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McAfee, SEC Settle for $50M
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ordered McAfee Inc. to pay a $50 million penalty Wednesday, bringing to a close a long-running investigation into...
Apple Sues Burst.com over Video Patent Claims
Apple Inc. sued Burst.com Inc., an audio and video delivery technology company, in U.S. District Court in San Francisco yesterday for declaratory relief, alleging...
TIAA-CREF Plagued by Platform Upgrade
TIAA-CREF (Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association–College Retirement Equities Fund), one of the nations largest private retirement systems, has had ongoing issues with internal systems...
Ups and Downs Bear Watching
Im writing this before I head out to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but my expectations are strong for lots of products...
Oracle Worm Exploit Gets Ominous Tweak
Exploit code for a malicious worm capable of wreaking havoc through Oracle databases has been tweaked and published, prompting a new round of warnings...
Intel Brings Internet, Media Content Providers Under Viiv Platform
LAS VEGAS—As glimpsed from the keynote stage here, Intel Corp. could be said to have a new slogan: Viiv Las Vegas.
Paul Otellini, CEO of...
Tech Analysts Debate: Will Microsoft Buy Yahoo?
Was $80 billion too little for Yahoo? If you believe a recent story in the Los Angeles Times, as many stock buyers appeared to...
IBM Takes the Cash out of Venture Capital
/zimages/3/123060.jpgIBMs Venture Capital Group maintains contacts around the world looking for companies with new ideas and technologies that complement IBMs product line and service...
Linspire, Mirus Partner on Linux-Only Desktop PCs
Linspire Inc. and Mirus Innovations LLC Wednesday announced the launch of Koobox, a new line of desktop computers that exclusively run Linux. Starting at...
Security Community in Dispute over Severity of WMF Flaw
Inspired somewhat by the Department of Homeland Security Threat Advisory Level (or was it the other way around?), Symantec maintains a global threat level...