Monthly Archives: October 2007
New Group Joins Russians in Evil PDF Attack
Another group has joined the Russians to modify PDFs and jack up spamming of the rigged files to a level that reached what researchers...
Penryn Arrives: Moving to 45 Nanometers
The last time Intel moved an existing CPU line to a new manufacturing process was with the ill-fated Prescott CPU. Prescott was a derivative...
Covad Board Approves Private Equity Buyout
Business broadband provider Covad Communications Group agreed Oct. 28 to accept a $304 million cash takeover offer from Platinum Equity, a private equity firm...
FCC Approves $24.7B Acquisition of Alltel
The Federal Communications Commission is approving the $24.7 billion private equity buyout of Alltel, the nations fifth-largest cellular carrier. With the approval handed down...
Microsoft to Acquire Global Care Solutions
Microsoft is buying Global Care Solutions, a privately held enterprise health information software company based in Bangkok, Thailand.The acquisition, announced Oct. 29, will allow...
Microsoft Office Project Expands Its Reach
SEATTLE—With the release of a new product and a major acquisition under his belt, Mike Angiulo, general manager for Microsoft Office Project, will give...
VISA Fined TJX Processor for Security Breach
Visa fined TJXs card processor $880,000 last summer, and said it would continue to fine the retailers card processor $100,000/month, for TJXs role in...
eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: Apple Mac OS X Leopard
Apple's newest Mac OS X revision has hit the streets, boasting an advertised 300 new features. Is the latest big cat out of Cupertino...
Tale of Two Earnings Reports
Does lower consumer confidence and fears about a slowing economy have an effect on buying decisions for PC security products?That is the question at...
Salesforce.com Wants to Add Power to Force
Salesforce.com (again) showed off Force.com, its platform-as-a-service application development platform, just one month after unveiling the offering. Everyone was brimming with pride and joy...