Monthly Archives: August 2008
Amazon.com to Fund Elastra’s Cloud Computing Effort
Elastra, one of a slew of startups creating platforms that host and run software entirely on the Internet, has just banked $12 million in...
Microsoft Prepares Patch Tuesday Program for Security Vendors
Microsoft has signed on to the concept of industry-coordinated security disclosure with a new initiative it will launch in October.Dubbed the Microsoft Active Protections...
Black Hat Puts Spotlight on Security Research
IT security pros, analysts and researchers are coming together for the meeting of the minds that is Black Hat 2008.The popular security conference officially...
IBM, Linux Dealers Seize Chance to Market ‘Microsoft-Free’ Desktop
SAN FRANCISCO-IBM's front-line Linux and open-source troops were out in full force at Linux World Conference & Expo Aug. 5 in their continuing effort...
DOJ, Secret Service Move Against International Hacker, ID Theft Ring
In what is believed to the largest hacking and identity theft case ever prosecuted, the Department of Justice said Aug. 5 it has indicted...
Delta Prepares Wi-Fi Launch
Delta Air Lines officials said Aug. 5 the airline will begin introducing Wi-Fi service in fall 2008 for its entire U.S. domestic fleet, offering...
Symantec Unveils Virtual Desktop
Symantec has a new take on the virtualized desktop that should catch some attention from enterprise and mid-range companies, although it really doesn't yet...
Key Yahoo Investors Smell a Rat in Proxy Vote
So, apparently some people are wondering if last Friday's relatively strong shareholder vote (about 80 percent favorable, in the face of diminishing returns and...
Panda Takes Pause to Reconsider AV
Panda Security is doing something interesting, publicly scrutinizing the viability of its own anti-virus technologies (and those of its rivals to an even greater...
SuccessFactors Boosts SAAS with Google Apps Tie
Following a well-publicized pact between Salesforce.com and Google, SuccessFactors has integrated its performance and talent management SAAS (software as a service) suite with the...