Monthly Archives: June 2006
HP Realigns Global Operations
Hewlett-Packard is taking another step in its companywide restructuring plans with the integration of its global operations into its business groups.
The realignment, announced June...
H-1B Only Job Ad Posters Accused of Discrimination
The Programmers Guild, an IT worker interest group, has filed 300 discrimination complaints so far this year against companies alleged to have posted "H-1B...
Motorola Promises Robust Networking with Cable Mesh
Motorola will be making a new mesh networking device designed to work in a cable broadband environment, the company said in an announcement June...
Verari Revs Up with New CEO, Virtualization Plans
Blade system vendor Verari Systems has a new CEO and announces plans to roll out a host of new technologies in 2006 that are...
Institute Slams Net Neutrality Legislation
WASHINGTON—Saying that proposed changes to the telecom bill currently working its way through the U.S. Senate will hurt consumers, the American Consumer Institute has...
OASIS Ratifies Data Exchange Standard
OASIS, the international standards group, announced June 20 that a new standard has been ratified to help facilitate data sharing during times of national...
Another Excel Flaw Found, Exploit Code Released
Officials at the Microsoft Security Response Center are scrambling to investigate a second zero-day flaw in the Excel spreadsheet program, after a private researcher...
Unpatched iTunes, Skype, Firefox Inviting Malware Targets
Unpatched versions of some of the most popular software applications present a bigger threat to enterprise networks than malicious software, according to a warning...
Quantum Boosts Backup, Cuts Prices for SMBs
Quantum revealed June 20 that it has increased the capacities of several of its disk-based backup appliances, added new functionality to them and yet...
Creatives Flashy New Zen
Creative has taken many of the features that people loved in its Zen Vision:M hard drive MP3 player and put them into its newest...