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VMware Teams Up With Linux Foundation
August 07, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
VMware joined the Linux Foundation on Monday.
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Coreflood Trojan Stole 500G of Personal Financial Data
August 07, 02008 | by William Jackson
A cache of stolen data gathered from a botnet that has been quietly sweeping up information for years contained the user names and passwords for 8,485 bank accounts.
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DNS May Be Patched, but Danger Still Lurks
August 07, 02008 | by William Jackson
We dodged a bullet last month -- the discovery of a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System, Dan Kaminsky told a standing-room only (and some sitting on the floor) crowd at the Black Hat Briefings Wednesday.
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Analyst: Beware of the Google Gadgets
August 07, 02008 | by William Jackson
One fun thing about the interactive world of Web 2.0 is the online applications you can take advantage of, such as Google Gadgets.
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Tuesday Patch Cycles To Include Risk Assessments
August 06, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
Microsoft is initiating a new security notification approach, the company announced on Tuesday at the Black Hat security conference.
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 to Manufacturing, IT Pros
August 06, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
Microsoft has released SQL Server 2008 to manufacturing (RTM) and, as an evaluation edition, to subscribers of its Microsoft Development Network and TechNet services
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AT&T Delves into Cloud Computing
August 06, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
AT&T has introduced a new hosted service that offers online storage, processing power and enterprise applications.
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Black Hat Researchers Overcome Security Learning Curve
August 06, 02008 | by William Jackson
The Black Hat Briefings return to Caesars Palace this week with a new batch of hands-on security research for a crowd of 4,000 IT administrators, hackers, industry experts and government officials.
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IBM Touts Linux Strategy with New Virt, SuSE, Supercomputer Intiatives
August 06, 02008 | by John K. Waters
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. -- IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will "further expand IBM's commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux."
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IBM To Team With Linux Vendors on 'Microsoft-Free' PCs
August 05, 02008 | by John K. Waters
IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling "Microsoft-free personal computing choices."
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LinuxWorld To Showcase Mobility, Robot Cars and New Software
August 05, 02008 | by John K. Waters
Thousands of stakeholders in the open source movement, and Linux in particular, are gathered at the annual LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Francisco this week.
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IBM Makes Large Cloud-Computing Investment
August 05, 02008 | by Stephen Swoyer
IBM Corp. late last week touted the construction of two additional cloud computing datacenters -- an investment of $360 million -- which let it address what officials call "surging" demand for cloud computing resources.
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Open Source: A 'Growing Challenge' to Microsoft
August 05, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Open source software topped the list of business "risk factors" outlined in Microsoft's annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, published last week.
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Security Woes Up, as PHP and OSS Make the List
August 04, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
Software vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according to a new report from IBM Internet Security Systems.
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Apple Reacts to Spoof Threats, Issues DNS Hotfix
August 01, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
Apple Inc. took action on Friday to address the infamous Domain Name System (DNS) problem. And none too soon.
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Virtualization Showdown at Black Hat
August 01, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
Next week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Joanna Rutkowska promises to demonstrate how a malicious attacker, working remotely, could take control of the open-source Xen virtualization software.
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Does Microsoft Have an Open Source Heart?
July 31, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft's open source outreach effort, which started just a few years ago, isn't dead on arrival, if you hear Sam Ramji, Microsoft's senior director of platform strategy, talk about it. Rather, it's coming alive.
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First Instance of New DNS Exploit Reported
July 31, 02008 | by William Jackson
Reports are coming in that an AT&T Domain Name System (DNS) server may have been compromised with malicious code that exploits a vulnerability reported earlier this month. This apparently is the first instance of the exploit in the wild.
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Microsoft Mum After Midori OS Plan Leaked
July 30, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft is working on a project to develop a new operating system, code-named "Midori," but the company won't disclose the details at this time.
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WebLogic Security Hole Found
July 30, 02008 | by Joab Jackson
A recently uncovered flaw with the Oracle WebLogic server allows users to gain entry to the software's server without a user name or password.
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Taking Stock: Microsoft's Virtual Power Play
July 30, 02008 | by Stephen Swoyer
Just how favorably does Hyper-V compare to established products from VMware Inc., Virtual Iron Inc. and Citrix Systems Inc., to name a few? How serious is Microsoft about competing in the virtual space?
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The Mojave Experiment: A Vista Love Fest
July 29, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft announced the results of its Mojave Experiment survey, which gauged user reactions to Windows Vista in a supposed blind trial using hidden cameras.
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First Look: Zimbra Web-Based E-Mail for the Desktop
July 28, 02008 | by Will Kraft
Zimbra, a Yahoo-owned company, last week released a beta of the open source Zimbra Desktop solution, which is meant to be an alternative to more traditional e-mail/groupware applications such as Microsoft Outlook.
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Microsoft Joins Apache Software Foundation
July 28, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft inched closer to open source with a couple of announcements made last week at the OSCON open source conference in Portland, Ore.
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Analysis: Behind Microsoft's DATAllegro Acquisition
July 28, 02008 | by Stephen Swoyer
You've already snapped up Microsoft-branded mice, keyboards and gaming consoles. Is a Microsoft data warehouse (DW) appliance in your future?
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DNS Problem Is 'Important' To Patch, Microsoft Says
July 25, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
Microsoft issued a formal security advisory on Friday addressing what IT security pros are calling an "urgent warning" to patch a general Domain Name System (DNS) vulnerability that can enable spoofing attacks.
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Enterprise Adoption of Vista at 'Single Digits,' Report Says
July 25, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
The Windows Vista operating system has been "rejected," or is not widely adopted in the enterprise segment, according to a Forrester Research report released on Wednesday that describes enterprise software adoption trends for the desktop.
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Microsoft Revamps Its Platforms Division, Loses Kevin Johnson
July 23, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
Microsoft on late Wednesday announced a reorganization of its Platforms & Services Division (PSD), as well as the departure of Kevin Johnson, a 16-year Microsoft veteran and president of the PSD.
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Most Malware Found on Trusted Web Pages, Report Says
July 23, 02008 | by Jabulani Leffall
Five seconds into reading this story, a Web page somewhere will become infected with malware or some other malicious code.
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Survey: Vista Adoption Weakens, as IT Pros Eye Apple
July 23, 02008 | by Kurt Mackie
A KACE-sponsored survey on Windows Vista adoption represents more bad news for Microsoft's flagship operating system, even as Microsoft prepares to pour an estimated $300 million into a new Vista marketing campaign -- news that was announced at Microsoft's 2008 Worldwide Partner Conference.
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