Monthly Archives: May 2007
HP Shows the PC is Profitable, Again
Hewlett-Packard reported gains in both laptops and desktops in the second quarter, and CEO Mark Hurd said the companys PCs have received some help...
Naughty Norton: Symantec Fixes Flaw in Security Software
Symantec has fixed a serious vulnerability with an ActiveX control used by Norton Personal Firewall 2004 and Norton Internet Security 2004 that could allow...
Google Looks into the Exploit Thing
I was excited when I began reading a recent research paper by a group of people at Google on Web-based malware. As the paper...
Thin Clients Save Energy, Spare CO2
Using thin clients instead of conventional PCs would lower energy consumption by 51 percent and reduce CO2 emissions, concludes a recent study by the...
EMC to Keep 90 Percent of VMWare Through Next Few Years
Data storage market leader EMC reaffirmed that it will not reduce its 90 percent stake in its VMWare subsidiary for at least two years...
Six Steps to Successful Vendor Management
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—To meet the technology needs of their organizations, CIOs are increasingly turning to outside vendors, a trend that appears to have little chance...
HP Garage Recognized as Historic Place
The Hewlett-Packard Garage, a 12-foot by 8-foot shed at 367 Addison Ave. in Palo Alto, Calif., now stands beside such hallowed sites as the...
Microsofts Patent Threats Evoke Retorts
Partly in response to Microsofts recent patent threats to Linux and other open-source software, the FSF (Free Software Foundation) announced on May 16 the...
Apple Denies Internal Source for Fake iPhone Memo
Apple officials have offered no detailed explanation regarding the source of a memo sent to Apple employees the morning of May 16 that falsely...
Google’s Universal Search = YouTube Masterstroke
So Google is rolling out its universal search GUI and blending listings from its video, news, local, images and book search engines among those...