Monthly Archives: February 2007
EMC to Cut Back on Acquisitions, Focus on Business
SAN FRANCISCO—Data storage giant EMC has been a consistent swallower of other companies over the past five years, acquiring no fewer than 31 of...
Linspire Sheds Light on New Wiki-ized CNR
Several weeks ago, desktop Linux distributor Linspire announced that it was going to open up CNR (Click N Run), its Web-based software downloader/manager, to...
Microsofts Open XML Format Hits Roadblocks in U.S., Abroad
Microsofts goal of getting governments across the globe to embrace its Office Open XML format has hit roadblocks in both the United States and...
Red Hat Lands Swedish Windows-to-Linux Contract
Nine times out of 10, Linux migration contracts are about companies switching from Unix to Linux. This ones the tenth. Red Hat announced on...
eG Innovations Beefs Up Terminal Services Monitoring
Performance monitoring provider eG Innovations moves to stake a claim as a leader in managing terminal services on Feb. 12, when it plans to...
EMC to Sell 10% of VMware in IPO
Data storage giant EMC revealed Feb. 7 that it intends to sell approximately 10 percent of its rapidly growing VMware subsidiary through an initial...
Sun Readies Its ODF Plug-In
Sun Microsystems will release a preview version of its OpenDocument Format plug-in that facilitates two-way conversion of Microsoft Word documents to ODF later in...
RSA to Partner with McAfee and Privaris, Buy Valyd
RSA does not just host the biggest vendor-driven security event of the year. It also makes news of its own.
At its RSA Conference in...
Symantec Spots Exploit for Excel Zero-Day Flaw
Symantec has uncovered malicious code that could exploit Microsofts newest zero-day vulnerability.
Today on Security Response Weblog, Symantec revealed the exploit, which could drop a...
Samsung Phones to Get Device Management Offering
Mobile handset users often run into problems with e-mail settings, lose their cell phone or have trouble backing up important information.
Users of Samsung mobile...