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Microsoft Backpedals on Exchange Security Roadmap
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday disclosed that it will not ship—as a separate product—its Exchange Edge Services, a set of e-mail security and anti-spam enhancements for...
Latest Skulls Trojan Foretells Risky Smart-Phone Future
A new Trojan horse disguised as a video game that appeared this week is unlikely to spread or to cause much damage, but thats...
Microsoft to Immediately Comply with EU Remedies
A European Union judge has denied Microsoft Corp. a reprieve from the antitrust penalties imposed by the European Commission in March—a serious blow to...
2005 to Test Health IT Spending Savvy
Hospitals are expected to increase their capital expenditures on health IT for the coming year by anywhere from 6 percent to 10 percent. That...
RealNetworks, CCIA Delight in Microsofts EU Loss
Digital media firm RealNetworks Inc. reacted with glee to a European Union judges order that Microsoft Corp. immediately strip the Windows Media Player from...
Packeteer Buys Network Acceleration Company for $16.5 Million
WAN optimization leader Packeteer Inc. jumped into the mergers and acquisitions frenzy Wednesday when it announced its acquisition of protocol acceleration provider Mentat Inc....
NTT DoCoMo Invests in Linux Supplier MontaVista
Japans largest mobile phone carrier, NTT DoCoMo, has taken a $3 million equity stake in embedded Linux tools and support company MontaVista Software Inc.
NTT...
Needed: An Attitude Adjustment on Health IT
Information technology is far from being used optimally to protect patients. There is ample room for technology improvements: Systems are clumsy and can cost...
Unix, Linux Security Bugs Patched
Internet security research firm iDefense has announced a series of vulnerabilities and patches for a variety of Unix- and Linux-based products.
A stack-based buffer overflow...
SCO Reports $6.5 Million Loss
The SCO Group Inc. on Tuesday reported a loss of $6.5 million, or 37 cents per share, in its latest quarter, which ended Oct....