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Personal Devices Create a Dilemma for Corporate IT
The place where business and personal life converge is bound to be fraught with tension. That's certainly the case when it comes to mobile...
The iPhone Is Closer Than You Think
Since the iPhone's much-heralded debut in the summer of 2007, Apple has pitched the wildly popular product squarely at consumers. But the enthusiasm of...
Rumor Central: Symantec, EMC to Make Big SaaS News?
Yes, that rumor you've been whispering about is indeed true. Symantec will indeed be making a major announcement next month about a new software...
MySpace Profile + Fake Microsoft Patch = Malware Cocktail
Anti-virus researchers at McAfee are tracking a nasty new malware attack targeting millions of users on the popular MySpace social networking site.The latest exploit...
Netezza Announces Upgrade; Oracle Apparently Listening
Netezza (pronounced Net-teeza), which makes analytics appliances for data centers and has a strong reputation in the data warehousing world, made a simple product...
Security Advocates Fight Passport RFID Proposal
Some members of Congress and security advocates are strongly objecting to a new rule put out by the U.S. State Department on Dec. 31,...
Kucinich Seeks New Hampshire Recount
Citing "unexplained disparities between hand-counted ballots and machine-counted ballots," Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said Jan. 10 he wants a recount of the Jan....
Trend Micro Testing Anti-Botnet Utility
Trend Micro is testing a nifty anti-botnet utility capable of listening for botnet-related traffic on infected Windows machines.Trend Micro's new RUBotted beta, available as...
Cray Looks to Strengthen Its Core Supercomputer Business
Cray is looking to reestablish it reputation as one of the world's top supercomputer makers.After several years of poor financial results and watching IBM...
Soaring Trade Deficit Is Mixed News for Tech Workers
Reflecting record oil prices, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported Jan. 11 that the trade deficit soared in November 2007, reaching its highest point...