Monthly Archives: September 2008
Microsoft, Mozilla, Google Talk Browser Futures
NEW YORK -- In a session billed as the browser wars up close and personal, key Microsoft, Mozilla and Google representatives spoke about the...
eWeek Newsbreak, Sept. 22, 2008
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McAfee to Acquire Network Security Vendor Secure Computing
McAfee plans to acquire network security vendor Secure Computing for roughly $465 million.According to McAfee, the move is meant to strengthen its network security...
Google Android Dream Phone Faces Low Expectations from Readers
On Sept. 17 I published a piece in which I wondered whether or not the T-Mobile Dream, the first phone based on Google's Android...
Microsoft Takes High Performance Computing Mainstream
NEW YORK - Underscoring the importance of the financial sector in the push to take high performance computing mainstream, Microsoft announced the release to...
Microsoft Launches New HPC Server
More evidence of the continued trickle-down of high-performance computing capabilities to enterprises and small-to-medium-size businesses came Sept. 22 from a company not exactly well-known...
Mark Russinovich on the Future of Security
Windows IT people everywhere owe thanks to Dr. Mark Russinovich, now a technical fellow at Microsoft and his less-famous partner Bryce Cogswell. Russinovich is...
AARP Hacked Via Blog Comments
Most malware gangs probably don't have many members nearing retirement age, but that hasn't stopped them from targeting people who already have, or at...
Airline E-ticket Scam Touches Down
Researchers are warning of an emerging malware campaign that advertises itself as airline e-ticket information to lure users into infecting their machines with a...
IBM Draws Closer to Producing 22-Nm Processors
IBM is claiming a significant breakthrough in the race with Intel to produce the first 22-nanometer microprocessors for use in an array of products...