaudin

Quantum expands, renames storage management tool

Quantum adds a low-end 9TB version of its DXi7500 enterprise disk backup device and its Vision management software gets enhanced de-duplication trend analysis

By Bryan Betts

Data Management Technology Industry

Aruba studies new uses for wireless networks

Programs will look for new uses for Wi-Fi networks, explore future possibilities for wireless networks, and study mobile computing's impact on the environment

By Stephen Lawson

Oct 29, 2008 4 mins

Texas Memory hits 1M IOPS with fast flash storage

Texas Memory beats IBM with the RamSan-5000, the first flash memory-based solid-state disk system on the market that can process 1 million IOPS

By Jon Brodkin

SAP mulling future of hosting business

The company is considering either selling, partnering, or integrating the hosting unit's services staff back into the parent corporation

By Chris Kanaracus

Microsoft vows Windows 7 will fix Vista mistakes

Part of Microsoft's Windows 7 presentation at the PDC involved the company's mea culpa on problems with Windows Vista and a plan to avoid them in Windows 7

Oct 28, 2008 4 mins

Microsoft lays out Silverlight ambitions

At the Microsoft PDC, the company detailed future plans for its Silverlight platform, including offline capabilities and richer graphics support

Ray Ozzie steers Microsoft into the cloud

In an interview at PDC, Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie talks Windows Azure, cloud computing, and the company's future plans

Oct 28, 2008 12 mins

Careers Security Technology Industry

Update: Google settles copyright lawsuits with publishers, authors

Wide-ranging agreement calls for Google to pay $125 million and in exchange gives the search giant rights to display chunks of in-copyright books, not just snippets

By Juan Carlos Perez

Oct 28, 2008 4 mins

Microsoft previews Windows 7 client OS

Compatibility, user customization, energy efficiency, and multitouch interfaces among the Windows 7 planned enhancements

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Study rips state’s e-voting machines as easily hackable

Report from Princeton and other groups says e-voting machines used in New Jersey and elsewhere can be 'easily hacked' by anyone with basic computer knowledge

By Todd Weiss

Oct 28, 2008 4 mins

Enterprises stepping up fight against trade secrets theft

FBI veteran says the payoffs for stealing trade secrets are high and the risks of getting caught are low

By Jeremy Kirk

Access Control Data and Information Security Technology Industry

Microsoft advances embedded apps

Upgrade of .Net Micro Framework expands language, processor support

Yahoo’s Zimbra reaches for the cloud

Zimbra takes advantage of Yahoo's datacenters to become a hosting provider for customers of its communications and collaboration suite in the education market

By Juan Carlos Perez

Small and Medium Business Software Development

Dell refreshes Optiplex line, offers Atom-based thin client

Dell unveils 10 new Optiplex desktops and expands its Flexible Computing and Managed Desktop services

By Sumner Lemon

Security analyst warns of ‘Google hacking’

Search engines such as Google are being used by hackers against Web apps that hold sensitive data

By Jeremy Kirk

Data and Information Security Databases Security

Microsoft to support Windows Azure with datacenter investments

Microsoft plans to ramp up the number of servers running in its datacenters worldwide by 15 times to handle increased hosted computing demand

By Eric Lai

Microsoft: We didn’t ‘forget’ Azure trademark

Microsoft late Monday denied it had neglected to register "Windows Azure," the name of its new cloud computing platform, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

By Gregg Keizer

Embarcadero, Compuware add .Net tools

One lets developers use Prism for Windows .Net apps, the other updates its code scanning tool

Development Tools Software Development

Microsoft to open up ‘M’ language

Modeling technology to be offered under company's Open Specification Promise

Oct 27, 2008 2 mins

Oops! Microsoft forgets to trademark ‘Windows Azure’

Microsoft has been holding the azure.com domain for years, but it has not filed any applications to trademark the name

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 27, 2008 2 mins

JackBe adds developer version of its Presto mashup software

The new Presto Developer Edition is a single-user version of the Presto software

By Heather Havenstein

Oct 27, 2008 2 mins

Security flaw spotted in G1 Google phone

Security researchers say Android is based on outdated open-source compenents that leave it vulnerable to a perviously known and fixed attack

Malware Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Oct 27, 2008 3 mins

Update: Microsoft launches Windows Azure for the cloud

Microsoft's scalable hosting environment aims to help developers build applications spanning from the cloud to the datacenter and PCs, the Web, and phones

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Oct 27, 2008 4 mins

Meeting virtualization management challenges

Trend toward services is forcing IT to think about management across systems that may have little in common

By John Fontana

Oct 27, 2008 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Yahoo’s developer platform to launch next week

Yahoo hopes to drive traffic by adding Facebook-like social networking features to its Web sites

By James Niccolai

Oct 27, 2008 5 mins

Databases Development Tools Software Development

IBM to discuss ‘Information Agenda’

IBM's Information on Demand conference will feature product and services announcements aimed at helping companies use information as a strategic asset

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 27, 2008 3 mins

Business Intelligence Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Canonical moves on desktop, server Linux

3G, virtualization, and Java capabilities highlighted in Ubuntu upgrades

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

Oct 27, 2008 4 mins

Top 10: Microsoft’s bug, Greenspan speaks, Android launches

This week's roundup of the top tech news stories includes Microsoft's critical bug, Android's launch, the tech economy, and more

By Nancy Weil

Oct 24, 2008 5 mins

Databases Malware Technology Industry

Researchers find state of matter that may extend Moore’s Law

McGill University researchers say they have found an electron crystal that could enable them to harness quantum physics to make increasingly small computer chips

By Sharon Gaudin

Oct 24, 2008 3 mins

Malware Patch Management Software Security

New worm feeds on latest Microsoft bug

The day after Microsoft pushed out emergency Windows bug patch, new Gimmiv worm surfaces to exploit the vulnerability

By Robert McMillan

Oct 24, 2008 3 mins

Accusations flying in SAP-Waste Management suit

Deloitte Consulting also caught up as a third party in lawsuit over an unsatisfactory ERP implementation

By Chris Kanaracus

Oct 24, 2008 4 mins

Microsoft to release Vista SP2 private beta next week

The update, to be released to a small group of beta testers next week, focuses on reliability, performance, and compatibility issues

Microsoft opens DevLabs, a new developer portal

The new initiative gives developers an advance look at upcoming Microsoft projects and lets them try out and give feedback on developer tools

Development Tools Software Development

Microsoft looks to secure Web content

Web Sandbox effort to foster more efficient cross-browser development and more secure Web apps features JavaScript virtualization layer

Security

Forecast has Office, Vista revenues diverging

In Microsoft's fiscal first quarter of 2009, Vista sales grew sluggishly at 2 percent, while Office piles up 20 percent growth for its division

By Eric Lai

Oct 24, 2008 4 mins

Business Intelligence Databases Technology Industry

Google bolsters Analytics service with new features

Google Analytics continues its push into corporate IT shops with capabilities such as custom report generation, advanced segmentation, and integration with Google AdSense

By Heather Havenstein

Oct 24, 2008 4 mins

Microsoft outlines plan to weather economic crisis

Microsoft will focus on lowering customers' total cost of ownership, tighten its own spending, and choose its investments carefully, CFO says

Oct 24, 2008 3 mins

Intel repudiates execs’ criticism of the iPhone

Remarks critical of the iPhone may have put Intel in a difficult spot with Apple, since Intel is believed to be hopeful Apple will use its low-power processors in future products

By Sumner Lemon