Monthly Archives: November 2006
McKesson to Acquire Per-Se for $1.8B
McKesson has announced that it will acquire Per-Se Technologies for $1.8 billion.McKesson is among the largest health care services companies, and provides supply management...
Symantec Offers Simplified Customer Support
Symantec, the worlds largest security software maker, is offering to simplify its support structure.
The Cupertino, Calif., company announced Nov. 6 that it will now...
Radware Ratchets Up Its Network-Defense Products
Radware, a company that specializes in the delivery of networked and Web-based applications over IP, announced in a statement Nov. 6 that it has...
Watchfire Launches New Web Security Tools
Watchfire released an updated version of its Web applications security software on Nov. 6, adding new features that promise increased automation for bug hunting...
Novell Layoffs Rumored
According to sources close to Novell, the Linux company has laid off numerous mid-level employees from several departments, including training and sales.
While Bruce Lowry,...
New Training Program Aims to Diversify IT
The CompTIA Educational Foundation has announced a new IT job training initiative under which it will create a fund to help returning veterans, people...
Webroot Swaps in New CEO
Webroot Software announced on Nov. 6 that it has moved Peter Watkins, a former executive at anti-virus maker McAfee, into the job of chief...
AMD Offers Graphics Chips for Older Macs
Advanced Micro Devices announced Nov. 6 that it would begin offering the ATI Radeon X1900 graphics chips for older versions of Apple Computers Macintosh...
The Real Problem with Voting Security
On Nov. 7, a third of all U.S. voters will encounter electronic voting machines for the first time. As is the case in nearly...
Microsoft Warns of New Windows Zero-Day Flaw
Microsoft has released a security advisory with workarounds for a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting Windows users and warned that malicious hackers are already exploiting...