Monthly Archives: September 2005
Embedded System Hole Goes Unpatched
Julio Cesar Fort of Recife, PE, Brazil, found an undocumented feature in QNX (that Real Time Operating System for the PC platform that is...
Microsoft Taps Neupert for Global Health Czar Post
Microsoft has established a new and rather odd post, corporate vice president of global health strategy, and has filled it with a former Softie...
IMLogic Curbs IM Threats in Real Time
As instant messaging usage grows in the enterprise, so does security concern about the messaging stream.
IMLogic Inc. next week will launch a new tool...
Unions Step Up Organizing of IT Workers, Outsourcing Fight
Is the IT workforce ripe for union membership? Recent splits in several large labor organizations, growing IT pessimism and the increasing strength of offshore...
Emcor CIO Makes Business Case for IT
When Emcor Group CIO Joe Puglisi recently decided to upgrade his companys version of Lotus Notes, he quietly "pre-deployed" it with a cross-section of...
McAfee Offers Clean Pipes to Service Providers
McAfee is expanding its managed security services offerings to include a line of new carrier-grade security products and services and a new network access...
Meru, Juniper Tackle VOIP Networking
Meru Networks Inc. has announced a partnership with Juniper Networks Inc. that is largely focused on implementations of voice over wireless LAN.
The partnership includes...
Developers Gear Apps to Salesforce
At Salesforce.com Inc.s Dreamforce user conference in San Francisco later this month, the company is expected to demonstrate its Multiforce platform and showcase software-as-a-service...
Desktop PCs: Can Less Be More in the Enterprise?
Despite rising sales of notebooks, the desktop PC, which is still the foundation of most companies day-to-day operations, isnt dead yet. But it is...
Symantec Anti-Virus Tool Puts Server Passwords in Danger
Symantec Corp. is investigating a report of a security hole in a version of its corporate anti-virus product that could expose sensitive username and...