Monthly Archives: July 2007
Java EE 6 Is Back and on Track
The Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 specification is back, and with it will be a lot of flexibility for developers.
A Sun Microsystems-led group initially...
Google to Buy Security Firm Postini for $625M
Google announced July 9 that it has agreed to buy software security firm Postini for $625 million in cash.Postini, which provides message security, archiving,...
IT Security Specialists See Salaries Rise in First Half
Demand for highly trained and certified IT security professionals is forcing CIOs and IT managers to shell out higher salaries, and to adjust their...
AMD Announces Another Round of Desktop CPU Price Cuts
As with last Aprils reductions, cuts on July 9 were applied to the companys dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processors, all of which now fall...
Samba Officially Adopts GPLv3 for Future Releases
In a note from leading Samba developer Jeremy Allison, The Samba Group announced that it is keeping its promise to move its code base...
Look Out Microsoft! Here Comes Google and Postini
When you think e-mail servers and service, do you think POP/SMTP and MAPI? Or, do Sarbanes-Oxley and HIPPA come to mind? If you think...
RFP: Penetration Testing
Penetration testing, which involves probing applications, operating systems and device configurations with the goal of gaining access to protected data, is a good way...
Googles Postini Buy Threatens Microsoft
Googles July 9 acquisition of Postini is another clear sign that the search giant is staking a claim in the on-demand enterprise applications market...
CommVault Merges Search and Discovery
Data storage system maker CommVault launched on July 9 the first major revamp of its front-line storage management software product suite since it was...
Microsoft to Patch Critical .Net Flaw
Microsoft is issuing six patches on Patch Tuesday on July 10, one of which addresses a critical .Net Framework vulnerability that has the potential...