Monthly Archives: July 2007
Microsoft Squashes 7 Critical Bugs in Excel, .Net, Active Directory
Microsoft has issued patches for seven critical flaws in Excel, Windows Active Directory and the .Net Framework.
Those seven vulnerabilities cover the worst-hit applications. The...
Lenovo Revamps Its ThinkPad Workstation
Lenovo is revamping its ThinkPad T61p workstation notebook with a new widescreen display, enhanced graphics from Nvidia and better wireless support.
The PC vendor is...
AMDs Executive VP Resigns
Former CEO and president of ATI, Dave Orton, announced on Tuesday he will be leaving Advanced Micro Devices at the end of the month.
Orton...
Forrester: VMware Will Continue to Dominate the x86 Market
In the coming years, VMware will continue to dominate the market for x86 server virtualization, but it face new challenges from Microsofts Windows Server...
Dell Launches New PC Line for SMBs
NEW YORK—In an ongoing effort to reinvent and reinvigorate itself, Dell is launching a new set of desktops, laptops and services specifically aimed at...
Bug Brokers: eBay-like Bug Site Doomed
Claiming that security researchers are dissatisfied with current remuneration—white-hat chump change or the potential of black-hat broken kneecaps—a Swiss company has launched the first...
Microsoft Looks to Undercut CRM Rivals on Pricing
Microsofts pricing for its Dynamics Live CRM is undercutting the competition by about half, and partner compensation for on-demand sales is about 20 percent...
TJX, Polo Data Surfaces in Credit Card Bust
After more than $75 million in bogus credit card charges, several Cuban nationals in Florida have been arrested with more than 200,000 credit card...
Ballmer Urges Partners to Embrace SAAS
DENVER—Microsoft and its partners must change the way they have traditionally done business to accommodate software as a service, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told...
Dell: Nobody Really Wants a $100 Laptop
NEW YORK—Michael Dell doesnt think that making inexpensive laptops for underprivileged kids is very helpful.
According to Dell, those so-called $100 laptops wont be powerful...