Monthly Archives: December 2007
Interoperability Issues Hamper Open-Source Adoption
While commercial open-source solutions are being broadly adopted, there are obstacles slowing that adoption, particularly around interoperability, the Open Solutions Alliance has found.The Alliance,...
Tivoli ID Manager Update Backs IBM Security Strategy
IBM has launched a new version of its Tivoli Identity Manager with an eye toward easing deployment and delivering on its promise of end-to-end...
Groups Urge FCC Protection for Text Messaging
Consumer and public advocacy groups are urging the Federal Communications Commission to declare that text messages deserve the same nondiscriminatory treatment by telephone carriers...
Motorola, Intelleflex Partner on RFID Technology
Leveraging both its acquisition of Symbol Technologies last year and a new partnership forged this year, Motorola plans to go deeper into what is...
Ruling: TJX No Longer a Federal Case
The worst credit card data breach in history is a federal case no more.A federal judge overseeing the TJX cases in effect fired himself...
Microsoft Buys Online Mapping Company Multimap
NEW YORK (Reuters)—Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it has acquired Multimap, one of Britains top online mapping companies.Financial terms were not disclosed.Microsofts acquisition is...
SWsoft Changing Name to Parallels
SWsoft, a virtualization company that has labored in the shadow of VMware and other vendors for years, is changing its corporate name and plans...
Microsoft Update Improves Vista Performance
Even as Microsoft prepares to make the release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 broadly available to all users this week, the Windows...
GOP Again Questions Google-DoubleClick Merger
The privacy implications of Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick continues to raise concerns among House Republicans. The deal is currently under regulatory...
OpenOffice.org Goes Online with SAAS Version
Do you really like OpenOffice.org as your office suite? Would you like to be able to use it on any computer with an Internet...